Brody is 10 weeks old! In the last week he’s become a bit of a daddy’s boy and smiles constantly at Jason. Unfortunately since Jason’s been sick the last few days, he spending more time looking at his daddy instead of cuddling with him. We’re trying to best to avoid having a sick baby on our hands.
Monthly Archives: March 2010
Brody is 9 weeks
Brody turned 9 weeks old yesterday! He’s almost 12 lbs and is two feet tall. He becoming more independent and will let you know if you’re not holding him just the way he likes. He’s still a very calm baby though and rarely does any real crying, except the night of his 2 month shots.
Oh how fast they change
I realize every day that my little guy is getting big. I do also realize that relatively speaking, he’s still pretty small.
It’s when I look through pictures that I really realize how much he has changed. I put on this cute outfit the other day and the legs make it look more like capris than pants. So I looked for the last picture I had of him in this outfit:
3 weeks
8.5 Weeks:
Brody’s 2 month check-up
Yesterday Brody had his two month check-up. I was both looking forward to it and dreading it at the same time. I was really excited to see how much he had grown and I also wanted to talk to the doctor about his formula switch. I was dreading the appointment because I knew Brody would be getting a few shots.
Brody weighed in at 11lbs 15oz. (I had estimated he was between 11.5-12lbs, not bad!) He is 2 feet long. His height is in the 75th percentile and his weight is still right around 50th percentile. They also measured his head which was in between the 25th & 50th percentile. Bottom line: he’s tall, average build with a small head.
Then we talked about his eating habits and how he’s handling the hypoallergenic formula. We are all definitely pleased that he seems to be handling the formula well and obviously it was the right choice. However, Jason and I are anxious to switch him back to soy as soon as he’s ready. Soy is half the cost and we can buy store-brand instead of name-brand. The doctor said he’d like to try to switch Brody back to soy as early as 3 months. We’re to call him in a month to discuss. He also understands the significant cost difference and I think he complains about it more than us! So he gave us about $25 worth of samples! Definitely offsets our $15 co-pay.
Then came the hard part: vaccinations. One vaccine is given orally, so that was easy. Then the nurses came in for the shots. He got two shots, so they did them at the same time, one in each leg. At his one month appointment, he barely flinched at his one shot, however, this time was much different.
He screamed loudly. And he kept screaming. It was awful, though probably worse for me than him. I almost cried. But I held him, gave him a bottle and tried to comfort him. He calmed down in minutes. By the time we were home, he was smiling and wanted to play.
Then it got worse. He woke up from his nap at 6:30 and started screaming bloody murder. Now, Brody barely cries as it is, so screaming is way out of the norm for him. We tried everything, feeding him, cuddling him, swaying him, rocking him. He was inconsolable. I probably waited a little too long to give him Tylenol (about 15 minutes into the screaming). Finally, after Jason spent an hour working to calm him down, he was ready to pass out.
He napped until almost bed-time and then went to sleep easily. He’s still asleep after 9 hours. Poor guy!
Just like his mommy
Another month flies by (2 months!)
Brody is two months old today. His 2 month appointment is on Tuesday, so I am not sure exactly how long he is or how much he weighs. However, we can tell he’s growing well. He’s outgrown many more outfits and will be shifting to 1-2 sized diapers which are slightly bigger than 1. His height continues to be our problem instead of weight. Many onsies fit his belly great, but aren’t long enough.
Brody is 8 weeks old
Brody is 8 weeks old today! He’s celebrating his very first St. Patrick’s Day today, decked out in a festive onsie. This is a very fitting holiday for our little leprechaun, since not only does his name come from irish origin but he comes from a strong irish background with a grandfather who is 100% irish.
This week Brody started sleeping through the night, we believe due to keeping him swaddled at night. I’m hoping it will stick and he’ll keep sleeping 8-9 hours each night. On top of his long night of sleep, he’s been going back to sleep until late morning. Just as I thought I had his scheduled figured out, he switched it up on me. So we spend the afternoons playing now instead of the mornings.
Brody had his first outside adventures this week due to the beautiful weather we’ve been seeing. First we bundled him up and took him out in the backyard. It was only in the 50s, so we had lots of layers on him, including his new Brewers sweatshirt that is a little big but perfect to keep him warm.
The secret to my success
Swaddling!
My little houdini escaped his swaddle. After about a week of long sleep stretches when he was swaddled, and shorter sleep stretches when his hands escaped, we looked for another solution. We went shopping and bought a swaddle blanket that velcros closed so our little escape artist would stay snug all night long.
So far…it appears to be helping. He even slept for 9 hours two nights in a row!
For moms everywhere
31 reasons you shouldn’t feel mom guilt -cnn.com
This article is great! I have been a mom for less than 8 weeks and I can already relate to some of these. Plus they made me laugh.
“#30 Still being really PO’d about the stretch marks”