Oliver Leith- 5 Months

Basically, I was horrible at blogging the past 2 months...we were busy- judge me. 

Oliver at 5 months! 

+ Oliver cut his first tooth

+ Tried lots of new foods 

+ Loves veggies

+ Fell off our bed (mom fail) 

+ Started to scoot around the house

+ Laughs hysterically at mom & dad

Month 5 was super busy for us. We sold our house, and moved into an apt while Landon finishes his masters degree. This was NOT something we planned- but instead it kind of fell into our lap. 

One night Landon called me after class and said he got a strong impression that this was something we needed to do... we weren't (aren't) sure why... but he felt this way. I was hesitant, because, why? We had bought our house in amazing time, and it seemed crazy to sell it. But, I trusted the feeling he got. We met with our real estate agent and within 2 weeks the house was up on the market & sold. We moved into an apartment that is 3 minutes from our old house haha. We still aren't 100% why the Spirit told us we needed to do this, but we feel great about it, and I know that there is a bigger hand in this (who knows, maybe it's because Landon will get an amazing job offer in Salt Lake!- wishful thinking). 

Anywho- with moving, and school starting back up, and it being the busiest time of year for me at work, life has been in-sane. But, like, were good.

Gallbladder Surgery

Note to all my mama friends that read this: IF YOU GET PAIN IN YOUR RIGHT SIDE- GO TO THE ER!

Now that that is out of the way, let me tell you a fun story. So, when I was 36 weeks pregnant, I got this pain in my right side. It KILLED. We went to Labor and Delivery- they hooked me up on meds, and sent me home (this happened twice within the same day). Fast forward to Sunday, November 8th. We woke up, went to church, and I noticed I had some tension in my abdomen, but I didn't think to much of it. Came home, ate chili dogs for lunch, then a few hours later, I was in pain. It happened within a few minutes. One minute I'm joking with Landon, the next I was on the floor crying. I took some tums, thinking it was indigestion, or something, then we went to Landons dads. The pain wasn't going away. This lasted all night. I texted my boss at 4am to let him know I would be late because I was up all night with indigestion. I woke up to a text from a friend who experienced this 4 months after giving birth to her daughter. She said it was gallbladder issues and to go to the doctor. I was going to try and go to work, then worst case, I would go to urgent care that night. Well, I got halfway to work, called my boss in tears, turned around and went to urgent care, where they did blood tests, and gave me an ultra sound, and confirmed that I in fact had gallstones. They prescribed me pain meds, gave me a general surgeons phone number and said "its up to you to make the appointment if the the pain consists".

Well Tuesday, I woke up with YELLOW eyes. I had called the surgeon the day before and was waiting for a call back, and I wasn't in too much pain, so I got ready and went to work. After an hour of me being there, the urgent care doctor called and told me that my liver function was abnormal. I told him about the yellow eyes, and he told me to go to the ER asap. So, I obliged. My liver function was at a 650- when normal range is 25... they admitted me, and got me hooked up to pain meds.

My amazing sister in law dropped everything to pick Oliver up from Landon, so that he could be with me at the hospital/go to school. Once Landon was done with school he brought Oliver to see me. Being away from my baby was THE WORST. The people at the hospital almost wouldn't let him up because of flu season, but like... he is my child, so I threw a stink and they let him visit (some nurses still weren't pleased- but he wasn't walking around...). Any way. After being there for a full day, they did the first surgery to remove my gallstone, then day 3 the did my gallbladder removal. All while they are doing this, Landon is being a rockstar and taking care of Oliver 24/7. He's the man. Its always easier when I can nurse him at night- its his comfort- so Landon got to experience some of those late night feedings :)

After day 4, I was FINALLY released- with a low milk supply. They let me pump in the hospital, but when you're on meds- its hard to pump every 2-3 hours... so my supply tanked, and Landon had to use all of my reserve, and we had to resort to supplementing with formula. Which hasn't been as bad as I expected.

I have finally regained my supply, and am building up my storage, so we can get back on mamas milk all the time haha.

I am also now not in anymore pain. This was SO rough. but I had amazing support, and got so many flowers from family in Utah, Landons dad, and my co-workers. It was rough- but we made it!

Bubba at 4 Months

I realize that all my posts now consist of Oliver's monthly updates, and its fine.

SO- Oliver at 4 Months! YAY!

We have made it 4 months with our best guy. He is seriously the greatest thing ever. His smile will light up any room, and his eyes tell stories for days. He has so much he wants to say ALL the time, which is the best. His stories go on for hours! He loves to play on his play mat with his toys, and his minky toys. He is consistently rolling over all the way, and is quite pleased with him self each time.

I sort of implemented a bad habit of him sleeping with us (ok, it wasn't really a bad habit- we all loved it) but I noticed he LOVED the mattress and hated his bassinet, so we decided it was time for him to sleep in his crib- which has been actually a pretty easy transition. I panic every time he rolls over, but I'm sure with time, that paranoia will fade.

He LOVES his daddy, and thinks he is the greatest! He has also been trying oatmeal cereal, and graham crackers, and he loves both. He caught his first cold, which was horrible, and led to a few sleepless nights for me, as I slept on his floor to make sure I was there when his stuffy nose woke him up. Luckily he has started clearing up, which is awesome.

He is seriously the easiest baby, and we are so blessed to have him in our life. I could not imagine doing ANYTHING without him.

Thanks for being the best, buddy.

Ollie's Halloween- Baby Frodo

K- so how perfect is this book Landons sister got for Bubba??

