Little b got to experience his first snow a few days ago. And it wasn't just a little skif... it DUMPED! From the time school started, to the time I walked out to go home, 7 1/2 inches had fallen and it was still snowing. But boy, what a beautiful snow. It fell DOWN, and not sideways, which is the norm for around here. At lunch, we all kept looking out the window and commenting on how pretty it was when it fell down so nicely. :)
Little b continues to be awesome... and B-man continues to as well. He's the best big brother and I hope little b always looks at him with huge awe-filled eyes like he did this morning while B was talking to me about what was going on at school! And I hope B always loves his little brother enough to call him "my sweet darling" like he has been in a version of "Rock a-bye Baby" he made up.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
sleep
My little b is a sleeper. I can't tell you how overjoyed by that I am. B-man never slept. Ever. I'm not exaggerating. His naps were AT MOST 45 minutes at a time as a newborn and that continued. He gave up naps completely just after he turned two. He didn't sleep through the night until this past summer, before he turned 6. Granted, sleep issues are huge things for SPD children, but I haven't slept through the night in 7 years (because let's face it - who sleeps through the night when pregnant?!)
My little man is such a different child. 95% of the time, he's only up once at night. And this past Friday/Saturday night, he slept through the night! He did it again the next night. He hasn't done it in the past couple nights, but we're still only up once.
And, he naps in the day.
What did we do to deserve this child?!
This past weekend we went to Casper to meet my parents for the day. We went to the pumpkin patch and did the corn maze too. It was a good day! My dad hadn't met little b yet, so it was a long overdue trip!
My little man is such a different child. 95% of the time, he's only up once at night. And this past Friday/Saturday night, he slept through the night! He did it again the next night. He hasn't done it in the past couple nights, but we're still only up once.
And, he naps in the day.
What did we do to deserve this child?!
This past weekend we went to Casper to meet my parents for the day. We went to the pumpkin patch and did the corn maze too. It was a good day! My dad hadn't met little b yet, so it was a long overdue trip!
Monday, October 08, 2012
three months
Little b is 3 months old! How did that happen?
Length / Weight: I did not get him measured for length today when I dropped by the clinic, but he was weighed. He's up to 13 lbs, 6.5 oz! A pound in a half in a month! Aunt Beth has some good milk! :)
Eating: We are doing breast milk 100% of the time now. He has tolerated it very well. He's eating 4 oz at a time for the most part, but every once in a while wants 6 oz. He eats on average every 3 hours during the day (give or take) and nights still aren't totally consistent. Sometimes he'll go 4 hours, sometimes he'll go 6 or more.
Sleeping: He's getting more on a schedule as of late. He'll take a good morning nap, a good afternoon nap, a cat nap for a short time right around dinner time, then about 7:00 will fall asleep until about 9:00, where he'll be up for a bottle and a bit of smiles, and then go to bed around 10:00. As I said above, nights aren't totally consistent, but he is not a terrible sleeper by any means! Just in the past couple days, he's been fighting the swaddle - gets really mad and breaks out of it immediately, if we can even get his arms down to get swaddled in the first place. Last night we gave up and didn't swaddle him and it went OK... perhaps he weaned himself off it? Time will tell, I suppose.
Wearing: Full time in 3-6 month clothes now. Still in size 1 diapers, but not for long. He wore a little pair of shoes yesterday (the shoes in the picture) that Brecken didn't wear until Easter when he was a baby, putting him at about 6 months old.
Miscellaneous: He smiles and smiles and smiles! We call him Smiley because he does it all the time! His laugh is the cutest little sound. He's started grabbing things with his hands, though it's not consistent. When he gets hold of a toy, he brings it immediately to his mouth to suck on it! He's not one to cry a lot, either. Very easy baby! (*knock on wood*!)
Length / Weight: I did not get him measured for length today when I dropped by the clinic, but he was weighed. He's up to 13 lbs, 6.5 oz! A pound in a half in a month! Aunt Beth has some good milk! :)
Eating: We are doing breast milk 100% of the time now. He has tolerated it very well. He's eating 4 oz at a time for the most part, but every once in a while wants 6 oz. He eats on average every 3 hours during the day (give or take) and nights still aren't totally consistent. Sometimes he'll go 4 hours, sometimes he'll go 6 or more.
Sleeping: He's getting more on a schedule as of late. He'll take a good morning nap, a good afternoon nap, a cat nap for a short time right around dinner time, then about 7:00 will fall asleep until about 9:00, where he'll be up for a bottle and a bit of smiles, and then go to bed around 10:00. As I said above, nights aren't totally consistent, but he is not a terrible sleeper by any means! Just in the past couple days, he's been fighting the swaddle - gets really mad and breaks out of it immediately, if we can even get his arms down to get swaddled in the first place. Last night we gave up and didn't swaddle him and it went OK... perhaps he weaned himself off it? Time will tell, I suppose.
Wearing: Full time in 3-6 month clothes now. Still in size 1 diapers, but not for long. He wore a little pair of shoes yesterday (the shoes in the picture) that Brecken didn't wear until Easter when he was a baby, putting him at about 6 months old.
Miscellaneous: He smiles and smiles and smiles! We call him Smiley because he does it all the time! His laugh is the cutest little sound. He's started grabbing things with his hands, though it's not consistent. When he gets hold of a toy, he brings it immediately to his mouth to suck on it! He's not one to cry a lot, either. Very easy baby! (*knock on wood*!)
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
home made
We got yams in our bountiful basket last time. Neither of us are big fans, but I didn't want them to go to waste. So I made them into baby food tonight, along with a few apples that needed to be used. Little b has his stash going in the freezer! 
haircut
B has come so far with his SPD and haircuts. He has grown from me having to hold him down while he screams and punches me while Josh uses the clippers, to tolerating them while I hold him, to him just needing me to stand by, to asking Josh for a haircut, to what happened yesterday. He ASKED if he could go to the salon where our friend works, for his first real cut. We were shocked.
He was so excited, until it was time to go. Then he got super nervous. When it was his turn, he freaked. Cried, hid his head, went back and forth between the chair and the wait area, sat on my lap, got off my lap... After 10 minutes of this he decided he could do it, as long as he was on my lap. He refused the cape but changed his mind after the hair was making his neck itch. He was scared out of his mind, but he did it. And by the end, he had a smile on his face and didn't need my lap.
We conquered a hurdle. I'm so proud of him. :)
He was so excited, until it was time to go. Then he got super nervous. When it was his turn, he freaked. Cried, hid his head, went back and forth between the chair and the wait area, sat on my lap, got off my lap... After 10 minutes of this he decided he could do it, as long as he was on my lap. He refused the cape but changed his mind after the hair was making his neck itch. He was scared out of his mind, but he did it. And by the end, he had a smile on his face and didn't need my lap.
We conquered a hurdle. I'm so proud of him. :)
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