Charlie turned 3 months old on January 10th and Tommy turned 2 1/2 on January 12th. Time for real, is flying by with her. It seemed to go by a lot slower with Tommy. Maybe because it was new and I didn't have a wild 2 year old to take care of? Maybe because she's a super easy baby right now (and I hope that continues)? Maybe because it was the holiday season? Maybe it was because I was too worried about when Tommy would hit every milestone and could NOT relax? I'm not sure, but it is seriously going by so fast. I will have to weigh and measure her later and make an update but I wanted to jot things down about the both of them at this point in time.
*Currently chilling on my lap. Thought I could get this done during her nap while dinner is cooking. Wrong!
*Weighs 14.7lbs!!!
*She is 22 inches long
*I strictly breastfeed her. My mom has to feed her formula but she refuses : ( John feeds her my milk when he has it and formula if he doesn't. She's eating about 4 oz every 2-4 hours during the day. At night, I top her off before bed then she now wakes up at about 5am to eat and goes back down until 8-9. Awesome! I pumped this last week at work and got about 2-3oz per session so i'm hoping to get that amount or more each time. I'm thankful my job provides a place AND time to pump. Heck YES!
*She takes 3 naps a day. A short morning nap, longer mid day nap and a quickie, right in the middle of dinnertime nap.
*My fault - she doesn't have a bed time like Tommy did and she is still in her bassinet in our room but i'm hoping to change that very soon. I would like for her to be on more of a schedule and I'm assuming she needs that since she has pretty much made one herself. Good baby girl, huh? She usually falls asleep around 8 or so then I either wake her up or she wakes up to eat around 10 or so for a "dream feed" then we go to bed for the night.
*She is wearing 3-6 months clothes now. All of her 0-3 month clothes are too small for her : (
When I came home on Sunday, she was wearing her polka doted strawberry jamies that we have in a newborn size and I was shocked when I saw her in them still. When I looked at the inside tag, it said 9 months. I'm sure they shrunk some in the dryer, but 9 months already?! NO WAY!
*She loves to smile and talk. She started almost giggling when John and I blow her hair at the top. She gets a huge smile and does a little "hu hu" sound. I LOVE having her to myself at night to talk to her. She makes almost a barking sound sometimes that's really loud and it even scares her. So adorable! I will have to figure out how to post a video.
*As of yesterday, she starting really drooling. Hope this doesn't mean teething is right around the corner.
*She sits in her bumbo while we're playing on the floor or in the kitchen and she seems to enjoy being able to sit up. I also put her in her bouncer for a trial run yesterday while Tommy was in her crib "sleeping". Haha He wanted to stay and play in her crib with her lovie and her animals. Very sweet.
Her next doc appt is February 13th.
Bug, Buggy, Kook, Kooky, Migeloshe, Mangoon, Stinky,Turkey
He has been known to throw a few fits lately and is very particular about what he wears now. At the parade of lights, John was putting his jacket on him and he kept screaming "NO FUR COAT!" over and over.
*Weighs 37lbs
*Is 37 inches tall
*Wears size 4T tops and 3T or 4T bottoms with a size 9 shoe. He's pretty tall and everyone is always surprised when I tell them how old he is.
*On a normal day, he wakes up around 8 or so, eats lunch between 11:30-12:30 and takes a 2-3 hour nap at around 1:30. John gives him a bath around 8 but lately (ok, for a while now) he will stay awake and chit chat in his crib until 10 or so. If he doesn't get a nap, he's cranky though. Not sure what we will do about this.
*He can recognize all of his colors, shapes, and letters (uppercase and lower case) as well as make their sounds. He can almost count to 20 and can count to 10 in Spanish with a little help. He knows about 10 different words in Spanish. He frequently calls milk "leche" instead of milk. He says newspaper in Spanish, adios, vaminos and a few other things. Thank you Dora! He knows all of the animals, even random ones like Hyena and armadillo. Smart little man!
*He is a very cautious in certain situations, mainly anywhere away from home or Mimi's. Like, at the park he will very rarely go down the small slide without holding my hand. And to make it to the slide, he holds on to the rails all the way up and will not let go. I'm thankful for that but it would be nice for him to run wild and burn off some energy there. He mainly wants to stick to the swings. He loves, loves, loves them and would stay on them as long as I let him.
*He loves to help out now and hold on to the stroller. If we take the stroller anywhere, you better believe his hand will be stuck to one side of it. It has been nice in public to have him do this. If I drop her pacifier while I'm feeding her or don't have a burp rag, he will go find it.
*He loves his Hot Wheels and has names for most of them. If you tell him "Oh, look! That's a tow truck" then 6 months from now if he finds it, he calls is by name. He retains information like crazy!
*He has an awesome personality and a great sense of humor. Already, he can be a little sarcastic at times.
*Not fully potty trained (my fault) but he has gone poo and pee on the potty, no problem. Guess I better get on that!
I love, love, love being home with them during the day and still getting a few hours of "me" time at night. I cannot imagine how fun it's going to be when she is about his age. He loves cooking, coloring and doing crafty things and I hope she does too... especially during the holidays!
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