7 weeks!

Nathan has grown by leaps and bounds! I have been so bad at taking photos of him when he's awake. Usually he's moving nonstop so all the pictures are blurry. I'll have to fool around with the settings on my camera so I can catch him and keep him in focus.

Immunization appointment and general well-baby checkup in about a week so I'll know more then regarding his weight and length. He's pretty long already and we're going to have to move him out of the bassinet and into his crib soon. I've been putting him in his crib occasionally so he'll get used to it when that time comes.

He's up to about 4oz. of formula every 2 to 3 hours and is still not sleeping through the night. Last night he did sleep for 3 hours before waking up which is rare. I think his longest sleep stretch was 4 hours.

We've switched his formula a few times since my last post about switching back to his original. We've found one that seems to settle with him though he still fusses sometimes from gas. I'm trying a new bottle type with him to see if that helps. We were using Dr. Brown's.

There are so many things that could be upsetting his tummy. We've both hard and soft water here and we've been using filtered (with our Brita and still boiling for 5 minutes after filtering) hard water for his bottles. My husband did research on using the soft water and due to using salt to soften it, it can have a much higher concentration of sodium and it's not recommended even for us to drink. Today I decided to buy a big jug of bottled spring water from the store and have made a few bottles with it to see how it settles with him. I'm still boiling all the water we use.

He's able to hold his head up for extended periods when I'm holding him. He still hates tummy time but I try to make sure I give him a few minutes a day on his belly. Also, he's nearly out of size 1 diapers. I think my next diaper purchase will be size 2.

I've been doing better lately. I think most of my crying and general sadness has been amplified by my lack of sleep. I've been trying to get as much sleep as I can during the day (when there aren't an overabundance of chores to do!) when Nathan sleeps. My husband has nearly taken over the night feedings to allow me to get a few hours of sleep at night. He's so wonderful :) I'm feeling a bit more rested but what I wouldn't give for 8 or 10 hours of uninterrupted sleep!

Here are a few recent pictures of Nathan (and of me, in my awesome recliner). Hope everyone is well!