Jonah loves napping (hands up - thank you Jesus!) He has since day 1. He's a daytime tummy napper. I know it's not the "right" way but that's how he naps the best. (Bedtime he's on his back.) He naps from about 9am-11am and then again from about 12:30-2:30pm. He'll occasionally have a quick catnap around our supper time which is sometimes helpful. He's usually in bed for the night by 8:00pm. His whole 2 month he was sleeping the night which was wonderful. But the past few weeks he's been waking up once or twice a night. He can get over this hump any time now, seriously, I want my full night sleep again.
He's such a smiley little guy but of course every time I get the camera out, his smile is instantly gone. He's started the little baby giggles which is the most wonderful noise.
Jonah's last weight check was at his 2 month appointment and he was 12 lb. 12 oz. I'm sure he's well past this now since he loves his bottles. He's having a 5 oz bottle about 5-6 times during the day. Most of this is formula but I am still pumping and trying to get him a few bottles a day. Pumping was going way better this time than it did with Bennett and Ashley. But, the week of Kristen's wedding, which was also the first week of school, my supply cut in half :-( I've been trying to build it back up again since then but not having much luck at it. I was at around 90-100 oz per week and now I'm only at 50-60.
We are dealing with cradle cap and eczema, neither of which have been fun. For his head I've tried oils, lotions, baby shampoo, combing it all the time. None of it has helped so my doctor said we could use Head and Shoulders and just to be sure we didn't get it in his eyes. This has helped with the big scales but his head is still just so dry so then he scratches it all the time. And the eczema has not gotten any better, but luckily, it hasn't gotten really any worse either. I've been using Eucerin Cream before bedtime. Hopefully at our 4 month appointment in a few weeks our doctor can give us alittle more direction if she thinks it's a problem.
Bennett and Ashley love their brother. They are excited to see him in the morning and Jonah gives them the biggest smiles from the crib. They are really liking that he's starting to interact with them more. I still find it so hard to fathom that I have a 3rd grader, 1st grader and a newborn! The other day we figured it out that Bennett will either be an 8th grader (or freshman) when Jonah is in Kindergarten!!!! I can't even wrap my brain around what that will be like.
Out with me for a walk one chilly fall morning.
He fell asleep in the bath tub. It was the sweetest thing watching him be so relaxed that he just drifted off to sleep. I left him like that for about 10 minutes and felt bad having to wake him.
What a cutie! I have to say, I love having all my kids in school. I thought I would be sad, but it's nice. They are all in the same place all day, and I know they are learning a lot. It makes the schedule easier, too, that I just have to take them all to one place at the same time.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I ever saw him awake at the wedding! : ) It sounds like he has a few of the same struggles Sasha had/has. For cradle cap, we used baby oil frequently and a lot of patience. It will go away eventually. As far as excema- we've found the Babyganics excema cream from Target works ok if she runs out of her prescription. And if you're still interested in helping your milk supply, I used fenugreek tablets which worked great.
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