2 Months

My handsome baby boy is 2 Months and I can't believe it!

It goes by so fast!

He is always so happy!

He loves to talk and smile at us!

He has started to giggle and it is the cutest thing ever!

This morning while I was heating up a bottle I was lifting Lyle into the air and back down.

He had the biggest smiles on his face and started to giggle!

To bad Dee was still in bed and missed it.

He sleeps 9+ hours at night and is always so happy when he wakes up!

He is getting better and better at holding up his head.

And he never screams or cries when we have "tummy time"

It's amazing how much my heart has grown.

I love my boys so much!

Just an update on whats been going on this past month:

Lyle has battled RSV and got over it without going to the hospital to be put on oxygen.

It is hard to see your baby sick.

And to listen to him trying to breath with a stuffy nose and crap in your lungs...

I felt so bad for him but he was still my happy smiley boy.

He started with a little cough and I was going to schedule him an appointment for the next Monday, it was Saturday at the time, but when he woke up from his afternoon nap he coughed once and I knew we had to get him in that day.

I think because we caught it so early and started the breathing treatments is one of the reasons we didn't have to take him to the hospital.

The other is because he is so strong and fought it off himself. :)

Something that I had a hard time with was my milk supply.

After having a baby you are suppose to increase your calorie intake by 500.

It is so easy to fall back into your regular eating habits.

When we stayed with my parents I had no problem producing milk because I was always snacking on things.

Almonds, cuties, string cheese, apples...you get the idea.

When we moved into our house I didn't have half the things and wasn't hungry.

So I would eat how I ate before. 

Before having Lyle this was my diet: 

Breakfast: Oatmeal

Snack: fruit

Lunch: Yogurt and apples + peanut butter

Snack: fruit or yogurt and a sandwich

Dinner: whatever we ate

It was so easy to fall back into that.

If I wasn't hungry I wouldn't eat which resulted in my milk supply running low...

It's very frustrating when you aren't producing food for your baby.

I was still drinking 96 - 128 oz of water....

I called my sister and was talking to her.

She said to make sure that I am getting enough fruit, veggies and protein.

I started eating more food and duh...my milk supply increased!

This is my diet now:

Breakfast: Raisin Bran with granola

Snack: Fruit

Lunch: PB&J or Tuna Fish Sandwich

Snack: Multigrain bread with Nutella or fruit

Dinner: Something delicious! 

and sometimes I'll have a snack before going to bed.

I feel like all I do is eat and eat.

But I'm producing milk for my sweet boy so I'll do it.

There are some people that I follow on instagram that have asked questions about increasing your milk supply and I've been reading the comments.

That's actually the first thing that I went to before I called my sister.

I was curious to see what everyone said.

I hope that those people got their stuff figured out.

I'm sure it's different for everyone. maybe not...who knows unless we talk right?

How did I know that my milk supply was low you ask?

Lyle was sucking and sucking and sucking and I didn't hear any swallowing...

Not the things I wanted to hear.

Also, I feel Lyle a bottle for his first feeding and then pump.

I'll put 5 - 6 oz in a bottle for the next mornings feeding and freeze the other 5 - 6 oz.

I was only pumping 4 oz...

Now I make sure I always have some type of snack with me.

And my amazing hospital mug is always full of water.

It still hasn't fully hit me that this is my baby.

Everytime one of my older sisters holds Lyle I think, this is my baby, not theirs, mine....

Holy Smokes!

Dee and I really got lucky with how happy and seet Lyle is.

He's so much fun to watch everyday.

To see him discover new things and become more interactive.

Here's so pics of him this past month :)
 

 Have a Great Week! :)

We get to go on our first trip this week!

Lindy and Matt are being sealed in the San Diego Temple and Lyle and I are flying out there on Thursday night! :) 

I wish that Dee was able to come with us but one of us has to bring in the mulah.

I'll let you know all about it when we get back.