WOW, I cannot belive how long its been since an update.... MONTHS! well the Troast clan is doing pretty good. Jacob just celebrated his First Birthday on March 26th. That year went by soooo.... Fast.
Jacob: Big number 1!!!!! He started walking at 11 months! while we were on Vacation In Arizona. He took several steps and when we got back home he took right off. He is learning to say Dadda, MamMa( for Mommy) and he is starting to say All Done! when he is done eating. He loves climbing the stairs and unrolling the toilet paper from the roll in the upstairs bathroom. He has not mastered going down the stairs nor will he try. He loves playing outside with his sister and chasing after Norman, Who is not to fond of this new game but puts up with it. Jacob is definitly all Boy! he loves making his truck and car sounds and getting into everything. On the flip side he is the most gentle hearted sensitive little guy and Very Attached to Mommy. One big milestone is he is finally sleeping through the night and taking 2 1/2- 3 hour naps during the afternoon!!
Elaine: Elaine is growing up so fast too! she is very busy with Tuesday mornings at the library for preschool story time( this is great, I get a half hour away from her, parents have to remain in the building but not with the kids) Then every other thursday we have MOPS and on Fridays we go to Friends Preschool in Milford for friday morning bible hour. This is a Mom and Tot class which prepares them for preschool. Jacob tags along too and he loves it. Elaine Loves the social aspect of all her fun things.A big accomplishment for her this spring is she is FULLY potty Trained( not at night yet) and she has learned to ride her big girl bike with training wheels. She is signed up for 3 year old Preschool in the Fall. she will go Monday and Wednesdays. I love the Preschool we found, its christian based and what really caught my eye was they still say the Pledge and Pray together before each class. its so cute hearing a bunch of 3 year olds recite the Pledge of Allegience. We are also in some Counseling for elaine and her Behavior that has escalated to the extreme over the past year or so. We go once a week and had our first session today. We are working on getting a good Diagnosis and learning how to cope with it and make it better. Right now we are looking at an attachment disorder and some Drug Addiction behavior. Mainly from when i was pregnant and the last weeks I was given ALOT of stuff... and that may now have some repercussions. I personally feel at blame for this and am asking for prayer as I pray and Struggle my way through.
Josh and Sara: Josh of course is busy with Work.. Its going alright for the time being. Lots of challenges but seems to be going well. He is also playing softball most Tuesdays and Will play in another leauge this summer. Elaine LOVES going to watch her daddy play ball.
We all enjoyed a wonderful family vacation the first week of March. We went out to Arizona to visit Joshs Brother, wife and Daughter. We had great weather and a wonderful time together as a family. Elaine LOVED flying in the airplane, and Jacob did great too... no tears.
Ive been doing well too. Im at the end of a Medical Weightloss program and have lost todate 28 pounds and almost 12 inches. I feel soooo... Much better and not to shabby looking either. :) Im starting to try and make Detroit home, but my heart will always be in West Michigan with a strong Longing to go back. I learned in Church Sunday to be Content with the Season we are in.... Im trying and trying hard to learn and understand why we are here. Each day is still a struggle but making new friends and feeling a bit more grounded is helping some what.
The big thing we are going through right now as a family and getting ahold of Elaines behavior, agression and sadness.... We both long to have the sweet little girl we know back. We are on the road to begining this process. its starting to sink in for me and admiting you need help and getting the help are very hard. Please keep us in your prayers as we chart un known territory.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Friday, December 11, 2009
Happy Birthday Elaine!
WOW 3 years has gone by so fast!!!! Sitting with Elaine on the night of her birthday, Dec 9, 2006. looking through all her Premie stuff brings tears to my eyes. Each year I show her the Memory box i made for her. It contains all her clothes, some special blankets, cards, and the care pages that many of you wrote on. There are countless ultrasound pictures and its just a box full of memories. Each Year the few days leading up to her birthday are hard for me. I can remember most of what happened each day and how my body continued to reject her little body. Iam amazed at how much she has grown and what a beautiful young lady she is becomming. Elaine you are my precious little girl! HAPPY 3rd BIRTHDAY SWEET HEART!
Some fun stuff she doing right now:
-learning how to ride a bike!
-she can draw faces now, its so cute!
