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Jacob94mom - well, how is Cameron doing?  B&C have only been home since Sunday afternoon but they too are asking about sleep lol!  They are not getting much of it, seems like little Oli has his days and nights a bit confused.  Hopefully he'll get that figure out sooner rather than later.  They are sending me lots of pictures but they don't want anything shared on social media so I am respecting that.  Hopefully they'll come up with one (or two) that maybe they'll let me share....fingers crossed.

Jacob94mom - if you haven't heard of it, check out the app "FamilyAlbum".  Chipmunk on here told me about it.  Your son and DIL can set it up and then have family members join.  They send them a link with an invite.  You can either do the app on your phone or you can do the website online on the computer.  They upload pictures/videos into one place so everyone (who they invite) can see them.  We did it and it's pretty cool - they just uploaded a whole bunch of pictures from the hospital too which is easier than texting to everyone.

 Baby Cameron is doing much better with sleep. The sound machine and swaddling have helped.  His next question was when will he stop pooping so much.  Lol   
   Thanks B for the advice on the family photo and video app.   I’m definitely going to check that out.  I can’t wait to get some baby snuggles!  Just a couple more weeks!  

Jacob94mom - well hoping that Oliver gets into a better sleep pattern soon.  I reminded B&C he is only 1 week old so give it some time.  He too likes his swaddling but he still has his days/nights a little mixed up. Although they did say last night was one of his best sleep nights so far!

The FamilyAlbum app has been wonderful!  They upload pictures each day and it's easier to see them there than in a text message.  Loving seeing the changes in him already.

Oli had a check up this morning.  He's not quite 2 weeks old yet and he's weighing in at 9lbs 13oz!  I better start working out my arms before we visit or I'm not going to be able to lift him lol!

Healthy baby boy!!

Remembering and Honoring and RED Friday!

Hi all - Happy Tuesday!  I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend.  We watched the "West Coast Thunder" ride yesterday near our house.  It's a big motorcycle ride that honors members of the US Armed Forces.  It goes right near our house but it's been on hiatus the last 3 years due to the pandemic.  Nice to see it back - they were expecting 5000 riders - I'm not sure how many there actually were but there were quite a few!  

I'm counting down the days to visit my little Oli.  We've FaceTimed with him a number of times but he always seems to be sleeping.  I guess a 2 week old doesn't do much else lol!I  It's basically eat and sleep and poop!  He still sort of has his days and nights mixed up so I'll be glad for C's sake when he can get that figured out.  And B is still home with them too so it's been nice for all of them.   I can't wait to love on him ;-D

9 days and counting until I get my Oli snuggles!

Jacob94mom - are you there for your visit with Cameron yet?

 Not yet! We will see him Sunday.  And wouldn’t you know, I started coughing on Monday!!  It’s already better, today. But it just needs to go away! 

Jacob94mom - fingers crossed it's nothing serious and you get your snuggles on Sunday!

My cough and cold are gone!   I’ll be ready for some baby snuggles!  I can’t leave out the grand dogs and cats cuddles too.  

Jacob94mom - woohoo - so glad you are feeling better!  Enjoy those snuggles.  I'm on countdown until we fly out on Saturday....can't wait for my snuggles too!

Happy Thursday!

Just got a text from B&C.  Oli had his dr appt this morning and he's at 11lbs 12oz!!!!  He'll be 4 weeks on Saturday when we arrive.  I can't believe how big he is - I guess so much for me seeing a "little" newborn lol!  C said my arms are going to feel like jello after carrying him around lol.  He needs to stop growing until Lolli gets there!!!!

Jacob94mom - how is your visit going with Cameron?

 Compared to Oli Cameron is a peanut, just over 7lbs!  I love being here and seeing my son son be a great hands on dad!  He never was a baby person, it was a struggle to get him to hold his nieces.  He has night shift since mom is pumping, prepping him for when she has to go back to work in a week. Jacob is off until August.  They are a bit concerned because they are on a waiting list at two daycares, there are just no openings and no SAHM’s they’ve found.   My son wants us to move here, but safely we just can’t right now.   
   Cameron is such a good baby! He rarely cries, only when he’s getting hungry, even then it’s just little peeps.  He definitely doesn’t not like being cold or having no clothes on though! 
Today is our last day here it’s going to be hard to leave for sure   

Jacob94mom - wow!  Cameron is just a little peanut compared to Oli.  From what B&C are telling me Oli is still awake a LOT at night and he basically eats nonstop.  She's nursing so she's exhausted.  She's going to start pumping so hopefully she can get a little ahead of him and then we can offer a bottle to give her a break.  B got 4 weeks off and she's pretty much off for the whole summer and through December because she's working on her Master's Thesis.  She'll have to finish up research, etc but luckily she can do that from home.  So in their case they don't have to look for daycare right not.  I know that daycare seems to be one of the biggest concerns for new parents.  I just don't know how they do it now.  I thought it was hard when we had our boys but sheesh, it seems even harder now..... I hope they are able to figure something out - I'm sure they will of course, but the stress of it isn't fun.  I would love to be able to move to MI to be closer to them but it's not in the cards right now....hubby and I both are still working and the hard part is medical insurance.....ugh I haven't even seen Oli yet in person and I'm already missing seeing him grow up.  Dang this is hard!

