3 months on Xmas!

Logan in a XMas outfit!

So I've decided to transfer to Blogger, I know more people over here, sorry to mess up all your links! Here's a cute picture of Peanut to make it all better!

Peanut will be three months old tomorrow! We'll be in the southern half of the state, celebrating with Boi's Grandma tonight and his Dad tomorrow. And the rest of his family around there. It'll be Peanut's first overnight trip, I'm a bit freaked I'll admit. I know it's a holiday, but I want him to stay on schedule, I don't want an overtired screaming baby. I guess it's just a wait and see how we do.


-Thursday Morning  the 29th-
So I never did post this, but I'll use it for this one. As you likely know, the weekend did not go well sleep wise. Peanut was very unhappy from 11pm to 4am that night, and was overtired for the rest of the day. I think as of tonight he's finally fixed though. He had his 10PM wakeup but skipped his 11 and seems to be going strong now.

Peanut got a shitload of presents. Tomorrow we're doing the last Christmas too. And he's getting his 3 month old shots :( He's been EXCELLENT with his toys now. From an occasional smack or sometimes a grab, to actively grabbing things given to him and sticking them in his mouth excitedly. Boi was playing Monnkey See Monkey Do with him earlier, he'd open his mouth, Peanut would open is.

So he woke up at 1 to eat, but that's ok, I was still up. Hopefully we can hit the hay soon.

It's been awhile

I've been busy. Busy with little Peanut, and busy trying to win a snowblower. But since I last posted, Peanut has had many firsts. His first time getting his thumb into his mouth (without fist/other fingers in there too). His first time grabbing onto a toy. And his first time grabbing his feet. Excellent progress little boy! He's needed much help tonight in his sleep, but nothing so horrible that it keeps him awake for long. Just. For. Short. Bursts. At least Boi is home for the evenings this week. Hopefully by next weekend his gas will be fixed. I can hope! I'm thinking I might experiment tomorrow, we need to go shopping, I'll pick up some soy formula, give him a bottle in the afternoon, and if he takes it and it digests ok, give him another one at night. But I don't know if it's still my milk, or if it's still in his system, or if his system is still repairing or what. But it's an idea, I want him to be comfortable after all.

Feeeeet! Look at him grabbing at them :D He's doing mini situps to get at them too, work those stomach muscles little guy!

He's only been napping in 20 minute spurts the last few days *pout* I'm really hoping that this is his growth spurt. He's a bit hungrier than normal, but not a whole lot, but the problems napping, eating, extra fussy, and the fact he should get one around 3 months (yes, that's coming up this weekend) all point to one thing to me. Growth spurt! It's going to happen whether I like it or not, and it's better now than over the weekend when we're not at home with swings and such to help us survive.

UPDATE It's the next morning, the little guy went to sleep at 945 and slept (with miniwakeups at 1030,1045, 1130, and again sometime after midnight) till 815 this morning. Wow! Alas I slept like crap, and feeling sick (likey just thanks to sleeping like crap) so I couldn't enjoy it. He is now trying a fail nap in his swing and Boi is passed out on the couch. Hopefully I'm back on my feet soon and can make today worthwhile.

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Feet!

Peanut is starting to get interested in his feet! Several times today, while he's been in a seated position I've noticed him staring very intently at them, and bringing his feet together in a clapping fashion. So exciting! New stuff! Hopefully he'll be grabbing at them soon too!

So on the left are figurines of his foot and hand, much thanks to MIL and SFIL in their creation! Not sure what I'm going to do about a finish on them. But how cute are they :) His pinkie and ring finger didn't fully come out, but from this angle that doesn't matter. And it's still 98% great.

  More Feet.

Boi works the next 5 days, boo hoo :( But then on Monday we're going out again! Not sure what we're going to do (wtf, the cats just ran me three times chasing each other) if it'll be dinner and a movie again or what, but whatever, it'll be fun. Maybe I can think of something else in the meantime.

