I can not believe how old my child has become already. I am positive that I merely closed my eyes for a second and now a whole year has passed ( Read more... )

He is 15lbs 6.5oz, 65cm in length with a head diameter of 41cm. My baby boy is both big boy and he is meeting all of his milestones.

So many things to talk about so let's hit the list and do each item individually ( Read more... )

April 14th (Saturday) saw Megan and Sarah from work visiting us at home and it was a wonderful time. They came in the morning for pancakes and mimosas and stayed well into the afternoon talking about personal details and gossiping about the lab. Of course, a lot of that surrounded my handsome baby boy who won them over within in a second ( Read more... )

Nico went in for his 2 month check-up which consisted of 2 needles and an oral syringe that together introduced 15 vaccines. He took them like a champ with only a yell per needle before settling right down ( Read more... )

My baby boy is 8 weeks today and I can't believe the changes in him since he was born. He is (usually) awake for at least four hours a day and when he is awake he is very alert and big into playing. He smiles regularly in response to another's smile and sometime spontaneously when he is being played with ( Read more... )

Nico just finished going through a growth spurt and we survived it! It was far worse than his 1 week growth spurt. The first lasted only one night (an endless, hellish night) but this one was two whole days and nights. His feeding ramped up yesterday to where I was only getting at most an hour between feedings, to a night time cluster feeding from ( Read more... )

Otherwise known as one month old. He can hold his head at or near a 90 degree angle, follow an object with his eyes and by turning his head, and is wearing 3 month clothing ( Read more... )

Nico is three weeks old today and although it hasn't been easy I can no longer imagine my life without him ( Read more... )

Name: Nicandro (Nico) Joshua Carranza
Born: Wednesday February 15th, 2012 at 7:42pm
Weeks of Gestation: 38 weeks, 6 days
Estimated Due Date: February 23rd, 2012
Weight: 8 pounds 6 ounces
Length: 21 inches

( Labour and Delivery )