August was really hot and...well hot. I had big plans for us to go on the lake all the time since I am not working much, but it was just too crazy to try and put you on a boat while it was so hot outside. The lake water was even so hot that it was not that refreshing.
We started off this month with some "poop issues" and me giving you a suppository (see previous post if you dare). We have continued to have some issues in this area. I think you just don't like to go or you are trying to be a super sweet baby and know that I don't like to change poopy diapers. I think I only changed 4 this month. We have seen the doctor about this but he doesn't seem worried and thinks that you will grow out of it.
We started on some solids this month for two reasons. The first was that you started waking up at 12:30, 2:30, 4:30, 6:30 and then 7:15. It was exhausting! You would nurse all the time so I figured you were just hungry. Now that you are eating a small lunch and dinner you sleep SO much better. I also thought that if we started you on solids with fiber that they would help to move things along. We first tried avocado, which you loved but it upset your stomach and gave you a small diaper rash. We then tried sweet potatoes (you loved), then butternut squash (you loved), then pears (not surprising you also loved). I have plenty of other things for you to try in September. I love feeding you and you have such good table manners...hope this lasts. Right now I am making your food because it cheaper, more convenient, and fun for me to do. I freeze it in little ice cube trays. You eat two ice cubes for lunch and two for dinner. Each cube is approximately one ounce.
Great news, you are drinking from a sippy cup now! This has been wonderful and means that I have been able to work or go out while someone else watches you for a bit. You and your dad spent your first evening together for longer than two hours the other day while I went to play softball. You had so much fun and did great together.
You stopped wanting to be swaddled for bedtime this month. I think that might have been part of the waking up more too. I had to go and buy some sleepers because you didn't have any. The only thing you had ever slept in was the halo sleep sack. I just cut the bottom when you started to get too big. Your dad and I love watching you sleep in your sleeper pjs. We just talk on and on about how big you look and how fast you are growing up. Some nights you don't even want me to rock you. I just put you in the crib and you put yourself to sleep. I am sad about this because I used to use this time to pray for you and our family, but I am working on finding a new routine for this. Even though I don't get to rock you every night I still pray for you as I place you in the crib. Soon I hope we will be praying together. You have started sleeping on your side, which would be fine except you smash your face into the crib bumpers (which are mesh) and stick one leg over the bumper out of the crib slot. I would go crazy worrying about you if we didn't have the Angelcare monitor that lets me know you are still OK.
You were dedicated at church this month (also a previous post) and did so great.
You babble much more now and are blowing "raspberries." This would be fine except you also like to spit your spit up everywhere, so now rather than just dripping out of your mouth it is projectile as you spit it across the room...fun for me to explain and clean up.
We traveled with G-mama to Little Rock for 3 days because she had some work down there. You and I went to the mall and played in the hotel pool. I loved being able to just be with you and watch you enjoy a new place and new people. G-mama also loved getting to spend so much time with you. However, your dad was ready for us to be home because that was the longest he had been away from you.
Our daily schedule looks something like:
8:00 wake up and nurse
9:00 1 oz of apple juice with 1 oz of water
10:00 nap
11:00 wake up and nurse
12:00 2 oz of food
1:00 nap
2:00 wake up and nurse
4:00 nap
5:00 wake up and nurse
6:00 2 oz of food
7:30 nurse
7:40 bath time
8:00 bedtime massage
8:30 asleep
you usually wake up once and nurse during the night.
When you awake you have blanket time on the floor with your toys. You like to practice rolling over and sitting up. You also play in your jumper or exersaucer. You still like to be in your swing a lot too, especially when you want to be rocked but I am busy. Some days you take more short naps and then some days you take only a couple of long naps. But you are happy no matter what.
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