My big boy is growing so fast! We just went in for his two month check-up (and shots!) and William is now a whopping 11 pounds (nearly double his birth weight!) and 23 1/2 inches! I feel like every day he grows SO much bigger. I love seeing all his fun changes, but it also kind of makes me sad that time is going so quickly. Just the other day I was looking at his newborn clothes and not believing how tiny he used to be. I have a feeling I'm going to have this happy/sad conflict a lot in motherhood :)
In other developing news, William is now sleeping for longer stretches at night! (Although, I can't complain. He has always been a good sleeper!) But now he sleeps from around 11pm to 5 am. Not bad for 9 weeks old! We've been trying to get him to go even longer--5 am is still way too early for me to consider it sleeping through the night! However, our tactics haven't panned out so well. I've tried feeding him A LOT at night (6 pm, 8pm, 10 pm) in hopes that he would "fill up", but that only led to a 1 am, 3 am and 5 am wake up call. :) I've tried giving him a paci in hopes that it'll soothe him back to sleep while also satisfy his need to suck, but that only led to 30 minutes of holding the paci in his mouth, followed by a feeding anyway. :) SO... now our plan is to have no plan. And for a planner like me, that is the hardest plan to follow! Steven thinks we're over thinking it and just need to be patient. (Easy for him to say!) But no, I think he's right. William will sleep through the night when he's good and ready. I just hope it's sooner than later.
Another change that has quickly developed is that William is now a speed eater! Hooray! He used to eat for at least 60 minutes. 60 loooooooong minutes. I remember wondering if he would ever eat faster, feeling depressed that all I would do for the rest of my life was sit on the couch and feed him. (I've been slightly more dramatic than my usual dramatic-self lately.) But seriously, it was just really hard for me to sit there for an hour and do nothing multiple times a day. I was so bored and feeling so unengaged. But now he eats for about 20 minutes and then he's done! That means more playtime with smiles and giggles and more sleep time so I can get more things accomplished other than just eating and showering. A win-win for everyone in the Sauder family. :)
William baby, I'm so proud of you for all the ways you are growing and feel so blessed that I get a front row seat to it all. I love you, my sweet boy!
In other developing news, William is now sleeping for longer stretches at night! (Although, I can't complain. He has always been a good sleeper!) But now he sleeps from around 11pm to 5 am. Not bad for 9 weeks old! We've been trying to get him to go even longer--5 am is still way too early for me to consider it sleeping through the night! However, our tactics haven't panned out so well. I've tried feeding him A LOT at night (6 pm, 8pm, 10 pm) in hopes that he would "fill up", but that only led to a 1 am, 3 am and 5 am wake up call. :) I've tried giving him a paci in hopes that it'll soothe him back to sleep while also satisfy his need to suck, but that only led to 30 minutes of holding the paci in his mouth, followed by a feeding anyway. :) SO... now our plan is to have no plan. And for a planner like me, that is the hardest plan to follow! Steven thinks we're over thinking it and just need to be patient. (Easy for him to say!) But no, I think he's right. William will sleep through the night when he's good and ready. I just hope it's sooner than later.
Another change that has quickly developed is that William is now a speed eater! Hooray! He used to eat for at least 60 minutes. 60 loooooooong minutes. I remember wondering if he would ever eat faster, feeling depressed that all I would do for the rest of my life was sit on the couch and feed him. (I've been slightly more dramatic than my usual dramatic-self lately.) But seriously, it was just really hard for me to sit there for an hour and do nothing multiple times a day. I was so bored and feeling so unengaged. But now he eats for about 20 minutes and then he's done! That means more playtime with smiles and giggles and more sleep time so I can get more things accomplished other than just eating and showering. A win-win for everyone in the Sauder family. :)
William baby, I'm so proud of you for all the ways you are growing and feel so blessed that I get a front row seat to it all. I love you, my sweet boy!
Grandma and Grandpa Sauder are here!
At Doi Inthanon with Grandma and Grandpa :) Love this pic!
Little guy with big guy. Love it.
First trip to the pool!
The water was a little too cold for William
So he slept under an umbrella instead. Just like all the Thais do!
Up in the mountains! A little "cooler" up there!
Margie & Steve got on the mopeds and drove through the mountains with us on their second day here!
William made it to the highest point in Thailand!
Hanging out with the elephants
Priceless.
Double priceless.
A cool pic Josh took of one of the many temples in Chiang Mai
Loved meeting and hanging out with Uncle Josh and Auntie Kara!
Cool kid in his Converse shoes!
Waiting patiently at the pediatrician's office
Ready for church in his Sunday best!
He loves APPLE just like his momma :)
Hanging out in his jumper! He's such a smiley baby in the morning!
See? :)
HI MOM! I'm growing big! :)
I can't believe you EVER worried that he'd come out looking "un-cute." He may just be one of the cutest babies known to man. Love him already and cannot wait to snuggle him!!! Miss you guys more than you know.
ReplyDeleteI know those conflicting feelings of sadness and joy so well when it comes to watching your baby grow! It's so fun hearing about all the changes William is going through and I am always so excited to see all the pictures. Natey was looking at the pictures with me today and was so excited seeing William's face...he must realize they are future best friends!
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