Why has nobody mentioned the 1 year growth spurt? Holy crud! He's eating solids, snacks, fruits, meats, eggs, avocados, and thats usually just during the day! But he's also back to nursing all.the.time... I think I got a stretch of 3-4 hours of sleep straight last night, and I think that was the longest stretch this week..
Right now bedtime looks something like this - bath and pjs, nurse FOREVER, potty, brush the teeth, red book, lay down in crib... Stand up, walk all over, scream happily, pick up, potty (no pee), back to crib. Repeat. Stand up, cry unhappily, sign "more" and/or "milk". Nurse, potty, back to crib. Repeat... By this point he's just tired, but fussy, so he stands, we pick up up briefly, put him back down, up, down, up, down, and then he usually will finally fall asleep. By this time it's usually about 10, and we're completely exhausted.. Luckily when he wakes at night it isn't as bad, but I'm really just hoping this growth spurt is over soon!
In the meantime, I've been trying to make foods for Cole that are as high in fats, calories, and protein as possible, to try to fill him up.. omelet made with cheese and half&half instead of milk, adding extra butter to his sweet potato, half&half and coconut milk in his oatmeal, and all the while, he can't get enough of blueberries, tomatoes, dried apples, red pepper, yogurt melts, and he'll easily polish off half of an avocado by itself..
Looking forward to our doctor's appointment next Tuesday - I can't wait to see how much he's grown! (and I'm really hoping we'll be back to sleeping normally by then, too!)
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
365 days ago... 11 months, 4 weeks, 1 day
This time last year, I was at work. I had no idea that it was going to be my last day of "work" for a long time. I was getting ready for my 38 week appointment with the midwife later that afternoon. I still had no idea that my little boy's head was up under my ribs.
Last year on the 19th of July at 5 pm, I became a little frantic, trying to find a chiropractor that could turn Cole right away. I was having a really bad day. At 8:30 that night my waters broke, and our fates were set.
I went in for the c-section, and I'd strongly advise people to see a c-section as the LAST possible option. While some people recover well from them, some don't. It took me months just to stop the random bleeding from my incision, and I doubt I'll ever be able to get rid of this pouch of skin.. But my baby boy was perfect, and that's all that really matters.
At 2:16 am on the 20th, Cole was born, blond hair, blue eyes, 10 fingers, 10 toes, 7 lbs 9 oz, 19 inches of perfect.
The past 365 days of my life have been an absolutely amazing journey, and I'm blessed to have such a happy, sweet, loving child.
Last year on the 19th of July at 5 pm, I became a little frantic, trying to find a chiropractor that could turn Cole right away. I was having a really bad day. At 8:30 that night my waters broke, and our fates were set.
I went in for the c-section, and I'd strongly advise people to see a c-section as the LAST possible option. While some people recover well from them, some don't. It took me months just to stop the random bleeding from my incision, and I doubt I'll ever be able to get rid of this pouch of skin.. But my baby boy was perfect, and that's all that really matters.
At 2:16 am on the 20th, Cole was born, blond hair, blue eyes, 10 fingers, 10 toes, 7 lbs 9 oz, 19 inches of perfect.
The past 365 days of my life have been an absolutely amazing journey, and I'm blessed to have such a happy, sweet, loving child.
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