7 weeks later....

Our little boy is now 7 weeks old! It brings tears to my eyes to think about how fast the time is flying. A lot has happened over the past several weeks (hence why I have not been able to update the blog). The first two weeks went smoothly...a little too smooth. Maddox only cried when he was hungry, slept pretty well, was content any where you placed him, did not spit up at all and just made everything simple. I almost felt as if I was cheating the first two weeks because everything was too easy; I even felt guilty for the food friends brought us (maybe the percocet was working a little too well???), but at two weeks EVERYTHING changed! Maddox began to get horrible gas pains that left him screaming. He would mistake the gas pains for hunger pains and fight to be nursed; I had to refuse to feed him in between feeding so the pain would not get worse. Gas drops were a joke and the expensive bottle of probiotics were failing us, all we could do were leg exercises and cry with him. After me not eating any dairy for a couple of we weeks, we realized Maddox has an intolerance to milk protein and we later discovered beef does not settle too well with his tummy either.

We also learned that Maddox has acid reflux after help with the doctor and connecting the dots. We realized he was spitting up a lot, fussing after lying on his back for a while, whimpers while eating and needs to sleep on an inclined bed. He is taking medicine for this and we are hoping that he grows out of it, as well as the dairy intolerance, within a few months. As you can tell, I have had my hands full!!



Other than those things, everything has been wonderful! We have really been enjoying watching Maddox learn new things. His focus ability is strengthening, he has very strong legs and loves to stand on our laps, he coos, smiles and today I heard him laughing in his sleep! Kaydence is very happy to see him smile; she was a little disappointed their first weekend together and said, "He doesn't do a whole lot." We have been using our cloth diapers, but Maddox still doesn't fit into all of the ones we have and the ones that do fit are very bulky....but so cute!!

Other things have changed in the Sinnott house hold as well. Kaydence is now in the first grade and seems to enjoy it. Rob has begun a new job at U.K as an advisor and is currently working part time at the gym until he is replaced. Just after two days of both jobs, he is pretty tired and we miss him! He still feels called to be a policeman, but for now he is thankful for his current job and really enjoys it. He is looking forward to having co-workers and not be surrounded by only college students. I am still adjusting to my new role as a mother and as a stay at home mom. I have not mastered caring for Maddox and our home just yet, but hopefully, in time it will come!

Here are some pics, enjoy! 

George and Alision came to visit!

Maddox was chilling with Daddy and then just laid his head back and went to sleep. Kind of freaked us out.

"Is anyone going to pick me up?"

Maddox likes to hang out in his crib and listen/watch his mobile, he lets us know when the music stops. I am afraid he is never going to sleep in his crib because he thinks it is a music box!

A little blurry, but this is the smile we get when he is on the changing table.

Not sure if he just really enjoys peeing on me or a clean botton, but he sure does like being there.