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Hey, hey! He's a monkey!


Halloween w/ Claire

Week 20- 2 teeth!!

Week 19 w/ Camper-bear

4 months... What a BIG boy!

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I just can't believe how much he has changed and how quickly! He's a chunky little booger, isn't he? So... things are going well with Davey- he's reaching new milestones every week. He's just recently found his little monkey toes, but has not put them in his mouth yet. He has rolled over both front to back and back to front, but has not rolled off the bed or couch yet. Thank goodness! He likes to sit up, but has a bad case of what his nanny, Jenn, calls the round bottoms where he kinda tumbles over without support.

As for breastfeeding: he is still doing pretty well. In the past few weeks I've had clogged milk ducts several times, which are very painful. And for the past week or so he has seemed a little disinterested in nursing during the day. I guess there's too much other stuff to do and look at! He is still solely on breast milk, but the fewer feedings during the day don't seem to be bothering him at all. He's certainly not loosing any weight as you can see in his pics!

As for cloth diapering: we're still doing pretty well. He wears cloth diapers most of the time when I'm home with him between Thursday - Monday. We still use disposable at night and when we're out and about. I think we save ourselves 10-15 diapers a week at this point.

Enjoy the pics! More to come very soon!

Rollin' right along...

13 weeks

GO DAWGS!
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So, today is Davey's 3 month milestone. It feels like he's been part of our life forever. And I can't believe how big he's getting! Carolyn and I have an ongoing joke about how "advanced" our little ones are. Although he's not as dexterous as Claire (Carolyn's 15 week old), he's rolling over (video soon to come) and showing a lot of strength in his neck and kicking his legs. He loves to walk up and down mommy's tummy!

Davey is my little morning lark and is happiest around 6 a.m. He laughs and talks and giggles at us in bed as we struggle to wake up. I'm a morning person anyway, so I'm okay to be up with him. Daddy's a little tougher to rouse that early, but I've never seen him more thrilled to be awake than when his baby boy is laughing at him.

I finally feel like we're getting into the grove of things. We are not on a "schedule" per se because our lifestyle doesn't require that, but we are definitely communicating with each other and the baby more effectively. I can't wait to hear him say "I love you." I think those will be his first words because he hears them SO much! Mommy-hood definitely suits me and I'm eager to have another baby as soon as possible. For now, I am thoroughly enjoying the one that I have.

Whatta Cutie!

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Well, Baby Davey is doing pretty good... He's been up at 2-3 a.m. the past couple of mornings and doesn't want to go back to sleep though. It's frustrating! But, when I see those beautiful smiles I can't help but love him anyway. Man, am I tired though!

Today
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So, I am a bad blogger... he's 2 months old today and has changed so much already as you can see by the pictures!

Motherhood definitely suits me. I enjoy him so much- even when he's screaming. :-D It's taken a while for us to get used to each other but I think I am finally clear on a few of his expectations:
1. Do not let daddy near me when I'm sleeping or his picking on me WILL wake me up.
2. If I'm crying, I expect to be fed, changed, or picked up immediately.
3. When all of the above fail, put me in the bathtub.
4. Do not even think about clipping my nails when I'm awake!
5. I will usually poop right after you've changed my diaper- get used to it.
6. Talk to me in silly voices and make lots of funny faces at me in the morning to start the day off right.
7. Love me with all of your heart and I will reward you with lots of smiles and coos.

Cloth diapering is going well. I figure we've already saved almost $40 in the last 3 weeks! He looks so cute in his little gDiapers! He still wears disposable at night because they are a little more absorbent.

Speaking of night.... last night he finally slept from 11pm-4am. Normally, he wakes at around 1:30am to nurse. I'm hoping this is a new habit and maybe he'll drop that 4am feeding soon too! I can't wait to get more than 2 or 3 hours of consecutive sleep again!!

Mark is a good daddy and loves to play and nap with Davey. The baby looks just like Mark, especially when he holds him. They have so much fun together already. I bet Mark can't wait until he's a little older and can rough house a little... Davey will be tough as nails by then! Overall he's a real sweet baby and just as handsome as could be- wouldn't you agree?

He's here!!

Welcome to the world David Crawford Brooks! After 28 hours of labor, Davey was born happy, healthy, and drug free at 2:07 a.m. on June 10th, 2008. He weighed 7 lbs. 9.2 oz. and was 20 inches long. Labor was the hardest thing I've ever done and I'm so proud that I was able to make it though with no medical interventions. Don't get me wrong, I was crying for the epidural after 22 hours and only 6 cm dilation, but with the support and encouragement from Mark, mama, our doula, Kristin, and our wonderful midwife, Eileen, I was able to make it all the way through.

The nurses and midwife joked that housekeeping at the hospital was going to wonder what the hell happed on the 2nd floor after I had been in almost every room and shower and used every wash cloth and pillow in the hospital during labor. They nicknamed the event "Hurricane Davey". Everyone was super supportive and I couldn't have done it without all of them! Mark was especially encouraging even though he was exhausted and frustrated too. The midwife even let him deliver the baby! What an experience for everyone!

We're home and still trying to get adjusted to the little fella, but we're doing really well so far. Davey sleeps a lot but is a good baby even when he's awake and looking around. He loves to lay on Mark's chest! Breastfeeding is going okay, just a couple of obstacles to overcome. (I was going to call the obstacles speed bumps, but it just sounded a little funny.) We are currently still in disposable diapers until he can fit into the cloth ones we bought so I will let you know how that goes soon.

For now, enjoy the pictures! More to follow...