I have been trying to decide if I want to start a blog on Callen's life or not. I finally decided it would probably be for the best since all my family lives miles away and the majority of our friends are not close. And of course everyone wants to know what is happening with Callen (ha)!
So...I guess I will begin! Callen was born on 10/21 at 6:59 p.m. He was a very large baby coming in at 9.1 lbs and 21 in. long. Where he got his size from I have no idea...but, we are blessed with a healthy baby, so that is all that matters!
His first three weeks of life have been exciting ones and ones that keep Jason and I on our toes. We were blessed with several visitors and support throughout this process and we are so blessed to have such great people caring for us. My mom spent the week after he was born with us, it was so very nice! However, her leaving was probably one of the hardest things I have had to deal with. I am finally over the emotional trauma of it all! :) My sister and nephew also came out and spent a few days...which was so great to be able to spend time with them and my sister helping!
Once everyone left I was soon dealt the task of taking care of a child all day by myself until Jason got/gets home at night. No big deal right?!? Ha. I found myself going crazy...it didn't help that I was raging on out of control hormones...which if you know me at all you know I am not emotional; so this was difficult for me to also get adjusted too. Callen and I made it though and we are now into a routine (somewhat).
He had his one week check up with his doctor in Perryton. He gained a pound and grew an inch and a half! I will once again say he is a big boy! Doctor said he looked great (we of course knew this)...but, glad to get a good bill of health!
We have a very sweet, cuddly baby; however, there is one complaint...he has COLIC! If you are a parent and have dealt with colic you know what I am talking about. At first it wasn't too bad...you know one or two nights of crying for two hours...no big deal he is a baby and babies cry. Well...night 3 and 4 of colic made us want to pull out our hair! Callen screamed for hours on end. We decided to try Gripe Water..ha, that made him passout for 15 minutes and then start screaming again. Night 3 and 4 rolled into day 5...the screaming lasted from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m....only stopping when he ate. We then tried Mylicon...again epic fail! We also tried every trick in the book...nothing worked. The next day was family picture day...lets just say it is something I will never forget. So embarrassing to have your child screaming and trying to take pictures with the (very patient) photographer. Again, I know it is not Callen's fault he feels so bad! The next day I decided it was time to go to the doctor before we all went crazy. He is now on prescription medicine and is actually sleeping...which means we get to sleep! WOOHOO! I am continuing to pray that the drops work and we can once again be a happy family. Hopefully his Colic will not last for months...if so we might all be screaming before it is over!
So far that is the life of Callen...he is changing like crazy and we fall more and more in love with him everyday...even when he does scream!
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