Thanksgivng!

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It was Jamison's first Thanksgiving and it was a great time. We went over to Roxanne and Steve's house for Thanksgiving. We had Turkey with all the fixin's.

Last week was also Jamison's first day at daycare! He did really well and Sue said that he was smiling and watching all the other kids. He only went for two days so it was a good week to transition him into daycare. The first day I didn't cry when I dropped him off, but it was really hard. I miss the little guy when I am working.

There are some new things that Jamison has been doing lately. He is really good at keeping his head up. He is starting to put his hands together. He is starting to "walk" when we stand him up. He is starting to hold onto objects and bring them to his mouth. It is so much fun to watch him grow and see all the new things he can do. Due to going back to work I may not write weekly on the blog but I will try to keep writing every other week.

First Day Back at Work and Jamison is 13 weeks old!

Today was my first day back to work and it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. It definitely helped that Andy is staying home this week so I don't have to drop him off at daycare because if I would have had to drop him off I think that I would have cried. Actually I was pretty excited to come back to work. I like my job and the people that I work with. We were super busy today so I pretty much just had time to work and take a few breaks to pump and eat. Before I knew it the day was done and it was time to come home to Andy and Jamison.

Last week we had Jamison's 3 month pictures taken at Harold's. Here is the website to go to http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/store.aspx?p=27762. Find Andy Gould and the password is Gould. We took a few of the fam and some of just Jamison. Well I am getting pretty tired but I just wanted to do a quick post.

12 weeks old

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In this video Jamison is holding a rattle. He has been starting to do a lot of new things like suck his thumb, and he is starting to roll over on the couch! He is doing so much.

I am a little sad that I go back to work next week but I know I need to do it sometime. Andy might take off next week so it is easier for me to go back to work and I don't have to worry about him being in daycare. It will be good to have a trial period so we know if I am pumping enough breastmilk at work before he goes to daycare.

I also took him to the weigh clinic at St lukes and he weighed 10lbs 110z so he is gaining weight still. Steve and Roxanne have an old scale that I am going to start using so I don't need to go to the weigh clinic. Well I will post another entry next week about how going back to work goes!

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Here is Jamison in a halloween outfit and he is standing on his feet!

11 weeks!

I took Jamison to the weigh clinic yesterday and he weighed 10lbs and 8 oz...that means he gained 6 oz from last week. That is great to hear because that is exactly what he should be gaining! The reason why he didn't gain any weight last week was because he grew an inch. He is now 23 inches long. This such a relief to know that he is growing normally.

As all of you know last weekend was Halloween. Roxanne's birthday is also on halloween so we had a halloween party. Andy made wings, spinach salad, sausage pumpkin pasta and pesto pasta. It was amazing! He is such a great cook! I made apples and caramel fondue for dessert. Everyone dressed up and it was a great time. Jamison was a little hot dog and I will post his pic on the blog.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thegouldfam/sets/72157622703775066/show/ This is a link to our pics of halloween.

Week 10

Last weekend we had a great time with Aunt Renee coming to town. On Wed we went over to Thelma's and had spaghetti with the whole fam. It was a great time. On Friday night Andy and I had a date and we went to Rebo's and had martinis at Bada Bings. It was nice to have a little mommy and daddy time. On Saturday we went to Amy and Ron's house to watch the Iowa game. Andy smoked a brisket all day and it was amazing! Sunday we went to Steve and Roxanne's house for an open house for Renee. It was a family filled weekend.

So this week Jamison is 10 weeks old! I took him to the weigh clinic and he weighed 10lbs 2 oz which was the same weight that he was last week. The nurse said that I shouldn't be concerned because he has steadily gained weight up until now. I will definitely take him next week to make sure he has gained weight.

Jamison has been doing new things all the time. It is so amazing. He is now watching the mobile, he looks at himself in the mirror and he is fascinated. He has also started to try and suck his thumb. He is smiling and cooing a lot more. I think that he will be a morning person because he loves the morning and he is super talkative.

We have also planned Jamison's Baptism at Sunnybrook Community Church and it will be Jan. 10 if anyone is able to make it. I am sure we will post pics on the blog if you are unable to make it. Well I hope everyone has a good Halloween I will post pics from our halloween on my next post.

2 months old

Jamison is 2 months old now! I can't believe how fast he is growing. On Monday I took him to the St Luke's weigh clinic and he weighed 10lbs 2 oz and on Tuesday he had his 2 month appt and he weighed 10 lbs 5 oz and he was 22 1/4 inches long. Since it was his 2 month appt he had all of his shots too. He was not happy after he got his shots and it made me really sad...I cried with him. On the plus side the doc said that he is developing normally and she even called him the perfect baby. He has been sleeping 7 hours every night and it has been nice for me. I haven't needed a nap in weeks.

Today we are excited because we get to meet Great Aunt Renee for the first time. We are going to Great Grandma Thelma's tonight for spaghetti. Also at 4 we are meeting Sue Stanek our in home daycare lady. She is really excited to meet little Jamison. I have posted a pic of Jamison in a cute halloween outfit. We got him a hot dog costume for halloween.