Co-Sleeping

Yes, I co-sleep with my Jacob and I wouldn't change it for the world!! In the early months of his age he would start off by sleeping  in his bassinet then he eventually ended up in our bed between Lester and I. He slept between us for about a month or two until a dear friend of mine lost her baby due to SIDS (not in his crib, but in his car seat sleeping). I was devastated when it happened. All I kept thinking to myself was WHY? Then other thoughts in my head started to creep in, what if I lost Jacob due to SIDS (ugh! just writing it down makes my anxiety level go up) I honestly wouldn't be able to cope! I would be an emotional wreck, I wouldn't want to live anymore. It's so hard for me to write about this, its not easy, I get so choked up over it. BREATH. When she lost her baby, my anxiety came back and I was diagnosed with postpartum depression because of it. I was prescribed prozax to help me through my anxiety. During the same time I noticed that Jacob's right pupil was slightly bigger than his left one. You could just imagine how I was feeling when Dr. Patel recommended him to see an Eye Disease Specialist. Thank God, he is alright! We finally decided to put Jacob to sleep in his crib and made it into a co-sleeper bed. His crib is a 4 in-all bed, Lester removed the side railing and pushed the crib next to our bed. I bought a second mattress to place on top of the other to level it out with our mattress. Jacob sleeps in his own bed and we sleep in ours, but he is still next to me when we sleep. It has made night feedings a whole lot easier. I have recently purchased an Angelcare Baby Sound Monitor that was well worth my money. You simply put the pad under the mattress and it detects EVERY movement, EVERY breath Jacob takes. Because this sensory pad is so sensitive, our co-sleeping days are over :( If we continue co-sleeping the pad will pick up on our breathing movements as well and in case of an emergency it wouldn't detect if Jacob ever stops breathing.  So for now we will have his crib against the wall with all railings up, but he still will be in our bedroom. I still can't let go and have him be in his own room. I am completely ATTACHED to him. I am going to miss reaching out and holding his hand while I sleep in the middle of the night, but it's for the best. As for him being in his own room, he still has his whole life to be in his own bed, so for now I will enjoy waking up in the middle of the night looking over and seeing him sleep peacefully through out the night.

Please excuse our mess and the bad blur on Jacob's face. In the background you can see his bed attached to ours.

LOVE this product. Wish I purchased it the day he was born. 

5 Months!

I'm a little late posting this, but on 9/7/11 Jacob turned 5 months!!! Whoa! I have been incredibly hooked on pinterest and my work, that I completely forgot to post about his 5 month b-day. My baby boy is AMAZING. I LOVE being his mother.

This Month:


♥Jacob weighs 19 lbs.
♥He wears size 4 diapers
♥He wears 9 month old clothes
♥He eats solids
♥He loves carrots, pears, peas, banana, apples, strawberries, mango
He still drinks 6-8 ounces every 3-4 hours
♥He's been waking up 2-3 times a night :(
♥Jacob has been getting use to people he is constantly around with, when someone he hasn't seen in awhile picks him up he starts to cry as if they were hurting him.
♥He hums, baby talks A LOT!!
♥He gets extremely grouchy right before bed time
♥He has had one diaper rash so far, poor baby hated it
♥Jacob half way turns, but not completely, still working on it

Happy Halloween

I designed a new look for my blog. I LOVE holidays. I'm super excited about this years Halloween, Jacob gets to wear the cutest costumes. I spent ALL DAY working on my blog's design, I'm still making a few changes and adding more things on. Super excited about the design, I have learned so much! 

Good Night!!!

Products I HEART

These are a couple of  my favorite products that I absolutely love and probably has made my life a little easier. Here's my list:

Fisher Price Bouncer - "how now brown cow"

This has given us a couple of more minutes of "me time." We place Jacob on the bouncy when we are either gathering his diaper bag; picking up the kitchen, bedrooms, or living room; using the computer; working on lesson plans; playing video games (the hubby); or just to get a break from JC's hyper days.

Fisher Price Luv U Zoo Swing

Whenever Jacob is too cranky or just for fun, we place him on this swing. He loves the little zoo animals that are rotating above him. You can rotate the swing portion 3 different ways. It can move from side to side or back and forth. It also has different sound settings with songs and outside cricket noises. When he is extremely tired he'll knock out on the swing.

Palmolive Ultra Baby Bottles, Toy and Dish Wash Liquid

We use this to wash his bottles, bottle nipples, pacifiers and teething toys. Smells very nice and doesn't leave an "after-smell" on nipples.

Little Noses Saline Spray/Drops for Dry for Stuffy Noses

Jacob has been stuffy since the day he was born. Dr. Patel suggested we use "Little Noses" to suction out his mucus. We simply place 2-3 drops in each nostril and suction out his mucus with a suction-ma-jig-thingy. This product is non-medicated, so we were told to use as much as needed. Poor JC, he really gets irritated when he can't breath through his nose while drinking his bottle, he'll get frustrated, which turns to a full blown cry. Once we take out all the bad, slimy, boogers out, he is a happy camper again. Love this product!

Bestever Giraffe Infant Play Mat

This was given to Jacob from our neighbor back in Cali, Tym (thank you!!) JC likes to hang out on this play mat. He takes most of his naps on the giraffe. It's so soft, I wish it was big enough for me to sleep on. Jacob is SO lucky to get to sleep on this!

Pinterest Invite

Would anyone PLEASE spare an invite to pinterest? I would ♥ an invite... Oh puuurrrty PLEASE!!! I'm so desperate hehehe my email is prisconcepcion@gmail.com. Thanks a bunch! :)

I like to eat.eat.eat. apples and bananas....

Jacob can FINALLY eat solids! Whoop Whoop! We got the "ok" to start giving him pureed food. We cheated, of course, and gave him his first taste of solids when we were in Cali. My Mom decided to give him some pureed oatmeal when she babysat him while Lester and I went to go eat. She said he liked it, but the worry wart that I am, I didn't continue it. We first started him off with applesauce, since he has already drank a little bit of Gerber apple juice diluted with water before. He LOVED it!! I was so scared to give him more so I only fed him a couple of spoonfuls. Today we introduced bananas and he LOVED that too!   

 He ALMOST FINISHED the ENTIRE JAR!!  

I am at in awe with the experiences that I am going through with him and there's so MUCH MORE to look forward too!

Happy 4 months!

Jacoby is 4 months today! Whoa! He is growing up to be his own little person now. It's weird how each and everyday that goes by he is starting to act more like a little boy than a baby. I remember when I just couldn't wait until the day he started to smile or the day when he started to babble. These days are coming at me like a lightning bolt. My baby boy isn't so baby anymore **tear**

This month:

♥Jacob weighs 18 lbs

♥He is eating 6-8 oz every 3-4 hours

♥ He has been waking up only once at night *SWEET*
♥ He wears size 3 diapers

♥ He is starting to grow out of his 6 month old clothes into 9 month old

♥ He hardly EVER hiccups anymore

♥ He grabs things and puts them into his mouth

♥ I am thinking he is starting to teeth now *BUMMER*

♥ Jacob's favorite part of the day is STILL bath time

♥ His congestion has improved

♥ He laughs hysterically at his Dad when he plays with him
♥ He rocks himself on his bouncy
♥ Jacob easily falls asleep at bedtime

Momma and Dadda ♥ you!