Massachusetts her we come ~ 10 Weeks

Cody and I took our first trip to Massachusetts this week. I was a little nervous but he did so good. just a bit fussy but overall i was very happy. Luckily my mom was here (she bought a house!) so we all flew up together. We weren't supposed to meet everybody until September, but Auntie Melissa and Auntie Vicky couldn"t wait and flew us up.

We had such a nice time. We had a whole day with boths sides of my family. My dad came down from Western Mass and we spent the day at my brothers house and my mom had my aunts and uncles come to her clubhouse to meet Cody. Everybody loves him.

We also had lots of time with our friends. Lots of playdates andf cookouts with all the babies and kids. We traveled between Melissa and Vicky's house. For once I actually relaxed and rested on a trip to Massachustts. Cody actually slept. I was amazed. Most nights 4-5 hours at a time, it was fantastic. I think it has a lot to do with the fresh air. We were outside everyday and night. Unfortuntly it has not followed us home.

Our first night he only slept 2 hours all night and last night it was better 3 hours at a time. At least I do have faith now that his sleep patterns will continue to get better. Now we are off to Isla Morada in the Keys. Aunty Ambers family has invited us to be a part of there yearly family trip. We can't wait. this will be our first family vacation. I will have lots of pictures nexttime.......

Chunky Monkey ~ 9 Weeks

Im very happy to report that the 4th formula is the one. Cody is still a bit cranky but nowhere near how he was before. He has no problem passing toots and going #2 now. We are very happy parents here at the Bautz house.

We (I) have figured out what makes my son happy and content..... musical mobiles. Unfortunetly we didn't have any of those in our house(our swing and crandle didn't have one) , but luckily our good friends the Pikes did. Eileen is a life saver, she let us borrow her bassinet and swing, both with musical mobiles. My life has changed. I can now put him in the bassinet, take a shower and actually blow dry my hair, same with the swing (he is sleeping in it right now). Life is good!

At Cody's 2 month wellness visit he weighed 12lbs and 23 1/2 in. We thought he would weigh more, I think he looks so big because he was little when he was born. He had his vaccinations at this visit. It was plain awful. My poor little guy cried harder than I had ever herd, It was just heartbreaking. Vaccinations make me very nervous, but I knw they are necessary espeically since we are getting on our first plane trip to Massachusetts this week. I can't wait for everybody to me our chunky monkey. It should be a very special trip. I can finally have baby playdates with all my friends.

Cody ~ 7 Weeks

In the past few weeks Cody has turned
into a cranky pants. We realized he may be a bit colicky, is having trouble passing gas and he no longer sleeps well at night. He now sleeps 1 1/2 hours to 3 hours at a time. Needless to say I am absolutely exhausted. I used to need at least 8 hours of sleep each night to function well, now I am lucky to get 4-5. We changed his formula to a gas/fussy version just this week. They say it takes 5-7 days to see a change, so keep your fingers crossed that this does the trick.



During our visit to the doctor Cody weighed in at 11 lbs 3.5 ounces. Thats 2lbs 3oz in 2 weeks. Cody is quite a chunky monkey these days. My monkey now has a double chin and rolls on his arms and legs, which is wicked cute. He is starting to smile at us often and is getting some of his motor skills. My book says this is right on track for 6-7 weeks.

As for me, other than being exhausted and cranky, I'm good. I'm back to the gym (when i have the energy) and have been eating right, that is when I have time to eat. 26 lbs down, 20 to go. Craig has been great. I try not to get him up during the week since he is working unless it's real bad, but come the weekends, we split Cody duty. I usually hand him over around 6am and go back to bed for a few hours. It's fantastic.

Please keep your fingers crossed that the new formula is the one and I will try to update the blog more often:)