Little bit of this and that

My best friend form childhood, Maggie, gave us this swing to borrow. It is neat it can go both back and forthwith, and side to side. It plays music and sounds, it has figures that dangle and rotatese. It also has blue stars that portray themselves on the curtain. After I fed Teagan I put him in the swing to see how he liked it. Geee, that did not take long, he was asleep in less then 5 minutes! Then overprotected Dad came in and put an extra blue fuzzy blanket over him.

Bundled up with his blue fuzzy blanket. (Thanks Daddy)

James is so funny. He loves Teagan so much, and is constantly worrying about him. Whether it is the way he looks, sounds,or breaths. He worries about people looking at him, or touching him. He is the germ police, "did you wash your hands?" he says to everyone that comes within 10 feet of him. Even to me at home! "Yes, I just washed them," then he'll look at me like, "are you sure?" "Yes! Relax!" It is okay though, I rather him worry then not.
This weekend we ended up taking Teagan to Urgent Care. James had noticed that his right eye was more watery then the left. I wasn't too worried about it, but then when we woke up Saturday morning, it had green/yellow gunk all in it. It was more then just the morning gunk you get crusted to the inside of your eye, it was gouped all over his eye. So we thought we better bring him in(before he went blind). You know being first time parents you think the worst. The PA on duty prescribed an antibiotic and said to see our pediatrician Monday or Tuesday, so this morning we went and saw our doctor. Boy, is he happy he took us on because we've seen him practically every week since we've been home. On Christmas Eve we went in because James thought he sounded congested, but no, that's just how babies breathe sometimes, and now this. (Can you hear the dollar signs?!?) In all it turns out that Teagan just has a clogged tear duct, and we don't have to give him the antibiotics anymore. All we have to do is gentle massage the inside corner of his eye with a warm cotton ball, problem solved!
However, while we were at the doctor's office they weighed him and he is now up to a whopping 7lbs 14oz!

Today I received an email from my German teacher from high school, Frau Bowler, she plays the flute. She ended up writing/playing a lullaby for Teagan. (So nice of her!) Hopefully you can enjoy it as much as we are going to.

James and I are hanging in there, and adjusting pretty well to Parenthood. I am breast feeding at most of the feedings, Teagan is able to latch on now without the use of the nipple shield, which is a great sign, he is getting bigger and stronger! We are getting up every 2 1/2-3hrs at night, which we are adjusting to as well. We are up to date with the local news, we watch the 10pm-11pm news and the 4:30am news, so we are in the know! The animals are adjusting too. Keily getting worried when Teagan crys or breathes differently, she'll lick him, and Meow sniffs him. They don't seem to mind too much. Kiely gets board now, when we don't go out, but we try to go to the beach and to a friends house who has other dogs that she plays with. Meow doesn't really come into our room at night, it gets too hot for her. We have to keep our room at 70 dgrs for Teagan, which is not the most desirable temp for James and I. We like it cold and usually with the window open, but not any more.

We are enjoying and cherishing this time we have with him, but we are also looking forward to the future with him in our life! It is crazy to think that Teagan is already 1 month old. Time is flying by and I don't imagine it will slow down!

Uncle Adam

I recieved an unexpected call tonight from my brother, Adam, who said he and his girlfriend, Ashley, were in town. They wanted to stop by and see us. They live in Portland, about 2 hrs away from us, and wainted to say hi and to see Teagan. Adam hasn't seen Teagan since we were in the hospital, and has never held him, until tonight. Ashley was at my baby shower and was able to see Teagan then. Here are some pictures from tonight.

Uncle Adam

Ashley is pointing out that Teagan's belly is distended. He had just eaten, so he had a full, and happy belly.

You can see his belly here too. He does have another foot, it is just inside his sack. (That is what they call what he is wearing, kinda like a dress for boys.)

Ashley and Teagan.

Teagan, Ashley, and Adam.

Don't even think about it, you two.

New Year's Eve

Just waiting for the count down...

Sometime tonight.....

3, 2, 1...hhhhhh Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone! Here's to a great 2009!

Play Time

James' friend, Tim, got us this Under the Sea Adventure play mat for Teagan. He might be a little young yet, but James set it up and put Teagan on it. He definitely was checking it out. There are lights that flash, and sounds that play. I think this will be a good thing for his development. Here is what he thought about it...

Teagan holding on to the fish.

Checkin it out.

He was fascinated by the lights that were flashing.

Wide eyed!

Hanging out.

Teagan & Friends

Here is Teagan with my girlfriend, Kerry. She has been waiting just as long as I have to hold him.

My friend Katie, and her mom, Nancy, with Teagan. Katie had never really held a baby as small as Teagan, but with her mom by her side and I we got her through it. Moments after this picture was taken Teagan threw up.

Here is Gail with Teagan.

Gail has three boys, one of them is Kirk, so she was no stranger on how to do this whole baby thing.

Here is Heidi, Kirk's girlfriend, with Teagan.

Here is Kirk, my best friend, with Teagan. Kirk was in our wedding, he was my "Male of Honor." He looks pretty comfortable holding him.

Grandma Tapir

Grandma Tapir (Sheryl) loves to stop by and visit us. Well probably more to visit Teagan. Here are some pictures of her with Teagan. She is really getting the hang of holding him in different positions. Since she never had any kids of her own, this is a new experience for her, and I think she is a natural.

So cute with his hands crossed on Sheryl's chest.

Sleeping away.

Looks like he is whistling.

Here comes his tongue....

Newspaper & Feet

Here is our birth announcement from The Daily Astorian newspaper.

Cute little baby feet!