- JD is now 11 weeks old, but is the size of a 4 month old! As of last week he was 13 pounds, 10 ounces and 26 inches long. Yowza! He also has a pretty big head and giant thighs. However, he's not chubby, just long, like Paul.
- He is in the best mood when he wakes up from a good nap. He is super smiley and babbles quite a bit. It's adorable! But he tends to be camera shy. As soon as I whip out my iPhone, camera or Flip, he gets distracted and stops doing the cute thing he was doing a second before.
- We now have a routine, but not a schedule. During the day, he usually naps for 45 minutes to an hour (I'm lucky if it exceeds an hour) and he eats between 2 to 3 hours. If I get to leave the house, it's after he's had a short nap so I can load him up in the car and go to my destination. Then I feed him when he's hungry. Luckily, he sleeps between 4 to 5 hours at night, starting at 9:00 or 10:00.
- I'm also trying to anticipate his needs before he needs them, particularly when he's hungry. When he's screaming for food, I know I'm too late!
- He is still a champion spitter. And the smell of that formula is gross. We burp him over a ratty old towel on the floor and after a while the room starts to stink. That's when we know it's time to change it!
- The formula (Nutramigen) is so expensive that I'm buying it on eBay. It's usually a sample size, but I don't care. It's cheaper than going to Target!
- I was having a super hard time trying to take care of him that I totally broke down about two weeks ago. I mean, a complete breakdown. I had mini ones before, but this one was bad. Now my in-laws are helping me a lot and I'm finally understanding JD more, so it's been so much easier. Everyone told me it gets easier at the three month mark, which he's almost at, but I think part of that is purely understanding him and his needs, not just that he's easier to manage.
- I'm going back to work after Labor Day. I never thought I'd say it, but I kind of miss work! I would love to be a stay at home mom full time, but it's not what I thought it would be.
- We got a new car and I love it! It's a Honda CR-V EX with four wheel drive. The ride is so smooth and I'm so glad to have power everything and an MP3 input. My Civic was in the pits and it wasn't worth fixing. It was a 1999 with 160,000 miles and manual everything: windows, doors, etc. It's also easier to get JD in and out of the car seat. Here's a picture of it from the Honda website:
And here are some of my favorite pictures of Jared so far:
a big boy already
I think this is the first picture with his eyes open.
my two boys asleep
one of the pictures from his birth announcement
Paul and Justin's first Fathers Day
I can't believe he used to be that tiny.
a month old
one of the funniest faces I've seen
I love his smile!
He loves to suck on his right fist!
He has so much fun in his bouncy chair.
I would do anything for that face!