-she knows 4 colors red, orange, green and blue
-she can say most of her ABC's
- she loves to dance, and sing songs
-she is inlove with anything princess!
-she had a very vivid memory and holds you to it
-she loves her baby brother
-starting to really grasp going potty
-enjoys helping with everything
-loves watching cartoons
and is starting to grow in her understand of Jesus! she loves to pray and read stories about him.
JACOB PETER TROAST!!
Jacob is 8 months old already, that has gone by fast too! he is crawling and pulling himself up onto stuff. He enjoys trying to feed himself, loves bread, fruit bars, noodles and what ever is put in front of him!! He is a happy go lucky dude, unless he is sick,tired or hungry. He is a bundle of fun!!
Life has been crazy around here, both kids have been sick on and off for a few weeks! hopefully they got it all out of their systems. I think each one has been to the doctor at least twice in the last few weeks. Josh caught a cold and I so far have been fairly healthy. We spend thanksgiving at home with family and friends! and then went back to have a family party for Josh's Birthday and Elaines. On her actual birthday Josh and I took her to Chuckie Cheese!! she had so much FUN!! and then that night I took her and Jacob to Applebees. and when Josh came home from work we had cake together. It was a fun but busy day.
We have been living here on the East side for 1 year now. And it does not get any easier for us. We both miss home terribly. Me probably more so than Josh. He is too busy with work right now to think about it. I have been going to MOPS and trying to make new friends. Elaine enjoys this as well.
We are looking forward to Christmas as we will be spending most of our time back home.
2010 will be a busy year again, as we have a couple fun parties planned and My sister Lisa and Her husband Jon will welcome their first baby in the Spring!!
Some fun stuff she doing right now:
-learning how to ride a bike!
-she can draw faces now, its so cute!
-she knows 4 colors red, orange, green and blue
-she can say most of her ABC's
- she loves to dance, and sing songs
-she is inlove with anything princess!
-she had a very vivid memory and holds you to it
-she loves her baby brother
-starting to really grasp going potty
-enjoys helping with everything
-loves watching cartoons
and is starting to grow in her understand of Jesus! she loves to pray and read stories about him.
JACOB PETER TROAST!!
Jacob is 8 months old already, that has gone by fast too! he is crawling and pulling himself up onto stuff. He enjoys trying to feed himself, loves bread, fruit bars, noodles and what ever is put in front of him!! He is a happy go lucky dude, unless he is sick,tired or hungry. He is a bundle of fun!!
Life has been crazy around here, both kids have been sick on and off for a few weeks! hopefully they got it all out of their systems. I think each one has been to the doctor at least twice in the last few weeks. Josh caught a cold and I so far have been fairly healthy. We spend thanksgiving at home with family and friends! and then went back to have a family party for Josh's Birthday and Elaines. On her actual birthday Josh and I took her to Chuckie Cheese!! she had so much FUN!! and then that night I took her and Jacob to Applebees. and when Josh came home from work we had cake together. It was a fun but busy day.
We have been living here on the East side for 1 year now. And it does not get any easier for us. We both miss home terribly. Me probably more so than Josh. He is too busy with work right now to think about it. I have been going to MOPS and trying to make new friends. Elaine enjoys this as well.
We are looking forward to Christmas as we will be spending most of our time back home.
2010 will be a busy year again, as we have a couple fun parties planned and My sister Lisa and Her husband Jon will welcome their first baby in the Spring!!
Thursday, October 1, 2009
6 months old strong willed
its been way to long scince an update and finally today I have time to sit down and fill you all in on life on Baywood Dr.
Jacob, has turned 6 months old, time has flown. I cannot belive how fast it went. He is so precious and I love all the new things that he is learning every single day. He has his offical check-up next monday, but I sat him up on the bathroom scale and he weighs 24 pounds!! its crazy, Elaine was over 15 months old when she weighed that much. HE is learning how to crawl, he gets up on all fours and rocks,He can also spin himself around on his stomach and reaches for things. He enjoys playing with toys that make noise, and LOVES jumping in his exersaucer. He is eating 2 meals a day of baby food and LOVES eating food. He also has figuared out the sippy cup and enjoys that as well. He currently sleep almost 12 hours although napping during the day is very difficult for him.. not sure why but he hates doing it and is often very crabby by late afternoon. Jacobs smile and interest in his surrounds is so fun to watch and makes me try and stop daily to see what he sees, because he loves it!
