6 Week Appointment

Today I had my 6 week appointment, which also means that Robbie is 6 weeks old! The doctor said that everything looks fine, and I feel fine, so I didn't expect anything else. Matt left work early to come along. I wasn't sure if Robbie was going to be able to go with me or not. I wish I had done it 6 weeks ago, but I wanted Robbie to come along so we could get a picture of him with Dr. Jason who delivered him. We both agree that he did a great job and let him know that. I even told the doctor we might do it again sometime! :)

Meeting Mimi and Gramps

We had a very low key Thanksgiving this year. Instead of driving down south and having 3 Thanksgiving meals with our families we stayed home with Robbie. Matt was in charge of the turkey and I took care of the mashed potatoes. I think we both did great! We also had cranberry sauce (straight from the can), peas and rolls and sparkling grape juice. It was a pretty big meal for us!

Friday morning Matt's mom and grandparents drove up for a visit. It was Mimi and Gramps's first time meeting Robbie. Mimi kept saying how cute Robbie is and everyone said that Robbie looks like Matt. I don't think Robbie looks like adult Matt, but they did bring a picture of baby Matt and Robbie sure does look like him! Friday night I fed Robbie and then Matt and I headed out for a night on the town while Barbara, Mimi and Gramps babysat Robbie. We went to Kan Ki, my favorite Japanese steakhouse. Apparently very few people want Japanese the day after Thanksgiving, so we were seated and eating quickly. We went to Target to walk around a bit and then went to Cold Stone for dessert. When we got back they were just giving Robbie his bottle, so I imagine he did well.

Saturday Matt, Barbara and Gramps hung lights on the house and put up the outside decorations. The Christmas tree was also put up, but we haven't decorated it yet. We'll probably do it tonight. We took advantage of the 3 visitors and again left Robbie while Matt and I got lunch and went shopping. Robbie needed more pj's and sleep sacks, so we were thinking about him while we were out. We still had a Babies R Us gift card and I had a 10% off coupon for Target, so even though we didn't go shopping on Black Friday (yes, we went to Target, but not with the intent to buy anything Friday), we still got some good deals!

I made dinner Saturday night and our guests left a little while later. Barbara was hoping there wouldn't be much traffic if they left later in the evening. It was a nice visit and we look forward to seeing even more family after Christmas!

Here are some pictures from the weekend:

Happy Thanksgiving!

1 month old

It's hard to believe that Robbie is one month old today. The month sure has gone by quick! I weighed Robbie this morning and he is 11.4 lbs! I can tell he's growing, but I didn't think that much! He still fits into newborn onesies, we haven't had to go up to the next size. We did start using size 1 diapers because we didn't want to keep buying newborn diapers. Last week we started giving Robbie a pacifier to help him sleep. He was very gassy at the time and the pacifier helped calm him. He doesn't always want it and we don't try to force it on him, but it is nice to have something to soothe him at night. Robbie's smiled big a couple of times, but he doesn't like the red eye flash and I'm not quick enough with the camera to catch it. I would also like to video him sneezing because I think it's cute. He will sneeze a bunch of times, just like his mommy! A few nights ago he started only waking up twice, which is really nice. I would like to time it better so Matt has the opportunity to change Robbie's diaper before he goes to work, but Robbie's usually up too early or too late and I have to do it. Robbie and I have started going out on walks in the afternoon. It's nice to be able to get out of the house for a little bit. He pretty much sleeps the whole time. Unfortunately, our sidewalks and streets aren't very smooth, so that wakes him up. I do my best to avoid what I can. The cats are doing much better at night. If they are going to whine, it's usually right when we go to bed or when they hear Matt getting ready for work, not in the middle of the night any more. Last night was the first time I have cooked dinner in a month. After my mom left, we had meals brought to us for 2 weeks from people in our Sunday School class, so we would have that or leftovers or Matt would make something. I will say that I prefer to have someone else bring me dinner than make it myself, but it looks like we'll have to have another baby for that to happen!!

We don't go to the pediatrician again until Robbie is 2 months old. Unfortunately he'll be getting a bunch of shots. I'm not looking forward to that, but it does give me a little peace of mind knowing that he won't remember it.

Here is what everyone really wants, pictures! :)

What did not happen

Without going into too much detail, Matt and I were very confident in Robbie's due date. Let's just say that it might have been off by a couple of days, but I don't even think it would have been a week off, much less a month! Plus I always measured right on time at my doctor appointments. Since we were so sure that Robbie would be born on or around November 14th, I kept putting off doing things because I didn't want them to get done too early and then have nothing to do but wait for his arrival. We all know how wrong I was! Here are 5 things that didn't get done:

1. I know I said this in another post, but I was hoping to meet all of the doctors in the office so that I would have seen them face to face before the big day. My 36 week appointment was scheduled for Friday, October 22nd and I specifically made it with one of the 2 doctors I hadn't met before. Of course, I went into labor Monday and the doctor who delivered Robbie was one of the two I had not yet met.

2. I wore my last pair of contacts the last week of the school year. I didn't want to go to the optometrist because I have heard that your vision can change during pregnancy. At the end of the summer I was starting to want to have contacts again, but then I thought I would wait until the back to school rush was over and then I was asked to go back and teach while they found a new teacher. After I stopped working I found a coupon for contacts and was going to make an appointment and then I went into labor. I still don't have contacts.

