*The Johnson Family*: July 2014

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Maternity and Newborn =)

I finally picked up my pictures from Wendy -here are a few to share =) I seriously love Wendy's work... so awesome

Melt me!

One of my faves!

This one is Josh's favorite =)

We had 2 month shots and checkup yesterday. I’ve been through all the miserable shots with Jake and knew what to expect. I knew Will was going to cry and I would cuddle him and everything would be ok. Well, as he was crying during the middle of all of this, he looked up at me and starred me straight in the eyes like “what are you doing to me”… so of course I lost it, and cried maybe a little harder than him. =( I thought I had this. I thought I could keep it together this go round’. Nope. Anytime a momma sees her baby crying or in pain – it’s heart wrenching. You know what I mean moms! By the time we got home and got a little Tylenol, all was well.

So my “big” little boy weighs a whopping 14.1 lbs LOL! He’s in the 75^th percentile and is healthy and thriving as he should. Thank you Lord for my healthy precious babies!

Will, this month you are really talking more and more. You smile so big when me, daddy, or big brother enter the room. You woke me up at 4 am the other day just to talk, for an hour =) I LOVE to hear you coo and “talk” in your sweet little voice.

I am back to work this month and you are staying with my sweet friend Taryn. You love her and I think she is starting to get real attached to you! You take bottles good now… since we found one you like. You are also taking the paci now. It helps you sleep. You are still only getting mommy’s milk and I am happy about that. I am going to give it to you for as long as I can. You drink around 3-5 oz of milk at a feeding. You do not and have never liked being swaddled. You do not like baths. You do not like having a tiny bit of wet diapers either but you seem to sleep all night in them lol! You love your bouncy chair and to nap on your belly during the day. You sleep in your rock-n-play at night next to me. You are following us with your eyes and turn your head to watch us too. This morning as I was letting Lola out, you watched her and about broke your neck to see where she was going haha!

I never knew I could love you so much. My heart is sooo full and so happy now that you are in our family. You and Jake complete me! Love you to the moon and back baby Will! =)

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

WGJ 1 Month

So I am behind on monthly postings for Will - trying to play catch up now :)

Will Garrett 1 MONTH OLD 6-29-14

You my little handsome little guy, sleep most of the night. Still breastfeeding and take a bottle once a day. Bottles were hard at first but you like them ok now since we found one you like. We also got you to like a paci :) Which is great! You are less fussy with that thing in your mouth! LOL! You are cooing and smiling this month. We absolutely love you!

I will take your 2 month old picture tonight. But here are some pictures of you from last week.... you are looking so much like your daddy :)

Talking... you love to talk...

What a lady killer... that grin is to die for! :)

Monday, July 28, 2014

Will Garrett Johnson

Now that I am back to work I can blog! Two kids at home is no joke… hard work! I am getting better at being a mom of two though. Things are actually pretty great. My little sweet Will is a sleeper! I prayed my whole pregnancy that God would give me a healthy baby and pleeeeease let him sleep LOL!

So back up two months ago. May 29^th 2014 at 1:43 p.m. – Will Garrett Johnson arrived. He was 9.2 lbs and 20” long. He had a head full of black hair. He looked just like his big brother. Big beautiful eyes. His due date was the 26^th but I knew he wasn’t coming on his own, just like Jake wouldn’t. I also knew this baby was going to be bigger than Jake, so I told the doctor to induce. Glad we did. Not sure I could have pushed out a 10lb’er! My epidural didn’t take on one side this go round’ and so I felt most of the contractions up until I was 8-9 cm. They gave me another one and at that point, Will was headed out! I couldn’t even lift my legs. I was beyond numb! Everything went smoothly and we had a perfectly healthy baby boy. Thank you Lord!

The night before we went home, one of the nurses was checking Will’s vitals and told me she wanted someone else to listen to his heart rate because it was pretty low, lowest she’s ever heard. Ummmm WHAT? Instantly bawling and wondering what is wrong with my precious baby. Most babies heart rates are like 140ish – Will’s was anywhere from 80 and dropping to 65. However; this was when he was asleep. When we startled him, it would bounce back to 110-130. He stayed in the NICU for 16 hours – while Josh and I never left his side. Anytime his heart rate would drop to 69 or below, the alarms would go off. This happened often. It was stressful and scary. We prayed harder than we ever have. The doctors ran tests and everything came back perfect. So why is his heart rate dropping?!?! They said “he just has a low resting heart rate” and that was that. Nothing to worry about because when he wakes, it goes back up. We saw 3 different doctors when we came home. We wanted different opinions and to hear them tell us Will was ok. For the first week and half, we didn’t sleep. We took turns staying up and watching him breathe, making sure his heart didn’t drop THAT low. To the point of SIDS. We didn’t know what else to do. Josh even tried to buy one of those monitors from the hospital but they said no. Over the next few weeks, we started feeling better about everything. He just has a low rest heart rate, and it could be genetic and it’s nothing to be worried about. Everyone said “he’s going to be an awesome athlete” … “Lance Armstrong has a low resting heart rate” … so we are sleeping now. HA! I prayed for a sleeping baby and that’s what God gave me – a chill, sleepy, laid back baby.

He sleeps most of the night. I had to wake him up at first to eat. Now I just get up and pump and go back to bed. He will wake up anywhere from 4-6 am then back to sleep for a few more hours. He is almost two months old. I can NOT believe it. He is the smiliest, sweetest, kissable, most precious boy! He loves to talk, loves his brother and daddy, and loves mommy for her milk lol! We go to the doctor tomorrow for shots =(

Jake is IN LOVE with his little brother. He always wants to “pet” him LOL! I’m so thankful for my two boys. Love love love them.