Elaine is my super strong willed child.... She is truly a handful in many ways.... she will be 3 in december and hopefull we can start walking out of this no listening, refusing to potty train,temper- tantrum throwing phase. Because Elaines birthday is 8 days past the cut off for 3yr old preschool, we are doing preschool at home 2 days a week for an Hour. She loves it! right now we do it during the hour in morning when Jacobs naps. I have the office set up with preshool stuff that I brought out and we have a schedual we follow, songs to sing a theme and project to do. She is starting to get the hang of doing things and tells Josh all about it in the evening. We also go to MOPS at our church and we have story time once a week at the library. We keep busy and she enjoys it. Her other favorite thing to do is play outside, she enjoys the outdoors and is having a really hard time adjusting to cooler weather and the fact that she needs to dress warmer. Grandma taught her a new game, hide and seek and she plays it all the time. We are still trying to potty train her... it will be 1 year in January... and we are getting no where. She has no remorse about pooping in pants, other than she does not want to sit in it. she WILL not use the toilet for BM's and she still is working on going potty. This for me is so frustrating, i dont like to potty train.
Josh and Sara..... I was able to go with Josh this year to a conference in New YOrk. IT was my first time away from both kids and for more than a day. We were gone 4 days. I had a hard time at first but then learned to relax. I slept in every day, and watched the Whole TOday Show, ate my food slowly and enjoyed beverages and hanging out with adults. It was a blessing and very much needed for both of us to get away together. Josh spent the day in conferences, in the hotel. and I went with him to a Yankee's game on my birthday, and to a dinner with family, and spent time with his Grandparents that live in NJ. I missed my kids, but WOW not having to worry about anyone but yourself is really refreshing.
I have been really busy raising 2 kids!! im exausted all the time! and ready for this baby weight to come off!! I NEED THE ENERGY! MOPS just started back up this fall, so its been nice to go back and spend a couple hours with other moms. Im going to try and get more involved this year and meet some more ladies. We moved to Wixom in August to a family friendly area, and that has helped big time with my mood. Im still very homesick and want badly to move back to my friends and family. My sister just found out that she is pregnant, and due May 21. This makes me even more homesick, and I cannot be there to watch her grow and go into motherhood. my prayers are daily to help me adjust and bring us back home someday.
Josh has been very busy this summer and Fall with Softball. HE has learned the Hardway that he is not playing in the fall ever again. Its 2 days a week, double headers and he is never home. he comes home long enough to change and is gone until 10pm or later. HE is not allowed to play anymore. He can play during the summer one game a week!.
Work is keeping his VERY VERY VERY busy, long hours and long days. thats all I have to say about that. :) ( Iam very proud of him and he does a great Job at his work!!)
Jacob, has turned 6 months old, time has flown. I cannot belive how fast it went. He is so precious and I love all the new things that he is learning every single day. He has his offical check-up next monday, but I sat him up on the bathroom scale and he weighs 24 pounds!! its crazy, Elaine was over 15 months old when she weighed that much. HE is learning how to crawl, he gets up on all fours and rocks,He can also spin himself around on his stomach and reaches for things. He enjoys playing with toys that make noise, and LOVES jumping in his exersaucer. He is eating 2 meals a day of baby food and LOVES eating food. He also has figuared out the sippy cup and enjoys that as well. He currently sleep almost 12 hours although napping during the day is very difficult for him.. not sure why but he hates doing it and is often very crabby by late afternoon. Jacobs smile and interest in his surrounds is so fun to watch and makes me try and stop daily to see what he sees, because he loves it!
