Officially 3 Weeks Old

Sloan is now 3 weeks old! She is now drinking 4 ounces at a time; we are not sure where it goes since she is so small. She now weighs 6lb 11oz so we are knocking on the door to 7lbs! She slept last night from 10pm to 4:30am, got up, drank 4oz and slept until 9am! We are hoping this just keeps getting better and she will be snoozing through the night in no time!

Go Gamecocks! Sloan got some Gamecock gear from the people I work with!







Michael came to visit and Grant took full advantage....they played almost the entire time!

Daddy/Daughter sleep time!

Happy Halloween!

Meow! Sloan in her little cat outfit!

Knock, knock! Grant LOVED trick or treating!

Grant and Juliet

I think we may have to get some blow ups next year! We had to look at all of them!

Halloween Morning!

At the neighborhood parade! Over 100 kids!

Waffle House with Dad

Grant hanging out with dad at Waffle House!

Week 2

Grant wearing a Pumpkin that CeCe brought him to celebrate Halloween!

Back to Birth Weight and then some!

I forgot to post that we went to the doctor early this week and Sloan is now 5lb 10oz....so she is above her birth weight! We weighed her at home last night and she was 5lb 14oz. She is gaining weight very fast which we are excited about. She is sleeping really well too. Last night she went to bed at 9pm, woke at 2:30am, woke at 6am and then up at 8:30am. She is a great little eater too. She is taking in over 3 ounces per feeding now, mostly breast milk but some formula too since I am still not producing enough (although more than I did with Grant). During the day, she is eating every two to three hours.

More Week One, Pumpkin Carving and Luke's Birthday!

Grant is showing off his new gloves!

Striking a pose in his hoodie which he says "wear when cold outside"

Grant loves to blow out candles so he helped Luke celebrate his birthday!

Week 1

Sloan is now 1 week old! She is a GREAT baby! She sleeps and eats and sleeps again! We went to the doctor for a couple of weight checks this week. On Monday, she was 5lb 1oz and then on Thursday, she was 5lb 4.6oz. So she is really gaining weight fast now.

She hates her baths just like Grant! But that will change soon.

Her usual look....fast asleep!

Grant loves his little sister!

SLOAN ELIZABETH JOHNSON HAS ARRIVED

We welcomed our new addition to the family yesterday, Friday, October 14th. Sloan Elizabeth Johnson was born at 5:09pm weighing 5lb 7oz and 17.5 inches long. She was expected to be small since I have been measuring that way for a while now. She is happy and healthy...just a little petite girl.

Grant came to visit her in the hospital today and LOVES her! It is very cute. He wants to hold her and touch her a lot. This might be a challenging first few weeks of adjustment for him but he is doing great so far!

Update on Sloan

I had the last doctor's appointment today. I am 2cm and 80 percent effaced so we are progressing but still not in labor. She is really low now......so low in fact that my doctor felt her ear today when they checked me. Kind of strange!
If she doesn't come by Friday, I will be induced on Friday morning.

Grant

Grant loves the vibrating baby chair and even strapped himself in by himself!

We went to the mall and played in their indoor playground

Carousel at the Mall....Grant had to try out almost EVERY animal!

Enjoying the cooler weather with some tennis

Baby Sloan - 38 Weeks

I had my 38 Week appointment today. Her heart rate was in the 140s and she is still measuring small but everything looks great. I am already 80% effaced and 1 cm dilated so we are definitely moving along quicker than I did with Grant. They scheduled me for an induction on October 14th if she doesn't come on her own before that. I am thinking it may actually happen before that but who knows.

Sloan - Measuring Small

The last couple of weeks have been interesting as far as this pregnancy goes. I measured small with Grant but this time I am measuring really, really small they say. I had 2 more ultra sounds last week to ensure that my placenta and fluid levels were okay and that the cord had good blood flow, etc. The perinatologist said that she looks great and everything is normal. Sloan is just going to be a small baby by their estimates. She was at 5lb 9oz according to them. I saw my OBGYN again yesterday and she is having me monitor the baby movement to ensure it doesn't slow down. I still measured really, really small. So, she said that she really doesn't want me going past my due date this time around. Not my choice but I may be forced to induce by the due date if she doesn't arrive on her own before that. I am trying to get them to let her stay in there until she is ready like I did with Grant.....but we will see! Even though I am definitely ready to not be pregnant anymore!

We have a Parrot in the House!

It is official.....we have a little parrot in the house named Grant! He was already copying his nanny, Ann, and saying "Oh me, Oh my" and "How did you do that". Now, he overheard Luke say "Come on, Man!" while watching football this weekend. He repeats its all the time now and will inform you that "dada says that". When we put him to bed last night, he started talking to himself....so we turned on the monitor to hear and he was saying "Come on, Man!".....so funny! We will all be watching our language for sure now!

Potty training - Grant is still doing great with this. Ironically, he is much better away from home than he is at home. He gets busy at home and just doesn't want to stop to go potty. So, we have an occasional pee accident. Usually, he will stop himself and finish in the potty though. Knock on wood, we haven't had a poop accident in a very long time. He has that down to a science and so do we, ha ha! We are enjoying our lack of diapers for a few more weeks at least.

Sloan update - I am now 36 weeks and will begin going to the doctor every week now. Her heart rate was in the 140s last week which is normal. 4 more weeks to go, whew!

Shopping with Grant

We went to Toys R Us this week. When we told him that he couldn't put something in the big cart....he found his own little cart and started putting stuff in it. And pushed it around the entire store....

Baby Sloan Updates

I am at 34 weeks now and very ready to get this little girl here! Her heart rate was in the 150s at our appointment last week. We had the last ultrasound and everything looks great. She is head down now so that was great news. Unfortunately, she had her hands covering her face so none of the pictures were good. She has not been very cooperative in any of the ultrasounds. We have decided to name her Sloan (Luke's mother's maiden name) and we are almost done with the nursery....just waiting on a lamp and some things to put on the walls. I have put some pictures below.

Grant with his backpack on

Nursery - definitely a little cramped with a queen size bed but it will be Grant's bed when he decides to ditch his crib

Grant climbs right up and flips in....very amusing to watch!

He loves her crib and the pink bear!