Rebecca had her 2 month check-up today. She is in the 25th percentile for weight and the 90th for height. She was so happy for the doctor but then had to get 4 shots. Poor baby has been so upset all afternoon/evening.
She continues to be a great sleeper, especially at night. She's usually exhausted by 7pm or so and will sleep soundly until 4 or 5 and then has a quick bottle and goes back to sleep until 7 or 8. She's having a harder time napping during the day though. She falls asleep easily but has trouble staying asleep. I remember Ben doing the same thing at this age. I feel like I'm constantly trying to stretch out her naps by putting the pacifier back in her mouth, etc.
She also started rolling over onto her belly while being swaddled yesterday! Unfortunately this means I can't keep her arms in the swaddle anymore. It didn't seem to affect her last night though. The funny thing is that she doesn't roll onto her belly while not swaddled.
She is a very smiley baby and loves to watch Ben play. She's also cooing a lot which is so cute!
Ben has turned into a big kid all of a sudden! His speech is really coming along. We are starting to hear B, M and a few P's. Those are the last sounds that he is struggling with so this is major progress. His speech therapist said once he gets these sounds down he won't need speech therapy anymore. Amazing! He continues to make us laugh all the time with the funny things he says. Tonight while I was reading his books before bed he said to me "I love you, Happy Mother's Day. How 'bout on Saturday Daddy and Rebecca will stay home and Mommy and Ben will go to the place where they say yay for moms". I have no idea what place he's talking about but sounds good to me!
Ben started swimming lessons and has already come a long way in terms of his comfort level in the water. A few weeks ago it was a struggle to get him in the water and now he's putting his face in and floating. We're working on riding his bike - he can pedal the tricycle with a little help getting started but the bike is harder for him.
He went to his first movie with Daddy yesterday. They went to see The Croods and he loved it! I was very surprised that he made it through the whole movie but he did. They even stayed until the end of the credits and then Ben clapped. He's been talking about it non-stop since they got home. Telling me all about the "giant tv" and how it was dark and they had to be quiet.
Monday, May 20, 2013
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Silly Ben
Ben has really been making me laugh lately with some of the funny things he says...
Tuesday after school he told me he wanted to go to "the bowling alley, Chick Fil A or Five Guys but NOT the dentist".
This morning he was playing with Rebecca in her bouncy seat and he told me she was talking to him. I asked him if she said goo goo, ga ga to him and he said "Oh, Lady Gaga! I like that song".
He said Rebecca wanted to eat a waffle for breakfast too so I told him she doesn't eat food, just milk because she doesn't have any teeth. He went up to her face and said "Rebecca, say ahhh" so he could see that she didn't have teeth.
He keeps asking me to play Call Me Maybe on my phone, but he calls it "Call Me Old Navy".
Josh went to Seattle last week and Ben told me he wanted to "See an owl too"
At Rebecca's doctor appointment the doctor told Ben he was cute. He said "I'm not cute, I'm a big boy. I'm handsome".
Tuesday after school he told me he wanted to go to "the bowling alley, Chick Fil A or Five Guys but NOT the dentist".
This morning he was playing with Rebecca in her bouncy seat and he told me she was talking to him. I asked him if she said goo goo, ga ga to him and he said "Oh, Lady Gaga! I like that song".
He said Rebecca wanted to eat a waffle for breakfast too so I told him she doesn't eat food, just milk because she doesn't have any teeth. He went up to her face and said "Rebecca, say ahhh" so he could see that she didn't have teeth.
He keeps asking me to play Call Me Maybe on my phone, but he calls it "Call Me Old Navy".
Josh went to Seattle last week and Ben told me he wanted to "See an owl too"
At Rebecca's doctor appointment the doctor told Ben he was cute. He said "I'm not cute, I'm a big boy. I'm handsome".
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Becca Smiles
Rebecca started smiling socially yesterday at 6 weeks and 1 day. With my shaky hands and her moving around it's nearly impossible to get good pictures of her with my phone. In the last picture she is laughing at Ben talking to her.
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Rebecca
Rebecca is already almost one month old! It simultaneously feels like she's been part of our family forever but yet I can't believe a month has gone by!
Overall things are going well. Becca is a good baby and thankfully sleeps very well at night. She has a harder time napping during the day (probably because she sleeps so well at night!). Most nights she goes to bed around 9-10 and will wake once between 3 and 5 to eat and then will go back to sleep for another few hours. She never went through a day/night confusion phase.
She is a cluster feeder and has been since the minute she was born! She will eat and eat until it seems like she can't possibly still be hungry and then she will eat more. She is a slow eater though so sometimes feeding her can take a few hours! She also likes her pacifiers. It's funny how different she is from how Ben was. He ate really quickly and hated pacifiers. He was also easier to calm in other ways (rocking, shushing, etc.) and he loved to be swaddled tightly. Becca is harder to calm without a bottle or pacifier and she hates having her arms tucked in the swaddle. She also hates diaper changes and especially baths.
Becca really loves when Josh talks to her. Sometimes when she hears him in the room she will stop making noise and turn her head with her eyes open wide like she's listening to him. We're also seeing the beginnings of smiles when he plays with her.
