So we’ve been asked a thousand times a couple of questions:
- How do you say “Caedmon”?
- Like from the band, Caedmon’s Call?
- Is Luke from Star Wars?
- Where’d you come up with Caedmon? Is it a family name?
I’ll start with the easy one – Luke is NOT from Star Wars (despite what you may think…) 
Caedmon – I guess you can say his name was inspired by Caedmon’s Call. I’ve always loved the name Caedmon, and once I learned the meaning behind the band name/the name Caedmon, I loved it even more. You can read about the meaning of the name here. It’s not a family name on either side of our families, it’s simply a name we both loved. 
The name is Celtic and originally pronounced “Kad-mon” but we Americans have…americanized it We are pronouncing it “Kade-mon” (except when he’s nursing at 2am and I’m so exhausted and I call him Benjamin, …mom of the year, right here, thank you!)
Ok, get ready for photo overload (or so I hope!)
This was moments before we left the hospital – I like to think his expression matches my excitement to get the heck out of dodge!
B adores C – he wants to be near him at all times!
LOVE the froggy legs
Looks totally uncomfortable, but, C likes it
Snuggles with Bebe
I finally remembered to copy an idea from Stephanie at Adventures in Babywearing. She takes a picture of her kiddos on the first of every month…ok, so I took the picture and THEN realized it was the first and decided to post it We’ll aim for better…well, AIM next month! C wasn’t happy, it was all I could do to get B to actually look TOWARDS me and K kept leaning out of the frame… Such is life
Well, we apparently have a little model on our hands I have a very talented friend who has the most adorable crocheted items – PLEASE check out her etsy shop, Bethanys5! In turn, Bethany has a very talented photographer friend, Jennifer. Bethany needed photos of some newborn items, Jennifer needed newborn photography experience…and I have a newborn! We all got together Sunday afternoon and did a little photo session. I was not expecting anything in return for this, just glad to help a friend (and a friend of a friend!) out, but Bethany had made a hat for C and Jennifer was gracious enough to email me the pictures! Ok, enough rambling: enjoy!
(C got to keep this hat – Go Heels!!)
Whew! Like I said, photo overload! But, now you’re about caught up on the first 13 days of our sweet boy
My success story for the day, all three boys napping at the same time…I think I’ll treat myself to half a can of Dr. Pepper with some maraschino cherry juice mixed in…. 
I’m trying to be good, as C doesn’t seem to like it much when I have caffeine but last night had a rough start and I didn’t get to sleep til after midnight, so mama deserves a lil treat ((Be praying for how I can manage 3 without caffeine!! ha!))
To ‘celebrate’, we went to the pedi to recheck your jaundice on your 12th day of life!
For my sanity/records/sake/memory/whatever, C’s cord came off the day after we made the extra stop at the pedi’s office – she said it’s looking great, whew!
His jaundice is completely gone – mama’s milk does his lil body good!
So good, that he’s gained almost a pound in 6 days! He was up to 8lbs 2oz – he’s starting to feel like his big brothers did when they were born
We survived the “10th day” growth spurt this weekend – I *so* forgot how exhausting that can be! I’ve always nursed my babies on demand, and C can usually go 2.5-3 hours between feedings, but we were barely hitting the 90 minute mark – we worked hard to ‘make weight’ this week
We were cleared to not come back til he’s one month old. Of course, I was quickly reminded that “1 month” is only 2 weeks away…why, oh WHY does it go so fast?!
Tomorrow: I’ll have more pictures for you
Kaitlin posted a sneak peek of Caedmon’s newborn pictures…She oozes with talent, right? (Oh, and yes, she got insider privilege and knew both our boy & girl names)
That’s all…
Our morning was to only consist of a visit to the chiropractor, just for Caedmon and myself – a lil post-birth get the aches out adjustment, if you will. Well, throw in Benjamin’s little fall from the pediatrician’s office on Monday and someone else needed an adjustment. As I was getting C ready to leave this morning, his umbilical cord stump was bothering me. There was something just not right about it. I asked our chiropractor and she agreed we needed to make a trip back to the pedi to have her look at it (it was slightly concerning to her at our appointment on Monday as it was bleeding a bit, but, she gave me a couple tips and sent us on our way). By the time we were leaving the chiro, it was hanging on by a thread, gross looking and foul-smelling. I think these little stumps are the most stressful part of the newborn weeks. ugh.
Anywho, we got there, and of course it was time for C to eat, so as soon as we got there, the nurse took us back (Zach stayed in the van with the boys and went and got lunch for us so they wouldn’t have to be bored at the dr’s again!) I was going to sit and nurse him til the pedi came in, but she was right on the heels of the nurse. We tried to talk for a second and she cut me off and told me to sit and feed Caedmon, as he was screaming his precious head off. I told her that I would nurse him after she looked at his cord and she said, “That can wait…he cannot…please, sit…” 30 minutes later and after chit-chatting with our pedi (!) we finally got around to looking at his cord. It was neat to sit and talk with her for that long – I honestly don’t think I’ve ever just sat around and shot the breeze with a caregiver for that long!
We decided the best course of action was silver nitrate to cauterize it. She said she had wanted to suggest that on Monday, but really felt it was best to let nature do its thing for a couple more days – I told her that had she suggested it on Monday, we would have declined, but today, something had to be done. I didn’t want to rush the thing off, but, …it was stressing me out! So I had to hold C down while she did her thing and assured me that it would be off in a day or two and I wouldn’t have to worry about it anymore.
Poor lil dude had a rough morning! Getting all adjusted (if only he KNEW what good it was doing for him (and me!) and how good it really does feel!) and then that! Whew!
BUT, my adjustment felt great! We had a good laugh when we walked in to our room there. Our chiro always posts lil tips or suggestions on her walls and this one was about chiropractic prenatal care. It said that regular adjustments could lessen back pain, sciatica and morning sickness, as well as result in a faster labor and birth…ya think?
Tomorrow morning: pictures! Yay! (too bad Benjamin still looks like a Klingon…or something…) sigh. Boys