I'm also looking up ideas for our bathroom redo, now that we're funded again. I don't want to spend a zillion bucks on it, but I want to love it. Hopefully I can get it all figured out!

MORE FEET! My (ignore the dying polish) toe against his whole foot! Hee hee! Such a cutie. Oh, he's also started to lurch forward the last few days, so I have to be more careful about how I settle him. He's always wiggle worm, but this is more of a coordinated attack, I watched him do it tonight, he scrunched up his face before he tried to plow it into his feet as I had him propped up next to me.

He's in bed right now, I'm hoping tonight will be better than last night, which was better than the night before, which was... well you get it. He fell asleep nursing, which actually he rarely does, so maybe that will spur a different/better result for tonight. Gotta break him of the habit. Though he did very kindly decide to blowout his diaper this evening onto his activity mat, so that's in the wash. Gives me something extra to do tonight!

I'm hungry. Guess maybe I'll go eat some more fruit salad. I could really go for a peanut butter cookie though... what the heck, I deserve another cookie. Specially made, no dairy. I can't wait until he's acting normalish again and I can start adding in more processed foods into my diet.

Nope, another hell-rific bedtime. Woke up 40 minutes later and cried for an hour. Let's hope that's the end of it...

A Day in Pictures

This morning's nap, and the beginning of my idea for 'things happening right now!' We were just doing some tummy time while I was waiting for the shower to be open and he wanted to stop, so he shimmied onto his side and promptly zonked out. Too cute :)

 

 

 

 

 

He was chilling with Boi, they were playing and doing some excellent daddy son bonding while I was getting ready for the day. I believe some tummy time followed this as well, yay for Peanut's neck and arms!

 

 

 

 

 

Chilling out in his swing while we ate lunch. I made vegetarian minestrone soup for Boi, some chickeny pasta for me, and we both had half of a butternut squash.

Nothing makes him happier (other than me of course ;) than watching his fishes go around in circles above his head.

Looks like his pants turned into shorts too, heh, poor little guy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now it's time for Peanut to eat! This is the face of a little boy who's looking for some good milk! Potato chips? No! Orange juice? Heck no! Only milk will do!

 Just look at those pretty blue eyes :) I wonder if/when they will change. So far I don't see any other colors seeping in!

 Oh, and yes he is wearing a plastic ring as a bracelet, don't judge, Peanut likes it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time for another nap! This time in his swing. Nothing like being gently rocked as his fish swim above his head to elicit some happy nappy feelings. 

This nap actually ended up being longer than I bargained for, but it all worked out in the end. Boi and I played a little bit of Secret of Mana and just relaxed since it was his only true day off with his Mom in town the other two days.

 He's still got on his bracelet! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We're getting ready for a walk with K&B, but we forgot to take a picture later with her and Peanut. I did bad :( We got his socks and booties on when she IMed, so then we were just chilling out waiting for their arrival before getting dressed any further. It was a super nice day today, but little boys still need to get bundled up!

 

 

 

 

We're back from our walk! Look at how cozy Peanut looks in his moby! We stopped at the neighbors to give them a christmas card since they've been so generous, and K recognized him as her 7th grade science teacher. Not mine though :( K and I were seperated, so sad!

He really likes being walked around, and I'm so glad he's finally big/strong enough to be put in the wrap this way. He like it so much better than the newborn hold. He's not a baby that likes to be wrapped up tight or not to be allowed to look around. He ended up staring at K's scarf for mos of our walk though :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

How about a diaper change? We've trying to finish up his size one disposables hense the sposie. He was feeling a little damp though so he got an outfit change, a onesie for bed and just some warm pajamas for over it for now.

Pooh! He dressed in it just for K's visit :)

 

 

 

 

Hey, it's a football game! Our team is in the lead!

Boi then settled in with Peanut and explained to him the game play by play. They also did that his last night in the hospital for a Badger game. He'll get this football stuff figured out soon :)

 I got a headache and curled up in a ball, I did see the Packers win though. Yay Packers! Yay Peanut!

