Joe
~ He can stand for long periods of time holding on to things. He loves to stand next to the couch or some of his toys. He is also starting to pull himself up on things. He can get himself up on his knees but that's as far as he's gotten so far.
~ We are about two weeks in to a new feeding schedule for Joe. We started trying to give him one bottle a day for 2 reasons: to get him used to taking them so we can have some flexibility and also because I was a little worried my milk was starting to deplete. After giving him a bottle right before bed one night, we were rewarded with a really good night of sleep. So the once-a-day bottle is now given every night just before bed. Thankfully, he's fairly used to taking bottles now so we get very little resistance anymore. I nurse him between 5-6 pm for the last time, then he gets a bottle between 8-9. He still nurses once overnight, but I only feed him on one side (still trying to totally wean him from nighttime feedings.) We've also added in a 3rd meal of solids each day. Trying to figure out this whole new feeding schedule is exhausting for me; I remember this exact same thing with Brooke. The transition from milk to solid foods is not as easy as it sounds! (Either that or I'm an idiot. If you think it's the latter and you have some brilliant ideas as to how to get the timing right for all of this food, please let me know!)
~ He's not a very big fan of actual solid foods. He'll eat oatmeal and purees, but he gags when you put a bite of something in his mouth. We have about a 25% success rate with Puffs; most of the time he just spits them back out. He loves pureed bananas but wants nothing to do with a real banana. We're going to keep trying new things - takes some practice!
Brooke
~ She is a champion whisperer. Since her brother was born, she has mastered the art of whispering. She can be very quiet...if she wants to be, of course.
~ Her favorite shows right now are Little Einsteins and Special Agent Oso. She still enjoys Bubble Guppies, but it's never her first pick anymore.
~ I swear she has grown 6 inches in just a few days. She's just so tall now. It's hard to believe this big kid is my baby girl.
~ Favorite activities: going to class down at the Rec, playing games (we play Memory about a dozen times a day and Hi Ho Cherry-o every once in a while, too), playing on her playground in our backyard, & playing with Play-Doh.
The husband & I
~ He started grad school about a month ago. It's an online-only program, & so far it doesn't seem to be too hard for him. Luckily, he's been able to get a lot of his school work done at the office, so the kids still get lots of Daddy time at night. We are so proud of him for taking this on!
~ I've started drinking more. Ok, it's not as bad as it sounds. Considering you could count the number of drinks I had had since I got pregnant with Brooke 3 years ago on one hand, "more" isn't really all that much. Now that I'm not nursing after 6, I can have a glass of wine or a beer with dinner if I want to. I didn't realize how much I missed it. (I am not an alcoholic. I do, however, appreciate the freedom to partake when I've had a long, stressful day. Plus, Riesling is delicious.)
~ We're both really tired. Joe's about 7 days in to a sleep strike that we just can't figure out. And it's slowly chipping away at our sanity. Note to self: schedule a date night ASAP.
~ We're planning an adults-only long weekend trip this summer and I couldn't be more excited about it. Spending a whole weekend without changing a diaper or anyone asking me for another box of raisins? I'm soooo in.
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