The weeks fly by with an infant! Liam is rapidly approaching his 4th month and perhaps the start of solids. I feel like this kid is never full! He still wakes up during the night to eat, which is getting kind of old. Last night, we put him down at 8:30, and he didn't finish his bottle and woke up at 9:15 for the rest. Then he woke up around 1:30 and had 7.5oz and then again at 5am for another 4oz, and then finally at 7am for another 4. I am sure he's going throw a growth spurt (he has literally outgrown some pants he was wearing earlier in the week) and the stuff on top of his head that I hesitate to refer to as hair (fuzz?) seems to be growing longer by the day. He's very close to 16lbs (we bought an infant/toddler scale last night which is high on the list of unnecessary but fun purchases) and I'm sure he'll be well over 16 by his 4 month check up in a week and a half. I'm dreading his shots :( He did ok last time, but was super fussy the following 2 days. He didn't have a fever but I did end up giving him tylenol at one point as he seemed like he was in pain. Perhaps this time around I will give him a little tylenol right before the shots so the pain doesn't get too bad.
Other than that, being a Mommy is still pretty darn amazing :) In spite of his several recent night wakings, Liam's a really great kid with a happy/easy disposition! I am pretty lucky.
Liam is 3.5 months old
Friday, January 29, 2010
Saturday, January 16, 2010
3 months already
After the initial 6-8 weeks, where all you're really doing is changing diapers, feeding, and putting the baby to sleep (oh, and surviving!) things start to really look up. Your baby becomes less of a blob and more of a person with a real personality. He smiles and coos at you, and gets excited when you pick him up. He can hold his own head up, and play with his toys unassisted. He can also put himself back to sleep when need be, if he's properly taught to. NOT that I am ready to be pregnant again any time soon, but I'm really enjoying all the little nuances of a baby, and I'm realizing that they change every day, and get farther and farther away from wearing newborn clothes and diapers (ok, so Liam wore his for like 2 days, but still!)
I had to take Liam to the doctor for his first appointment outside of a well visit. His tear duct in his left eye has been persistently clogged/infected since he was born. His right eye cleared up within the first month, but this eye had to be wiped down about 8-10 times a day, and no one enjoyed the process. So, I took him in and we received a prescription for antibiotic ointment to be put in his eye 3x/day for 5 days. I think his eye is looking a little better but still far from where it needs to be.
Otherwise, Liam remains a happy and healthy little (BIG) boy who just passed his 3 month birthday!
Liam is 3 months and 4 days old
I had to take Liam to the doctor for his first appointment outside of a well visit. His tear duct in his left eye has been persistently clogged/infected since he was born. His right eye cleared up within the first month, but this eye had to be wiped down about 8-10 times a day, and no one enjoyed the process. So, I took him in and we received a prescription for antibiotic ointment to be put in his eye 3x/day for 5 days. I think his eye is looking a little better but still far from where it needs to be.
Otherwise, Liam remains a happy and healthy little (BIG) boy who just passed his 3 month birthday!
Liam is 3 months and 4 days old
Monday, January 4, 2010
My little man is not so little anymore :(
Ok, so he was never really that little to begin with, but he now weighs over 14lbs and has outgrown all of his 0-3 month clothes and is mainly wearing 3-6 or just 6 month clothes. I sincerely have no idea where he gets his size from (I've been a size 0 or 2 my entire life and my husband is not a big guy either). Either way, his chub is super cute!
As I get farther and farther away from the PPD, I can appreciate Liam so much more. I was staring at him yesterday while he was smiling and gurgling, and tears started streaming down my face. He is so precious and innocent. I can't get enough! Every day he grows stronger and wiser and I'm so lucky I get to witness this.
He is great at holding up his own head, sitting in his bumbo seat, grabbing things with his hands and kicking his legs while he laughs his head off. Soooo cute. I can't wait to get him eating real food to see what he enjoys. I've already ordered him Organic Oatmeal cereal and Organic Brown Rice cereal and will start him on them next month.
Liam is also doing super well with sleeping lately. We've been putting him down between 8:30-9:15pm and he sleeps until 7-8am with one wakeup for food around 3/4am. It's not bad at all. We're all getting much more sleep. I can't forsee him dropping the middle of the night feeding any time soon because he eats a ton then!
Well, that's all for now. Liam is nearing the end of his afternoon nap :)
Liam is 12 weeks old
As I get farther and farther away from the PPD, I can appreciate Liam so much more. I was staring at him yesterday while he was smiling and gurgling, and tears started streaming down my face. He is so precious and innocent. I can't get enough! Every day he grows stronger and wiser and I'm so lucky I get to witness this.
He is great at holding up his own head, sitting in his bumbo seat, grabbing things with his hands and kicking his legs while he laughs his head off. Soooo cute. I can't wait to get him eating real food to see what he enjoys. I've already ordered him Organic Oatmeal cereal and Organic Brown Rice cereal and will start him on them next month.
Liam is also doing super well with sleeping lately. We've been putting him down between 8:30-9:15pm and he sleeps until 7-8am with one wakeup for food around 3/4am. It's not bad at all. We're all getting much more sleep. I can't forsee him dropping the middle of the night feeding any time soon because he eats a ton then!
Well, that's all for now. Liam is nearing the end of his afternoon nap :)
Liam is 12 weeks old
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