 Have you noticed that they're undefeated the same year Peanut was born. COINCIDENCE? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peanut helped to set up our Christmas Tree, errr Festivus Pole, umm.... Christmas Pole? He's already got some presents! So we ran out to Target today to pick up the... garland thingie to wrap around the pole. Maybe we'll have a tree next year, but I'll leave that up to Boi if he wants one. I think this works perfectly well and it's already driving Kiara insane. So far Kairi hasn't woken up enough to care about it though. Lazy cat :)

 

 

Next we attempted some tummy time, but tummy time this late is rarely that productive. He didn't like it too much. Boi managed to keep him entertained for awhile though anyways! I was still nursing my headache, but Boi picked up the slack like a pro!

Sometimes tummytime is so great and he pushes up so far he starts hitting his head on his toys :)

 

 

 

Next we started part two of our project. The night before with MIL and SFIL we started it up, it's a kit to make a model of his hand and foot. So boy made the mixture, they made sure Peanut was calm and held, and then with Boi's help I plunged Peanut's appendage into the gel and snuck it back out when it had hardened enough.

Today we mixed up the concrete and poured it in. So in 12 hours, or before Boi leaves for work tomorrow, we'll free them and see how they look!

 

Next up was bedtime. What with the project the night before, we figured it was a good time for a bath, just to help make sure he was clean and moisturized after all that excitement. He was quite tired though due to his last nap being so short, so he didn't enjoy it quite as much as he could have.

But here is his, looking pretty happy, in his ducky robe. All clean and dry!

And yes, he is licking his sleeve XD That's the new thing around here, if he's wearing long sleeves, they're rather perma-damp.

And aww look at those baby feet!

 

 

 

 

 

And finally, after a quick massage and being put into his pajamas, we fed him, and rocked and sang him to sleep. You can sing to him whatever, and he'll sleepily listen, and then you switch to 'Hush Little Baby' and his eyes will close and he'll fall asleep.

He went to sleep very quickly since he was so tired. Here's hoping that tonight is finally the night he goes to sleep and stays asleep. He should know that after the bedtime routine and he's put down in the dark (redlight) room he's staying there for 12 hours. And he used to know, but ever since his shots he's forgotten. Feels longer than that, maybe it was, but that's when I remember it starting. He's only been alive 11 weeks, and home for 10.

Wait, there he goes, damnit. Boi ran up :( Sighs.

Well, I hope you enjoy my photobomb!

I love a sleeping Peanut

The in-law invasion weekend is completed. As you can see, much fun was had by all, by the smiles. Tonight or tomorrow I'm going to have a new interesting(ish) post (because my posts are usually blah and mundane) showing Peanut's life in regular(ish) intervals. Like the first two will be a picture of him napping on me, and then 30 minutes later, chilling with Boi. It should be fun, as we have some things planned for the day.

So yes, the invasion weekend, MIL and SFIL flew up and hung out with Peanut on Friday and Saturday. Boi cooked his special Pesto Cavatappi on Friday, which I couldn't eat, but I had Kale and Squash soup. Quite simple it's just.... kale cooked in chicken broth and chunks of roasted butternut squash tossed in, lol!

We played Apples to Apples on Saturday and went to Chang Garden for delicious food. Peanut found both to be quite interesting, but decided he like Apples to Apples the most, and is an excellent card shark! He's sitting on his bumbo with a pillow to help the back of his head. He made it a few minutes before it was no longer interesting, hehe.

Speaking of which, SFIL thought of a slightly different way to play it, and it's quite fun, so if you want to know more, you'll have to come over to play ;)

He didn't do a great job sleeping last night. He had only been waking up to fuss once in the first two hours, last night it was 3 times. And he only slept 4, 4, 3, 1. Someday we'll have consistency, and it will be good. Last night he managed to wake up every time while I was in deep sleep though, so it was especially painful.

So yeah, look forward to the next post!

Back to Side!

