Weight: 16 lbs 4 oz - 25th percentile
Height: 26 inches - 50th percentile
It took him long enough, but Xander is finally getting some chunk. He jumped up from the 10th percentile to the 25th percentile in weight. His newest accomplishment is sitting up without help, he is pretty good! He will knock himself over eventually but he doesn't slump forward or sideways anymore, so it's just a balance thing. He is a very happy little boy and smiles and laughs and squeals all the time. He has this ear piercing shriek that he does just for fun, which is cute, and when he's crying, which is not so cute.
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| I caught him with both his Wubbanubs in his mouth. He loves them! |
He is very easily distracted these days. This can be good because when he's fussy, I can usually just distract him with a toy or make a funny noise and cheer him up. Also he usually doesn't cry in the car anymore, thanks to his interest in toys to keep him occupied, it's a huge relief. But he also gets VERY distracted while nursing, which can be frustrating. If the TV is on or Daddy is talking or Casper barks, he whips his head around to see and won't keep eating unless he is really hungry. We are starting solids soon, so that should be a fun adventure!
Sleeping has gotten SO much better! Most nights he only wakes up once to nurse, and he has even slept through the night once or twice! And by that I mean, he slept from 8 to 5:15. It was glorious - 6 hours of uninterrupted sleep for me. I did go in and dream feed him at 10 before I went to bed, but I don't count that because he didn't wake up for it. We stopped using Merlin's Magic Sleepsuit, because he would wiggle halfway out of it in the middle of the night and then wake up, but it really helped to get him out of the swaddle. Now I just put him in a wearable blanket and he is happy. I think he likes the freedom to move into any position he wants; he moves all over the crib throughout the night, and he especially likes to sleep on his side, which he couldn't do in both the swaddle and the sleep suit. He takes after his Mama in that regard (the side sleeping, not the wiggling).
A typical day's schedule looks like this:
1st nap - 9 or 10 a.m.
2nd nap - 12 or 1 p.m.
3rd nap - 4 p.m. (Sometimes he skips this nap, it depends on how long the other two naps lasted.)
Bedtime - 7 or 8 p.m., depending on when he woke up from his last nap. Sometimes he naps for 45 minutes to an hour, and sometimes he goes for 2 to 2.5 hours, so it's really hard to have him going to bed at exactly the same time every night. I have found that he needs to be awake for 2.5 hours or more before bedtime. If it's less than that he isn't sleepy enough and bedtime is difficult. Half the time he wakes up about an hour after he goes to bed, but usually he finds his pacifier and puts himself back to sleep in a couple minutes. Sometimes I have to go up there and give it to him. If he goes to bed closer to 7, I usually do a dream feed around 10 before I go to bed. If it's closer to 8, I'll skip it. If he wakes up between 10 and 5 and doesn't go back to sleep in a few minutes, I go in and feed him and change his diaper. If he wakes up between 5 and 7 (pretty much every morning), I nurse him in bed with me for an extra hour of sleep and snuggles. We're up for the day usually somewhere around 7 or 8.
When I look back to a couple months ago when he was waking up every 1-2 hours all night and couldn't put himself back to sleep, I am just amazed that he is sleeping so well now. I used to dread night time and bedtime, and now it is usually not a struggle. Everyone tells me just when they learn to sleep through the night they start teething and sleep gets all messed up again, so I am not expecting this to last, but I am definitely enjoying it while it does.
I just love my little man so much! I wish I could freeze time because it is going by way too fast. We are very blessed.
