Jan
06
2007
Playing With Toys
Now that Evan is awake more, he now likes to lay on the floor and play with his toys. It looks like swatting more than playing sometimes, but let’s face it…he lives with two cats that swat at their toys too.
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Jan
05
2007
first bottle.
After not seeing Evan all day yesterday (he was sleeping when I left in the morning and sleeping when I got home), I really wanted to spend time with him when he woke up for his night feeding. Amy and I were planning on waiting until he was three weeks old to introduce a bottle, but we gave it a shot last night. At first Evan just started screaming when I tried to put it in his mouth, but after I calmly explained that he needed it to grown and be strong like the Penn State football players, he took it and actually went through two bottles. We were so proud of him.
Jan
03
2007
our first day alone.
Today is our first official day as a family home alone. So far so good. I am very lucky today is Jen’s work at home day – so she is here with us – which is great. Evan of course is a wonderful boy so he is not too hard to take care of, but it has been nice to have other people around so I/we can still get some stuff done throughout the day. We have confidence in ourselves as parents and many friends nearby who are willing to help and who have helped over the last two and a half weeks. Thank you to every one!
A big thank you goes out to Grandmom Zelazny who has been staying with us over the last few weeks – she really helped us get through those first few days with Evan. And we await the arrival of Grandad Muller who will be in on Saturday. Evan is excited to meet Grandad!
Dec
29
2006
following our voices.
With every day that passes we notice new things about our little boy Evan. Over the last day or so we have noticed that he will now follow our voices when we talk to him. He will move his little blue-brown eyes to the sounds. Unfortunately, his neck is still not strong enough (although stronger than it was) to help him move his head, but his eyes will follow. He is also eating all the time (even more today – growth spurt?) so we have noticed that his face is filling out a bit and he is definitely growing. Every day brings so many changes in our lives – crazy.
Dec
27
2006
Late Night Boy
Well it seems we have a son who enjoys staying up late – wish we were the same way. The last few nights Evan has decided to get a burst of energy from 8 to about 12 and then pass out sometime after midnight. At that point Evan will then sleep for several hours so we are partly happy. Last night we got 5 good hours of sleep from midnight to 5am but I just wish he would begin his sleep time a little earlier.
On another note – we went for another doctor checkup this morning. Evan’s weight is up to 7 pounds 1 ounce and his color is looking good. So we do not need to go back until his one month checkup. Which makes us happy!
Dec
25
2006
Quick Christmas Video
Happy holidays from the Muller-Zelazny household. We thought we would share a quick video (sorry about the dim light – we will get a better video up soon) of Evan so everyone can see him in action. Enjoy.
Dec
24
2006
Podcasts Coming Soon
We will be posting some podcasts as soon as Evan starts cooing 😉
Dec
24
2006
Smiles
What a joy to sit and watch our baby boy – which we do most of the day long. He is the cutest little thing, smiling and making faces all day long. I have to figure something real good is going on in his mind – a really great dream maybe – because his smiles happen often and they are adorable. We will try to catch a smile in a picture soon, although that is easier said than done.
Dec
22
2006
Gaining Weight…It’s a Good Thing
We went to the doctors’ office this morning for Evan to have a weight check and color check. His bilirubin test yesterday came back lower (Day 1 – 5, Day 4 – 18, and Day 5 15.2) – so that is a plus…it is dropping. So the next thing to think about is his weight…which began at 6 pounds 15.2 ounces when he was born to 6 pounds 2 ounces on day 4 to 6 pounds 8 ounces on day 6 (today). Every one was so excited to see that he has gained 6 ounces in two days. He is eating like a “superstar” (as Josh would say) and sleeping just as good. Nights are not too bad, right now. We will see how things progress over the next few days, weeks, months.
Dec
21
2006
Jaundice Update
The doctor called this morning and he does not feel any treatment is necessary besides frequent feedings – which will cause more poops – which will help Evan release the bilirubin. The number was 18, which sounds high in comparison to his initial number of 5 on day 1…but the doctor did not seem too concerned. He felt this would be Evan’s peak and he would go down from there. So we keep eating and pooping and hopefully he will be better soon. We go back to the doctors tomorrow, so he will be checked out again then.