ezekiel got four shots in his legs at his appointment today. he handled it pretty well and fell asleep shortly thereafter.
he weighs 12lbs 6oz. his length is 24 inches. his head circumference is 40cm (5 cm larger than when he was born). he is in the 75th percentile for all his stats.
he eats well. has a terrific smile. but he seems to like to feed every two hour beginning at 11pm (he sleeps from 6 or 7 until 11ish). i've tried to get him to eat more during the day and i think it is helping things but it just takes time for him to get out of the habit. he is still very young and his eating habits are pretty standard for this age (but yes, i'm VERY jealous of other moms who get to sleep for 6 or 7 hours in a row :( thats a distant dream for me as far as i'm concerned).
i do want to try some new things with him, like letting him cry a little to make sure he's hungry and not just going to fall asleep immediately when i offer him to nurse (like he did last night at 1am and 3am). however, i'm having a little disagreement about that with my bunkmate...who doesnt want to get really woken up at night.
i've been getting kind of down about ezekiel's fussiness during the day/evening because he really seems to cry alot. i was feeling like maybe i dont know how to read him and dont know how to soothe him effectively. but i think i'm over it. i was feeling like that but i dont believe that is the reality of the situation. i think i'm doing just fine, its just been a challenging week with the flu and all. i need some sleep.
i just have to say that my derek is awesome! he has been so helpful and so available to me and the kids and its been wonderful! he is such a great dad and i'm so thankful for him :D
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I tried letting our's cry it out and it worked after 3 nights. Slept through the night, and ate all day like crazy, because so hungry from sleeping all night. I had to send my husband to the basement spare bedroom for the first 3 nights. Worked like a charm.
I learned this from a book called "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" by Marc Weisbluth. Someone else on here has posted about it too and that book has changed our lives, too.
that picture of the kids both smiling is awesome!!
I cant believe you got them both sitting and smiling at the same time.Because you know, its nearly impossible to do that. good job
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