Vaccines

Why is it that no one tells you how sad your baby's first shots are! Shiloh is a total trooper. He only cried for like 30 seconds after the shots were given, but he has been so sad and fussy since we got home. There isn't anything I can do to help him either. I just have to give it time. I feel a bit helpless. I just have to keep telling myself that this IS for his good. It is just hard to watch him fuss and cry and have nothing be able to console him. He finally fell asleep after 5 hours of fighting it. At least I know what to expect at his four month appointment, right?

Well, beyond the shots, his two month appointment well. He is in the 70th percentile for height, 37th percentile for weight, and 64th percentile for head size. They say that he is looking really healthy and growing well. Needless to say, he follows in his father's body type and not mine: tall and skinny :D The doctor just kept commenting on how handsome Shiloh is. Of course I agree. So, those are the stats.

"Professional" photos :)

Our friend Steven Glauser was very generous and did our "first" photo shoot of Shiloh. Although we have many pictures of the little man already, this was a little more professional. We didn't even have to go to the mall to get them done either. We did them in the comfort of the Glauser home. Look at how great they turned out!

He looks so old in this picture. It has gotta be the hair! I don't think anyone would guess that he is only 5 weeks old in this pic!
So the cute little monster hat that Shiloh is sporting was cute gift made (yes I said made) by my friend Irene. I thought his head never be big enough to fit in it when he was first born. Although it is a little big still I just couldn't resist using it for these pictures. I think it is so adorable! Thanks Irene.
Look how precious this little expression on Shiloh's face is! I know, I am super biased being his mom and all, but I love this pic! We ordered one from Costco in a bit bigger size so that I can look at it more than just on the computer.
Well thanks to two of our amazing friends (Irene and Steve) these pics turned out so well. I am so glad that we did them too. I debated about having some sort of professional pictures taken and I am glad that we were able to get some taken. They turned out so well!

More pictures (as promised)

So below is another slide show of pictures of the boy over the last month. I was going to highlight a few pictures, but at this point, Shiloh just sits there. I figure when he is just starting to walk or there is really something amazing to point out I will write some captions about those pics, but for now just enjoy:)

4 weeks old today!

To start off, Shiloh is four weeks old today. A lot of firsts have happened in the past four weeks. He has gotten to meet all of his cousins, all of his aunties and uncles, his granny from Tucson, his great Grandparents Jensen, and a myriad of our close friends. He is growing like a weed! I can't believe how big he is already. We did our own unofficial weigh in at home and he is now over 9 lbs. I think that I am going to have great mom muscles in my arms from carrying him around.
Last weekend we were able to bless Shiloh in our home. It was such a beautiful experience! We were able to have a lot of family there and it just made the whole experience that much better! We have such a great kid. I just adore everything about him. Not that we haven't had our frustrating times or our lack of sleep, but he is completely worth it.
Something else that these past four weeks have brought, and it isn't very happy, is a cold for Shiloh. :( We have have had countless sleepless nights listening to the poor guy cough and snort. We thought all was getting better, but last night he sounded a bit worse and when he woke up his whole right eye was sealed off and goopy. I called the pediatrician this morning and they said I have to go in. So we will get to experience another first among all of the other firsts that we have experienced thus far... taking a sick kid to the doc. I do have to say, to whomever gave my poor little guy this infection, you stink! I guess I can say that because I don't know who it is and I don't run the risk of offending anyone in being generic. Well, needless to say, I have felt so bad and been so worried about my little man. Hopefully he gets better soon, and we can try to get back to some sort normalcy at the Williams home. All in all, the past month has been great. I have loved getting to know the new little person in our home. He fits in just perfectly.

Shiloh is Here

Our little man came on January 30, 2011 at 5:54 p.m. He weighed a whopping 6 lbs. 8 oz. and he is 19 1/2 in. long. We couldn't be any happier with the addition to our family! If you ask me he is the cutest baby that has ever been. I know, I know, all of you mothers out there would fight me about it, but that is the way it is supposed to be right? We are a very happy little family. He is doing well!