2/26/18 - Park Day

I went with Lacey (Massey) Smith to Gene Autry Park with our babies. She has an 8 month old boy, Rockwell. He's super cute, and a really happy baby. They have a mom and baby swing where there is a seat for the mom facing the baby swing and so the mom swings with the baby. I put William in it and he really liked it! He'd smile for most of it but then he'd also start to have his sad face like he wasn't so sure about it. He didn't cry though. It was super cute! And then I even got him to take a nap on the blanket in the grass while we visited. He's growing up so fast, and he is so cute! Austin dressed him in an awesome gray jumpsuit haha. And William is so stinkin' adorable in his little hat!

2/25/18 - William Update

William is now taking Zantac for what the doctor thinks is acid reflux. I think it might be helping him. He's been less fussy the past few days.

He has a weird bump on his head that we went to a pediatric dermatologist for. She gave us a steroid cream for it. Hopefully it goes away soon!

William refuses to breastfeed completely now. So I'm pumping exclusively and feeding him with bottles. It's going alright for the most part. It's kind of a chore to pump, but William is happy and healthy, which is good!

2/15/18 - Tongue Tie, Lip Tie, Buccal Tie

William got his tongue tie, lip tie, and buccal tie all lasered today. I'd been putting it off hoping it wasn't issue, but finally I decided to go get him evaluated by a specialist. Turns out he had all three ties and they get tired when he breastfeeds, which is why he gets so frustrated and quits, wanting the bottle. It was so sad seeing him after the procedure because he was so sad. There were tears! He only has tears when he's super sad or mad--usually when he's in pain. It was like after his two month shots, but even worse. He wouldn't breastfeed after. I had to give him a bottle. He still hasn't breastfed after the procedure. I hope he doesn't associate breastfeeding with pain! I hope he can come back to breastfeeding soon! We have to do special exercises with his tongue and lip to make sure they don't heal back up and to strengthen his muscles that he hasn't been using these past 2 months since the ties prevented them from being used.

Figuring out this whole breastfeeding thing has been such a challenge, for both William and me. I still love him so much though! He is so sweet and so cute! He is growing up so fast! He weights 14 pounds and 6 ounces! He has started grabbing and holding onto things really well. Oh, and did I mention that he can roll over from his belly to his back? He is so good at it! And it is so cute because he is so proud of himself when he does it! We got a swing for him and he's starting to like it more and more each day. He doesn't go in it super often, but it's nice to change things up and to also have a place for him in the kitchen so he's not along in the living room while we eat or play games.

2/12/18 - Happy Birthday, Grandma King

Today would be my grandma King's 100th birthday! I got my middle name, Frances, from her. I was only 4 when she passed away, but I still have a few memories of her and her hous m I remember driving to he house every Sunday for ice cream. I have one memory of walking into the kitchen and she was scooping ice cream for us when we got there. I remember loving to play with her Russian dolls. And I remember taking the leaves of her but mulberry tree in he front yard and then climbing the tree and jumping down into the leaves. And I very vaguely remember the luncheon after her funeral. Those are the very few memories I have of her. I always wish I could've known her when I was older and had her as a grandma while growing up. All the older cousins have so many fun memories with her. I always envy people who still have grandparents alive. And I get upset when they complain about having to spend time with them. I wish I could spend time with my grandparents.

2/8/18 - Pumping

Well, it looks like I'm going to exclusively pump. William refuses to breastfeed. He'll decide he'll do it once in a while, but it's rare. I can't put up with the battle anymore. I want to keep giving him breastmilk though to give him the antibodies, so I'm going to pump for as long as my supply keeps up. So far it's still going strong!

Yesterday we bought William a baby swing. We always feel bad leaving him on the floor of the living room while we eat dinner or play games in the kitchen. So now we can out him in the swing by us in the kitchen. So far he likes it alright. He doesn't like it for a long time. I think the swinging upsets him after a while. But he's fine chilling in it without the swinging action.

2/5/18 - Baby Blessing

Austin blessed William in our sacrament meeting yesterday. It was such a sweet experience. He blessed William to be a good friend and future father/husband.

My friends Sydney Bruce and Heather Del Nero came in town from Utah for the weekend. It was super fun to hang out with them again! I hung out with them all summer before I moved down to AZ.

William has started to refuse breastfeeding and only take a bottle.  It is so hard! I want to be able to nurse him so badly! He was finally starting to get good at it and then suddenly started refusing! I hope he'll go back to doing it soon! I'm gonna do everything I can! In the meantime I'm pumping a lot to keep up my supply and feed him breastmilk to keep him healthy and hopefully prevent him from getting in sick.