Well, our little guy has started to turn into quite a chunk! I weighed him this week and he was 12.3 lbs! Holy cow...thats alot of weight to put on in a few short weeks! He is definitely much better at holding his head up (although not so much when on his tummy on the playmat) and he feels much more solid. Its made breastfeeding a little more challenging. Here I was bragging in the beginning that I could feed him cradled in one arm and could even walk around while feeding him. Not so much anymore...for the first time I started using my breastfeeding pillow to hold him so that it wasn't so awkward.
Tyler surprised us this week by having several nights in a row (I think 4 so far) where he slept from 8 or 8:30pm to 2 or 2:30am straight! It was quite a treat getting that much sleep at a time. Of course, all good things must be balanced by challenges, right? The down side is that his gassiness has persisted and at times has been much worse than last week. A few nights have been hard to get him back to sleep and a few days he's cried and grunted with out much progress getting the gas out. Thankfully our neighbor's daughter gave me some massage tips to help him and they often seem to work. Its extremely satisfying to work on the massage techniques and help him relieve his pain...but its really frustrating when it doesn't work and you can tell he's super uncomfortable. Hopefully he'll grow out of in in the next few weeks as his digestive system matures. At the moment, its the major cause of my lack of sleep and I'm looking forward to him growing out of it! That being said, his non gassy moments have really not been fussy at all. He's such a relaxed baby and really has enjoyed his playmat and swing. He hasn't really taken to a pacifier much, which I suppose can be a good thing in the long run although its prompted me to go out and buy every brand to see if we can find something he takes. It seems to help him calm and fall asleep but he can't keep it in himself making stroller rides and the swing not very effective in helping put him to sleep! So far we've remarked that its been pretty easy to still get out and about, and its already seeming normal to be a family of four.
We've really been enjoying having Grandma in town still. Its great to have another set of eyes and arms for Tyler so that Mike and I can get in some well needed time just with Austin. Even time to enjoy the simple things, like Austin running down the hill in our back yard over and over again and telling us when to watch and when to run with him.
He's been adjusting really well, and while still crazy clingy to Mike, he's started to show a bit more interest in baby Tyler. He dangled a few toys for him this week (despite the fact that he's usually sleeping and far too young to actually interact). We took both kids over to Austin's friend Langston's house this weekend for a bbq. The kids haven't gotten to play too much outside of daycare, and really have enjoyed the few weekend gatherings that we've planned. Next week is their last week at Pratima's house, and its definitely a little bittersweet. We're glad to be moving him on to a more preschool like setting where he'll be around more kids and have a more structured day, but we'll miss the loving small daycare environment that they've all shared as they've grown up. Its so cute to see our little guy with his buddies!
Austin seems to really like Tyler's 'new toy' swing, and often walks over and swings it gently or talks about the animals dangling above. Earlier this week he decided to buckle one of his stuffed animals into the swing, it was pretty cute.
We put together a picnic lunch, and as a trial I packed it in Austin's new lunchbox for school. He still doesn't really know that he's going to 'school' in a week but I wanted to start introducing him to some of his new things before he starts. A big change for us is that we're going to have to pack lunches, so I am going to experiment with the 'bento box' style lunch box where you can pack small servings of various items. Austin seemed to really like his new lunchbox and as we were leaving checked a few times to make sure that I was still carrying it back to the car for him.
We've got a pretty good weekday routine going on (with the exception of figuring out who takes Austin to daycare and how to get out the door on time!). Tyler's been eating, awake for about an hour, and then sleeps until his next feeding. We bounce around from swing to playmat and are finally trying to get him to nap in the bouncy seat instead of our arms. With the exception of his gassy fits, the days go by quickly and haven't been too stressful.
And at the end of every day, we get to be entertained by our amazing big boy. Austin certainly has his moments, but lately has been so much fun. He is independently playing often and 'pretending' all sorts of things. I can't wait to see these boys grow up together!
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