Life on a schedule is good...really good! And Necessary! Good and Necessary!
This week? Not so much! Since Alex started sleeping from 8ish -6 last Thursday night, I figured to try my luck and start transitioning baby into 3 feedings a day. I know...I'm a horrible mom right? I don't think so, and when I tell you how much he eats, you might not either! :)
Monday night we went to eat and celebrate Mamo (Sam's Grandmother) 82nd birthday at Logan's. I was talking through how to change schedules to Sam and his solution was to give Alex a small bottle at 6, his normal dinner time, and then feed him his full meal at 7:30, his new dinner time. This worked great! He slept well...until 5 am. He rolled over and started yelling. Not crying or fussing, but full on yelling. This is our new normal. A baby who yells. I turned him back over and we both survived until 7. He laid back down until 8 and started yelling again! He took a great morning nap and I was able to make his first homemade baby food. I made over 100 servings of food
in 4 hours...I'm just sayin! More on that later.
I woke him up at 1:00 for his lunch, which he ate in less than 30 minutes. Afternoon brought a short nap and he was down for the night at 8. Success! Not so much.
At one in the morning, he rolled himself over and started yelling again. I really thought he may wake up the neighbors, it was that loud. He slept until 7 and day two of our new schedule started. Aparently Wednesday is opposite day. His morning nap only lasted about 45 minutes, but that was long enough for me to bag all of his new food and organize the freezer for the new addition. He had a good afternoon nap and slept really well Wednesday night. He didn't sleep good for Emily Thursday morning, but took a good afternoon nap and I thought he went to sleep right after I put him down at 8.
This week? Not so much! Since Alex started sleeping from 8ish -6 last Thursday night, I figured to try my luck and start transitioning baby into 3 feedings a day. I know...I'm a horrible mom right? I don't think so, and when I tell you how much he eats, you might not either! :)
Monday night we went to eat and celebrate Mamo (Sam's Grandmother) 82nd birthday at Logan's. I was talking through how to change schedules to Sam and his solution was to give Alex a small bottle at 6, his normal dinner time, and then feed him his full meal at 7:30, his new dinner time. This worked great! He slept well...until 5 am. He rolled over and started yelling. Not crying or fussing, but full on yelling. This is our new normal. A baby who yells. I turned him back over and we both survived until 7. He laid back down until 8 and started yelling again! He took a great morning nap and I was able to make his first homemade baby food. I made over 100 servings of food
in 4 hours...I'm just sayin! More on that later.
I woke him up at 1:00 for his lunch, which he ate in less than 30 minutes. Afternoon brought a short nap and he was down for the night at 8. Success! Not so much.
At one in the morning, he rolled himself over and started yelling again. I really thought he may wake up the neighbors, it was that loud. He slept until 7 and day two of our new schedule started. Aparently Wednesday is opposite day. His morning nap only lasted about 45 minutes, but that was long enough for me to bag all of his new food and organize the freezer for the new addition. He had a good afternoon nap and slept really well Wednesday night. He didn't sleep good for Emily Thursday morning, but took a good afternoon nap and I thought he went to sleep right after I put him down at 8.
I was outside bringing everything back into the garage after it was sealed today. When I was finished and came inside, I went to give him a little love and this is what I found. I'll tell myself that he stayed asleep after he rolled over, but given the decimals our house has operated on the past two days, that's unlikely. He most likely yelled himlf to sleep!
On to the food...at 15lbs 10 oz., Alex isnt starving. Trust me, I'm not neclecting him!
7:30 am- 8oz. Bottle with 2 T. Rice cereal
1:00 pm - 3T. Rice Cereal, 3 T. Vegetables, 3 T. Fruit, 1T. Formula and 1/2 banana mixed together and microwaved. After he eats, he takes a 6-8oz. Bottle.
7:00 pm - Repeat 1:00 Feeding.
This morning we had his 4 month check up and his first set of shots. He's developing great and the doctor was so pleased! He's in the 70th percentile for weight and height and 50th percentile for head circumference. He dr. couldn't believe how much he ate, and that I didn't give him a bottle more than 3 times per day or any 'small meals', but she couldn't have been happer with him. She's been so supportive of our 'Alternative to Modern Parenting' practices! (Our method doesn't work for everyone, but it's worked for 20 children I know, 9 I've met and know personally, not including Alex!)
The shots were traumatic momentarily, but he calmed down when I picked him up and stayed calm in the car on the way home. He's sleeping now!
Sam's gone to get Hayden, he has Karate practice at 6:00 which Sam should arrive just in time for! He'll be here until Friday. There's lots of boy activities in the works!
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