So the baby's first word was "Hey!" And combine that with screaming (to get our attention, well, usually his sister's attention) it's like living with someone who is very "Jersey". Every time he says "hey!" I think of the Beastie Boys' song "Hey, Ladies". Not really appropriate but what comes to mind.
When Carolina was little and about this age, I used to have "Brass Monkey" (Beastie Boys) running through my head. And when I was pregnant with each of them, I was humming Beatles songs a lot. So I guess musically, it's my MO to associate with certain artists when they get to certain stages.
He's been eating a lot. He seems to like, food. Prunes, Apples, Sweet Potatoes, Squash, Carrots, Green Beans, Rice, Oatmeal. Everything I give him, he's like "Hooray! It's food." He eats it pretty quickly and then I give him milk if he's still hungry. If he's SUPER hungry, I might give him a bit more food, but he needs the stuff in the milk more than the food at this point.
Unfortunately, it's still "uhg, this again" whenever he sees the bottle. So we can get him to take an ounce, maybe two, in the mornings. Only freshly-expressed milk. Otherwise, he's not interested in the bottle and I've been too busy to bother to force it more often. He doesn't hate it, so it's not a battle anymore, but it's impossible to get him to drink a bottle's worth or a regular milk feeding worth in a bottle. We tried to get him to take 2 ounces and it was a very long hour with several small battles.
At this rate, getting him on formula is going to take forever. Or I'll be feeding him until he's about a year, and then go straight to cow's milk. Unless he's got a lactose problem like his sister and I, and his dad, and then he will have to take lactose-free milk. So, bypassing bottles and formula completely.
I don't think this is actually how it's going to go down, but it's exhausting trying to get him to take a bottle and this means that we don't go out without him. Ever.
It's a good thing he's starting to 'talk'. At least it makes for good conversations at home... His sister is going to be a big help when it comes to boosting his vocabulary. :)
I can even say he has a regular naps and a mostly regular nighttime sleep schedule. It's like this:
Get up about 6am
About an hour to 90 minutes later, nap for an hour
Get up, have some food, play...
Sleep for about an hour
Get Carolina from school, have lunch,play
Third nap about 12.30-1pm for 1-2 hours
Get up, have some food, play...
Fourth nap at somewhere between 3.30-5pm (depending on what happened that day) for about 30-45 minutes
Get up, dinner, play, bath
Sleep about 6.30-7pm
Get up sometime between 11pm-2am
(Sometimes get up again during this time period)
Get up at 4am
Get up at 5am
Get up for the day at 6am
Mostly it's to eat and fall asleep immediately, sometimes just needs a pacifier. When we're lucky, it's only twice a night, but mostly it's 3-4 times. We're still debating how and when to get the baby into Carolina's room.
More to come...
When Carolina was little and about this age, I used to have "Brass Monkey" (Beastie Boys) running through my head. And when I was pregnant with each of them, I was humming Beatles songs a lot. So I guess musically, it's my MO to associate with certain artists when they get to certain stages.
He's been eating a lot. He seems to like, food. Prunes, Apples, Sweet Potatoes, Squash, Carrots, Green Beans, Rice, Oatmeal. Everything I give him, he's like "Hooray! It's food." He eats it pretty quickly and then I give him milk if he's still hungry. If he's SUPER hungry, I might give him a bit more food, but he needs the stuff in the milk more than the food at this point.
Unfortunately, it's still "uhg, this again" whenever he sees the bottle. So we can get him to take an ounce, maybe two, in the mornings. Only freshly-expressed milk. Otherwise, he's not interested in the bottle and I've been too busy to bother to force it more often. He doesn't hate it, so it's not a battle anymore, but it's impossible to get him to drink a bottle's worth or a regular milk feeding worth in a bottle. We tried to get him to take 2 ounces and it was a very long hour with several small battles.
At this rate, getting him on formula is going to take forever. Or I'll be feeding him until he's about a year, and then go straight to cow's milk. Unless he's got a lactose problem like his sister and I, and his dad, and then he will have to take lactose-free milk. So, bypassing bottles and formula completely.
I don't think this is actually how it's going to go down, but it's exhausting trying to get him to take a bottle and this means that we don't go out without him. Ever.
It's a good thing he's starting to 'talk'. At least it makes for good conversations at home... His sister is going to be a big help when it comes to boosting his vocabulary. :)
I can even say he has a regular naps and a mostly regular nighttime sleep schedule. It's like this:
Get up about 6am
About an hour to 90 minutes later, nap for an hour
Get up, have some food, play...
Second nap about 9.30-10am.
Sleep for about an hour
Get Carolina from school, have lunch,play
Third nap about 12.30-1pm for 1-2 hours
Get up, have some food, play...
Fourth nap at somewhere between 3.30-5pm (depending on what happened that day) for about 30-45 minutes
Get up, dinner, play, bath
Sleep about 6.30-7pm
Get up sometime between 11pm-2am
(Sometimes get up again during this time period)
Get up at 4am
Get up at 5am
Get up for the day at 6am
Mostly it's to eat and fall asleep immediately, sometimes just needs a pacifier. When we're lucky, it's only twice a night, but mostly it's 3-4 times. We're still debating how and when to get the baby into Carolina's room.
More to come...
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