JLC:: 2 Months

Stats from Checkup:

Weight: 12 lbs 9 oz (82nd Percentile)

Height: 23" (79th Percentile)

Head Circumference: 15.5" (86th Percentile)

Sleeping:

We finally reached a point where we didn't have to battle her to sleep for hours each night.

I was able to feed her and then within 30-45 minutes we got her to fall asleep!

Usually she only wakes up once per night (usually between 1-3am).

She is taking about 4 naps each day but they aren't really consistent in length.

Feeding:

Jaylee is nursing 6-7 times each day.

Feedings are 2 - 3 hours apart.

She is a quick eater and is done in about 15 minutes.

Playing:

Jaylee is awake for about 50 minutes between naps.

She is a very chill baby.

She usually just lays content while awake.

She enjoys her swing and bouncer.

She likes to look at herself in a mirror.

She is smiling and starting to coo.

We even got her first laugh!

LRC:: 5 Years

 Stats from Checkup
Height: 45" (87th Percentile)
Weight: 43 lbs (66th Percentile)

Birthday

We started the day with presents and crepes for breakfast.

Logan got a pirate ship (from Jacob), water squirters, a Llama Llama book, and the Jungle Jumparoo.

After breakfast we went out and played in our little pool.

The kids had so much fun and even got in a water fight with Ryan.

That afternoon we played Mario Kart and played on the Jumparoo.

Logan requested chicken croissants for dinner.

For dessert we had chocolate cake with pink frosting.

Update

Logan attended preschool this year.

He learned to read!

He can write all the letters too but doesn't care to make them very neat.

He got more serious about coloring and would fill in the entire picture using as many colors as possible.

Logan is determined!

He will work and work until he masters something.

He loves to be active.

Running, climbing, biking, you name it and he is game.

Logan is so kind and plays really well with Elsie.

They have become really good friends.

They play pretend all day long.

We love you Logan!

JLC:: 1 Month

Sleeping:

Jaylee does great during the day.

She still needs quite a bit of help falling asleep but will take about 5 naps everyday.

The problem comes at night.

She is incredibily difficult to get down for the night. She sleeps 20-40 minutes at a time and then wakes up.

She does this after her "bedtime feeding" until 10pm- midnight.

I pump before I go to bed and then Ryan stays up with her and gives her a bottle before she finally settles down for the night.

She wake 1-2 times after that each night.

Feeding:

No real issues here.

Jaylee is a good eater.

She is eating 8-10 times a day.

She does get gassy during feedings so we usually need to take a couple burp breaks.

Playing:

She is awake 45-50 minutes between each nap.

She loves her bath.

She is usually content to be left alone during awake time.

JLC:: A Birth Story

This was my first labor that wasn't super clear if I was in labor.

The night before she was born I was up for a couple hours with contractions.

However they went away so I just thought it was another false labor.

During the rest of the day I had contractions periodically.

Nothing that was timeable or progressing in intensity.

By dinner time they were coming in more regular periods but then they would stop for a little bit.

They were feeling more painful but I still wasn't sure I was in labor.

When we tucked the kids in at 7pm the intensity kicked up and then started coming 7 minutes apart.

By the time we tucked Jacob in at 7:30pm I figured we should head to the hospital and walk around the parking lot.

I was bound and determined not to have a car baby!

As we were walking they got more intense so we decided to head in since I was group B strep positive.

In triage my midwife had them check me right away.

I was dilated to a 4.

She said I could wait in triage for anything to progress or be admitted and she would come break my water in an hour if nothing was moving along.

I decided to wait in triage.

While the nurse was calling my midwife to let her know my decision my water broke.

They quickly admitted me and my midwife arrived shortly there after.

I was able to walk around and sit on the birthing ball.

When I was at a 10 I moved back to the bed and about 15 minutes later Jaylee was here!

This labor felt like my most painful and intense.

I'm not sure if it is because I wasn't as prepared mentally or if it is because she was my biggest baby.

Jaylee Lynne Calder weight 8lbs 6oz and was 20.5" long and born at 9:00 pm.

She tested positive for Lewis Antibodies and had high bilirubin levels. 

Her second night they put her under blue lights and she had to stay like that the entire following day.

I hated sitting in the hospital and not being able to hold her.

It was so sad to see her laying naked under the lights with an eye mask on.

It got pretty lonely being there for two full days without any visitors (except for Ryan) thanks to COVID.

I was just happy her levels came down enough that they let us go home.

Thankfully she didn't have any issues after leaving the hospital.

JPC:: 7 Years

Stats from Checkup

Height: 49.5" (87th Percentile)

Weight: 49 lbs (33rd Percentile)

I don't know why but 7 feels way older than 6!

I can not believe how grown up Jacob is getting.

We were pretty limited on options this year thanks for COVID but we still managed to have a fun day.

We started the day with presents and muffins.

Jacob got a digital camera, new book, elephant and piggie stuffed animals (from Logan), and a puzzle game.

We went down to the Calders around lunch so he could jump on the tramp and we roasted hot dogs for lunch.

That afternoon he wanted to play Mario Kart and we went on a walk to take pictures.

We had homemade pizzas and Texas sheet cake for dinner.

Happy Birthday Jacob!

Jacob Update

Jacob is in the Spanish Immersion program at school.

He has learned so much spanish this year.

It appears so easy for him to speak any of the words he knows.

His favorite activity is reading

He will read for hours everyday.

He loves illustrated chapter books.

Currently his favorite series is Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

He is a kind and super helpful big brother.

He is always willing to help carry someone or push a stroller for me.

He has gotten so comfortable on his bike.

He can now ride standing up without any issues.

This year he saved his money and bought his own bigger bike!

This year we let him stay up until 7:30pm each night since he didn't seem to need as much sleep.

He really enjoys getting his one on one time with me or Ryan each night.

He rocked the two months on online school due to COVID.

He would stay on task without any help and plow through his assignments.

We love you Jacob!