Elaine is my super strong willed child.... She is truly a handful in many ways.... she will be 3 in december and hopefull we can start walking out of this no listening, refusing to potty train,temper- tantrum throwing phase. Because Elaines birthday is 8 days past the cut off for 3yr old preschool, we are doing preschool at home 2 days a week for an Hour. She loves it! right now we do it during the hour in morning when Jacobs naps. I have the office set up with preshool stuff that I brought out and we have a schedual we follow, songs to sing a theme and project to do. She is starting to get the hang of doing things and tells Josh all about it in the evening. We also go to MOPS at our church and we have story time once a week at the library. We keep busy and she enjoys it. Her other favorite thing to do is play outside, she enjoys the outdoors and is having a really hard time adjusting to cooler weather and the fact that she needs to dress warmer. Grandma taught her a new game, hide and seek and she plays it all the time. We are still trying to potty train her... it will be 1 year in January... and we are getting no where. She has no remorse about pooping in pants, other than she does not want to sit in it. she WILL not use the toilet for BM's and she still is working on going potty. This for me is so frustrating, i dont like to potty train.
Josh and Sara..... I was able to go with Josh this year to a conference in New YOrk. IT was my first time away from both kids and for more than a day. We were gone 4 days. I had a hard time at first but then learned to relax. I slept in every day, and watched the Whole TOday Show, ate my food slowly and enjoyed beverages and hanging out with adults. It was a blessing and very much needed for both of us to get away together. Josh spent the day in conferences, in the hotel. and I went with him to a Yankee's game on my birthday, and to a dinner with family, and spent time with his Grandparents that live in NJ. I missed my kids, but WOW not having to worry about anyone but yourself is really refreshing.
I have been really busy raising 2 kids!! im exausted all the time! and ready for this baby weight to come off!! I NEED THE ENERGY! MOPS just started back up this fall, so its been nice to go back and spend a couple hours with other moms. Im going to try and get more involved this year and meet some more ladies. We moved to Wixom in August to a family friendly area, and that has helped big time with my mood. Im still very homesick and want badly to move back to my friends and family. My sister just found out that she is pregnant, and due May 21. This makes me even more homesick, and I cannot be there to watch her grow and go into motherhood. my prayers are daily to help me adjust and bring us back home someday.
Josh has been very busy this summer and Fall with Softball. HE has learned the Hardway that he is not playing in the fall ever again. Its 2 days a week, double headers and he is never home. he comes home long enough to change and is gone until 10pm or later. HE is not allowed to play anymore. He can play during the summer one game a week!.
Work is keeping his VERY VERY VERY busy, long hours and long days. thats all I have to say about that. :) ( Iam very proud of him and he does a great Job at his work!!)
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Vacation and life!
Last week we went back to west michigan for a week long vacation. IT was interesting and Elaine decided to go through a phase of no naps and not wanting to sleep at night. IT was a very stressful first part of the week.
We enjoyed the week by spending lots of time with family and friends. We had dinner with our pastor and his family. Went for walks on the boardwalk, ate lots of ice cream and went to the parks and zoo with friends. Josh was able to go golfing a few times and catch up with some friends. I had a couple days alone too. I had a girls day with my friend Brea, we went to see the Proposal and had some quality girl time with out kids. some highlights of our vacation were:
* norman ran into a HUGE nest of bees and was stung many times, poor guy was tired and licking his wounds for a couple days.
* family picnics!
* Jacob blew out his pants a few times! one even made it onto Aunt Lindsey!
* we bought a Wii!
* I took Elaine to the beach for some girl time,we had a blast building castles in the sand :)
* Norman and Fiona went the beach in muskegon too! Elaine loved chasing them in the water and Playing with Aunt Lisa in the waves!
* we discovered Aunt Lisa and Uncle Jon has Noggin!!
*the Zoo
* mommy also got to sleep in a few times and take a couple naps!! YES
It was a very fun and relaxing time, only next year we want to come a week later and have some fun with Coast Guard too. Now that we are back home we have found a place to live for the rest of out time here, we will be renting a house in a subdivison called Hidden Creek in Wixom, Michigan we are going to be moving in the next week or so. It is a nice 2 story home with 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths and a finished basement with another full kitchen. I have been busy packing the house up again. Its hard to pack during the summer though when its nice out and all i want to do is play outside with the kids. Its been a busy few weeks!
We enjoyed the week by spending lots of time with family and friends. We had dinner with our pastor and his family. Went for walks on the boardwalk, ate lots of ice cream and went to the parks and zoo with friends. Josh was able to go golfing a few times and catch up with some friends. I had a couple days alone too. I had a girls day with my friend Brea, we went to see the Proposal and had some quality girl time with out kids. some highlights of our vacation were:
* norman ran into a HUGE nest of bees and was stung many times, poor guy was tired and licking his wounds for a couple days.