Peanut rolled over from his back to his side today. I almost didn't find the camera in time to snap the picture! I wish I saw him actually turning, but I suppose I'll see it many times in the future! :D Hopefully we'll get a repeat performance soon!

He also recently added the couch to places where he can roll from tummy to back. Score!

So last night, Peanut tried his darndest to not fall asleep again, but eventually succumed... and then slept 8 hours tonight. Of course I didn't, I woke up wondering why my baby wasn't crying to eat. But if he keeps it up, someday I will to!

Shoes! He has tiiiiny feet.

You guys get a short post today, Peanut and working have sapped what little energy I have. Tomorrow is going to be uber busy, but Mom's stopping by to babysit, so that'll make things either. Then it's the In-Law Invasion Weekend! 

 

My Crying Baby

Peanut went to bed last night at 845. He was up at 915 and didn't go back to sleep until 12:15. And even then he woke up around 12:45 and it took me 10 minutes to get him back to sleep. We ended up running a hairdryer while I rocked him to keep him from crying and to make the transition from my arms to his bed easier. Oh little boy. He woke up at 530, 830, then I brought him to bed with me, as he was gassy again, so I could help him work it out until he fell asleep. Well we both ended up sleeping till noon, whoops :) Things were ok, we got some good tummy time in, and then... 1:00 he became unhappy. He refused to eat at 2. And again at three.  Crying in discomfort/pain, his voice getting hoarse :( Boi called at 4, I had to move him from looking at the tv to out the window just to kind of hold a conversation with him. Finally got him to eat at 4, had to hold him funny to keep him crying long enough though.

Well, it's 10ish now. Boi is home, Peanut rolled his way out of tummytime again, he's quieter now. We'll attempt bedtime at 1030, he's been keeping himself up so late so many nights, I'd be happy with it. It was a two soda day today, hopefully tomorrow will be better, if not I'll call the ped to make sure that this is still a normal reaction.

~Next Day~ Well, we were up with him until 1 again, and after projectile spitup this morning and an impressive coughing spell, I called up the ped. The nurses decided to get him in right away, and we ended up having to go to a different location with a different doctor so he could be seen. Fortunately he looks good, gained some weight, and the doctor thinks it's just a stomach bug. So for now I'll put up with the screaming, spitting, coughing, lack of appetite and count on him getting better soon!

End of Mini Vacation

It is ending soon. It wasn't entirely relaxing, but it was different and good. Boi got off at 4 on Tuesday, and then had off Wednesday and Thursday. On Tuesday he came home tired, and Peanut had had his appointment. The day started out funny, his sleeping has slowly been getting better as the milk protein has left my system. At it's peak he's sleep in 1-2 hour stretches max, and not always even make it an hour. Then he would manage maybe a 4 hour stretch to start with and 2 hour stretches after that after the first few miserable nights. So I figured that morning when he woke up at 7, that he'd have me up at 9 no problem. His appointment was at 1045 so this seemed perfect. No the little bugger decided he could sleep a 3 hour stretch, so we were rushed and I forgot to grab my list of questions and the immunization schedule I wanted.

His appointment went good, I went in and signed some more papers, then we measured Peanut, he came to 21.3 inches, but I don't believe that, I've been measuring him longer, I thought she did a weak job of straightening him out as she was doing it, and then we the charts came back he dropped from 25% to 1% for height. Bad nurse is bad. He weighed in at 11lbs 5oz, which was a jump from like 15% to 25% (aww my chubby monkey likes to eat!) which was also less than I had him, but it my scale obviously isn't that accurate and I always just did it in a (clean) diaper. So I won't argue that one. Then after her fail job at his length, she measured his head three times because 'it just seemed like such a big jump.' Fail lady, the charts showed that it was the proper amount of growth. His head is also at the 25%. So much for our predictions of a huge headed kid!