She is a strong baby and has had pretty good control of her neck since she was born. She likes to sleep on her side and will inch her way over to the side of the co-sleeper or crib. A couple times it looked like she was close to rolling over. At her one week check-up when the doctor put her on her belly she got up on her knees like she was going to crawl. I think she will be chasing after Ben in no time.
Ben absolutely loves his sister and wants to give her lots of kisses and hugs. Of course we can't leave them alone together even for a second because he is not at all gentle with her. He likes to help me with her by throwing away her dirty diapers. :) When she cries he goes to her and pats her head and says "it's ok Rebecca, I'm happy". I always tell him that when he's happy I'm happy so I guess he thinks if he's happy she should be too. He also tells me that "babies cry a lot". Unfortunately he's been sick for most of her first month so it's been hard to encourage his excitement over her and also try to keep her healthy.
Hopefully I will have some time to post pictures and video in the next few days.
Overall things are going well. Becca is a good baby and thankfully sleeps very well at night. She has a harder time napping during the day (probably because she sleeps so well at night!). Most nights she goes to bed around 9-10 and will wake once between 3 and 5 to eat and then will go back to sleep for another few hours. She never went through a day/night confusion phase.
She is a cluster feeder and has been since the minute she was born! She will eat and eat until it seems like she can't possibly still be hungry and then she will eat more. She is a slow eater though so sometimes feeding her can take a few hours! She also likes her pacifiers. It's funny how different she is from how Ben was. He ate really quickly and hated pacifiers. He was also easier to calm in other ways (rocking, shushing, etc.) and he loved to be swaddled tightly. Becca is harder to calm without a bottle or pacifier and she hates having her arms tucked in the swaddle. She also hates diaper changes and especially baths.
Becca really loves when Josh talks to her. Sometimes when she hears him in the room she will stop making noise and turn her head with her eyes open wide like she's listening to him. We're also seeing the beginnings of smiles when he plays with her.
She is a strong baby and has had pretty good control of her neck since she was born. She likes to sleep on her side and will inch her way over to the side of the co-sleeper or crib. A couple times it looked like she was close to rolling over. At her one week check-up when the doctor put her on her belly she got up on her knees like she was going to crawl. I think she will be chasing after Ben in no time.
Ben absolutely loves his sister and wants to give her lots of kisses and hugs. Of course we can't leave them alone together even for a second because he is not at all gentle with her. He likes to help me with her by throwing away her dirty diapers. :) When she cries he goes to her and pats her head and says "it's ok Rebecca, I'm happy". I always tell him that when he's happy I'm happy so I guess he thinks if he's happy she should be too. He also tells me that "babies cry a lot". Unfortunately he's been sick for most of her first month so it's been hard to encourage his excitement over her and also try to keep her healthy.
Hopefully I will have some time to post pictures and video in the next few days.
Friday, March 1, 2013
Ben at 3 1/2
Ben is doing great at 3 1/2 and this continues to be my favorite age. He is so funny and we never know what's going to come out of his mouth! I think I text Josh almost daily with something new or funny Ben said. He likes to be more independent (especially with getting his own snacks and drinks and dressing himself) but he is also still so sweet and loves to cuddle with us.
One thing is for sure, Ben is not shy! When we're out he regularly strikes up conversations with random people. He recently greeted a packed waiting room at my doctor's office by shouting "Hi everybody!".
He is very interested in the Cars movies right now, which is funny because for the longest time he had NO interest in them and would get mad at us if we put the Cars DVD on. He recites the dialogue along with the characters and acts out his favorite parts.
We had a couple months where he was sleeping great and was waking around 7:30-8 and then napping too, but it seems like that has come to an end in the last week. It was nice while it lasted!
Ben is starting to branch out a little with his eating habits and he has been much more willing to try new things. Last night he tried a cheese quesadilla for the first time and told me it was "just like grilled cheese".
He's had a couple rough patches at school lately. Nothing major, just not loving it as much as he used to. We are moving him to the 4 year old afternoon class starting next week in hopes that it will help. He'll also be reunited with his best buddy who moved to the afternoon class in January.
Ben seems excited to meet his baby sister and we think he's going to be a great big brother!
One thing is for sure, Ben is not shy! When we're out he regularly strikes up conversations with random people. He recently greeted a packed waiting room at my doctor's office by shouting "Hi everybody!".
He is very interested in the Cars movies right now, which is funny because for the longest time he had NO interest in them and would get mad at us if we put the Cars DVD on. He recites the dialogue along with the characters and acts out his favorite parts.
We had a couple months where he was sleeping great and was waking around 7:30-8 and then napping too, but it seems like that has come to an end in the last week. It was nice while it lasted!
Ben is starting to branch out a little with his eating habits and he has been much more willing to try new things. Last night he tried a cheese quesadilla for the first time and told me it was "just like grilled cheese".
He's had a couple rough patches at school lately. Nothing major, just not loving it as much as he used to. We are moving him to the 4 year old afternoon class starting next week in hopes that it will help. He'll also be reunited with his best buddy who moved to the afternoon class in January.
Ben seems excited to meet his baby sister and we think he's going to be a great big brother!
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
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