We are settling in to as much of a routine as we can. Jack sleeps at night but it's fairly unpredictable. We feed him around 9:00 and then he usually wakes up between 12:30-1:30 to eat again. He then wakes up between 3:30 and 5:30 for another feeding. That's a pretty wide window :) Lofton takes them middle of the night feeding and I take the early morning one. I don't go back to sleep after my shift which is a problem when Jack gets up at 3:30am. I'm also not a great napper. This has made for some long days.
He naps well, though. We usually try for at least two naps in his crib and then another few on me. Because he won't be a baby forever. He's a belly sleeper like his brother but the pediatrician assures us it's okay. I wouldn't have told the doctor we were sleeping on our belly, but Lofton has a big mouth.
Just last week we moved Jack back into his room at night. Back into his room because initially he was in our room, then we moved him into his only to move him back to ours when his reflux got really bad. Yep, another Beasley boy with belly issues. Jack was diagnosed with silent reflux about two weeks ago. It basically means that sometimes he spits up, but primarily the food comes back up into his throat just enough to cause him pain and make his choke. He does best in an upright position because his choking episodes occur about an hour or so after he eats. That means he's spent a WHOLE lot of his nights sleeping on me while I'm propped up in the bed. We've tried a few different formulas and a week on Zantac. The Zantac didn't really work for him and so just last Friday we switched to hypoallergenic formula. It's expensive, but if it works I'm willing to sell a kidney on the black market. Just kidding... sort of.
Jack came into this world weighing 8 pounds, 13 ounces. At our one week weight check he weighed 9 pounds, 6 ounces and at two weeks was up to 10 pounds, 2 ounces. Last Friday he was a whopping 11 pounds, 6 ounces. Basically demonstrating that for whatever reason Lofton and I have giant kids. He takes seven 4 ounce bottles per day and the doctor said we could feed him more if he's hungry.
Other highlights this month include: tons of visitors {BB, Hannah & Justin, friends from school and church}, two lunch dates with Daddy {Tropical Smoothie and Newks}, and a trip to the mecca that is Target.
Jack is finding his voice, staying awake for longer periods of time, figuring out how to keep his pacifier in his mouth, tracking objects and people with his eyes, and learning to sleep through the noisiness of two crazy dogs and a rowdy five year old. He loves to snuggle, particularly with me, and slips his hand just inside the neck of my shirt once he settles down. He seems much more laid back than his brother, which I'll attribute to Lofton because no one has ever described me as laid back. The pediatrician had to removal his umbilical cord on July 25th so we are still waiting for the remaining portion to dry before we can take our first tub bath.
I am doing my best to soak up every second of each day because I know this time is fleeting.
Stats:
Weight -- 11 pounds, 6 ounces
Wearing -- 3 to 6 month clothes and size 1 diapers
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