Last night was my first real babysitting experience with Austin. I mean, it was our first chance at home alone while Jaclyn was away at Mutual. (Jaclyn was called on Sunday to be a YW Advisor, which she is very excited about.) This was the first time I watched him by myself other than when Jaclyn is napping/sleeping.
It was pretty fun. After giving him a bath, I put his pajamas on and fed him. I accidently fed him too much. I had a bottle for him and it was about 2/3 full, so I thought that was probably enough. I didn't realize the botte was 9 oz instead of the normal 5 oz, so he had a feast. I payed for it in when I was burping him and he spit up all over the burpcloth, his PJs and my shirt. I laughed and went to go change his clothes for the sixth time that day. (He had a good streak of messing his diaper or spitting up or peeing on his previous outfits.)
When Jaclyn got home, she calmly told me that he normally eats 1-2 oz at a feeding, not the 4 or 5 I gave him. Oops.
Overall, I had a great time with him. He is really cute to watch and cuddle with. Nothing better than being a dad.
P.S. I have started the new "Song of the Week" feature this week in celebration of me buying my first country CD. This week's pick, "These Are My People" by Rodney Atkins.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Friday, November 2, 2007
A Few Firsts
I can't believe it's been 3 weeks! Time goes by so quickly. Austin is doing so well. We've noticed his eyes can focus a little more, that is, enough to make eye contact with me. It's really cool. A few other milestones: his first real bath, first trip to the grocery store, first week at church, and first Halloween.
Also, another important milestone: sleeping through the night! For the first time, Austin slept the whole night (10 p.m.-7 a.m.) Halloween night. I was surprised and a little worried, but at the same time, it felt SO good. Lucky us, he slept through the night again last night. We hope this is a trend that will continue.
Enjoy the pictures!
Also, another important milestone: sleeping through the night! For the first time, Austin slept the whole night (10 p.m.-7 a.m.) Halloween night. I was surprised and a little worried, but at the same time, it felt SO good. Lucky us, he slept through the night again last night. We hope this is a trend that will continue.
Enjoy the pictures!
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
"He's so cute!"
Hello y'all!
Some of you have probably been waiting a few extra days for this post. Now you get it. Wahoo!
Austin Lee Kitchen was born last Wednesday morning at 6:51 a.m. and weighed 7 lb. 9 oz. at 19 in. long. He has been nothing but a bundle of joy. He has a little bit of hair, but not much. He is physically strong but emotionally calm.
Austin's first few days were good. After finally making it home from the hospital at 11:00 PM Thursday night after waiting hours for the Pediatrician to show up for the circumcision, and other delays when trying to leave the hospital, we came home. Austin was so tired: it took a good 30 min for us (Grandma Kathy, Jaclyn, and I) to wake him up so he could eat. We ended up going to bed about 1:00 a.m..
The next day we were able to get the carseat checked out and run a few errands before Grandma Sally and Aunt Abby arrived in town. They stayed through Sunday early afternoon and were just thrilled. That same night, Grandpa Boyd and Rachel also arrived, which we enjoyed. Thanks Dad and Rachel for making the effort to come out. It meant a lot to us!
Saturday was pretty good. Austin had to go back to the hospital for a follow-up on his Bilirubin test. It wasn't that high, so they said he should be fine. His eyes have been a little yellow since then, but we are not worried. I did put him in the sunlight for a few minutes on Sunday, but may have given him a suntan with the combination of his sensitive skin and the direct sunlight. Oops. He'll survive.
He slept much better Sunday only waking up every 3 hours for feeding. We hope that this pattern will continue. Jaclyn and I got up together each time he woke up last night. She or I would change his diaper, she would feed him, and then I would burb him. This way Jaclyn didn't have to do all the work.
My overall feelings are of great delight. I'm sure Jaclyn could say the same. We feel that he has been so good. He doesn't really cry except when we are changing his diaper or really hungry. We have relented to using a "fier" (pacifier) instead of letting him suck on his hands. It's really cute to watch him wave his hands around like he is leading music. When I typed emails the other day, he laid on my lap taking a nap. He is so fun!
