Today Danny is 12 weeks old. I can hardly believe it. He has really gotten so big. He has stretched out and filled out and has fat rolls on his arms and legs. No more newborn. Looking at the clock now, he is just now 12 weeks old and about 6 minutes. Not that I'm counting.
So we had a pretty eventful week 11. Lots of outings, meeting new people and seeing family. We had 3 days in a row of activity which required a one way drive of 40 minutes or more. Not so much a fan and I'll be taking a break from that, at least if I'm driving by myself. It seems like when we get about 20 minutes away from home he decides to fuss and scream. Not so much fun driving with that. He did seem to enjoy his day by the pool at Grandma's house yesterday. He didn't get in on the pool activity but hung out in the pack n play looking at trees and enjoying the occasional breeze.
Did I mention how ridiculously cute my little man is? Just so adorable and amazing. We are so lucky.
He is making more and more eye contact and smiling. Although he is still more interested in blinds, at least he is looking at us now! Just this morning Randy caught Danny checking out his feet. Oh the new things to discover! His neck strength is getting stronger as well. He is pretty much holding his head up but still needs some guidance for when that big old noggin gets moving around he can't quite regain control of it yet. Not a lot of tummy time happening, but we do it when we can, which is most days. He doesn't seem to tolerate it for too long, maybe 5 or 10 minutes at the most each time.
Sleeping. Danny is still sleeping through the night. We had one 2am wake up this week but it's probably due to the heat. It has been super hot the past few days. Naps continue to be where ever he falls asleep. Usually in his swing or his bouncy seat (which he has really started to LOVE this week). Unless we are on the go, he will sleep for a bit in the car seat, although he doesn't seem to be a big fan of it. He also likes naps in the sling. So one of these days we'll get him to napping in his crib. I just feel like he spends so much time there at night that I like to have him out in the main area of the house so I can look at him more:)
Feeding continues to go well and I'm anxious to see how much the little chunker weighs. I actually just went and did an approximate weight and it appears he may be around 13 pounds! Holy cow! I'm sure it's off by a little bit, but still! He eats about 5-7 times per day and usually takes a bottle for 1 feeding at least every other day.
Oh and we ended up back in newborn diapers this past week. He seems to be in between sizes and we have been having lots of diaper leaks. No fun!
So with all the activities this past week, I think we are just going to be hanging out for the most part. I'm realizing just how fast this time goes by and I know that before I know it I'll have to be back at work and I want to enjoy every single minute. I've really got to get started on his baby book. Am I the only one who procrastinates this? I doubt it, but I feel bad I haven't done it before now.
We also found out yesterday that we will have another new niece. So excited! She will be arriving in November :)
Well I said my plan for today is to sleep when Danny sleeps. I am finding that I am just so exhausted. Even though he is sleeping for 6-8 hours, I'm not. It seems that like clockwork, I'm waking up at 2am-ish and up about every hour after that. So now that he is asleep, I've eaten breakfast, I'm going to lay down. Which I'm sure means that he will be waking up :)
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
week 10
So this past week Randy and I celebrated 3 years of marriage. Hard to believe! We went to dinner at the restaurant where we had our rehearsal dinner. It sucked! But we still had a nice time and ended the meal with treats from Foster's Freeze. Yum!
Danny is now wearing size 1 diapers. He ran out of newborn size and he seems to be too big for newborn and still too small for 1's. He leaks out of both of them. So for now, he will stay in the size 1's. He continues to sleep through the night, thank goodness! I do hope he keeps it up. He still isn't waking up at the same time which is strange since he goes down at the same time. But I'm sure he will work it out. Daytime naps are still inconsistent, but I'll take it as long as he keeps sleeping at night! He sleeps mostly in his swing for naps. He seems to stay asleep longer that way than when he is in the pack n play or his crib.
He is doing more social smiling but still is often more interested in objects around us than us. I guess it's a sign of things to come. When he's older he won't be interested in us either. We continue to work with tummy time so he can build his head strength but he doesn't typically tolerate it longer than 5 or 10 minutes. I bought him a toy that sits on the floor and has a mirror and some other interesting things on it. He is starting to get interested in looking at himself in the mirror. Cute!
