We’ve been having lots of fun with Eli! He has started smiling and talking a lot, and we love to see his little personality! We’ve really enjoyed getting to know him more over the past month.
Eating: All good here, for the most part. He’s still not loving taking a bottle, but he’s nursing great and I have no complaints. Little boy loves to eat!
Sleeping: Little boy also loves to sleep. He’s starting to fight sleep when we’re out because he’d rather stay awake and see what’s going on, but he’s still sleeping pretty well at home and at night. For most of this month we were still getting up and feeding him 2 or 3 times each night, but we’ve started to try stretching longer at night. Last night he slept for 9 hours straight!
Interaction: Like I said, Eli is becoming a lot more interactive. We get lots of smiles, some chuckles, and lots of talking. It’s fun to discover the things he thinks are funny and to watch his face as he chats.
I’ve found that being a parent makes me proud of strange things. Like I’m really proud of Elias for being so chubby. (Can we just talk about the fat roll in the middle of the forearm or the dimples where knuckles should be? COME ON!) I’m also super proud when he gets gas out. He lets out a huge burp and I exclaim (in weird mom voice), “Oh, good job!” Or he gives us a few minutes of gibberish baby talk and I gush about how he is just the smartest, greatest baby who has ever lived.
I have my not-so-proud moments too though.
A couple weeks ago, I fed Eli at 7, changed his diaper and put him in his crib. I went downstairs, but we could hear him starting to cry. As the moments passed, his crying intensified.
Enter full on screaming. This lasted for about two and a half hours.
I went up and held him for a while, Derek went up, we turned on the sound machine, nothing really seemed to make him calm down. I went upstairs at 10, got him out of the crib, fed him, and went to change his diaper. When I opened his diaper, I realized I had left a wipe in there from the last time I changed him. I was thinking he was just overtired, wanting to be held, wanting to be around me and Derek, but what he was really probably trying to tell me was, “Mom, could you get this wipe out of my butt, please????”
So yeah, just let me know where to pick up my “mom of the year” award.
On a personal note—To those of you who have oh-so-kindly mentioned how good I look after having a baby: bless you. You are so sweet and could you please come to my house every day while I’m trying to find a shirt to wear that doesn’t highlight my unfortunate tummy pooch? Also, is Derek paying you?
Seriously though, I’d like to start running again, for real, and this warmer weather is making me feel optimistic about starting soon. I’d also like to start taking Eli out in the jogging stroller so the poor boy can get a taste of what life is like on the outside.
Since Elias doesn’t have another doctor’s appointment until next month, his weight and height stats are probably not super accurate since we just measured at home.
Weight: 14.4 lbs (This is according to our bathroom scale. I think it’s probably a little high.)
Height: 23 in.
Likes: Mama and daddy, talking, snuggling, his play mat, blankets/burp cloths against his face, eating, car rides
Dislikes: Bottles, things being put over his head, being startled, more than a few minutes of tummy time
Clothes: 3 or 3-6 month clothes, size 2 diapers
