Milton Rod Jensen

I am very proud to announce the arrival of Milton Rod Jensen on March 22, 2017 at 12:25 am.  He weighed in at 8 pounds 1 ounce and was 21.5 inches long.  I make big babies! I began contractions on Monday morning which was the first day of Spring so I was happy for him to be in Spring.  Those little contractions continued throughout the day and through the night.  At 8 am Tuesday morning I had a scheduled OB appointment where I went in for my final checkup.  As a result of the checkup I began the far more intense contractions and finally checked into the hospital at 2 pm.  We succeeded in avoiding another c-section which had the whole process take longer, but the recovery has been amazing in comparison to the recovery after Owen.  Milton took to breastfeeding pretty well too.  We checked out of the hospital by 5 pm on Thursday. I packed on a total weight gain of 50 pounds, which was the same as with Owen.  During my time in the hospital, my mom took care of getting Owen to and from daycare and tending him for the day.  Then Damon would get home and do his regular evening routine.  Since Milton came 5 days early, Damon's paternity leave didn't kick in yet.  We are so grateful to have my family nearby.  And it worked out perfectly for Ileene's spring break to be so close to the delivery day too so Ileene could come out. We are very grateful to have Milton arrive safely and are excited to have him join our family.

Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Museum, Virginia

This will be a frequent visit for us with how much Owen loves airplanes.  In my opinion, the coolest thing to see is the Space Shuttle Discovery. This museum is a companion to the Air and Space museum in DC, but since it is so much larger, has the capability to house all sorts of cool aircraft.  There is also a section for restoration and an IMAX theater.

United Airlines Rock 'n' Roll D.C. Marathon

 



 

 

Rock Creek Park, Washington DC

Rock Creek Park is a huge swath of DC and then it extends into Maryland but once in Maryland it is managed by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. This is a small visitor center, but had an NPS stamp! The animal displays were really cool and Owen liked seeing the turtles. There was a little trail around the visitor center with plaques about all of the native trees.

March 2017

March brought us the final countdown for Owen's biggest change in his childhood of his new little brother.  The biggest change for him is that mid month his sleeping patterns were getting screwy so we decided to drop his afternoon nap.  I definitely mourned the loss of several quiet hours in the afternoon.  Thankfully this was about the same time he bumped up to going to morning daycare five days per week.  He loves his morning daycare and his teachers.  He will always ask "Where is mama?" or "Where is dadada?" or "Where is the bus?" or "Where is fafa?" (referring to his teacher Ms. Ouaefa) and lastly "Where is Gaka?" (Grandpa). His acceptable answers are work, school, or home. His vocabulary still grows which is also resulting in much less hitting, as we predicted.  This month he also begins the testing for whether or not he will continue his (free) speech and occupational therapy. His love for trucks and tractors and bulldozers is still strong and he loves to go outside. Milton was born on March 22. Owen is adjusting well to having another being in the house and even does well saying his name.  I don't think he quite gets the concept of being an older brother because Milton is pretty much sleeping or nursing all the time. Owen had a concert at his school where each class did a song and dance.  Owen didn't run off the stage, but didn't seem all that keen to be up there.  They made cute shirts with puff paint for all of the kids to wear. We also went to the Amazonia exhibit at the Zoo which was a nice warm destination in the winter.