10 Weeks

Henry is 10 weeks old already. He is growing so quickly! We went to Birth-to-Three on Wednesday and weighed him. He's 13lbs, 11 ounces. He's wearing mostly 3 months and 3-6 months, and size 2 diapers, but the diapers are getting snug.

He's smiling a lot, sucking his thumb a lot, and finally sleeping longer stretches at night. Last night he slept from midnight till 5am, then till 8am. I am really appreciating the extra sleep.

He's really good at sitting his head up, and he's getting pretty good at rolling over if he's got a bit of a start. He loves sleeping on his side, though when we're not co-sleeping, I keep him on his back. We do naps in the crib but at night he's still in the bedroom with us.

If anyone who knows me in real life wants to hang out sometime, let me know. We love showing him off. :-)

9 Weeks

Henry is 9 weeks old! What a chunk! He's doing really well. He's been smiling at us a ton, and now it's more often in response to us smiling at him. He's happiest in the morning, and we have fun sitting up in bed and practicing talking. I'm trying to get him to say mama before he says dada. :-P (I know we're MONTHS away from talking, but it's never too early to start!)

He is all about sucking his thumb this week too. He is so cute when he sucks his thumb. :)

We did a pretty good job this week of trying to get a routine down. He doesn't get a bath every day but on the nights that he does get a bath, we use the bed-time bath soothing lavender wash, and then I put jammies on him, and Max reads him a book. Then he comes to bed with me. We've even gotten him to go to sleep in his crib a few times, but he always ends up back in the bedroom with us by about 2am. He LOVES his mobile and will smile and stair at it forever. It's adorable.

I love him!!!

2 Months Old

Yesterday, Henry turned 2 months old.

Update on bottle

I made Henry a bottle and Max is feeding him right now. He appears to be taking it well this time! :-)

8 Weeks

Henry is 8 weeks old today! He is getting SO big! I got on my scale with him and he is already over 14 pounds. What a chunk! :-)

I started school this week. I only had class on Wednesday, since Monday was a holiday, so it was nice to ease back into things. It'll be nice to get a routine down eventually, but so far, so good. I even did all my reading for the first day of class!

Henry has started giggling every now and then. It's really cute. He's smiling a lot more lately too, and is really responsive to us now. He's also gained an interest in toys and mobiles, and enjoys looking at them and putting them in his mouth. It's fun to see him enjoy stuff like that.

We tried to give Henry a bottle while I was at school on Wednesday, and he reluctantly drank an ounce of it, and was otherwise entirely frustrated with it. We thought it was because the nipple flow was too slow, so I went and bought a medium and a rapid and we tried the rapid last night. I thought he'd like the rapid because he's a really efficient eater and I have strong let down, but even that frustrated him and he only ate 2 ounces and cried a whole bunch. We're going to work with him though, because it's just not going to work if he can't take a bottle! I can't always be there to nurse him.

I'm really glad I stuck with breast feeding even when it was really hard for us. I still have times where I struggle, like last weekend when I got a clog so bad in my left breast that it looked and felt like someone shoved a hockey puck into my breast. It lasted about 15 hours. I tried feeding, pumping, hot showers, massage, hot compresses, etc... Finally the next day, I took some ibuprofen (which probably reduced the swelling a bit) and then fed Henry on that side. When he pulled off, it started leaking badly, so I grabbed a glass and pushed on the clog until a bunch of milk sprayed out. Then I pumped the rest and the clog FINALLY went away. It was intense! But I am super glad it didn't turn into mastitis again.

Anywho, he's sleeping pretty well lately. Sometimes he'll go 4-5 hours! But usually only once a night, and then he'll do another 2 hour stretch, and then he's pretty much up every hour. Around 6am, I'll put him in bed with me, and he likes to co-sleep all snuggled up next to me in my arm. I am really good about not rolling over on him and making sure the blankets are away from his face. There are a lot of benefits to co-sleeping, but I'm too cautious to do it all night. Plus I don't want to make it a habit that he HAS to fall asleep with me. It's nice to have our special time for a couple hours each morning though.

7 Weeks

This week has been a lot better than last. I even stopped taking the stuff they proscribed for my anxiety because I didn't want Henry getting any through my breast milk, and I feel ok without it. I am now just taking a bunch of different vitamins and they seem to be helping.

Henry is doing so well. He is smiling more this week, which has been really fun. He's still eating well, and goes through a lot of diapers, so I am sure he's gaining weight well too. He's already in size 2 diapers.

We're going to the coast again this weekend, and then I start school next week. Boo school. :(

6 Weeks

Henry is 6 weeks today, and just over 12 lbs now! He's growing so quickly. :-) He is so precious, and starting to smile a little bit though I am waiting for the big ones to come. He is still sleeping most of the day, but he has some alert times scattered about. Of course, I worry whether he sleeps too much, but what can you do?

The fun news this week is that Henry's cousin Hannah finally came into this world on Thursday. She has the most hair I've ever seen on a newborn, and she's got a lot of similar features as Henry such as a sucked in bottom lip and matching stork-bites on their foreheads. We're going to have a lot of fun watching them grow up together.



I'm having a bit harder time than I hoped as far as anxiety goes. I have a diagnosis of Generalized Anxiety Disorder anyway, and it seems that having a baby, hormone changes and everything else in my life has really triggered some intense panic. Luckily my doctor is helping me get a handle on it with some breast-feeding safe meds and I am starting counseling on Tuesday. Right now, I am just trying to hold on until things start kicking in. Max and my in-laws have been really helpful, spending lots of time with us and supporting me, which I really appreciate. So if you're so inclined, I'd appreciate some prayers or positive thoughts. :-)