Cody ~ 3 Months

Yes Cody started daycare, yes I started work and yes I completly broke down in the parking lot of the daycare. Nothing can put into words the feeling of leaving your 12 week old baby in the hands of strangers. We are 100% sure of the daycare provider we choose, but to actually hand your child over to a women you just met a few weeks earlier is heartbreaking.... Everyday has gotten better and the only thing that gets me through the day is knowning when I walk through the door Cody is here, waiting for me with the most incredible toothless smile.

It's amazing how in just a few short weeks he has changed so much. He smiles and laughs and is holding his head up on his own. We play games (made up by me of course) sing songs and he loves tummy time now. He can hold himself up on his chunky man forearms for extended periods of time and is standing with us just holding his hands. He's amazing and I look forward to everyday.

Cody has offically outgrown his 3 month cloths, he is in 6 months now. Its bittersweet, I so look forward to all the fun little things that are happening and are going to happen in the future, but on the other hand putting his stuff away makes me realize my little muffin is growing up. It makes me happy and sad all at the same time:)

As for me. I am starting to feel like myself again. Cody still isn't sleeping through the night. Some nights hes up just once (loves those) and others its still every 3 hours. With the growth spurt he just went through I am hoping he is getting adjusted and things will start to happen. I'm on my very strict 2 week no carb phase of my diet and have been to the gym a couple of times this week. Hopefully my metabolism is starting up again and the remaining weight will come off steadily. I'll keep you posted.....

Keys Baby ~ 12 Weeks

Our first family vacation was fun and relaxing. We were invited to join Amber's yearly family's trip. They rented a 10 bedroom house directly on the ocean in Islamorado (the middle keys). It was fantastic. Everybody was so fun and nice. We would hang around the pool (of course cody and I were in the shade) and during Cody's naps I would get some sun and pool time. A few days we took Cody into town for lunch and shopping and the other days Daddy spent fishing and lobstering. I even got to go one day while Molly watched Cody for us. It was a nice way to end the final week of my maturnity leave.....

Next Monday is Cody's first day at daycare(Ugh). We went this past Monday to register him and Craig was able to get the tour. I feel very comfortable there, but no comfort level is going to prepare me for leaving my 12 week old son in the care of strangers. It's going to be just awful. I actually don't start work til the wednesday after. I did this so I don't have to go back to work the same day I leave him off. I will probably go to the gym do a few errands and pick him after lunch. I'm going to miss little monkey so much.

I'm not so sure how I feel about going back to work. Part of me wishes I could stay home with Cody and the other part of me knows that I only work well with structure and plans and staying home I definetly don't have any structure. I also know that infants/children usually thrive in environments were they are ingrated with other chrildren. I know this is the best thing for my child, it just plain scares me.....

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:)

Cody ~ 5 Weeks

I know I haven't written in a couple of weeks, but all you new moms know how busy we get. In the last few weeks there have been a bunch of firsts.....

Cody's belly button finally fell off, so it was time for our first bath. I knew he would like it, because when I washed his hair in the sink he would stop crying, but he really loves tubby time and thank goodness it makes him sleepy.

My son now grunts. It seems anytime he gets angry his fists ball up and here come the grunts. I actually think its adorable (along with almost everything else)

We had our first time in the pool. Daddy and Cody had a fantastic time in Aunty Ambers pool (of course I am not getting in a bathing suit yet) Another reason I think Cody loves the water. He was very content as Daddy was swishing him all along. I hope to have him in the water a couple of times a week.

The last first was our after hours visit to Cody's peditrician. I had switched his formula to Good Start which most of our friends used and almost immedietly Cody broke out in a rash and was up every hour and 1/2. At first I thought it was baby acne but when we woke up on Sunday a rash was all over his face and neck. We went right into the doctor. We got a gel for his face and switched right back to Similac but the sensitive rs formula. I am happy to report my little guy is back to his hansome self and is back to sleeping at least 3 hours at a time. Also he weighed in over 9 lbs and is 21 1/2 inches

Family Time ~ Week 3

Last week was full of visits and fun time. My Mom was here until last Saturday, My Dad and Chris came on Wednesday until Thursday and Melissa came in on Thursday night and stayed until Sunday. Wow, it was wonderful. Everybody met our little guy.

Thank goodness for my Mom and Melissa. My mom would take Cody every morning for a couple of hours so I could sleep and Melissa took him Friday night and I actually slept 9 hours and with my husband. It was heaven.

Starting Monday it was just Cody and me and thats ok. I've been doing fairly well. We have sort of, gotten into a schedule (thanks to Melissa). Cody has been sleeping anywhere from 2.5 hours to 4.5 hours at night and and 2-3 hours during the day. Depending when he wakes up in the am, we usually go back to sleep until 8 or 9am. We get up and take a bath/change, eat and play time. A few days we've gone on little trips to Target and back to the same schedule, eat, change and playtime. This has been working out well so far. I know, he is only 3 weeks old so this will change a million times, but for now it is working....

At Cody's check-up this week, he gained 10 ounces. After his first check-up he was down to 6lbs, then 6.5 lbs, now he is 7.3 lbs and 20 1/2 inches. He is becoming a big boy. He is finally fitting into some of the newborn outfits. I can't wait to see how much he gains in 2 weeks, because let me tell you, he eats like a piggy, but whatever the little prince wants he is getting. :)