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!)
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