But tomorrow afternoon we will be there!  I can't wait!

I'm glad you had a nice visit - now to plan for the next one lol!

I'll try to check in but it might be a bit limited!

Loving the grand baby stories!!

B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN and Jacob94mom - congratulations on your new bundles of joy and being a grandparent.  I can't believe how quick they grow up, my granddaughters are 8 and 9 1/2 years old. 

Happy 1st day of summer!

I'm back - well I've actually been back for a bit but trying to play catch up at work lol.

Had a wonderful visit in Michigan with Oli and B&C.  We really didn't do much of anything - just got lots of snuggles.  It was amazing to me how much he changed in just the week we were there.  It was really hard to leave and I'm already trying to figure out when I can go back.  This long distance stuff is for the birds lol!

Hi all - Happy Tuesday!  I just booked my flight to visit my lil Oli in September ;-D  And I'm going to be a big girl and fly all by myself! 

This will for sure be an adventure lol!

I can do this, I can do this, I can do this....

Yeah for you!!

Last week he weighed in at 12lbs 9.5 oz!  He's getting so big so fast!!!!  And he's starting to get more of a personality, it's amazing how much change can happen in one week at this age.

 12 lbs!  He’s doing great! Cameron doesn’t have an appointment until he’s 2 months, I’m excited to hear how he’s doing.  J called last week and asked when he would roll over, I said about 3 months. He said, well he just did it!  At 5 weeks lol it was probably an accident because he was mad about tummy time.  But that’s how they start!  

You can do it B! I flew once by myself to surprise my older son to attend his nursing school graduation.  I was familiar with the connecting airport (Atlanta which is huge!) and had plenty of time so it wasn’t bad.  I was a bit nervous e though! 

Just got a text from C and she said Oli is weighing in at 13lbs 7oz now!  He gained a pound since last week!  OMG!

Hi all! Excited Nana here!  I got a video a few days ago of Cameron rolling over and on purpose! They say he does it all the time now. That little bugger is 6 weeks old and rolling over. 
they are still searching for child care. They are on a waiting list at two places. If anyone knows anyone is the Suffolk area let me know!  

Just sent you a pm with some daycare info. I’m on my phone so I wasn’t able to include the flyer but the info is there!

Well I somehow managed to put the flyer on your profile page!

Thanks B! But it says 15 months to 5 years.  So that’s not gonna work quite yet.  Lol    A friend gave her another group to join and try, hopefully they can find something there.   

Well bummer - I didn't catch that.  I sure hope they can find something.  Daycare sure seems to be hard to come by....

We facetimed with B&C & Oli yesterday.  Little man is almost 15lbs now.  They moved him into 6-9months clothes lol!  He's growing way to fast!!

Cameron is rolling - woohoo - good for him!  Now he'll be rolling all over the place lol!  No stopping him now ;-D

Good morning ladies! 2 month update on baby C.  He grew an inch and is up to 9 lbs. since he’s 21 inches and only 9 lbs he’s only at the 1 percentile.  Tall and skinny boy.  Mom and dad are going to try to increase his feeding amount since he’s still at 3 Oz every 2-1/2 to 3 hours.  Overnight he goes 4 or 5.  
 My kids were never on the chart until over a year and he’s  healthy otherwise so they are not concerned.  
  Trying to plan out next visit.  But we have a Hawaii cruise scheduled for Nov so that’s making things difficult.  

Jacob94mom - woohoo - look at Cameron grow!  Oli has his appointment tomorrow for shots - I'm anxious to see what his weight is up to.....I'm guessing he'll be just over 15lbs now lol!  He just started going about 5 hours (once) at night, then about 3-4 hours the rest of the night.  Will sure be nice for them when it's a good 8+ hour stretch!  We had our weekly FaceTime yesterday and it's just amazing how much he has changed just in the last couple of weeks.  They are getting more of a routine now so that sure helps. 

I've already got my next ticket booked for September!  Your Hawaii cruise sounds like fun!