* family picnics!
* Jacob blew out his pants a few times! one even made it onto Aunt Lindsey!
* we bought a Wii!
* I took Elaine to the beach for some girl time,we had a blast building castles in the sand :)
* Norman and Fiona went the beach in muskegon too! Elaine loved chasing them in the water and Playing with Aunt Lisa in the waves!
* we discovered Aunt Lisa and Uncle Jon has Noggin!!
*the Zoo
* mommy also got to sleep in a few times and take a couple naps!! YES
It was a very fun and relaxing time, only next year we want to come a week later and have some fun with Coast Guard too. Now that we are back home we have found a place to live for the rest of out time here, we will be renting a house in a subdivison called Hidden Creek in Wixom, Michigan we are going to be moving in the next week or so. It is a nice 2 story home with 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths and a finished basement with another full kitchen. I have been busy packing the house up again. Its hard to pack during the summer though when its nice out and all i want to do is play outside with the kids. Its been a busy few weeks!
4 Months Old
man, time has flown by, my little Jacob is 4 months old already. here are some things he is doing now.
* He smiles and giggles like crazy! He is a happy baby unless he is pooping or hungry.
*He is eating cereal now, he loves it and drinking pear juice because he is so constipated.
* He is starting to like being on his belly which is wonderful!!
* Loves is exersaucer, he is spinning himself around in it!
* He is reaching for toys and grabbing them from the floor or when handed to him.
* takes wonderful naps and sleep through the night 9:30-7:30 am!!
* he is wearing 9 month clothing!
Jacob goes into see the doctor for his 4 month checkup and shots on Tuesday, we are anxious to see how much he weighs, He is a big boy and we love him so much!!
* He smiles and giggles like crazy! He is a happy baby unless he is pooping or hungry.
*He is eating cereal now, he loves it and drinking pear juice because he is so constipated.
* He is starting to like being on his belly which is wonderful!!
* Loves is exersaucer, he is spinning himself around in it!
* He is reaching for toys and grabbing them from the floor or when handed to him.
* takes wonderful naps and sleep through the night 9:30-7:30 am!!
* he is wearing 9 month clothing!
Jacob goes into see the doctor for his 4 month checkup and shots on Tuesday, we are anxious to see how much he weighs, He is a big boy and we love him so much!!
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Jacob is 2 months old!
WOW time is going so fast. Jacob is 2 months old already. He just had his check-up. He weighs 16 lbs 4 oz and 24 inches long. He is in the 90th percent for height and 95th for weight. As the Dr. says he is ONE BIG BOY!! He is doing great in all areas except eating, Funny I know. He still wants to nurse every 1.5-2 hrs. I told the dr when i pump and give him a bottle that he eats more and goes longer. She said its sounds like his latch is not that good, because he should be going at least 3 hrs between feedings. She said give it a try with bottles and see what happens she also suggested to mix some formula in with breast milk. We have been doing that and life is wonderful!!! he does so great, he goes 3 hrs between feedings, he is not as fussy and he is much more content. He drinks about 6-7 ounces of breastmilk and sometimes I add formula. Its tough pumping I usually pump 4-5 times a day including one time at night. But its so worth it to have him be full longer and more content. I have also been staying away from dairy and his stomach and gas seems to be much better!! Overall he is a really good baby. He has been sleeping from 11-6:30am and eats and goes back to sleep for about another Hr. He loves playing with his sister, she shows him toys and he smiles at her :) He takes one really long nap from 1-4 and cat naps a few other times during the day. He enjoys his bouncy seat and because he has such good head strength the Dr. said we can start proping him up in the exersauser. He loves it and looks all around. He is such a blessing and life is starting to get a little easier now that we have him some what figuared out for the time being.
