Our crazy little MEN!: A little tongue-tied.........

Well I think we figured out the eating issue - our little man was tongue-tied! Who would have known with both Paul and I as parents, such talkers (Paul especially lets be real ;) ), that our little boy would have an issue with that ;) But alas, it is so and thanks to some amazing lactation nurses at our hospital who identified the problem after a couple failed attempts by the doctors, we went on Monday to see a specialist who clipped his frenulum (the piece of skin underneath the tongue that holds it down) so now his tongue is free and boyyyyyy does he like to use it!! :) We went back to the doctor again today and he gained 14oz in a week so we're back on track! He was 8lb 10.5oz today and growing!
Here's a little video of our stinker after he got his tongue clipped...he's so cute I can't stand it. Not biased at all......

Declan's new tongue :)

In any case, I apologize for being so lax in posting, its just been a whirlwind the past few weeks..............I'll give you the quick run-down - which will probably be 7 paragraphs so bare with me ;)
We went in for Declan's 2 week appt and while I was sure everything was going well, he actually had LOST weight. At this point, I was breastfeeding exclusively - he was pooping and peeing like a champ so I figured he was getting what he needed but apparently not. We went to breastfeeding and then feeding him a bottle with formula after in case he was still hungry - which go figure, he was ;) We then paid a couple visits to those aforementioned wonderful lactation specialists who gave me a pump to try for 2 weeks so we've now added that to the mix along with some medicine prescribed by my doc to hopefully boost my milk supply which went wayyyyyy down due to the fact that Declan wasn't sucking properly. Hopefully we are going to get this down...................I still desperately want him to get my breast milk for as long as possible so right now I'm breastfeeding, then pumping, then breastfeeding, then pumping....you get the jist. Paul has been a God-send at night as he'll get up and feed him while I pump so the night-time isn't SO bad :) Still not great but the kid isn't even 3 weeks old yet so I can't expect too much. I'd much prefer him sleep from 12-7 but he likes to get up around 4:30 and be up for awhile which is just loooooads of fun for Paul and I. I especially enjoy when he blows out his diapers at that time - my favorite!!!!!

On a lighter note - Big Paul and Carol (Pop and Nana) came into town on Saturday night and have been GREAT with the little man. They love him and spoil him to death and have been a huge help during the days - letting me take a nap or just calming a fussy little Declan. It is so nice to have help, and they have been big!!! Pop thinks its really funny when Declan poops - I think he eggs him on quite frankly - Declan and Pop are already in cahoots against mom and dad........we're gonna have to have a talk with him ;)

All in all - Declan will be 3 weeks tomorrow (3/4/10) and he is just getting bigger and cuter every single day. I'll post a video at the end of this of him kicking and playing on the mat that Nana and Pop got for him. DEFINITELY a soccer player ;) Paul and I are still adjusting to everything but I know that takes time....again, the patience thing. Daggomit!!! We went out to dinner by ourselves last night (date night heyyy) and I swear I missed Declan after an hour. I couldn't wait to get home and hug him. Its wild - there are times when it is so difficult (crying, late nights, poop all the way up his back....) but there is absolutely nothing I would trade. I look at him and he is Paul and I's little treasure..................he is our SON. Sometimes I still can't believe it.

Here's a video of Declan on his new fun mat! Give him a couple seconds to warm up - he gets to steppin!! ENJOY :)

Crazy Legs!

And finally some recent pics of the boy.....

The awesome hat my cousin Haley made for DB: