Everyday feels like mothers day!

Being a mommy is the absolute best! I love my little Truman so much I can barely stand it... He is so good even though this were a little fussy for a few days haha fussy for Truman is n a worth of crying for the average baby. He just seemed to be uncomfortable so after talking with our ped. We decided that his 24 cal formula may be too much for his tummy now so we lowered him down to 22 cal, which seems to be helping not to mention that now I don't have pre make formula in bulk and makes getting out of the house a little quicker!Truman is progressing so much and now will sometimes roll over just for fun and not just because he's mad, such a smart little squish! We are also broke 8lbs well we assume sime at his last appointment he was 7lbs15oz which is what I weighed at birth! He also is 20.5in long which means that car seat we bought and he couldn't come home in from the NICU he is officially using yea!! T and I have also got to spend some time with Ruby which has been a lot of fun since she isn't with me full time anymore due to Truman's and mommys need for quality one on one time... Not to mention her sweet but also frightening love for "a baby Truman!" she loves him so much that she wants to hold and be close to him all the time. It's so sweet but she doesn't realize how little they both are and the danger of her trying to pick him up no matter where he is haha I can't even go to the bathroom haha... Anyways I miss her so much that it's been nice to hang out and she getting big not to mention how funny she is.Even though everyday feels like mothers day for me getting to spend the day playing snuggling with my lil man, my first mothers day was so great. My parent sent me flowers which was so sweet and Logan and Baby T bought the movie "the vow" which I Love who wouldn't Rachel mcadams and chaning tatum?! We also spent some of the day with Randi and Ru and the 5 of us skyped with my parents which is always fun!I'm so blessed with such a wonderful family and two incredible women to have for a mom and a mother in law that are both such great examples to me of what a mom should be like. I love them so much and am so grateful to be so close to both of them. We are also very fortunate that Truman has such amazing grandparents. Nana and Pop that want to Skype and were such a big help to us when he was born we miss them lots... And Grandma and Grandpa that we are happy we actually get to see quite a bit and are so good with Truman. They want to spend so much time with him and sit and tell him how cute he is. When Grandmas around we rarely get to feed or hold T because shes kinda a hog haha I'm kinda kidding but while I obviously don't expect her to help with those things I love that she wants to spend that time with him. I'm just so glad Truman will be so close and loved by both his Grandparents that's something that means a lot to me.

Growing up

Truman does something new and grows all the time he is starting to sleep for longer periods of time at night our longest was 5 hrs, which means I'm only getting up once at night yea!!! Truman also rolled over last weekendtummy to back Saturday night and back to tummy Sunday, he hasn't done it again but has been pretty close and then changed his mind haha. I can't believe the things he is trying to do well I can because it's his age but the drs kind of expect him to do things about 10 weeks late so at his gestational age... So far he has been on with his birthdate and we are ok with either!

3 Months Old already?!

Hmm Lets start with Not sure about the blogger "Face lift" anyways now an update on my little Grain of Rice!!

Truman is the best we love him so much here are a few updates and things he likes and dislikes:

Truman 3 months Old!! 

He is now ... Wait for it ....... 7lbs 1oz  

he averages about an ounce a day since he came home

 Mommy and Daddy are so proud !

Although he is growing a lot and doing great for the size he started out at 

 he still isn't even in 1% for his age in weight, length or head size although his head is by far the closest in making it on the charts haha such a big head like his daddy!

He has graduated from the little NICU Bottles to a normal bottle 

we originally tried the tommee tippee bottles with the slow flow nipple 

but the difference in the two different slow flows was apparently to much for him

Then when Mommy and Daddy managed to forget the cooler with the pre-made formula 

not to mention all the bottles and nipples for our trip to Grandpa and Grandma's last weekend

we made a stop at Walmart and realized they weren't going to have the NICU Nipples so we tried a Similac Simply smart bottle with Slow flow nipple hoping the flows would be similar because they were both Similac brand not to mention the shape was very similar to his bink.... He LOVED it and we haven't looked back.

Also in the last week we have gone from just over 2 oz of milk every 3hrs to at least 3oz every 3hrs 

Although he still LOVES to nap and can and will sleep through anything, he is awake a lot more these days and has been sleeping in his room and waking himself up 1 or 2 times a night to eat all on his own since just after Easter! I think he was in our room for 11 days and mostly because we didn't have a monitor yet. Such a good baby .

Truman's Likes:

*Mommy and Daddy (of course)

*Eating

*Tummy Time (I think he might just roll over any day now!)

*His Boppy 

*His Monkey from Auntie Randi 

*His Monkey wabbanub (bink) from Denise

*all His other binks 

*His Blankets from Grandma 

*His MammaRoo 

*Disney Radio on Pandora 

*Head massages (No I'm serious)

*Sitting in a more upright position which leads us to...

*His Bumbo and yes he looks rediculous in it because hes so small. 

we also only let him sit in it for about 5 mins at a time because its a lot of work

*His High Chair which reclines so he can sit in it for longer periods of time 

*Tubby Time as long as he has a warm washcloth over him which covers most of his body

*he also really likes his Nana and Pop, Grandma and Grandpa and all his Aunts and Uncles and his "Special Friend" as Jenesis likes to be called haha 

*But he REALLY loves his Ruby when she hold him he always stares at her and touches her face it's so sweet

Truman's Dislikes:

*Changing his Diaper

*Getting Dressed/Changing clothes 

* Having back rubbed in a way that you 

press against his spine (like when you try to burp him)

*When you hold him and instead of swaying and bouncing you 

kinda swing him back and forth by twisting your torso

*The pack and play unless hes laying in his boppy in it.... 

I even bought him a mattress for it and still no way 

not without the boppy (spoiled much?)

*Getting in the car seat or staying in it while walking through a store 

Truman also got his Circumcision this week which I'm really only mentioning because this blog is also my journal and because it has a funny story 

So Thursday we get to the Dr. Office and in the Room so I'm stripping him down and changing his diaper so we can weigh him and he cries and screams the entire time I do this  then when Dr Allred comes in he gets all calm and 

* doesn't get mad when he straps him down even though he hates confinement

*Doesn't make a sound when they gave him the shot of Liticaine 

(made his dad weak in the knees when i told him where they gave him the shot :) ) 

*and sat completely still and quiet through the whole procedure

and this whole time I'm sitting there watching and thinking " really your totally fine with all this but a diaper change is the END of the world" I know my kid is weird!

Meet the family...

Truman has been home 2 weeks and Logan and I couldn't be any happier... we love having him home. He is such a good baby we only hear him cry the same as in the NICU, When he is hungry, we change his diaper, and when he gets dressed haha which all happen at the same time so not such a big deal. Other than that he's a pretty chill kid. He loves to hold his own bink and help hold his bottle. Days after he came home he had completely grown out of his preemie clothes and is now in Newborns which kinda fit but are still mostly big dang those in between sizes :). We were so excited for Ruby to finally get to meet him as well as take him to Easter at Grandma and Grandpa Rices to meet Uncle Jeremy and his girlfriend Jenesis who we love, and Aunt Kalie and his Cousin Kinsley who is was born March 31st and The three of us are in love with her. Sorry for the super weird  post and for taking 2 weeks to write a new post! Here are some pics of Truman meeting and snuggling his Family at the NICU and at home for a the first time!

 Grandma Kathy and Truman

Truman with Nana and Pop 

 I LOVE seeing my dad this happy!

 Trummy with Auntie Randi

 Ruby kept trying to get as close as possible

 Still not close enough

 "Let me show you how to feed him Logan"

 She loves to rub his head haha

 Love these kids

One of my favorites

 Jenesis and Truman taking a nap!

 Uncle Jeremy!! 

Aunt Kalie with Baby Kinsley Hooray for mommies 

 Uncle Brandon is a daddy!

 Mommy and T-Man doing what he does best SLEEPING

 

Look how big I'm gettng

 Did you know I was the same size as my Monkey when I was born 

just my arms and legs were slightly longer?!

Truman and Nana or "Nona" as Ruby says

Lots of great news!!!

Wednesday night Truman gained 3 ounces meaning the chances of him coming home the next day were high!! Dr. Bloom decided that yes truman was ready to come home. So we packed him up made a quick stop at the pediatricians office to get an initial weight on their scale to go off at his first appointment on Monday. Exactly 9 weeks and 3lbs 6oz (meaning he weighs 5lbs 10oz) later and our baby is finally home! Did I sit next to him and check to see if he was breathing every few minutes on the way home? YES!! It's been wonderful having him home I actually love getting up with him at night and I know I should sleep during the day when he does but I just love to cuddle and stare at him instead haha. This morning not long after I had fed Truman at about 6 he woke up again and was kinda fussy Logan was kind enough to take a turn and when I woke up this morning he was in our bed all snuggled up with Logan! Best thing to wake up to ever definitely started my day off right!! Truman mush also be going through a little groth spurt because he has been eating more at one time and wanting to eat a little more often, dang I love this kid!

Other great news is that Truman is no longer the youngest grandbaby on the Rice side!! We are so excited that Kinsley decided to join the world today! Bran sent us a picture and she is beautiful all 8lbs 1oz of her! We are so happy for Bran and Kalie we love them so much. We can't wait to get to meet baby Kinsley and to get the babies together!! Awe life is so great right now and the last couple days have been awesome!! Welcome to the world Kinsley, Uncle Logan, Aunt Raegan and Truman love you so much!

Coming home

Our little Truman is coming home in the morning as long as things go smoothly! As I'm writing this Truman is getting his car seat test! Hooray... He gained 3 oz tonight which was the only real thing they were waiting on. So after he eats everything tonight and passes his car seat test we should be on our way home tomorrow morning at some point!
To help Truman be ready to come home spent the last day and a half rooming in with him so that they could see that he eats really well for me and Logan, then we found out today that while he meets the weight requirements for his car seat he is not long enough go figure right? Haha so we got one from the hospital and he is tiny in it. Can't wait for tomorrow better get some sleep!

Not ready yet

Well thanks to an eye exam which had excellent results Truman wasn't quite ready to come home this weekend like we had hoped. Eye exams really wear Truman and most preemies out, not to mention how well he ate the night before... Anyway because he was so tired after we are now working on being able to eat full feelings again, he does it part of the time it's just lots of work remembering to suck swallow and breathe all at the same time. He is such a good baby and we are so proud of him and his progress. The NICU is hopeful that it will be this week and his daddy and I are so ready! At this point it's all up to him and when he decides to take off. I think we are going to room in with him (stay at the hospital for at least 24 hrs) because he eats better for his dad and me then he does the nurses, and see if that helps him get home but again it's up to him. Rooming in is kinda cool the have a room for you and the baby and they basically leave you alone unless you need them. Lots of parent use it as a trial run if their baby is going home on oxygen or other medical equipment, so that they can be confident when they get home to care for their little one. Logan and I love Truman so much and can't wait for him to come home and see his room and all his cool toys... We are so ready for some normalcy even if we will miss our NICU friends!