3 Months!

My itty bitty baby is no longer a newborn :(

Your next well baby visit is at 4 months so we don't have updated stats this time but I can tell you are definitely filling out!

At the beginning of the month, you would wake up 1x at night (around 4) to be fed but that has since changed.  You are now officially sleeping through the night!  I feed you for the final time each night between 7:00-7:30 and you don't usually wake up until I'm getting ready for work around 6:00.  We've been blessed to have such a terrific sleeper.


During the day, you eat 5 oz every 2.5 hours.  Of course today you wanted to mix things up and went 5 whole hours without a feeding!  I'm definitely not expecting that to continue...although it would be nice to get a slightly longer stretch between feedings.

You continue to take about 4 naps per day.  Your first nap usually lasts 1-1.5 hours.  The rest tend to last one hour.

You now wear size 0-3 month clothing.  Certain brands are getting a big snug length-wise and are moving to the storage bins :(  You can still wear size 1 diapers but I put you in size 2 due to the fact that those are the size we have here at home.  Momma scored an awesome deal on diapers so we were able to stock up on 12 boxes for less than $70!

You've accomplished quite a few milestones this past month.  The biggest one (for us!) is sleeping through the night!  You've also rolled in both directions, although you don't do it frequently.  You continue to discover your voice and love to coo responses when spoken to.  You are just starting to grasp and hold the colorful links on your play mat.

As summer begins to wind to an end, it was time for Mommy to return to work.  I brought you to Mommy's work while preparing the classroom for students and you enjoyed meeting all of Mommy's work friends.  You joined big brother Ethan at the sitter's this month and seem to be adjusting well.  I know you are in excellent hands and being well cared for my Miss Holly.

I look forward to seeing your personality blossom in the next few months :)

STTN!!!!

Andrew really, truly slept through the night last night!  He was last fed around 7 pm, fell asleep around 7:30, and didn't wake up until 7 am!  So proud of my little guy.  Here's to hoping it happens again tonight!

Potty Training

After stalling long enough, we finally came to the realization that it was time to potty train Ethan.  Over time I had done quite a bit of research and found that the Three Day Method was very popular and successful.  In summary, this method tells you to get rid of all diapers, put kid in underpants, and for the next three days, constantly ask, "are you dry?"  and "tell me when you need to go potty."  You are to stick by kid's side for 3 days attempting to catch accidents as they begin and rush them to the potty to finish.  Here's how our potty training weekend went:

Day 1:  Ethan chose to wear Mickey Mouse underwear.  Throughout the day he ended up having 5 accidents.  However, I don't really count one of those because it happened when he was in the bathtub fully clothed helping me give Andrew a bath.  Ethan had many many successes that first day.

Day 2:  Today Ethan only had 3 pee accidents but still no poo attempts. He hadn't pooed in four days which was extremely unusual for him.  We increased his fibrous foods, gave him tons of water, exercised, etc...everything we could but still no poo.  He was super cranky at times but I'm sure it's because he needed to go. Day #3 (Monday) was going to be my first attempt at this whole potty training thing alone and I was pretty worried about how to juggle Ethan and Andrew at the same time.

Day 3:   After having fairly successful days #1 and #2, I don't know how to characterize day #3.  Chris ended up taking the day off work unexpectedly so at least we had an additional pair of hands.  Ethan did great the first 2 days going pee but was obviously constipated since last Wed. All of that changed on day three. He still did great with pee, only had one accident. He FINALLY pooed today with a little help from Miralax. He's always hidden when needing to poo and today was no exception. Being that backed up, it was obviously painful for him to poo and the poor kid didn't know how to handle it. The first poo ended in an accident. He hid again for the second but this time he made it to the toilet kicking and screaming. Kid got super excited when rewarded with his Eve (From Wall*E) Pez dispenser! The third turd (couldn't resist!) he hid again, kicked and screamed heading to the toilet, and had another accident.  While the day didn't end with the potty training success expected after reading the literature, I was pretty happy with the overall results.

On day #4, Ethan he goes to the sitter for the first time since being "potty trained." She's planning to continue the 3 Day Method to the best of her ability. I've packed 10 pairs of "manties" as we call them, 5 pairs of shorts, 3 shirts, and plenty of treats. I'm worried she's going to get the brunt of the Miralax but, it is what it is.