4 Months Old

I can hardly believe that is has already been 4 months since my Little Man came into the world.  He is such a darling little boy and we love him so much.  During his 4 month checkup we learned a few things about this boy 1.  He is in the 0% percentile for his weight.  At this check up he weighed 10 lbs 8 oz.  This is no good since 5 weeks ago he was a whopping 10 lbs. 13 oz.  So basically this means my breast milk might have the caloric quality of water and we need to start this boy on formula ASAP!  The Dr gave us order to feed the man child ever 3-4 hours 4-5 ounces of formula, no solid foods and to surely feed him during the night if he wakes up hungry.  Hearing this news I felt so sad since I was getting frustrated that he was sleeping worse through the night than he did when he was younger.  Well duh!  He has been STARVING!  Since starting this new formula feeding schedule I feel like I have a new baby!  He doesn't cry when his bottle is empty, he is much easier to get smiles from and he has become an excellent napper!  I just thought that I had a difficult child, I had no idea that his fussiness was due to the fact he was hungry all the time.  Since he is so underweight for his age we are taking him back next week for a weight check to make sure that he is packing on the lbs. and the formula is working.  Hopefully everything goes well.  2.  He is in the 25% percentile for his height.  He is now 24 1/4 in.  Since he has such a slender build right now this boy is a tall drink of water and so adorable!

Klive has now learned to enjoy his tummy time, but has also learned that once he is finished he can just roll over onto his back!

He likes his binky, but loves his hands and fingers!  Unless this boy is talking to you or smiling he almost always has his tiny little fingers in his mouth.  It is so cute, and to tell the truth I secretly love to watch him suck on his fingers.

He also loves to sit in his bumbo.  Since he's still a little squirt we have to prop him up with a blanket so he doesn't fall out, but needless to say he loves it.  I guess it makes him feel big!
Klive was a trooper when he got his shots this time.  He cried when she gave the shots but as soon as I picked him up he was finished.  He just snuggled with me till we got to the car.  As a matter of fact next time he gets his shots he might not cry at all since he might now associate shots with a full belly!
We also got a chance to see Tutu and Grandpa Cooper which is always so fun for us!

Even though Klive isn't looking I absolutely love, love, love this picture!  What can I say Klive might have the cutest Dad, Grandpa, and Great Grandpa of any boy.  I adore these guys!

4th of July... Actually the 3rd

This year the 4th was quite a celebration around our house.  It started on the 3rd and lasted until the 12th.  Jeff's work had a summer break all of this week so we were able to party all week!  Our celebration started on the 3rd of July with the Murray City parade.  It was pretty exciting taking Klive to his very first parade.  Unfortunately he slept through the entire thing!  Maybe next year he will be able to keep his eyelids open and enjoy.  After the parade we went to a BBQ at Jeff's Mom's house and took Klive swimming for the first time.  It was so fun and he LOVED it!  He was kicking his little legs all over the place and cried when we took him out.  Unfortunately we had to get him out before his diaper exploded all over the place.  We weren't able to find a swim diaper small enough to fit his skinny bum, so we just used a regular diaper.

Our little family in our Red White and Blue!

Klive right before his first swim

and during his swim.


After we took a dip in the pool we headed to Murray Park for some fireworks. 

We were able to hang out with these to cuties!  Tre and Brook

Wear glow in the dark necklaces and bracelets

Look at this cute face

and see a few of these! 

Klive was so good during the fireworks.  I thought he might be scared, but to my surprise he slept through the entire show.

When we got home and told him about the excitement he missed he made this face!  Just joking, but this picture of him is too cute to leave off the blog and it was taken on the 4th.  Hope you enjoy it as much as I do! 

Wasatch Back

This year Jeff ran the Wasatch Back with some buddies from our neighborhood.  So Klive and I decided to head on up to Park City with some of the wives and support the team.  We had so much fun waiting for them to finish.  While up in PC we had great Mexican food, hit up the outlets, and relaxed. 

I Am Now the Proud Parent of a 2 Month Old

Today was Klive's 2 month birthday.  So in order to celebrate his second month of life he swam in the bath tub for a little bit, went to a well baby check, and got 3 shots.  All in all we had a very productive day celebrating!  Klive was such a trooper at his dr's appt.  We were excited to find out that he now weighs 10 lbs. 5 oz., is 22 1/2 in. long, and his noggin is 39 cm around.  So basically he is growing like a weed!  He has been experiencing cradle cap and had dry skin behind his ears that cracks and will bleed so we had the Dr. take a look.  Lucky for us both of these problems are a quick fix.  Just a little hydrocortizone behind his ears and on his scalp 3 times a day for 7 to 10 days and that should fix him right up.  We also noticed he is starting to get a little rash under his double chin so the Dr. suggested we put a little baby powder under there and it should go away.  I guess that what happens when your chubby cheeks crowd your neck!  He was such a trooper for his shots, he did cry and experienced his first tears (super sad) I wanted to cry right along with him.  As soon as he got his last shot he went pee through his diaper and soaked the table he was laying on which made him more upset.  Who likes laying in there own pee?  I think that would upset anyone so we think he did great!  Just because we think he is adorable here are some pictures from our day today.

 

Bud we love you so much and are so happy to have you in our family!  Happy 2 Month Birthday!

Blessing Day Part 2

Ever since we blessed Klive he has become such a reverent boy and here's a picture to prove it!

                                My sweetie

                                Our Family with Grandma and Grandpa Christensen

We had so much fun visiting with family and friends.  We truly are so blessed to have so many people in our lives who love us!  Thank you to everyone who helped us make Klive's blessing so special.

Blessing Day Part 1

Sunday June 6th Jeff was able to bless Klive.  It was a beautiful blessing and was so great to have so many friends and family members in attendance.  It was for sure a very special day!  After we were able to have a little get together at our house.  Here are some pictures of the day

  

Grandma and Grandpa Fuhriman

                                  Steph, Jason, Braden, and Brook

                                  Grandpa Christensen, Craig, and Jake

                                  Great Grandma Evans and Grandma Perry

 

Great Grandma Evans and Klive

 

Our family with Grandma and Grandpa Fuhriman 

Memorial Day

For Memorial Day this year we took our first vacation as a family of 3 and went to St. George for the weekend. It was a lot of fun and Klive was able to meet a lot of new people for the first time. Some of them being my two most favorite people in the world Tutu and Grandpa Cooper. I love and look up to these two people so much. They are some of the best people you would ever wish to meet and I am so happy that Klive had the chance to meet them and spend time with them.



He also was able to hang out with these two cuties:



Nick



and Ellie

We can hardly wait for our next trip down south, maybe next time Klive will be big enough to spend some time in the pool!