Some of the "funmylights" have been him soiling his clothes (6 outfits on Saturday) and our clothes: spit up on Jaclyn and urine on Abby twice and me once. Early Sunday morning, as I was changing his diaper, he sprayed my PJ shirt and the carpet too. He likes to wet his pants and jamies for some reason. ;) We still love him.
That's about it. As for my work, Austin was nice enough to come after my paid time off kicked in, so I was able to take off Wed-Fri and still get paid. I went back Monday and took chocolate cigars to my co-workers to celebrate Austin's arrival. They were taken aback, but loved them.
Enjoy the pictures, just a sampling of our many.
Some of you have probably been waiting a few extra days for this post. Now you get it. Wahoo!
Austin Lee Kitchen was born last Wednesday morning at 6:51 a.m. and weighed 7 lb. 9 oz. at 19 in. long. He has been nothing but a bundle of joy. He has a little bit of hair, but not much. He is physically strong but emotionally calm.
Austin's first few days were good. After finally making it home from the hospital at 11:00 PM Thursday night after waiting hours for the Pediatrician to show up for the circumcision, and other delays when trying to leave the hospital, we came home. Austin was so tired: it took a good 30 min for us (Grandma Kathy, Jaclyn, and I) to wake him up so he could eat. We ended up going to bed about 1:00 a.m..
The next day we were able to get the carseat checked out and run a few errands before Grandma Sally and Aunt Abby arrived in town. They stayed through Sunday early afternoon and were just thrilled. That same night, Grandpa Boyd and Rachel also arrived, which we enjoyed. Thanks Dad and Rachel for making the effort to come out. It meant a lot to us!
Saturday was pretty good. Austin had to go back to the hospital for a follow-up on his Bilirubin test. It wasn't that high, so they said he should be fine. His eyes have been a little yellow since then, but we are not worried. I did put him in the sunlight for a few minutes on Sunday, but may have given him a suntan with the combination of his sensitive skin and the direct sunlight. Oops. He'll survive.
He slept much better Sunday only waking up every 3 hours for feeding. We hope that this pattern will continue. Jaclyn and I got up together each time he woke up last night. She or I would change his diaper, she would feed him, and then I would burb him. This way Jaclyn didn't have to do all the work.
My overall feelings are of great delight. I'm sure Jaclyn could say the same. We feel that he has been so good. He doesn't really cry except when we are changing his diaper or really hungry. We have relented to using a "fier" (pacifier) instead of letting him suck on his hands. It's really cute to watch him wave his hands around like he is leading music. When I typed emails the other day, he laid on my lap taking a nap. He is so fun!
Some of the "funmylights" have been him soiling his clothes (6 outfits on Saturday) and our clothes: spit up on Jaclyn and urine on Abby twice and me once. Early Sunday morning, as I was changing his diaper, he sprayed my PJ shirt and the carpet too. He likes to wet his pants and jamies for some reason. ;) We still love him.
That's about it. As for my work, Austin was nice enough to come after my paid time off kicked in, so I was able to take off Wed-Fri and still get paid. I went back Monday and took chocolate cigars to my co-workers to celebrate Austin's arrival. They were taken aback, but loved them.
Enjoy the pictures, just a sampling of our many.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Picture from Vacation
Pictures from Vacations
Abby and I practicing reading. Isn't she cute? 
Pillow Fight! Don't try this at home ... Only at hotels on vacation. 
The end of my ride. (Posed Picture--Jaclyn didn't realize I was already down. Zoom Zoom.) 
Getting off my course at the Alpine Slide in Park City.
A view across the valley in the old part of town.
This is the old part of Park City. Housing is tight.
I like vacations!
So, I haven't updated anything recently because we have been busy going on vacations. We figured after the baby, traveling will be more difficult. So we decided to get away:
Vacation #1: Since Alicia, Jaclyn's sister, has worked at Marriott Hotel in Provo as a Banquet server, she gets great discounts when staying at Marriotts. She wanted to go somewhere fun, so we suggested Park City. Good scenery: good food, shopping galore, and things to do. We went up after Church on Sunday and stayed that night (Labor Day) and came up Monday afternoon. We had a blast!
We had planned a picnic for Sunday lunch, but the weather decided to rain. We found a pavillion to hide under until the rain stopped and we were done. That night we drove through the old part of town and watched a movie back at the hotel. That night, Alicia and I also had an intense pillow fight. I'll post that later.
