I decided that I needed to organize my updates a little better, so I am going to break it down into a few categories so that each month I am looking at the same things and can easily look back later and be amazed.
So here is what we have been up to and doing:
Sleeping
- Calan - He has been sleeping pretty well. He still takes 2 naps and I don't see that changing too soon. He sleeps for about an hour in the morning and 2 in the afternoon. About once a week, I would say he misses a nap and it is usually on the weekend. My guess is that because the weekend isn't normal routine and he just loves being around his dad that sleeping is not a priority for him. But one nap battle a week seems like no big deal after dealing with a month of battles. I am so glad that I stuck with it and didn't give in to him not napping. He wasn't ready and I could tell. And the fact that he is taking great naps now is just proof. At night, Calan has been waking up a little in the middle of the night. Most of the time he wakes and goes back down by himself after about 10 minutes. I think that his teeth that are coming in are the culprit of his wake ups. He goes to bed at 7 p.m. each night, but probably takes about 30 minutes to fall asleep and he wakes up in the morning at 7. He has been doing this weird crib rocking thing to fall asleep. He rocks hard against the side of the crib till he basically falls over asleep. He isn't hurting himself, and I would love to know how to stop it, but it is what it is for now.
- Maisie - Overall, Maisie is sleeping pretty well. At night, I have no complaints. She usually wakes up once at about 3:30 or 4 in the morning and then is up at 7 a.m. As for naps, she is a little hard to get to sleep, but once she is she takes great naps. The biggest problem, and it is most definitely my fault, is that she likes to nap with a blanket over her head. Yep, one of the biggest mommy no-nos. I found that Maisie is pretty light sensitive. She doesn't seem to care about noises, but light really affects her. She also likes to be super warm to nap peacefully. Because of this, she naps basically all the time in her bouncy seat by me. I am hoping that she grows out of this habit easily and I don't have to break her of it in order to get her to sleep in a crib at some point.
Eating
- Calan - He eats a ton. Calan is pretty adventurous with his food. He likes flavor. I do have to hide some veggiatables in order to get him to eat them, but he does eat them. He just would not pick up a plain green bean and eat it, but add a little cheese or some seasoning, he will at least try it and 70% of the time, he will eat it. He loves breads and fruit. I have yet to find a fruit he won't eat. He devours them and since they are so easy to prepare, he eats them often. He is eating 3 meals and 1 snack each day. He has completely transitioned to eating table foods and drinking from cups. He is still eating from a high chair, and I don't think that we are going to transition him to a booster seat till he is closer to 18 months.
- Maisie - She is a nursing champ. She eats well and usually just eats every 3 hours during the day. She hasn't had a lot of bottles, but she takes a bottle without any issues at all. The medicine seems to have really helped her reflux. She still spits up a lot, but the pain seems to have disappeared. We are treating her for a mild case of thrush, a yeast infection in her month common among nursing infants. At her 2 month appointment, the doctor thought she might have it and to be on the safe side, we are treating her for it. If it was thrush, I didn't want it to get worse and affect her eating. Hopefully, it clears up quickly and we can go back to just giving her one medication.
Milestones
- Calan - Calan is really starting to communicate more with us. He is understanding simple commands and enjoys being asked to do little tasks like turning on and off the lights. Probably the cutest thing he is doing is saying please and thank you with sign language. He gets to say please when he is asking for something, but thank you is basically just done when we ask him to do it. He also getting to know his body parts and likes to show us his head and nose. We are working on the rest. He also likes singing and while he isn't exactly saying the words, he kind of says some the right tone and sounds for a few of his favorite songs. For example, R sounds for "Row, Row, Row Your Boat." He loves working on puzzles and stacking blocks. He really concentrates and focuses and cheers himself on. On the negative side, we have started tantrums too. He clearly gets upset when something he doesn't like happens.
- Maisie - I am completely amazed that She is rolling over from her stomach to her back. Because of her reflux, I have not been able to put her down on the ground for most of her life. It has only been over the last 2 weeks that I have really been putting her down for about 15 minutes a day. And a few days ago, she rolled over. I thought it was a fluke, but she has done it everyday since, so not a fluke. She is smiling a ton and cooing up a storm when she isn't pissed off about something. She is holding rattles when placed in her hand also. So, she is doing great for 2 months. And I feel like she is growing up so quickly.
Activities
- Calan - He loves to read, look at pictures, dance, hit golf balls, and chase our dog Elle. He loves to go for walks and play at the park. However, he also learned to climb the jungle gym at the park, so it has gotten a little difficult to take the 2 kids to the park by myself. Chasing after Calan is a full-time job. He has learned that there is more to the house then our family room and likes to explore when he can. He still does about 40 minutes of playtime in his pack and play each morning and I have just started blanket time again. It was a little hard to do blanket time while I was really pregnant and while I was nursing a lot, but now, I can give more attention to it and hope to have him sitting and playing on a blanket happily for about 15 minutes by the time he is 16 months and playing for 30 minutes by 17 months. We shall see if it works. Like everything, I think consistency will win out
- Maisie - I have just recently felt comfortable enough to lay her on the ground for an extended period of time, so she has just started playing on our floor mat. She seems to like it and looking at the lights blink above her. She loves being talked to and smiles and coos and focuses on me when I talk to her.
Schedule
- 7 a.m. - Everyone wakes up. Maisie eats and Calan drinks some milk.
- 7:30 a.m. - Calan eats breakfast and finishes milk
- 8:00 a.m. - Calan has independant playtime in his pack and play. Maisie starts her nap.
- 8:40 a.m. - Calan playtime/reading time
- 9:45 a.m. - Calan naps
- 10 a.m. - Maisie eats, we play together
- 11 a.m. - Maisie naps
- 11:30 a.m. - Calan wakes up
- 12 p.m. - Calan lunch
- 12:20 p.m. - learning time
- 1 p.m. - Maisie eats, Calan has some blanket time/ play time
- 1:30 p.m. - This time changes from either a walk, errands, or sibling play time depending on the day
- 2:30 p.m. - Calan and Maisie nap
- 4:00 p.m. - Maisie eats
- 4:30 p.m. - Calan wakes up / snack
- 5 p.m. - free time or errands
- 6 p.m. - dinner
- 6:20 p.m. - bath time
- 6:40 p.m. - Calan gets ready for bed; drinks milk
- 7 p.m. - Calan bedtime/Maisie eats
- 7:30 p.m. - Maise bedtime
- 10:30 p.m. - Maisie eats
- 4 a.m. - Middle of the night feeding for Maisie
Overall
- Calan - He is still an overly happy little guy, who loves learning and exploring new things. He makes us laugh and smile with pure joy. He is always up to giving you a kiss or a hug.
- Maisie - We are starting to get to know her more. I can figure out her cries better so she doesn't escalate into an uncontrollable mess. She can be a bugger, but her smile will soften any heart.
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