Two Months!

Two Months old, and already so grown up!

Baby Ryan, you've got more personality day after day! I still love the way you stretch out after a nap--you pucker your face up and crane your neck to the side in the cutest way. Your fingers are always wrapped around your thumbs, and when you want to self-comfort, you always suck where your thumb would be if it were out, but instead just suck on the circle of your fist. I happen to think it's adorable. Speaking of hands, I cannot figure out how you already have dirt under your fingernails--ALL the time, even after I scrub them! When you're 30 and have the same problem, you better believe your mama is going to tell everyone you were the same way at 2 months old :) You snore like crazy when you're sleeping, but I'm glad because then when I'm worried about you in the middle of the night I don't have to lean over your bassinet anymore, I can just hear that you're alive and kickin'! (Also, you kick your feet up really high in the air when you're sneezing or passing gas, and I love when I'm laying in bed and see them fly up in the air over your bassinet wall. A-dor-a-ble).

Tonight you were sleeping on my chest while I was watching "Gilmore Girls" and like a typical post-pardum hormone filled mom, I burst into tears with the happiness of having you. I love that you calm down when Dad or I hold you, I love that you smile big and coo when we talk to you. I LOVE that you recognize dad from anywhere in the room and crane your neck to find him. I especially love it when during your 3 AM feeding you stop eating to give me a big ole smile--I know you're just saying thanks, and you are definitely welcome! :)

I love you Baby Boy!

Baby Ryan's Blessing: Preview

Okay, just one because he's so cute.
Also, he totally posed himself. Watch out, modeling world!

My Brest Frenemy

Oh boy. I am still working on getting everything uploaded with pictures from our fun weekend with family and Ryan's Baby Blessing (which was amazing), but here's what we've been up to instead:

In brief, within the course of about 3 hours last Wednesday evening I got Mastisis again (for the 3rd time in 6 weeks). I had Seth give me a blessing, and then took a shower and tried to lay down, but within an hour we knew we had to do something so we called my OB and were told to go to the emergency room. We arrived at the ER about 3 AM and were sent to the top of the triage and taken straight in.

Dr. Growdon, the doctor who delivered Ryan, was a lifesaver--he pulled through for us be admitted to a private room in the postpardum unit with Seth and the Baby accompanying me.

Apparently we're Johnsons and make sure every moment is a photo op, this is in the ER:


Baby Ryan Doesn't fit as well as he used to in the baby bassinets, this is in our room:


I do not remember this picture being taken, but this is when we were on our way home:

Just keepin' it real, people.

So after 4 long days and nights at the hospital, we're back home and working to maintain the doctor's orders to rest (i'm either in bed or on the couch), recuperate (which I'm taking to mean asking seth for water about every 20 minutes), and stay on track for recovery from what was diagnosed as a "really really really bad continuing Chronic Mastitis" (just sayin'). This one was Staph and several strains of Strep B--we were lucky that the Dr. picked the right antibiotics at the beginning so that we were able to come home so soon (I, however, would like to permanently check in at the hospital until I'm done breastfeeding, those beds are made for it!) Seth is a lifesaver and is playing both mom, dad, housekeeper, in-home chef, and nanny. Our ward has also been super helpful and we're grateful for all the help!

Quick Poll

So....I've been renting a hospital grade pump (medela symphony) since we had the babe, and it's been great, but I need a portable one now!
I'm 99% sold on the Medela Pump in style, but does anyone have any particular advice about it? Like...I want the metro bag one because the pump comes out of the bag...but it's more expensive? and dare we buy a used one if we have all new "personal" parts? is the backpack any better than the shoulder bag?
Our 1% is for an Ameda, that my lactation consultant also recommended as an option. It's about 80 bucks cheaper, and it's kind of cute. But then I couldn't use the rest of my medela stuff with it.
Thoughts in the next 18 hours are appreciated!!! (then I'll take down this post...it's not like i want the world to know all my questions about "pumps"!)

Happy Holidays

We are SOOOO first time parents--the ones who put their baby in stranger Santa's lap before he has any clue what we're doing to him :)


I loved every second of it. Happy Holidays!

One Month Old!

I can't believe my lil' dude is a month old already! Time flies!

Baby Ryan, we love you mostly because you make cute faces and let us dress you up and squish your adorable cheeks. And I love you because you hardly cry and you're really cute when you calm down if you do cry. You might be a little piranha when you're hungry, but I'll look past that and just be happy when you make your little circle "o" face, your cute little kisses face, and your big smiles when dad is making silly faces at you. I love your eyebrows and all the expressions they make--your surprised face just started this week, and we're loving it.

Happy One Month Birthday, Baby Ryan!