Danny is now wearing size 1 diapers. He ran out of newborn size and he seems to be too big for newborn and still too small for 1's. He leaks out of both of them. So for now, he will stay in the size 1's. He continues to sleep through the night, thank goodness! I do hope he keeps it up. He still isn't waking up at the same time which is strange since he goes down at the same time. But I'm sure he will work it out. Daytime naps are still inconsistent, but I'll take it as long as he keeps sleeping at night! He sleeps mostly in his swing for naps. He seems to stay asleep longer that way than when he is in the pack n play or his crib.
He is doing more social smiling but still is often more interested in objects around us than us. I guess it's a sign of things to come. When he's older he won't be interested in us either. We continue to work with tummy time so he can build his head strength but he doesn't typically tolerate it longer than 5 or 10 minutes. I bought him a toy that sits on the floor and has a mirror and some other interesting things on it. He is starting to get interested in looking at himself in the mirror. Cute!
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Weeks 8 & 9
Daniel is 10 weeks old today. Boy how the time is flying. He continues to sleep through the night. He usually goes down around 9 and wakes up sometime between 3 and 6. We have settled into a nice evening routine that consists of a walk and then some nursing and cuddle time, then to bed. Despite this routine, he is still a pretty inconsistent daytime sleeper. I guess that's because he doesn't always wake up at the same time. He usually takes cat naps in the morning. He feeds for a little bit then sleeps for a little bit, repeat. Sometimes we just go on a walk and he seems to like that too. He is taking a good middle of the day nap (so I have time to do things like update this blog!). Usually for 2-3 hours and usually in the swing. My goal is to have him nap in either the pack n play or his crib. But he loves his swing! Then the rest of the afternoon is kind of like the morning.
Developmentally he is making progress as well. While still much more fascinated with things like walls, shadows, blinds and recently the ceiling, he is starting to make more eye contact and track objects with his eyes. We are also doing tummy time 1-3 times per day. He holds his head up for several seconds, can turn his head side to side and has rolled over, although I suspect gravity has more to do with it than his intent.
He is still wearing NB diapers but I suspect we are on his last pack. He switched to 0-3 month clothes within the past 2 weeks and they seem to be rapidly getting tighter on him.
We had his 2 month well baby check last week. At that appointment he weighed 10 pounds 4 ounces and was 22 3/4 inches long. He also got a couple of vaccines. At this point I think I am going to follow an alternative vaccine schedule where he will still get everything he needs by the time he needs, but just spread out. I worry about all those toxins going in at once. He did tolerate the first round well though.
Three days after his well baby check we went back in because he was spitting up. A LOT. But apparently he's just a "spitter". That's what the doctor calls it. So we try to hold him up longer after feedings to help decrease that. But, in just 3 days, he gained 6 ounces! He weighed 10 pounds 10 ounces at this appointment! Needless to say..feedings are going well.
And the best part..he started social smiling in the past few days! It's not often and not quite the full on grin that he does involuntarily but definitely smiles! Yay!
That's all for now!
Developmentally he is making progress as well. While still much more fascinated with things like walls, shadows, blinds and recently the ceiling, he is starting to make more eye contact and track objects with his eyes. We are also doing tummy time 1-3 times per day. He holds his head up for several seconds, can turn his head side to side and has rolled over, although I suspect gravity has more to do with it than his intent.
He is still wearing NB diapers but I suspect we are on his last pack. He switched to 0-3 month clothes within the past 2 weeks and they seem to be rapidly getting tighter on him.
We had his 2 month well baby check last week. At that appointment he weighed 10 pounds 4 ounces and was 22 3/4 inches long. He also got a couple of vaccines. At this point I think I am going to follow an alternative vaccine schedule where he will still get everything he needs by the time he needs, but just spread out. I worry about all those toxins going in at once. He did tolerate the first round well though.
Three days after his well baby check we went back in because he was spitting up. A LOT. But apparently he's just a "spitter". That's what the doctor calls it. So we try to hold him up longer after feedings to help decrease that. But, in just 3 days, he gained 6 ounces! He weighed 10 pounds 10 ounces at this appointment! Needless to say..feedings are going well.
And the best part..he started social smiling in the past few days! It's not often and not quite the full on grin that he does involuntarily but definitely smiles! Yay!
That's all for now!
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