8 months

Zachary is 8 months today! I can not believe how fast time flies. By the way don't you love his face in this picture?! He has grown so much and I just can't get enough of my little man.

Things he likes:

*playing with mom and dad....duh

*eating big boy solids

*laughing

*taking baths

*reading books

*taking walks

* dance parties with mom

*cooking with mom

*rolling.... he wont crawl, he is satisfied with rolling everywhere

*scrunching his nose

* cardboard boxes

*his new chair... it latches on the side of the table, you can take it everywhere!

*singing

* getting his teeth brushed

Things he's not so found of:

* bibs

*crawling... again he will just roll and roll

* being quite in church... he loves to entertain anyone that will look at him

*taking his vitamins

He has two teeth and his top ones are just cutting through.

Happy 8 months Zachary!

Lately

So, I am not the best at keeping our blog updated but don't worry we are still alive! For this post I decide I will just update everyone one on what's been happening lately.

Tim: Tim got a job! He will be working for a company called Qualtrics. We are so excited for this new chapter in our lives. He will be graduating next month. We can't believe that the day has finally come....BYU will finally return my husband! Throughout our whole marriage Tim has been in school. So I don't know what it's like to have my husband come home at 5 and have him all to myself for the evening. I am so excited to experience quality time together without homework getting in the way. I have many fun things planned for us!

Christina: Starting next week my occupation will be, full time mom! I am so excited. Now that Tim has a full time job I can dedicate all my time to Zach. I have been waiting for this for 7 1/2 months. I have so many fun things I want to do with Zach now that we have all day with each other. I would also like to become more crafty and learn new skills. Basically improve my domesticity.

Zach: My goodness Zach is getting so big. I feel like he was born yesterday. Has it really been 7 1/2 months? I miss my tiny little baby, but I also love this chubbster. He is now 20 lbs. He really is quite solid all over. He got his first two bottom teeth in January. He doesn't crawl yet. He is a pro when it comes to rolling though. He will just roll from one side of the room to the other. He also has better posture than I do, he sits up so straight.He makes me smile and laugh so much. I couldn't have been blessed with a more perfect son.

3 years

December 1st was our 3 year anniversary....we went to an awesome Jazz game and to dinner at Texas Roadhouse! It has been an amazing 3 years!

HE PASSED!!!

I received the greatest news today!!!! Zachary passed his hearing test! When he was born they tested him like twice a day, he failed each time, but only in one ear. So then we went on to do a BEAR test, and he failed that in both ears. So what we thought was a hearing problem in one ear was now both! So we scheduled another appointment which was today, and he passed strongly in both ears! We are so happy to know that Zach's hearing is ok. We are so grateful for all the prayers that were said for him. I strongly believe that he passed because of those prayers! Thank you!

Happy Belated Halloween!

We had a wonderful Halloween! Zach looked so cute with his Mask, and I just had to buy the binky!

Zach Update

My little man is getting bigger! He will be 3 months in about 10 days. I can't believe how fast time has gone. At his two month appointment he was 14.2 lbs. He is probably 15 lbs or more today. He is the cutest thing I have ever seen!

The other day I put away all of his 0-3 month clothing. It was kinda of emotional because I just want him to stay tiny forever but I know he can't. He wears mostly 3-6 now but also quite a bit of 6m. I realized that most of it is summer clothing, and it is starting to get cold here quick. I guess I have some shopping to do ;).

Zach is a very curious little guy. He loves to look at everything. I recently showed him a little baby movie of Jonah and the Whale. The movie told the story while showing all the sea animals that Jonah saw. Different classical pieces were playing for each animal as Jonah discovered them. Zach loved it and wiggled and kicked as he watched.


What he likes:

*smiling
*eating
*cuddling
*playing with mom/dad
*eating
*drooling
*being in the moby wrap
*pacifiers
*bath time
*music
*sleeping in mom an dads bed
*standing
*chewing on hands
*tooting

Really, a Kidney Infection?

So..... on the 19th we got back from a wonderful family vacation to Bear Lake. The next day around midnight I started feeling really cold. I thought to myself... our house is like 75 degrees, how can I be cold. I soon fell asleep and then woke up to feed Zach. My chills continued and my skin was very hot but I had goosebumps. Never having had a fever before I did not know that is what I was experiencing. I laid there for about four hours before waking Tim up. I told him I knew something was wrong.

The weekend went on and I spent all of Saturday and Sunday in bed. Tim was great at taking care of Zach through the nights so I could rest. I had been taking Tylenol and it would help the fever for a while but then it would shoot back up. After three days I knew this was bigger than I thought and I needed help.

The next morning we went to urgent care. My fever had gotten up to 105.8. They said that was one of the highest temps they have seen. The doctor felt that it was a kidney infection, so they put me on and IV with medication. We went home and I felt pretty good the rest of the day and then the fever came back that night. The next morning we went back to Urgent Care to get more medication through my IV. I told her the fever came back. She said that should not have happened. She was confused and said that maybe my uterus was infected. The next day we went back again for more medication and she said that she wanted me to do a CT Scan to find out what really was the problem.

After 4 hours at the hospital, they discovered that it was indeed a kidney infection. They also found a 8 cm mass on my liver. They said that they will check in 6 months to see if it has grown. If it has then they will test it, if not they said I wont ever need to worry about it. We got home around 5:45 and I got a call from urgent care saying that I needed to go there immediately for further treatment even though they were closed. People stayed after hours to help me. I am so thankful for that.

So now I don't have to wear an IV! Three days of that dumb thing in my arm made it hard to hold Zach. I am now on antibiotics for 10 days which sadly forces me to stop breastfeeding. I struggled through 6 weeks of breast feeding with a low supply, doing everything I could to produce enough to feed him. In a way I feel relieved because it took a lot out of me, but I also miss having that bond.

Can I just say.....It's been a crazy week!