Project 857- October 25

So we haven't had Internet for quite some time now.. our neighbor was letting us use his, but it's been very unreliable the last several weeks.. hence why I haven't posted much.

So my Saturday posts have a black hole that is most of September and October.. and looking back I don't even really remember what we did, so I'm just going to move on from this point forward..

This last Saturday we joined our friend's and their little girl at a local pumpkin patch. The torrential rain thankfully held off while we were there and we had a lot of fun!!

There were pumpkin donuts..

Baby cows and silly goats..

Fun slides..

Chariot wagon rides and tractors...

And over-priced pony rides!! It was worth it, he had a blast..

Don't worry, Owen didn't miss out.. completely.. he was awake for about 10 mins. Ha.

Later that day Neal's friend Cheyenne (Uncle Chi-Town) came over. Austin LOVES this guy. Like, really loves him.

Batman made an appearance and got Uncle Chi-Town to play Play-Doh...

Owen got some snuggles while Austin had a party with his Pull-Ups and my boots...

Then the most epic indoor game of baseball occurred...

There's Henry up in the bleachers.. away from the action. I think he was just at the game for the cheap beer. 

And Owen did some sleep posing..

It was a pretty wild and crazy Saturday night!!!

Baby Owen- 2 Months!

We survived another month! And it was a doozy- I won't lie.

A lot of tears, several real sleepless nights, a lot of frustration and finally a trip to the doctor to confirm Owen had reflux...the cause of his many unhappy days and nights. Thank goodness for baby acid blocker medicines.. we got to end month 2 with a happy baby!

Growing

-Weighs 11lbs, 9oz (yeah boobs for doing what you should be doing!!)... 27% for weight. He's gained over 5lbs from birth but since he was small to begin with, he's still on the small end of the spectrum.

-Length 23" (44%)...a little stringbean.

-Wears 3 month clothes and is quickly growing out of the footed pajamas and will need to go up in size soon.

Eating

-Nursing well, about every 2.5-3 hours. I call him a baby dragon because sometimes he thrashes around, pulls on me, smacks me with his arms, claws me... whoever said nursing is this relaxing "bonding" moment with their baby obviously never nursed a Glynn baby. It takes two hands and my full concentration to get him latched and keep him there. 

-Gets a bottle of breast milk every so often and takes it well. Hopefully this continues and we transition to daycare easily.

-Is not a comfort nurser. If he doesn't want to actually eat, he will not latch on.

-I swear he communicates with me.. one night I had a pumped bottle I was trying to give him and he wouldn't take it, looked at me, and tapped my boob with his hand.. like "this. I want this Mom."

Sleeping

-Once we got him on his reflux medicine his sleeping really turned a corner.. he actually started sleeping!! No more up from 9pm to 6am trying to soothe him!!

-Cat naps during the day... there is sometimes a more solid "nap" in the morning and late afternoon.. but mostly it's little 20-30 minute power naps throughout the day.

-Has slept through the night for about 2 weeks.. as in, 5-7 hour chunks of sleep. Usually he goes to bed between 9-10, wakes between 2-3 to eat and then sleeps until 6. So thankful he's sleeping well! We'll take it while it lasts!!

-Doesn't really like to be held during naps.. prefers to be swaddled and put in his swing in a darkened room with white noise.

My Grandma, however.. is the baby whisperer and can get him to pass out easily every time!! I want her to move in with us. 

-Is a very light sleeper and wakes at any little movement or noise. Trying to keep Austin quiet during the day is challenging because he's The World's Loudest Kid. "Mom? MOM!!! MOOOOOMMMM!!!! LOOK AT DAT BIG TRUCK RIGHT DERE!!!" ack!!! shhh......

-Is NOT soothed to sleep in the car. In fact, he HATES the car. 

Playing

-Makes eye contact with us and tracks movement.

-Is quite taken with the ceiling, lights and shadows and... well, mostly.. the ceiling. What is up there? He probably sees the dust bunnies up there... 

-Likes his little gym and will kick it out under there for about 15-20 mins and then is over it.

-Likes to be talked to and engaged with constantly. He's happiest on the floor if someone is with him, talking to him and touching him.

-Is really expressive and does this Elvis lip curl thing that I love!

-Not a fan of tummy time but we are working on it.

-Makes the cutest noises and coos... like the real "ah-goo!!!" noises you think babies should make. He's close to giggling, with a monkey-like noise of "ah-ah-ah!!"

-Nicknames so far are Baby Owen, Bo (the "B" and the "O" from Baby Owen put together), Munchkin, Piglet and Sir Dinkamus Squirms-a-lot.