For Halloween, we had nothing too crazy planned-  I mean, Oliver is only 3 months old. We got him dressed up, took some pics, then took him to Downtown Summerlin, and we were able to walk around for a bit, got Oliver's face painted, and came home to pass out candy. The ONLY trick or treater we had, was cousin Cash. 

We made his costume out of a pair of pants that were too short for him, his cape was just some fabric from Walmart, the "golden ring" was an old napkin holder painted gold, and his AWESOME slippers were from my sisters friend. I LOVED how his costume turned out! He was the cutest baby Frodo that there ever was! It was such a successful Halloween. Even though Oliver is only 3 months, I can already tell having a child during holidays is going to be the best. 

Utah Visit

My last weekend of maternity leave, we had bought tickets to see Twenty One Pilots with Landons best friend- we also knew it would be a great trip to have the rest of our family meet Oliver. 

We drove up to Salt Lake Saturday Morning (it was a time crunch), as Landon's amazing Grandad had passed away from a very short lived battle with cancer. Losing him was very hard on the family as he was such a solid influence in everyones life. Luckily Oliver was able to meet him before his passing. So, on Saturday morning, we went to St. George and attended the funeral. It was super emotional, but we are so grateful to have the knowledge of eternal families, so, that was and is still comforting. 

We got to Salt Lake at 7:30 at night, and Oliver did SO amazing the entire time. He did start to get fussy the last 30 minutes of the drive. but we couldn't have asked for better. Landons mom watched Oliver, while we went to the Great Saltaire to see the concert. It was so awesome to have a date night with my sweet husband. 

We came home, slept, then woke up,and went to my Aunts house to have Oliver meet my entire family. He is the first grand baby, great grand baby, great nephew, great cousin, etc. The gathering around Oliver was amazing. He is such a loved little soul, and we couldn't be more blessed. 

After that, we drove out to Saratoga Springs to have Oliver meet Nixon, Landon's best friend/old mission companions son. It is so cool to see the two of them with their sons. 

We then made the long trek home after that, and Oliver slept 98% of the time. Oliver did so amazing the whole trip, and everyone couldn't wait to love on him. 

 

Oliver at 3 Months

My sweet boy is 3 months... SERIOUSLY, WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE?!

It still amazes me each and every month, as he gets older, and to see him change and reach milestones. He is the greatest human, and we are so lucky to have him. His little personality is coming out more and more. Here are some things at 3 months:

- He is rolling over from stomach to back 

- 100% recognizes who mom and dad are 

- He loves his our LuLu dog

- Laughs at everyone

- Also, he LOVES smiling

- Sits up in his high chair

He is perfect, and he is the happiest baby. Landon and I could not have asked for a more amazing baby. We love this little guy more than life!

Baby O- 2 Months

WHAT?! How is my sweet boy 2 months already? I seriously don't know how it goes by so quickly. It makes me so sad, but so happy! Being this babes mom the past 2 months has taught me so much. Its amazing how you think you know everything about love, but then walks in this little 7lb child, and you're like.. what? Where is this love coming from?? Or how you think, "I don't know ANYTHING about being a mom, or taking care of another human... how in the world am I going to do this?" and then, you just know. Its an insane, confusing, yet amazing time. And all my friends that are going to be mamas in the upcoming months, I am SO excited for you to experience this change in your life.

This past month seemed to bring lots of new things for us. Like:
- He smiles like CRAZY.. all the time. Especially in the morning. He smiles at me, he smiles at his dad, he smiles at the dogs, he smiles at the fan.. Always. Smiling. Not complaining by any means, were obsessed.
- Along with smiling comes his constant laughter. This kid thinks were pretty funny. And, I would agree with him.
- He found his hands. He has always been a "sucker".. loving sucking on his pacifier since day one, so when he found his hands... we couldn't and can't stop him. He sucks them all the time. I used to think it was a hunger sign, then I learned it wasn't, and he just likes to have his fingers in his mouth, and thats okay (as long as he doesn't discover his thumb... I don't know if I could deal with a thumb sucker haha)
- Cooing and "talking" to us. He is responding with his own noises, and loves to hear himself talk.. its pretty adorable.
- Tummy time... well he has always loved being on his tummy... but he still loves it.
- Playing with his rattle on his play mat. He has been hitting it, and laughing when he hits it... I DIE

Nursing is still going great for us, I go back to work in a week and a half, and I am sad about it, so I will be pumping at work, while Landon gets to hang out with Bubba during the day (then we will tag team when he goest to school). I am going to miss our days together, but I know his daddy and him will enjoy their time together.

We had his 2 month appt. today, he has a clogged tear duct (which is more common than not), and a skin thing that is essentially clogged oil ducts (sort of looks like a mild case of baby acne, with some dry skin- equally as common as baby acne), both of these things will go away with time. He got his 2 month shots, which just about killed me. He screamed, then stopped as soon as we picked him up, I was able to nurse him before we went home, then once we got home, he was super uncomfortable, so we gave him some tylenol, and he napped most of the day. After a solid 2 hour nap, he was back to laughing and smiling, so I will take it as a win.

I know that I have only been a mom for 2 months, but I can't express the amazing feelings that come along with it. I look at this child and see the best of Landon and I, and my heart hurts because he is getting so big, so fast, but then at the same time my heart hurts because HE IS GETTING BIGGER!! haha and it makes me so happy to see him grow, and to see his little personality get bigger and bigger each day. I find myself in constant awe at this creation. Heavenly Father has blessed us so immensely with Oliver, and we couldn't say "Thank You" enough to Him for this gift. Each day as he grows up, and as he is healthy, I find myself saying a million prayers to Him for all that he has entrusted us with. We are absolutely in love, and smitten over this little person.