3. The teachers that I worked with threw a baby shower for me at the beginning of October. October 25th was parent-teacher conference day at school and I was planning on going to lunch with them. Since I was planning on seeing them then, I was going to use the week before to write thank you notes for all of the gifts and take the thank you notes up to school that day. That plan was ruined when I went into labor. I'm still working on their thank you notes.

4. Matt had already been me asking for weeks when I was going to start washing Robbie's sheets and clothes. I wanted to wait until the beginning of November so that everything was freshly laundered and smelling good. Had I listened to Matt it would have gotten started and Lisa wouldn't have had to do it for us.

5. This one is special, which is why I saved it for last. My niece, Caroline, was 5 days early and Nick and Robyn were packing their bag the morning that Robyn went into labor. I made the comment that I will have my bag packed before I go into labor and head to the hospital. While it is true that I had my bag packed before I went to the hospital, I was packing that morning. To Nick and Robyn's credit, neither of them have rubbed it in that I did not do what I said I was going to do!

An Eikeland Visit

Lisa, Erik and the kids came over for the weekend so Erik, Kayleigh and Brian could meet Robbie. Friday was Erik's day off, so they were able to get here in the late afternoon. Kayleigh was excited about getting to hold Robbie and it was the first thing she asked to do when she got here. Lisa did get to hold him while Kayleigh washed her hands. We talked about how Lisa thought Matt was joking when he told her that she couldn't see Robbie in the NICU. I know she was worried she wouldn't get to hold him after making sure she was there for his birth.

One of my friends brought dinner over Friday afternoon. I warned her that there were going to be a bunch of extra mouths to feed, but she was up for the challenge! Maria made a very good roast, green bean casserole and mashed potatoes. There weren't any leftovers! After dinner we all played Rock Band. For a while we had Kayleigh playing a guitar that wasn't plugged in, but she really wanted to play the drums. I'm sure she might have hit some of the beats, but I really don't think she was concerned about that as much as she was just banging away with the drumsticks. It was cute watching her, though.

Warning: I am singing in this video, so you might want to watch it without the sound on!!



After breakfast Saturday morning Erik took the kids to a nearby park to get out some of their energy. They seemed to enjoy their time at the park. After lunch Lisa and I headed to the post office to mail my mom's shoes back to her. I'm still not sure why my mom brought 4 pairs of shoes to hang out at the house, but I guess she didn't know what she was in for when she volunteered to come up for the week. It was nice to get out of the house for a little while. Unfortunately, Robbie got a little cranky while we were gone, but we were home shortly after it began.

Lisa requested Matt's wings for dinner Saturday night. He does make good wings! When we were eating dinner Friday night Kayleigh was told that she couldn't hold Robbie until she finished her dinner. Lisa cut some chicken off the bone for Kayleigh, but Lisa had only done it for 2 wings and I know she intended for Kayleigh to eat more than that little bit. Kayleigh had another idea. After she finished that little bit of chicken she asked if she could wash her hands and hold Robbie. Not yet! She was good and ate a lot more before it was time to hold Robbie again. We did get a few cute pictures of the 3 cousins together.

It was a short Sunday morning before they headed home. We enjoy their company and look forward to seeing the cousins grow up and become friends.

First Bath

We gave Robbie his first bath last night. Like most babies, he wasn't thrilled with it, though he did calm down after a bit. He smelled so good when we were done it almost makes me want to give him a bath every day. Matt was more intent on taking a video than pictures, and the one picture we have of him in the bath is not PG, so we'll keep it to ourselves. We did get some cute ones after his bath.

Two week check up

We had a busy afternoon yesterday. Matt had to take a half day so he could take me and Robbie to our two week appointments. Robbie's was first and the doctor said he looks perfect. Of course we think he is, but it's nice to hear it from a professional. :) She also said that he looks like Matt. That just proves how weak Villacampa genes are - all of my nieces and nephews look more like the in-law rather than the Villacampa parent. Robbie weighs 7 lbs 4.5 oz and is 20.5 inches long. Both Matt and I can tell that he's getting bigger. The doctor told us last week that they want him back up to his birth weight by the 2 week appointment, which we weren't worried about, I'm just sad that he's getting bigger. I want to keep him my baby as long as possible!

We went from Robbie's appointment to my appointment. They checked my iron level, which is good, and then my incision, which also looks good. I still haven't looked at my incision. I'm waiting until it's not sore any more. I did ask the doctor how many staples he used and he said between 15-20 is the average, but they didn't write it down. A lot of people have heard this story, but I had specifically made my 36 week appointment with the doctor that delivered Robbie because I hadn't met him yet. The appointment was scheduled for Friday, October 22nd, and I went into labor Monday the 18th. I was just trying to meet all of the doctors in the practice because the one that delivers the baby is the one that is on call that day. Now that I have met him a few times he's really nice and I like him a lot, I was just hoping for a face to face meeting before going into labor. (I'm still thinking about doing a post of all of the things that were supposed to happen before Robbie was born but didn't.)

Over the weekend Matt and I got Robbie's footprint and handprint for frames that we bought. It was easy getting his footprint, but his handprint was a different story. Mom had been taking pictures while Matt and I were working on getting Robbie's handprint and Matt made mom switch places with him. The end results look good and I'm glad we did it.