You are 3 weeks old and 2 days. Grandma Bea is here and has been here for the last 10 or so days but is going home tomorrow morning. You are asleep next to the bed in your brothers old rock and play and right now you are unswaddled and going through light sleep and swaving your arms all over. You were awake from like 8:30pm to 10:30pm last night so I'm hopping to have you do your awake time during the day today so less swadding today and maybe more day awake. You like to rest your hand on your cheek or mouth when you sleep unswaddled and its very cute. I think when you can figure it out you will want to suck your thumb. Right now you are so so on the paci except when you are really tired or really hungry and we are trying to get you changed before I feed you.
You have been eating about 8, 9, 10 times a day. 9 or 10 being the most common. You eat one side at a time right now and seem to get 2 to 3 oz of milk from a side per feeding. I need to be better about drinking water during the day so that dosen't stop. You like to eat for about 10 to 15 min at a time and I hold you upright for at least ten min after just so you have time to digest. At night I hold you for more like 15 or 20. You go about 2 to 2 1/2 hour stretches during the day between feedigns.... although when you have been awake you like to eat more often. At night you sometimes go 3 hours or 4 hours, two nights ago almost 5 hours but after that long strech you eat every two or two half hours again.
You are very loud as you go through the sleep cycles. I don't know if Drew was this loud and grunting and sounding so upset...but maybe we forgot. You also squeel but you are still sleep. I think at 5 or 6 weeks is when you will have less active sleep and maybe won't be quite so loud. You seem to like to have a blanket over you that smells like me but I keep it low down on you and once you are out of the rock and play then you can't have it. Maybe I'll sleep with your swaddle one night and then use it the next night. I'm so glad we have the rock and play to start this time. You have sleept in it since we got home from the hospital, although you like being held in bed with me and snuggled up close and sleeping on your side. I try not to do it too much because it can be dangerous
so far you have been a good eater and have been gaining weight well. You were born at 6 pounds and 15 oz and you now (as of mom's group on wednesday) weigh 8 pounds 6 oz before a feeding. You ate 3 oz according to the scale at mom's gorup but I also think you were having a little growth spurt.
you seem to like rocking but not vibrations or bouncing in the bouncy seat yet. i think they may upset your tummy.
you are crying loud now oh and just stoped. You like being in the ergo...not a huge fan of the carseat or the stroller...just wake up and cry and fall back asleep a lot in the car and stroller. you are using your brothers old car seat and stroller and I want to get you a newer one that is less dingy. I may use the gift cards from work to babies are us for one.
You are like your brother in many ways and very unlike him. that is one of the hardest parts for me. I learned how to help your brother and what he liked and I have to learn all over again for you and feel helpless when something that worked for him dosen't work for you. I have to remember you are each your own person. maybe you will sleep better and be more intrested in food.
your brother is a great big brother and I'm very proud of him and I know he really loves you a lot although he is looking forward to when you can play and do things with him
I also struggle with being at home all day after working full time the last few years. brother is in school all day as right now all we do is sleep and feed and it would be really boring and frustrating for him to be home alone with us.
enough for now. lets have some fun wake up time soon ok and not stay awake so late tonight!
