Sorry for the hiatus in blogging, we've been on the go.
This past weekend, we took a trip to hubby's parent's house for Grammy's birthday.
Benjamin slept the entire way there and back! (Unfortunately, he was a little cranky while there). He was able to meet his Aunt Danie and Uncle CJ as well as one of his cousins, Carson. Carson is pretty chunky compared to Benjamin! In fact, Carson was never as small as Benjamin is now...and Benjamin has gained 1 lb and 10 oz!
Monday night was also very fun because Benjamin got to meet his Uncle (well, great-great-uncle) James and see Aunt Martha again. Benjamin got a new toy, which he will have to wait a few years to use.
Hopefully Uncle James can teach Benjamin how to properly fish..because he isn't going to learn from my father or me!
Starting Saturday night, Benjamin starting getting really cranky after each feeding. He would wimper...and then start screaming and not calm down to sleep. He also started spitting up a lot. Unfortunately, we did not get the picture of massive spit up all over my chin and down my front. Hindsight is 20-20.
Because Benjamin seemed as though he was in a lot of pain with feeding, I called the doc, and they got Benjamin in yesterday morning. So wonderful Gma Mooherd stayed overnight with us on Monday to take care of Benjamin and allow Hubby and I to get some much needed rest before our trip. It was a glorious night of sleep that I hadn't had in over three weeks!
The doctor thinks that Benjamin has reflux, and since he seems as though he is in pain, we are going to try some medicine, as well as keep Benjamin upright for 1-2 hours after eating. Since he eats every 2-3 hours, this does present a problem. So Benjamin can sleep in his carseat, bouncy chair, or elevated bassinett. Good new, Benjamin is still gaining weight well, he is up to 8 lbs 12 oz (with clothes on), up from 8 lbs last Tuesday.
We tried the bassinett last night...didn't work so well, everytime I tried to lay him down, he would get really fussy and wake up (and scream for a while). So I resorted to having him sleep on my chest while I sit in a chair. Benjamin slept well, I didn't.
Eventhough I was moving slower than normal today, Benjamin had a pretty good afternoon. He settled down enough to get story time! Clearly, he was enjoying it.
Benjamin's great-grandparents come to visit this past weekend. It was great to see them. My Grandma was able to quiet Benjamin down while she was here 
(well, one time at least, he was not on his best behavior....and showed my grandparents his amazing lungs).
My mom thinks that he'll love roller coasters one day. He also loves the up and down motion. Hubby, my mom, and myself and lifted Benjamin in the car seat up and down more times that we can count (and we are all suffering from Baby elbow, back aches, etc because of it!)
Benjamin slept the entire way there and back! (Unfortunately, he was a little cranky while there). He was able to meet his Aunt Danie and Uncle CJ as well as one of his cousins, Carson. Carson is pretty chunky compared to Benjamin! In fact, Carson was never as small as Benjamin is now...and Benjamin has gained 1 lb and 10 oz!
Hopefully Uncle James can teach Benjamin how to properly fish..because he isn't going to learn from my father or me!
Eventhough I was moving slower than normal today, Benjamin had a pretty good afternoon. He settled down enough to get story time! Clearly, he was enjoying it.
I went to the hospital, got checked (not dilated), and started my day long laboring, in which I finagled out of an IV so I could walk around the parking lot most of the morning (thank goodness it was a weekend!), bounced on the birthing ball, pleaded to be able to eat a sandwich for lunch (and a coke...which clearly brought me joy),
got a pitocin drip (which confined me to the bed, boo), still didn't dilate, got more pitocin, labored all evening/sunday morning, and finally had a c-section.
(not sure he if he was actually named at this point...we had to make some last minute decisions on what to name him (a downside of not finding out if you're having a boy or girl). I was numb from the chest down...which made the first breastfeeding experience quite interested (oh, and I couldn't sit up either, so the nurses flopped me on my side)
