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This month has been CRAZY with the many, many changes Kye has gone through. I love that every day brings something new!!! It's such an exciting time in his life! Ball: While at Disney we got Kye a ball! He's had a little plastic one but it didn't roll very well and he also has had a football that (duh) doesn't roll well either. Even though I hate basketball it was the best ball and it was Disney!!! He LOVES it! Zach will play catch with him which is cute as he will semi-catch it (with some luck) and will (also with luck) roll it kinda back to Zach to do it again. The best part though is how he CHEWS on the ball. I guess he thinks it tastes good? This video shows him going to town on it...so funny! Reading: Kye isn't reading as much as he used to anymore :( He does still really love the books and has learned to enjoy them sitting up and is starting to master turning the pages. Here's a video of him doing this! While he may not be as into reading on his own...
Here are some of the many changes Kye has experienced during his 5th month of life! Reaching: Last month Kye really started reaching with a purpose. He's now reaching and GRABBING things! It's tough b/c a lot of the time he is wanting to play with things he's not allowed to have so we can't ever let him actually get what he wants. But it's super cute when he reaches out for Mommy and Daddy! He will grab our faces and pull us in for a "kiss" (really he's trying to bite us). So precious! He LOVES to reach for the camera and for the red decorations in our house as this video shows: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RiokrFFArs Diapers Kye is in size 3 diapers now which I think he'll stay in them for awhile! It's annoying how the bigger the diaper, the LESS that come in the package. Ugh! We still love Pampers and I'm not super crazy about the Cruiser ones we're using right now. So far my favorite diaper is Pampers Dry Fit :) And afte...
I'm still waiting for the week to come when there isn't something to say! Maybe kids never stop having interesting weeks? It seems like stuff is ALWAYS changing!!! Doesn't he look so much older? Turns out he's bigger too! Size Changes: He's now wearing size 2-3 diapers (which I like b/c they have a wide range for weight so they fit him now while his 2s are too small and will continue to fit when the 3s fit him!) AND is wearing size 6 month clothes! I'm in the process of going through the 3 month stuff and deciding what to keep for the next boy someday. We also had several 3 month stuff that he never wore so I'm super glad I kept tags on because our Carter's store will return no matter how long you've had it! Yay! Zantac: A couple weeks ago we dropped the night dose of the Zantac and I haven't seen any side effects. I've been scared to drop the morning one just because I was worried he'd be in pain. Well, I did it! Goodbye Zantac...
Week Change Ok , so I'm an idiot. But I also think this whole age thing is confusing as crap! When we are born we are in our 1st year but then we turn 1 year old and when we are 1 year old we're actually into our 2 nd year! It works the same way with weeks. Kye's first week he was actually 0, his second week he was 1 week old, etc. This whole time I've been doing it wrong. Since he turns 12 weeks old today this whole past week has actually been his 12 th week, not his 11 th ! Confusing? Yes! But I'm going to go back and correct all the weeks that I've written about :) Now, onto this past week...which is when Kye was 11 weeks old but was living his 12 th week of life! haha SIDS We've been battling it out with the naps and thought he may be ready to be done with the swaddle so I tried laying him down in a sleeper and when Zach checked on him he thought he was cold so he put a blanket on him. When I walked in and saw this it was too cute not to snap...
This morning was Kye's 2 month well visit to Dr. Griner's office. It was also the day I've been dreading...shots! We waited for a time when Zach would be able to go because I am very very afraid of needles (worst part of labor? the iv!) and I know the baby can sense that from me so I don't want him to be afraid of them too. When I take Levi and Sadie to the vet I always leave the room so duh I'll do the same with my child! We gave him Tylenol about an hour before his appointment because it's supposed to help. Of course the box said "ask dr." for the dosage so I googled it and we gave him 0.4 ml which ends up being half of what we should have given him based on his weight. Poor thing! He was cuddled up to Daddy before the nurses came in (of course the appointment fell during nap time). We didn't see Dr. Griner this time, we saw Stephanie again and she's super nice. She said with my milk situation that I may want to pump every feeding and...
I have always known that I'm not the most secure person in the world. I may appear pretty confident but I'm one of those people who can dish it out but who really can't take it! Parenting, however, has really brought to surface my insecurities! It all started during delivery. I was laying on the table pushing longer than most people push with NO drugs yet I felt so embarrassed. I kept saying, "I suck at this don't I?" And asking, "Am I doing it right?" Why was I so insecure? I did a great job! The self doubt didn't start there. I don't think I did much of anything with my baby the first week without asking someone what to do. Remember I didn't even change his diaper the first six days? I know with breastfeeding I wanted Zach in the room every time to help me get Kye to latch on and make sure I was doing it right! Ridiculous! But still, that was me. Before Kye was born Zach and I were hardcore that we weren't going to let people t...