Elaine is growing up so fast and loves being a big sister!! She likes to show him toys and lay on the floor by him. He smiles and she gets so excited. She has been being nicer to him and does not mind that he is part of our family now :) Elaine has started potty training. She has been wearing BIG girl underwear all day(except when i go out she wears a pull up and bed time) she goes potty and enjoys getting tinkerbell and princess stickers. Going Poopy is another story, she knows she is doing it and goes everytime in feeding Jacob so its hard to catch her. She then comes to me and tells me she pooped. Im not sure how to get her to go on the potty, but at least she pees on it. She enjoys going to MOPS with me and I love the time to be around adults. She plays well with other kids. Her speech is incredible and she loves exploring her world,she is curious and asks lots of questions about everything. She enjoys playing with her babies, going to the library, playing at the park and spend a lot of time outside. She loves running when we go on walks. She is so sweet yet a huge handful she is VERY strong willed and its a challenge sometimes.
Josh is busy,busy with work. He has some new projects in the works for one of his clinics that will keep him busier. He just got back from GR with 2 days of meetings, I spent my first time alone with the kids. I missed him. He is playing on a softball team with one of the Doctors. He plays games every weds night. He is getting old as he has already pulled both hamstrings. One was really bad with a huge bruise for a week. The kids and I have gone to watch him, Elaine loves it!!!
I have been doing ok. Parenting is a challenge and I have been exausted. The best times are when Lainey comes to me and says"hug me mamma" and when Jacob wakes up at 6am and smiles and talks to me. It makes it worth it as I smile back between the tears. I wont lie I have been really down lately. I Miss home even more as the challenges of parenting arise everyday. I miss my family I miss spending time with my sister and I miss terribly date nights with my husband and just being able to go out by myself. I feel really alone at times. I find myself praying that our time here would pass as fast as possible. Its not all bad I learned how to come out of my comfort zone and I have been involved with MOPS at the church we have been attending I went in knowing no one and left for the summer break having made some new friends. I will go back again in the fall. I have also made a couple other friends through Josh and My friend Andrea back home. I have play dates with Them it helps out alot. thanks Emily and Carrie!!
We are looking forward to spending lots of time in Grand Haven for the summer and comming back for a couple weddings as well.
Elaine is growing up so fast and loves being a big sister!! She likes to show him toys and lay on the floor by him. He smiles and she gets so excited. She has been being nicer to him and does not mind that he is part of our family now :) Elaine has started potty training. She has been wearing BIG girl underwear all day(except when i go out she wears a pull up and bed time) she goes potty and enjoys getting tinkerbell and princess stickers. Going Poopy is another story, she knows she is doing it and goes everytime in feeding Jacob so its hard to catch her. She then comes to me and tells me she pooped. Im not sure how to get her to go on the potty, but at least she pees on it. She enjoys going to MOPS with me and I love the time to be around adults. She plays well with other kids. Her speech is incredible and she loves exploring her world,she is curious and asks lots of questions about everything. She enjoys playing with her babies, going to the library, playing at the park and spend a lot of time outside. She loves running when we go on walks. She is so sweet yet a huge handful she is VERY strong willed and its a challenge sometimes.
Josh is busy,busy with work. He has some new projects in the works for one of his clinics that will keep him busier. He just got back from GR with 2 days of meetings, I spent my first time alone with the kids. I missed him. He is playing on a softball team with one of the Doctors. He plays games every weds night. He is getting old as he has already pulled both hamstrings. One was really bad with a huge bruise for a week. The kids and I have gone to watch him, Elaine loves it!!!
I have been doing ok. Parenting is a challenge and I have been exausted. The best times are when Lainey comes to me and says"hug me mamma" and when Jacob wakes up at 6am and smiles and talks to me. It makes it worth it as I smile back between the tears. I wont lie I have been really down lately. I Miss home even more as the challenges of parenting arise everyday. I miss my family I miss spending time with my sister and I miss terribly date nights with my husband and just being able to go out by myself. I feel really alone at times. I find myself praying that our time here would pass as fast as possible. Its not all bad I learned how to come out of my comfort zone and I have been involved with MOPS at the church we have been attending I went in knowing no one and left for the summer break having made some new friends. I will go back again in the fall. I have also made a couple other friends through Josh and My friend Andrea back home. I have play dates with Them it helps out alot. thanks Emily and Carrie!!
