4 months!

Roman is now 4 months old as of yesterday! He weighs 13 pounds and is 24 inches long. He is so much fun to play with now. He loves to dance, he is always laughing and smiling, he flirts with girls every where we go, and he talks to you. It's is the cutest thing in the world lol. Chase and I have had a blast with him.

Thursday we had his physical therapy appointment for his neck. Chase had to work so I had to go alone... what a pain in the butt! I was trying to fill out paper work and the entire time Roman was jumping up and down on my lap. He is a hard baby to hold because he is constantly moving! But after I finally got that taken care of we went back into the room and his P.T. took measurements of his head and flexibility, stretched a few muscles, and decided everything was perfectly fine! We just have to try to keep him off the right side of his head as much as possible so it rounds out a bit. She gave me a few exercises to do with him to help strengthen his neck and asked us to come back next week to make sure everything still looks good.

staying up waiting for his daddy to get home from work

playing in his bouncer

Roman always pulls the funniest faces!

they crack me up!!

He was trying so hard to stay awake!

hahaha

He passed out in his jumper

Found some old pictures

I was just going through my camera and found these pictures I forgot I had.

me and chase heading to the hospital

(can't believe i was so big!!!!!)

at the hospital waiting..

8 hours later Roman was born!

this is the first time I got to hold him. best moment of my life.

The nurses cleaned him up and after NICU checked out his lungs

I got to cuddle with him on my chest for an hour before heading to our room.

chase got to spend a lot of time with him while we were at the hospital.

he only left the room to go get food

once we got home we gave rome his first bath.

he wasnt very happy about it lol



Looking at these pictures makes me realize how fast this last year has flown by. A lot has happened and it has been very difficult.. But thanks to Chase, his parents Ronda and Dave, Sylvia, my dad, my mom, and Pat we made it! Love you guys and there is no way I could have done it without your love and support.

Thank you.

Hogle Zoo

Today Roman took his first trip to Hogle zoo! It was nice to get ou tof the house and spend time with Holden, Kaitlin, and Ashley. Rome wasn't very happy about sitting in his stroller and cried most of the time but we still had a blast!!!

Rolling over!

Rome rolled over from his back to his belly yesterday for the first time!!!!! I can't believe he can do it already!!! of course he won't do it when every one is watching lol but I did manage to get a video. It's crazy how big and strong he is compared to how tiny and frail he was when he was first born.

 before



after

(look at those cheecks!)

Roman has a new favorite toy... his jumparoo.
It's so funny watching him play in it because only his tippy toes touch the floor haha. But he doesn't care.. as long as he is sitting up and able to see everything going on around him he is happy.

what a long week

Poor Roman has a cold. He has been very unhappy lately and the only time I can set him down is if he's asleep. so on top of reflux,, and teething we can add a cold to the list. Luckily he hasn't been running a fever but he is having a hard time breathing. During the day the easiest way to get him to sleep is going outside and sitting in the swing or putting him in his bouncer. He passes right out.

As most of you know Roman has a flat spot on the side of his head. His doctor wanted us to go to physical therapy because she thinks his neck muscles aren't as strong on his right side as they are on the left so he tends to favor one side. I scheduled his appointment for the 17th so hopefully that will help. Until then we've been trying to keep him off his right side so it will even out a little bit more. It's looking better every day!

picturesss

Listening to music on Chases headphones

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Rome has the cutest smile I have ever seen in my life.

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Having a bad dream

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He fell asleep during a short walk around the block.

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Being a stay at home mom is the best thing in the world.I have so much fun playing with Roman and being there for all of his firsts. I wouldn't trade it for the world.





Everything happens for a reason

Because of Roman

 I am finally happy.

xoxo

3 months old!!!

Roman is now 3 months old! He can already roll over from his belly to his back,, wave goodbye (I thought he was just moving his arms around but every time someone leaves and waves bye to him he does it back!),, he laughs and smiles,, "talks" to you,, and we are working on grabbing things. He's still having a hard time controlling his arms and he gets pretty frustrated when he can't grab his toys.

Rome is already getting teeth! He has been incredibly grumpy this past week and hasn't been sleeping very well. He has been drooling like crazy too. I looked in his mouth the other day and sure enough.. 2 little teeth are starting to poke through his bottom gums. I can't believe he's getting them this early! Don't most babies get them when they are 7 or 8 months??? So much for breast feeding till he's 6 months old...

Chase Dodge

I don't really know what I wold do without Chase. He works so hard and has sacrificed so much just so I can stay home and be with Roman. He is always making sure Rome has everything he needs and tries his hardest to make him happy. I'm so lucky to have a boyfriend that is willing to do so much for me and our baby. You always hear about those dads that want nothing to do with their kids and could care less about what goes on in their lives. Chase is the complete opposite, he has been there from day one.

Daddy and Rome at the hospital

After Romans first bath chase helped get him ready for bed

Chase took a few weeks off from work to help take care of Roman while I recovered.

Chase and Roman watching TV after a long day at work.

Fourth of July!

Romans first fourth of July was a blast! Sadly Chase had to work during the day but as soon as he got off we headed over to his parents house for dinner. He fell asleep before we had to chance to watch fireworks but he still got to play with puppies and visit grandma and grandpa Dodge.

Roman wearing his 4th of July outfit that cousin Lacie bought him!!

He always pulls the funniest faces. It cracks me up!