Daddy's home, so it's catch up time.

Look how cute his bunny slippers are!!

Gavin smiles so much more now. I love this smile!

We had a play date with his buddy Parker.

My sleepy boys.

Another adorable picture of him rolled over on his tummy.

I turned him back over-don't worry.

I have so much to tell ya'll about Gavin. D is finally home from work, so I'm able to have my hands free for a few.

I think every time I did a post, I jinxed myself with him b/c we were taking one step forward and 10 steps back. No Joke!

Let's see. Last time I posted, G had finally started to sleep, but on his tummy. He liked it better b/c he liked the pressure b/c of his tummy aches. But this tummy sleeping gave him reflux.

All my days are mixed up, so my timeline of what all has happened to him in the past 10 days, is all mixed up...

After my last post, gavin took some steps back in his colic progress and got worse. He wasn't burping or pooping and he was fighting his bottle. Lots of screaming involved. The Dr switched his formula which helped his vomiting but nothing else. He was better at night as far as actually sleeping but that's it. I can't remember if I touched on this but the Dr blamed him fighting the bottle b/c he was so tired and needed to nap more. Well, why dont' you try to get your colicky baby to nap? Ugh! Anyways. We FINALLY discovered that those crappy Platex VentAir bottles were getting clogged and he couldn't get any milk out, causing him to struggle feeding. So I switched his bottles.That made a huge difference in his colic.

Then, I think last Monday Gavin hadn't had a bm for 2 days. This has been common for him to be constipated but never this painful for him. I realized while holding him that he was "going" b/c he likes to make extremely loud grunts. But this particular time, it was very loud and screams followed. I checked his diaper and it was STUCK and he had blood in his diaper :( :( Needless to say, I had to get it out for him. I called the Dr immediately and they told me to put a thermometor in his hiney to help. It didn't. Then I got supositories, and they didn't help. That trip to the grocery store was a NIGHTMARE! lol. Another story another time...

He finally went and felt way better! You become a sort of nurse when you have a child. There is no hesitating when you have to dig poop our of your baby's butt. Ha!

By this point I was super exhausted from all the crying and fighting he was doing. I needed a break. Derek came home Friday night but was sick with a cold or something. Obviously this was all his fault. I. just. needed. a. break. Of course, the days before this, G was a sweet angel for my friends who would come over. But Derek was no help to me b/c he couldn't touch the baby with his germ infested hands.

For those of you who are curious, my parents are in fact around. We do have a good relationship too, but my mom has always made it clear to me she will not raise my baby and everyone knows she likes them when they are older, so I really never ask her for help. Not to mention she's been busy with a big work thing. And she is taking care of my older sis who got in a bad wreck Thursday. Some guy ran a red light and hit her. Staples in her head and a sprained elbow. She's lucky to be alive....

But the in laws to the rescue!! Yesterday Derek felt a little better, so after a ton of convincing, I agreed to let the baby stay the night with his parents. We took the boat-that wouldn't start-to the lake to see our friends and hung out on the houseboat. I had my first drink. I haven't craved alcohol or anything, but I took the opportunity to have a couple and relax on Memorial Day weekend! I ended up having such a good time and didn't take a single picture. Go figure. Yes, it was hard for me to leave him somewhere over night and I was pretty emotional already b/c I tried on my old swimsuits. WORST IDEA EVER! And Derek wasn't his pleasant sympathetic self. Maybe I did need the beer. Call me a bad mom all you want.

This morning I went to pick him up from their house and OMG! It was a miracle I didn't have a nervous breakdown.

He was on the couch feeding and the two little dogs were running back and forth-over his head and arm several times-b/c they were excited to see me. Nobody noticed but me. There was dog hair all over his binky. D's little sister had dirty hands and wouldn't give up on shoving the binky down his throat. All the items in his diaper bag were sprawled out all over the floor. His diaper was so full it was a miracle it was still hanging on him. I could have found a ton of things wrong. But, he was happy so I let him be.They said he slept great and only woke up once last night!! He was happy this morning too when I was there, That is until he started screaming b/c once again he is constipated. I really am so lucky that we have someone who can watch him, so I have to be careful about complaining, but when I brought him home he seemed to be much more relaxed.

Today has been an interesting one. Derek actually just asked me what to do b/c he didn't know how to make him stop crying. I can't believe he actually asked me for help! I think Gavin just got a little thrown out of his schedule, but I bet he sleeps great tonight. Speaking of tonight, it's bath time for the baby. I should go now. Hopefully the next time I post, it won't be all about the crappy things my poor little guy has to suffer from. I know this will past. My mom always says "This too shall past" and I keep telling myself that.

I start work on Tuesday, so either this will help the days go by faster or they will be much longer and more difficult. Saying my prayers....