We are looking forward to spending lots of time in Grand Haven for the summer and comming back for a couple weddings as well.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Time is flying
WOW!! Jacob is already 5 1/2 weeks old!! He is growing so much. He is wearing size 2 diapers already and is wearing mostly 3-6 month clothes. He enjoys watching his sister and playing with his mommy and daddy. He is still working on this nursing thing, which is new to both mom and him. He wont latch on and nurse with out the nipple sheild. It makes it really hard to just sit down and nurse, i have to make sure i have that thing washed and ready to go. At night he gets bottles with breastmilk. He is a big eater when he is given a bottle. He eats 5-7 ounces at a time. he is starting to get into a sleep pattern for night time. He takes a 6 ounce bottle at 10-11pm and then he sleeps until 4-5am, eats another 6-7 ounce bottle and goes back to sleep till about 7:30-8:30am!! Im also getting close to having Jacob nap at the same time Elaine does. I have been working on his day time eating schedual and getting him to eat right before Elaines nap, and then he will sleep too. He is so different from Elaine. Elaine was a very content baby and not much bothered her, I could take her anywhere and she was content to just sit in the car seat. Jacob is totally the opposit. he fusses alot more and does not like to just sit in the seat. He is a very sensitve little boy. I also had to cut out all dairy and milk products. He was just screaming after each feeding and would arch his back and his belly would get hard. The Dr. said to try and cut all the milk products out, Jacob seems to be doing much better the screaming is down to a couple times a day and not all day long! I hate not having milk, cheese etc... I ate it daily and often so its been really hard for me to not have anything good to eat :)
Elaine is doing well, she is having a hard time adjusting to life with Jacob and not being the center of attention all day every day. She is also in those terrible twos !! defiant when ever she can. She has just been naughty. She has good days and bad days. We are trying hard to spend one on one time and do special stuff with her. But i guess its just going to have to take time.
Josh and I are adjusting, both very tired and realize how much we miss having help around when we needed a break, being here in Detroit does not allow for that at all. Its been the hardest. I have been struggling with how to juggle all the daily tasks and caring for two kids and giving them the attention they need. Some days I feel like a huge failure and wonder what I can do to improve. I feel very worn out and sad at times. But I continue to plow through and know it will (hopefully) get better with time.
We have been in Farmington hills almost 6 months!! time goes by fast. The weather is starting to get nicer out. I went out today and mowed the lawn for the first time in almost 10 years. I moved to a condo when I was 18 and never had to do yard work again, until today!
Josh is doing well at work and has also joined a softball team with one of the Doctors. He has his first game this weds, I think Ill take the kids and watch him play.
Elaine is doing well, she is having a hard time adjusting to life with Jacob and not being the center of attention all day every day. She is also in those terrible twos !! defiant when ever she can. She has just been naughty. She has good days and bad days. We are trying hard to spend one on one time and do special stuff with her. But i guess its just going to have to take time.
Josh and I are adjusting, both very tired and realize how much we miss having help around when we needed a break, being here in Detroit does not allow for that at all. Its been the hardest. I have been struggling with how to juggle all the daily tasks and caring for two kids and giving them the attention they need. Some days I feel like a huge failure and wonder what I can do to improve. I feel very worn out and sad at times. But I continue to plow through and know it will (hopefully) get better with time.
We have been in Farmington hills almost 6 months!! time goes by fast. The weather is starting to get nicer out. I went out today and mowed the lawn for the first time in almost 10 years. I moved to a condo when I was 18 and never had to do yard work again, until today!
Josh is doing well at work and has also joined a softball team with one of the Doctors. He has his first game this weds, I think Ill take the kids and watch him play.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Jacob Peter Troast
Thursday morning we went to the hospital at 7 am and at 854 am Jacob came into the world. He weighed 8 pounds 15 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. Sara and Jacob are doing well at Mercy General Hospital in Muskegon. Jacob has been attempting to breast feed. Today he had his man surgery (circumcision). We have had many visitors and we are thankful for all the visits and gifts. We feel very blessed and loved. Lainey is also excited to be a big sister, she likes to hold her brother and give him kisses. I think she is just excited that she is getting presents. It was great that Sara was able to have a term baby and that we were able to return home where many of our family and friends are. I am posting some pictures from Jacob's first couple of days.
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