He is 3months old / 3days adjusted

It is so hard to believe that Trey is 3months old...well he was yesterday. The more difficult part to explain is that he kinda has two birthdays (at least to me and the doctors). He has his real birthday April 28th and his adjusted (actual due date) birthday July 25th. These two dates will have a TON of importance until he is 2 years old and will have 'caught up' with other children his age. So, I bought these stickers to put on his onsies for each month he is and they start at zero ( LOL) so, I took a picture of him on his zero birthday and one again for his 3month birthday.

I have to say that as my due date has came and went I have had mixed emotions about it. Part of me is glad to have a happy healthy baby here with me and the other part of me still feels like I missed out on the "perfect" pregnancy and birth that I envisioned for Christopher, Chris and me. I still blame myself for his early arrival, even though I know in my head that I didn't do anything wrong. I guess I just wish there was something I would/could have done differently. But...to be honest my due date coming wasn't as bad as it has been for some of the 'preemie moms' that I know. Probably because Trey is home with me. I don't know how bad it would have been for me if he wasn't home but I won't dwell on that.

So, I have a video that I took and would like to share with everyone..I am in the process of TRYING to catch him rolling over. I had no idea how hard this would be, seeing he does it when he feels like it. It kinda seems like I am trying to catch a shooting star on film.

SO very sleepy!

We have been home for a little over two weeks and I finally feel like we are settling in to a routine ( if there is such thing with a new baby at home LOL). These last two weeks have flown by. I have never felt so busy, tired, wore out, happy, sad, irritated, oh did I say tired... in my life. I am finding that I am slightly jealous of Chris because he gets to go to work. Don't get me wrong I love Trey more then life it's self but I need a break for more then an hour..I need an afternoon of no bottles, baby, dishes, laundry, dog, cat or anything. Luckily Meghan ( my BFF) went to the mall with me and Trey on Monday and it was great. Just to have interaction with someone other then Chris. I needed a little girl time and some retail therapy.

probably should be sleeping right now but I feel that I have neglected the blog lately. It seems like I can barely get 5 seconds to relax and when I do I am TOTALLY not in the mood to blog. But, anywhoo here are something that I have learned lately on my road to mommyhood.

1) Going to the bathroom is now considered a break and I can do anything I need to while in the bathroom in less then 30 seconds

2) Cold food isn't that bad

3) Showers are a luxury and if I get a chance to shave my legs the day is going to be PERFECT!!

4) Sweat pants are my new favorite thing

So here are some picts of the family...enjoy

. Watching the game...or something on ESPN!

I LOVE outfits with ears..

the las tday in the NICU...NO TUBES

Our first week home!

This last week has just flown by. Trey had his follow up eye appointment yesterday and it went great. They saw no ROP at all..AWESOME. He eyes are fully developed, so his next appointment is not for a year. Next week he has a follow up at the highrisk NICU clinic at Children's and I don't even want to think about it. I promised myself that I will live in the here and now that way I can enjoy every minute but I am sure that everything will be fine.

Trey has a pretty good schedule, He wakes up at 7am for a feeding then sleeps till 9 wakes up to be fed again and then we take Tango for a walk. Then we do some tummy time till he wears himself out. He sleeps from 11-2 in the afternoon and that gives me plenty of time to clean and start dinner. He wakes to be fed and changed then we do some more tummy time and hang out till dad comes home. He usually takes a bottle or breast at 12am then sleeps till 4am and I can't tell you how great it is to sleep from 12-4. I am so glad that we have a schedule; I hate not having one. When things are on a schedule it makes life so much easier.

Trey LOVES tummy time. The doctor said he may not like it but OMG his was wrong. He squeals and smiles. It is so cute. He is doing a great job lifting his head and neck but I have to say it is funny to watch him lift that gigantic melon of his LOL. We have a video of it and when I figure out how to up load it I will post it. Well, he is waking up from his nap so ...got to go.