Yah Growth Spurts!

Well Dane is going through what seems to be the his first big growth spurt. He is feeding constantly and is very fussy. Both Dane and mom seem to be worn out by it...dad is getting pretty tuckered out by it too. Still from what I've read this is completely normal at his current age. Two weeks seems to be one of the common growth spurt points.

Dane also had a great two week doctor's appointment yesterday. He is now up to 9lbs even and Dr. Swords said he is looking healthy and all is well.

Last night the family went and had dinner with the Wolters. Our friends child, Sadie, was very upset when her mother, Lindsey, held Dane. We had some awesome white chili and it was good time spent with friends.

As of this current moment Dane is lying down in his swing, content, and mom is trying to catch a nap to recoup for when he gets hungry again.

-Jake

Sapp Family Update

Well folks here is the latest of what has been going on with the Sapps. The dogs came home from their Grandma's house 5 days ago. It would appear that Ariel (German Shepherd) is very curious and a bit skittish around Dane while Valkyrie (Black Lab) is jealous to no end.

Dane slept great last night sleeping between 4 to 5 hours in between feedings. Napping however has become a bit touch and go. We have to let him lay in the crib and cry sometimes. It's not that he's not tired it's just that he wants to sleep on us. We are trying to train him to self-sooth as were are trying to follow the BabyWise philosphy, it's been hard on both Tonya and I. His crying tugs on both our heartstrings. It's fine when it's someone elses kids to say, 'just lay him in the crib and let him cry' but when it's your own it's hard. Still Tonya and I have been strong and we haven't given in to him yet. I have no doubt that we will give in every now and again but so far so good. We got a mobile for him today to help him calm down and hopefully curb his long periods of crying.

Tonya and I have watched a lot of CSI:Miami and we watched all of season 8 of Scrubs yesterday. Despite all this the house still seems to get cleaned and laundry is getting done so the Lord has really been blessing us there.

We are all doing great and we appreciate all the prayers and meals you guys have been great. God truely is good and he has blessed us so much with such a wonderful family.

-Jake

Some More Photos

Home Nurse Visit

Well today the home nurse came to visit from Liberty Hospital. It's nothing major the hospital just has a nurse come to you house to check up on you and the baby. It was nothing but good news. Dane is back up to his baby weight with 1oz extra bringing him up to 8lbs 5oz. The breastfeeding is going great and we are not having to supplement with formula anymore. Also Dane had his first tummy time today. That went as well as we could have expected he did not really like it but that's usual I'm sure.


-Jake

Great Night

Well folks last night was a really good night. Dane slept and ate on a fairly regular basis and Tonya and I both got really good amounts of sleep. Last night around 8-9 PM Dane was very awake. He was looking around not only at mom but as dad held him. He smiled at me which rates as one of the top ten moments of my life...and no he was not pooping. We both are really appreciative to God for this as the night before he didn't really sleep much at all. The doctor's appointment went great Dr. Swords said his privates are looking great and in 6 months time a urologist will attempt the circumcision again. He has lost some weight and now weighs in at 8lb .5oz which is normal for a baby. We also got him added to my insurance which cost us a pretty penny but won't cost us anymore if we have more kids. Still we have great insurance so I'm not complaining. Tonya is still recovering great and only had to take her pain medicine once yesterday supplementing instead with ibuprofen instead of the heavier stuff. She has been such a trooper through this whole ordeal and I love her so much. Well today is a new day lets see what blessings God can give us today.

-Jake

We're Home

Well after much ado we were able to come home yesterday. Their were complications with the circumcision so we had to wait a little while to come home. We stopped by Tonya's Uncle Mike and Aunt Diane's house for dinner on the way home last night. There we were treated to grilled steak, baked potatoes and rolls. It was really good food and they got to see Dane. Dane was very cooperative because he was on some Tylenol still from the hospital and was good and drugged. When we got home he was still really tired we were able to run around the house and get stuff done. We took turns watching him as we showered and after I read him a book he decided not to sleep. Tonya stayed up with him most of the night so I could get sleep. So, today my job is to watch him while she gets sleep. We also have a follow up doctors appointment today and I need to run to HQ and drop off the insurance paperwork for him but other than that we will just be spending it getting to know our son.

-Jake

We Have Dane

It's a celebration people rejoice! We have Dane in the room with us now and he is out of the NICU. He was able to come off the IV last night and they took him out from underneath the Billi-lights this morning. So far we have had two successful feedings and in-shah Allah that will continue. I couldn't be any happier and for those of my Facebookers you know just like I posted that this is one of the happiest days of my life! As I sit here typing this Dane is sleeping on Tonya while she takes a nap. And I would be remiss if I didn't correct and earlier error in typing. When I stated in an earlier post that our labor nurse was Karen I was incorrect it was Kerri. Our first three nurses were Kaylee, Kerri and Karen so you see how I could get confused. Kerri was wonderful and I want to give her the credit she rightfully deserves. As it stands now, and that shouldn't change, we will be going home tomorrow. We are grateful to be here one more day so we can soak in all the expert knowledge and advice we can. It's nice getting all the help from the Lactation Consult...and I only put this in here to annoy Kelsey if she's reading this. Thanks to everyone for your offers of support, your prayers, breakfast/lunches/dinners brought and to BJ and Lidnsey thanks last night for the company and the sweet tea.

-Jake