Baby D laughed finally and Toddler mania!

Donovan Finally laughed for the first time on Valentines day! It was sooo cute and unexpected and almost brought a tear to my eye. I'm such a sap sometimes I swear. I tried to get it on camera but he was not having any of that. He also is learning to grasp things in his hands. I got him a new rattle the other day that he just loves! I can't believe how fast he's growing. 

Every wednesday I watch my 2 year old nephew Ryan. I call it toddler mania cause I swear Ryan is crazy. lol. He sure does love his Babd D though and always wants to love on him and help me take care of him. Heres some pics of him wanting to try and change Donovans diaper and then me convincing him to change Elmos diaper instead...

I swear Right here Donovan is saying "what the heck is he about to do to me mom?" lol

Elmos turn....

and the finished product....lol

I love my Ry Guy sooo much. He talks like a 4 year old and just loves his lil cousin sooo much. Just hard to teach a 2 year old how to be gentle w/a 3 month old. He has good intentions though. 

Valentines pics, Dr.s, and diaper dilema.....

I got Donovans Valentines pictures taken yesterday. It was awesome, the company, Our 365, even came out to the house and set up a whole little studio in my living room. It was awesome that I didn't have to go anywhere, especially since it was POURING down rain. The photographer let me see some of the pics, and from what I saw they turned out REALLY cute. I'm just sad I have to wait 2 weeks for them cause thats how long they take to do all their editing and such. So if anyone is interested in getting a free 8x10 and having them come out to your house let me know and I can refer you or give you the # to scheduel an appointment. Heres some pics I took before he got here on the new blankie my mom made for DJ, it matches the diaper bag she made me....

On another note I took Donovan to the Dr.s today cause his cold has now moved into his chest and at night he gets this horrible cough that wake him up constantly. When they weighed him I was suprised to see that my lil guy weighs a whopping 14lbs! That means he's gained 2lbs in less then a month. Geez! The boy is growing like a weed. No wonder why it seems like he's eating constantly, cause he is! He eats a lil bit at a time but it's constantly. Dr. said he's right where he should be though as far as weight and that as far as his cold goes I'm doing all we can do when they're this little. That made me feel good that I know that I've done all I can do but sad that theres nothing that can make him feel 100% better. At least he's still happy all the time though. I'm so lucky to have such a happy boy. 

Now that I know he weighs 14lbs I have a little diaper dilema.... I have 3 packs of Huggies size 1 diapers I need to exchange cause I know that since I still have 2 more jumbo packs of Pampers size 1's he will not be able to use all the size 1's I have since they only go up to 14lbs. But I also have TONS of size 2 diapers saved up that I recieved at the baby shower. So now the question is, is do I exchange them for more size 2's or start to stock up on size 3's? Since he's growing so fast I'm just not sure what size he's going to need more of. At least I know I don't actually have to buy diapers for a long time, I just need to figure out the next size to stock up on. Decisions, decisions.....

Is this what they mean by sleeping like a baby?

So I laid Donovan down on his boppy pillow sound asleep on the floor so I could get some bottles washed real quick. I go to check on him and this is how i find him....

Somehow he always slides down, and I'm not sure how. But it obviously doesn't phase him. He really does sleep like a baby...lol.. I was so sad that I had to wake him after this to change him in his pjs. 

Donovan has his first cold.

So this is my first blog. Theres usually not much going on in the world of Ash and Donovan but right now the whole Rogers household is sick with the nasty flu thats been going around. First my mom got it then decided to be kind enough to share it with me, and then once I got it it was almost inevitable that Donovan would get it since he's still sleeping with me for the time being. He's a real trooper though. He sounds horrible and all congested but still manages to smile. I just feel so bad cause theres really not much you can do for a 2.5 month old. I think I've done pretty well considering. I have a humidifier in my room, use the saline nose spray on him when he gets too stuffy and then have the infant tylenol on hand just in case he gets a fever. I've also been propping him up at night when he sleeps so he can breath a little better. I just hope we all get over this soon. I need my energy back and can't afford to miss another day of school. Such is life though. Just another bump in the road.

                                                        poor lil guy looks all congested.