Monday came, and we got up early to max out our time. First, Alicia, Hannah (Alicia's friend) and I went down the Alpine Slide. It was fun! I was racing around the corners so fast!! I got down so fast, Jaclyn didn't have time to take my picture. Alicia and Hannah weren't so lucky. They got stuck behind little kids and had slow sleds. It was fun, not to mention randomly meeting Uncle Duane and Aunt Vivian, and my cousin Cassie while I was waiting outside the restroom.
That afternoon, we spent our time and money at the Outlet mall. We found a few things for our son, and even more stuff for Jaclyn and me. I got new 2 pairs of jeans, and 3 shirts. I feel like its the first day of school all over again. On the way home from Park City, I treated the girls out to Granny Milkshakes. Poor Alicia, though--her Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Cup was too much. Sorry. All and all it was a great vacation.
Vacation #2: Our next weekend (this past weekend), we went to Las Vegas to visit family one last time before the baby comes and to celebrate Jaclyn's dad's birthday. It was great. He treated us out to dinner at his favorite restaurant: VooDoo Lounge at the Rio. They had some pretty interesting foods: fried frog legs. I had to try it. It tasted like watered-down chicken, straight from the pond. Lee (Jaclyn's dad) said it was because the way they cooked the legs. Something I can cross off my list now.
Saturday, we had a mini baby shower and got some more stuff from Jaclyn's Aunts, Grandma and cousins. We spent the rest of the weekend hanging out with Jaclyn's mom and sisters. Abby was so excited and loved every minute of it. We watched High School Musical 2 (better music and dancing than acting), played Apples-to-Apples and Boggle, and ate wonderful Taco Salad. It went way too fast. It's nice to dream and think everyday could be a vacation.
But would it really be a vacation then?
Vacation #1: Since Alicia, Jaclyn's sister, has worked at Marriott Hotel in Provo as a Banquet server, she gets great discounts when staying at Marriotts. She wanted to go somewhere fun, so we suggested Park City. Good scenery: good food, shopping galore, and things to do. We went up after Church on Sunday and stayed that night (Labor Day) and came up Monday afternoon. We had a blast!
We had planned a picnic for Sunday lunch, but the weather decided to rain. We found a pavillion to hide under until the rain stopped and we were done. That night we drove through the old part of town and watched a movie back at the hotel. That night, Alicia and I also had an intense pillow fight. I'll post that later.
Monday came, and we got up early to max out our time. First, Alicia, Hannah (Alicia's friend) and I went down the Alpine Slide. It was fun! I was racing around the corners so fast!! I got down so fast, Jaclyn didn't have time to take my picture. Alicia and Hannah weren't so lucky. They got stuck behind little kids and had slow sleds. It was fun, not to mention randomly meeting Uncle Duane and Aunt Vivian, and my cousin Cassie while I was waiting outside the restroom.
That afternoon, we spent our time and money at the Outlet mall. We found a few things for our son, and even more stuff for Jaclyn and me. I got new 2 pairs of jeans, and 3 shirts. I feel like its the first day of school all over again. On the way home from Park City, I treated the girls out to Granny Milkshakes. Poor Alicia, though--her Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Cup was too much. Sorry. All and all it was a great vacation.
Vacation #2: Our next weekend (this past weekend), we went to Las Vegas to visit family one last time before the baby comes and to celebrate Jaclyn's dad's birthday. It was great. He treated us out to dinner at his favorite restaurant: VooDoo Lounge at the Rio. They had some pretty interesting foods: fried frog legs. I had to try it. It tasted like watered-down chicken, straight from the pond. Lee (Jaclyn's dad) said it was because the way they cooked the legs. Something I can cross off my list now.
Saturday, we had a mini baby shower and got some more stuff from Jaclyn's Aunts, Grandma and cousins. We spent the rest of the weekend hanging out with Jaclyn's mom and sisters. Abby was so excited and loved every minute of it. We watched High School Musical 2 (better music and dancing than acting), played Apples-to-Apples and Boggle, and ate wonderful Taco Salad. It went way too fast. It's nice to dream and think everyday could be a vacation.
But would it really be a vacation then?
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