Baby Blum: 2012

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Piranha and Santa

Micah's decided that he likes to bite at night. I think it's because he falls asleep and his tongue moves out of the way. I know he's not doing it on purpose...at least I hope not, but it still hurts like a mother. Many people gave me great advice and I've been putting it into action. So far so good and no more biting incidents since Sunday....granted it's only Tuesday, but I'm hopeful!

On a brighter note, Micah got to see Santa this week. I wasn't going to go through the process, but it's his first Christmas so changed my mind when I saw the kids standing in line last week. He was super excited, happy for the entire process and we got great pictures. I give props to Santa as that has to be a hard job.

Here are a couple more photos from this week:

Monday, December 10, 2012

December Update...So Far

I have been slacking lately on the baby blog. I blame lack of sleep and all my attention given to Micah :) But seriously, I am going to make an effort to update this blog once a week with photos of the little guy since I am photo crazy. Might as well keep the best of the shots in one spot to enjoy later on! Here is my first effort at the weekly postings.

Joe and Micah before the Gopher Hockey game...Micah was
the life of the bar. All the gals love him :)

Ole is starting to come around with the idea of a baby in the family.
Hopefully they will be best buds in the near future!

Bath time...such a ham :)

So, in the last month and a half here are Micah's accomplishments (will start to keep track on a weekly basis as well):
1. Still doesn't sleep through the night (may never happen). Mom likes to say "payback is a b@&ch!
2. He can roll over from his stomach to his back!
3. He can laugh, and laugh, and laugh :)
4. He talks...ALL THE TIME..obviously it's all babble, but he definitely takes after his daddy
5. He is starting to figure out how to sit up on his own....won't be long now!
6. He can grab and hold on to toys, really anything without too much effort. Still trying to figure out how to keep in his mouth though
7. He is still the cutest baby out there :)

Monday, October 29, 2012

Micah's First Three Months - Photo Album

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Monday, September 24, 2012

2 Months

Micah is now two months old. My how time flies... He is starting to become very aware of his surroundings, can see further and recognizes voices he hears on a regular basis. The best part of 2 months is his SMILE! Every day Joe and I say we need to videotape him because his smile is so infectious. He lights up the room with every smirk :) I can't wait for what the next month will bring. I went back to work today so time to start a routine once again. Luckily I get to work from home to ease into work/baby balance. Let's hope he cooperates and allows time each day for me to get my work done. Thank goodness for flexibility and family.

Monday, August 27, 2012

Nap Time

Micah is napping in his swing...this is a rarity these days and this took some work. Who knew my child would be awake..ALL. THE. TIME! Actually mom would say "well that is exactly how you were. Payback time". He is so adorable, but just wish he would get into more of a sleeping pattern. He barely naps during the day and is still waking me up every two hours or so with a lucky night if he goes three-four in a row.

...and of course he just woke up as I was writing this post...

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Photo Book

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Saturday, August 11, 2012

Slacking - So here are some pics :)

Ashley did a photo shoot of Micah a week after he was born. Here are my favorites from the group :)

More updates to follow, just enjoying our time with our little one and getting used to the new schedule (or lack there of)...

Thursday, July 26, 2012

40 Weeks = 1 Week Old Micah!

Micah Alan Blum arrived 1 week early so this is him at "40 weeks". He is healthy, so adorable and such an amazing addition to our world. Its going to be fun to keep track of all the changes. From here on out the blog changes to Baby updates :)

Micah was born at 10:48 pm on June 19, 2012 after only 8 hours of labor. He decided to make it a bit difficult at the very end by getting his head stuck, so the doctor needed to use a vaccum suction to pull him out. He wasn't breathing right away so they had to send him to to intensive care for an hour. Luckily he was just fine, just a little low blood sugar which went away wihtin the first 24 hours. We left the hospital 48 hours later and have spent the last week at home getting to know our new little guy. He is so adorable, happy, healthy, and a good eater. We couldn't be more proud and excited to see how he grows up. Here are a few pics from the first days in the hospital!

Happy Family

Close Up

First Shot after they got him breathing

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

39 Weeks .... Any Day Now

Well, we didn't think we would get to this point, but here we are at 39 weeks. Only one more week until the due date! I was told last week at my doc. appointment that I would not make it to another, but I guess baby has different plans. I'm hoping that this week is the week and we don't go over the due date....starting to be very uncomfortable and so ready to meet our little one!

Baby Size: Watermelon...dang

Baby Size Information: TheBump.com

On another note, we finished the nursery...finally! They workers finally finished the bathroom so we were able to put everything into place. Obviously its going to be a work in progress once baby arrives, but at least we have the necessities and the room seems cozy enough :)

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

38 Weeks

It's been quite a week. I went in on Monday to find out I'm already 3 cm followed by 2 days of consistent contractions, but not strong enough to go into the hospital. Today marks 38 weeks and contractions have slowed. Hoping that they will pick up again and baby will arrive sooner rather than later. Come on baby!

Baby Size: Pumpkin (or a little smaller than Kona )

Baby Size Information: TheBump.com

Friday, July 6, 2012

Term Baby - 37 Weeks

We made it to term...wahoo! I am ready, bring on Baby B :)

Baby Size: Winter Melon (what is a winter melon??)

Baby Size Information: TheBump.com

Sunday, July 1, 2012

36 Weeks

Only one more week until Term!

Baby Size: Honeydew

Baby Size Information: TheBump.com

This week we finally set up the nursery....somewhat. Still waiting on the tile guy to finish the bathroom so not completely 100% there, but feeling much better if baby were to join us sooner rather than later. Hope to have it completely set up by next weekend...fingers crossed!

Friday, June 22, 2012

35 Weeks

Baby Size: Coconut

Baby Size Information: TheBump.com

Sunday, June 17, 2012

34 Weeks

Life has become a bit uncomfortable so the countdown is on... Just hoping for at least 3 more weeks and then baby can join us any day. It's getting harder and harder to walk, sit, eat, sleep....you know, basic daily activities. I've been lucky with an "easy" pregnancy but can now see why women say they are ready to get baby out by the last month. Only 6 weeks to go until d-day! Any bets on the actual birthday ??