First of all. Look at how big my little guy has gotten. Started and 6 lbs 10 oz and is now about 14 lb 3 oz according to our scale. In both above pictures he is in the car seat. Notice the warning label and the feet are and see how much bigger he is. It is crazy!
Oi, what a week. I got the super unpleasant surprise of having my milk supply almost disappear this week. To add to the trouble, it took me a day and a half to figure out why Logan was getting grumpier and he still isn’t back on track. He much prefers the boob to the bottle, but since he doesn’t get enough then we have to also offer the bottle and sometimes he is just too annoyed to drink and sometimes he seems to want a lot. The uncertainty of whether I am giving him enough milk makes everything harder. Is he crying because he is overtired and needs to go to sleep or because he is starving???
He is just growing and changing like crazy. Every day it is something new. This week, he has moved past his pro-clasping abilities (like holding onto a ring, or a finger) and now loves to pinch things, like the foot of the toys on the activity mat or the feathers on the parrot on the activity mat. He is also touching his own thighs a lot. He clearly has figured out they are his and can control his hands enough to touch them. It is cute. He also has amazing hand eye coordination. He still has clear preferences with each toy area. He loves baby tigger (of course), he loves the parrot on the activity mat, and the dragonfly on the bouncer. He likes looking to the right, so that may be part of it, since these are the toys on the right side (minus tigger who is everywhere!). He smiles a ton and I feel like he is getting closer to giggling. He has also rolled on his side twice in the crib while I washed my hands after changing his diaper. He is amazing at tracking and will track from many feet away (especially his favorite toy, Daddy). If Charles walks by him while he is in the bouncer he will follow him back and forth across the room. He loves to watch Daddy dance and make faces. He will mimic Charles like crazy (he only does it for me occasionally and interestingly, never for Julia, even though he loves playing with her). His cutest moments are often on the changing table. Even if he is grumpy, you put him there and he is a total flirt and full of smiles and sticking out his tongue. Okay, last thing: he is getting better at putting his hands in his mouth and figured out that he can turn his hands around and stick his fingers in his mouth instead of trying to suck on the back of his fist. Although, he is so excited about this, that he usually tries to fit all 10 fingers in at once, which isn’t as successful as he hopes.
On the scarier side, he has always scooted down in his crib to have his feet touch the end, but now he actually gets his legs through the slats (about 8-10 inches) even though he is swaddled. It scares me that he is going to hurt a leg, but he is too young for any type of bumper on the crib, which can suffocate young babies. I keep trying to put his head as close to one end of the crib as possible, but he still somehow scoots the 3 feet down to the bottom of the crib. He also is getting very consistent about getting his arms out of his swaddle. Makes me wonder if he is getting closer to not needing it. Or maybe the reason he cries out to us is because his arms are out and he can’t fall back asleep on his own anymore….(have I mentioned confusing signals?)
It has been a really emotional week for me. Having milk supply troubles is so emotionally stressful and then add tons of pumpings and feedings and it leads to exhaustion. Pile on top of all of that a really crabby kid and confusing cues (hungry, sleepy, etc) and it makes for one tired mommy. On Wednesday I ordered a pizza and had some of a pumpkin gluten free beer, which was just what I needed. Charles also took over that night and gave mamma a much needed break.
On the positives (although confusingly timed), Logan is off the nipple shield and nursing directly. He is really good at it and is much faster than with shield. He also seems to enjoy it more and is getting more relaxed about it (at first he seemed more worried about delatching). I enjoy it more as well. All the drama with feeding/bottles/nursing, makes me realize that when he does have a peaceful nursing session, it really is a wonderful feeling. Maybe it takes things being bad to realize how good something is. I feel very connected to him and I see how much more relaxed he is than with bottles.
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