We went back in and I told her we were non smokers about 50 times (didn't we do this at his last appointment, wtf) and gave her his reactions to milk. Then the ped took her sweet time coming in and he was starting to fuss so I just held him close and we did some dancing to cheer him up. Then she came and we discussed my shot schedule (she had to look it up, as I forgot it thanks to silly Peanut, and I only for sure knew what vac's I wanted that day - DTaP and Rota) but yay for the internet it was quickly found. I was amused she wasn't more familiar with it, as it seems to be the most popular alternate schedule. But I guess that's small towns for ya. I asked if there was anything additional we should do considering his allergy, she said that he'd be fine, as long as I supplemented my calcium. Which according to on-line sources, fruit flavored tums contains dairy, so FML, I'll have to get some plain tums.

Then whatever whatever whatever, nurse comes in, and slowly gives him his oral Rota, he eats it up very good. Then she gives him his shot... the ladies on my board have said that the first shot their babies didn't even notice, so I figure just let her go at it, otherwise some of the ladies said their doctors let them nurse while they gave them the shot to help distract the babies. So of course Peanut screamed and cried during and after the shot :( Maybe I made the wrong choice to just let him brave it out. So then the nurse left and I nursed him till he was calmer, we packed up, made his 3 month appointment for two of the shots we skipped that day, and headed out.

So then from noon to 5 he alternated from screaming his head off to sleeping heavily. I gave him Tylenol as soon as we got home and again when Boi came home around 5. He was calmer when Boi got home at least, and was willing to play a little. We put him to bed at 8, he woke up at 9 and cried for an hour, then again at 11, crying in pain/discomfort. Poor baby :( But then after that he slept fairly normally, despite Boi's dire predictions. 

On Wednesday Boi spent a good chunk of the day trying to finish up the baseball cards for his families Christmas list (I tried to talk him into something that would take less time but I lost) and while he did that I was on Peanut duty. At least Peanut was happier. Then when he was done we switched, and I worked on getting them on-line. Peanut slept pretty good that night slept 5/3/3.

Thursday Boi promised me the day off from Peanut. And it was good. He took charge of putting him down for naps and making sure he had stimulating time and also comfy snuggly time. And just brought him over to me on the couch whenever he got hungry. I got a good bit of work done, along with some household stuff like dishes, laundry, etc. Boi also installed the new light fixture during an abnormally long nap by Peanut. Mom stopped by with a toy for Peanut that played classical music. For right now he likes watching the pretty lights it makes, I'll have to see if he likes one song more than others. We went to the bank to set up a savings account for him, but I was a fail mom and forgot his social security number. But we stopped by Ace and bought some more batteries for his swing and Boi picked up some christmas lights. So now we're a festive household. Alas the plug doesn't seem to be linked to a switch, so we have to go outside to turn them on and off. So they're likely going to be off a lot, lol :) I'm working on a candy cane christmas wreath, just got to get it really sturdy still.

Peanut went to bed pretty easily, he got a bath, then Boi read him a story, he ate and was asleep within 5 minutes after. He usually wakes up briefly about 30 minutes after we put him down for some reason, but goes back down easily... but not last night.  Not sure if it was just simple gas or maybe some delayed discomfort from the shots, but after 30 minutes of listening to Boi try to settle him, I went up to help. He wasn't breathing very easily, likely thanks to all the crying, so we put drops in his nose and sucked out some mucus. He was a bit easier to keep calm then, but still would stubbornly not close his eyes. It was 11:00 when he finally passed out in my arms, I carefully transferred him to his bed, and we snuck out. We didn't get a very relaxing evening that night :( But then he slept till 5, and then he woke up again at 830. I went in to feed him, and d'oh, after I started I realized he hadn't had a diaper change since his bath. Sure enough, he didn't eat well and was very fussy. So I changed him, tried to get him to eat some more, but he'd had enough of that and just wanted to jabber. So I brought him downstairs, and he's now napping in his swing, I'm blogging, and Boi is watching the Price is Right.

So there you have it! And here you go, babies aren't just for cuddling and cooing: