Ezra's FIRST BIRTHDAY!

Okay, so when I started this blog a year ago, Ezra was just 1 month old! Just a few blog posts later, here I am with an almost 13 month old boy and trying at this whole blogging thing again!

We had a First Birthday BBQ at my mom's house on the south end because most of our families and friends live down there. There were just a few babies there but first birthdays are always for the parents, right? It's like "HEY! I kept a human alive for a whole year! A year ago this day I went through labor and gave birth to a human!" Plus, it's fun to watch a baby try cake for the first time.

We had an abnormal wind and rain storm around noon that day (the party was at 2pm) and lots of trees went down and power was out all over the area. I thought it was just like a normal winter wind storm but it was a lot worse than I thought. Luckily, the power stayed on and most people still made it to the party.

I wanted to keep it simple, so I did primary colors as a theme. Not really a theme but a look. ANYWAY! We had a hot dog bar and lots of snacks and sides. Ezra enjoyed everyone, food, cake, and presents. Like any other kid.

On the day of his birthday, it rained a little bit so we went to an indoor playdate. Ezra was pretty much glued to me but didn't mind watching the kids play. That night we had some friends over for homemade pizza and leftover birthday cake and ice cream.

Ezra 2 Months!

I could never understand what people said about how fast babies grew up. 2 months in my life goes by fast but with not much change...2 months with a baby goes by fast with tons of change. Sometimes I want time to go fast so I can see Ezra grow and learn new things and sometimes I want him to stay little for longer. Luckily, he's still little but noticably bigger and looking more like a litle boy.

Weight/Length: 12lb 1 oz, 23 inches

Likes: eating, diaper changes (he loves to coo and smile during changes), the birds and mirror on his swing, sleeping in mom's arms, going on walks around the house in mom's arms, sitting in lap pushing legs out (they're strong!)

Dislikes: being hungry, losing his pacifier, loud noises, hiccups

- Ezra is now holding his head up on his own

- wearing a size 2 diaper (although a little big)

- wearing size 0-3 month clothing, some starting to get a little tight

- smiles when he sees mom or dad after not seeing either for a while

- makes "dinosaur noises" most of the time. when happy, he coos 

- hair is looking light brown, eyes are still blue

Ezra 1 Month!

I started this blog a month after I planned but I still want to document his first month. At his check up, he was 10 pounds 1 ounce (birth weight was 7 pounds 4 ounces) and 21 inches long (18 inches long at birth). The first month I breast fed and supplemented with formula. After several appointments with a lactation consultant, I continued to have low milk supply. Ezra also had a hard time latching on but had good moments. I started taking fenugreek and drinking a lot of water...still didn't have enough. He didn't go more than 2 or 3 hours between feedings which meant I didn't get much sleep. It was very hard healing and taking care of Ezra but Gibson was home (working) and helped when he could.