4 months and then some

Not sure how many weeks Boo Boo is, but he turned four months last week on December 9th!

Here's what is happening:

Babble, babble, babble... I love hearing him talk to himself :)
DROOL (multiple bibs a day)
90th percentile for height and weight... 17 pounder and feeling it every time I pick him up which is a lot, he loves being in mama's arms!
STOMACH SLEEPING 12+ hours, once he figured out how to roll over sleep changed for this little munchkin, but now I have to figure out leaky diapers and last night he learned to roll back over onto his back which caused a small ruckus at 3:00 am. I was very anxious about it until I realized he would have it no other way
Playing, grabbing, reaching, interacting, standing
I think he is HUNGRY and he is starting to notice mama's food... I might start him on rice cereal sooner than I expected

13-14 week update

So much to update, so little time with a more alert baby!

Milestones:
Booboo is cooing up a storm
More alert
Taking very short naps, ugh
Reaching and playing with toys
Obsessed with his thumb if not trying to shove both hands in his mouth
...and last but not least on night four of cry it out :( We'll both be in great shape when this is over!
DRINKING a ton!!! Like two 9 ounce bottles and two over 6 ounce bottles, such a big boy

In my news my post partum anxiety reached it's highest point a week ago and Mo got bronchitis so we are chilling out in CT and going on lots of outings

Today

On this rainy day at just past 11 weeks Hudson decided to be developmental. He didn't protest tummy time, and held his head up for a bit. He decided instead of staring at his hand all day that it was going to go into his mouth all day. He is reaching for things, touching them, and grabbing/holding onto toys placed nearby him. Now if only we could work on getting through bottles without crying!

10 weeks!

He's slept 7 hours straight, three times now and some 6 hour stretches in the past week. Here's to improving sleep for my beautiful baby boy. Mama is so strict about sticking to the 7-7 schedule, but I think he'll benefit in the long run when we're both better rested ;P

9 week milestones

Baby Hudson:

Drools
Smiles and talks through bottles (he is not an efficient eater!)
Imitates me talking to him! I get "hiiiis" and "ooooos" back depending on which I choose
Discovering his hand, it's fascinating to him!
Waking up once a night (kind of sort of with my help/pacifier to push him to 6)
LOVES the mobile, love, love, loves to kick and talk to it

He does coo!!!

"Ah-gooo" and "oooo" and lots and lots of gummy smiles are the best thing to ever happen to me in this lifetime. It will never get old, especially to help make it through a 3 am feeding. I love my baby!!! He is getting more alert, but needs his nap an hour after eating. He is now doing exclusive formula and his stomach is adjusting well to it after a week! The first time he went a day without pooping was distressing until I realized how normal it is and even more convenient. We have a new bedtime routine and middle of the night routine that he can eat completely un-swaddled and get out all his stretches then we put him down in the perfected swaddle and lay our hands on his tummy. Half the time he falls asleep the other half of the time he needs a pacifier ten minutes later... it's a work in progress :) For three days in a row he has jumped to five hour sleep stretches and I hope it continues to improve! Something about this eight week mark feels like a turning point. I am more and more put together and less and less "exhausted." Yes I am exhausted, but not to the point of tears. I am so excited for the next month of developments. And, yes, I have somehow become the burp master and it feels oh so good :)

I thought babies were supposed to "coo" and other thoughts :)

My baby likes to be a dinosaur!!! He likes to make noises and loudly... fart, poop, eat. He also likes to take his time stretching very dramatically for about five minutes before he officially gets up. Is it gross that we are obsessed with his dirty diapers, especially blow outs!!! It makes us so proud. He doesn't wake up from a nap or sleep without crying. And he is the best snuggler EVER.

Hudson does things big and proud. He has started making little vowel noises this week and grabbing onto things, especially my hair, with lots of gusto. He squirms around while he eats, very deliberately taking his time and he LOVES getting his diaper changed and bath time... tummy time not so much even though he is shockingly good at picking up his neck and rolling over already.

He projectile vomited a couple of times after meals (our fault for not doing a proper burp) and it scared the crap out of me that so much could come out of something so little, but he didn't even cry. He does cry however when we put him down in his crib half the time... he really really hates going down for a nap. By the 12:00 feeding every day, though, he sleeps like a champ! Getting him back down after a night feeding is hit or miss. Will he pass out or does he need to be picked up one or two times... The ergo gets him every time, though, or in our arms ;)

He is a chunky monkey, and I could eat him for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. He still likes to wake up every three hours from his last feeding, but once in a while he will grace me with longer periods of sleep a couple times a week during the night. He needs to be swaddled so his hands don't wake him up, but he escapes from it just about every other time.

He sleeps in his crib at night but during the day we put him in his stroller basinett and he always moves his body diagonally so his head and feet are touching the side.

He enjoys the pacifier now and then for soothing, but doesn't do a very good job of keeping it in his mouth. He will take boob milk in a bottle or formula, hot, or cold, he doesn't care as long as he is getting fed.

My favorite time is burp time! Not only does he often belch really loudly, but I love the look on his face as he puts his mouth into a little "O" shape, stares at my painting above the couch, and sticks his little tushy out into the air.

I love him so much that it hurts... literally. The first week I was terrified I wouldn't be able to take care of him or give him everything he needed. But we are slowly learning all sorts of things about each other. Although I can't wait to get back into a routine where I am not scarfing food down here and there, showering for more than two seconds, getting steadier sleep... but I get SO excited for him to wake up because I miss him so much!

I kiss his little acne cheeks, I stare into his big eyes while he gobbles food, and my heart keeps melting more and more every day.