Monday, November 29, 2010
Monday, November 22, 2010
Doing good :)
Things here are going good. Nathan is doing great. Still no teeth and not crawling yet. He's still sleeping through the night most of the time and having 2 or 3 naps during the day. His naps have been getting longer though, up to 3 hours, but it's not interfering with his nighttime sleeping which is good. He's officially wearing 12 month old pajamas now and 9 month day clothes. He's eating a lot too! Sometimes 2 jars of food a day and he'll still have 3 or 4 full bottles of formula.
We might have a pediatrician, yay! I called one last week and they asked for our doctor in London to fax them a referral and I'm supposed to hear from the new doctor soon.
We're all doing fine here. My teen is still going to school which I'm very happy about and very proud of him. Hubby seems to be enjoying his work too. I might be getting involved more with the Early Years center here in town by volunteering. I'm excited about that!
Hope everyone is well :)
We might have a pediatrician, yay! I called one last week and they asked for our doctor in London to fax them a referral and I'm supposed to hear from the new doctor soon.
We're all doing fine here. My teen is still going to school which I'm very happy about and very proud of him. Hubby seems to be enjoying his work too. I might be getting involved more with the Early Years center here in town by volunteering. I'm excited about that!
Hope everyone is well :)
Monday, November 15, 2010
wow, 5 months!
Nathan turned 5 months a little over a week ago! It's strange because I feel that he's been with us forever, yet it's only been 5 months. Well, I guess he's been with me longer which might be why it feels longer :)
Here's an update:
Almost crawling. He gets up on hands and knees like I mentioned before and loves to rock back and forth. He doesn't quite understand the concept of moving an arm or knee forward yet but I just know it will happen within the next few weeks.
So hungry! Nathan still has a few bottles during the day/night (around 4 or 5, each with about 7 or 8 ounces though he doesn't finish every bottle each time) but my goodness does he love solid food. By solid I mean mashed up pureed stuff in the jars. He'll eat a whole jar in a day. He always has his solid food meals during our meal times. It's always been important to me to have my family sit down together to eat and talk. I look forward to dinner time since that's when everyone is home (well, my teen isn't always around, but he's here often) and we can talk and share together. I was thinking about taking a class on how to make my own baby food but I might just stick with the jars as Nathan will probably start eating table food soon.
We've tried lots of different brands of jarred stuff and he'll eat just about any brand of fruit or veggies but it seems that he only likes a certain brand for his meat & veggie combos. I bought Mother Hen brand last week but it was just turkey and he didn't care for it. I've discovered that he'll eat almost anything if it's mixed with sweet potatoes!
We're happy that Nathan sleeps through the night now. He slept 12 hours straight last night! He did wake up once, grunted and then blew a razz then went back to sleep. We thought that was funny :) He's been razzing a lot lately which is his way of telling us that he's not happy about something. Of course we have our fun times together where we'll razz back and forth and he just loves it.
That's it for now. Nathan is napping so I'm going to relax while I can. I hope everyone is well!
Here's an update:
Almost crawling. He gets up on hands and knees like I mentioned before and loves to rock back and forth. He doesn't quite understand the concept of moving an arm or knee forward yet but I just know it will happen within the next few weeks.
So hungry! Nathan still has a few bottles during the day/night (around 4 or 5, each with about 7 or 8 ounces though he doesn't finish every bottle each time) but my goodness does he love solid food. By solid I mean mashed up pureed stuff in the jars. He'll eat a whole jar in a day. He always has his solid food meals during our meal times. It's always been important to me to have my family sit down together to eat and talk. I look forward to dinner time since that's when everyone is home (well, my teen isn't always around, but he's here often) and we can talk and share together. I was thinking about taking a class on how to make my own baby food but I might just stick with the jars as Nathan will probably start eating table food soon.
We've tried lots of different brands of jarred stuff and he'll eat just about any brand of fruit or veggies but it seems that he only likes a certain brand for his meat & veggie combos. I bought Mother Hen brand last week but it was just turkey and he didn't care for it. I've discovered that he'll eat almost anything if it's mixed with sweet potatoes!
We're happy that Nathan sleeps through the night now. He slept 12 hours straight last night! He did wake up once, grunted and then blew a razz then went back to sleep. We thought that was funny :) He's been razzing a lot lately which is his way of telling us that he's not happy about something. Of course we have our fun times together where we'll razz back and forth and he just loves it.
That's it for now. Nathan is napping so I'm going to relax while I can. I hope everyone is well!
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Getting colder
It's been getting pretty cold around here the past few days. We actually had some snow on Halloween but it didn't stick. Currently it's 29 (-2C). We're supposed to get snow later this week!
Things here are going good. Nathan is doing great, sleeping most of the night. He woke up twice last night, once at around 1:00am and had a full 7oz. of formula, then he woke up again at 3:00am and had another 7oz. He's also getting close to crawling! Well, at least scooting. He gets up on all fours and rocks back and forth. He did manage to scoot a foot or so on our bed the other day but hasn't had as much luck on hard surfaces. We're going to lower the crib mattress down this week and probably go out to get some baby gates. He's rolling over like a pro but still hasn't mastered rolling back onto his back. He always rolls onto his stomach at night and sleeps on his belly and I'm still fearful of the SIDS thing but all my books say that when a baby is able to roll on his own that the threat of SIDS has lessened.
I've been fighting a cold for about 4 days. My husband got it first then spread it to Nathan, then my teen got it, now I have it. I don't feel too bad, mainly just congestion.
Hope everyone is doing well. I owe a few emails to people and I'll try to get those out soon. Here's a photo of Nathan (and our cat Jubi) to brighten your day :)
Things here are going good. Nathan is doing great, sleeping most of the night. He woke up twice last night, once at around 1:00am and had a full 7oz. of formula, then he woke up again at 3:00am and had another 7oz. He's also getting close to crawling! Well, at least scooting. He gets up on all fours and rocks back and forth. He did manage to scoot a foot or so on our bed the other day but hasn't had as much luck on hard surfaces. We're going to lower the crib mattress down this week and probably go out to get some baby gates. He's rolling over like a pro but still hasn't mastered rolling back onto his back. He always rolls onto his stomach at night and sleeps on his belly and I'm still fearful of the SIDS thing but all my books say that when a baby is able to roll on his own that the threat of SIDS has lessened.
I've been fighting a cold for about 4 days. My husband got it first then spread it to Nathan, then my teen got it, now I have it. I don't feel too bad, mainly just congestion.
Hope everyone is doing well. I owe a few emails to people and I'll try to get those out soon. Here's a photo of Nathan (and our cat Jubi) to brighten your day :)
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