Sunday, August 22, 2010
Julian is 2 months
Wow, how time flies! Time seemed to go slowly when Bella was this age because she cried so much. Julian is totally opposite. He still likes to be held a lot but has really learned to love his swing. He is sleeping 6-7 hours straight in his crib, eats for about 15 mins, and goes back to his crib until about 6:30 or 7 am. He is such a good sleeper! He is also a very very good eater. He is eating 4 oz about every 2 -2.5hours. He is pretty much breast fed only and he is doing really well with it. I have enjoyed breastfeeding much more this time around, again due to him not being a screamer. He is still very active and is already trying to crawl. He has rolled over from his tummy to his back during tummy time and does not like to sit still. He is such a joy to have around and I love him more and more every day. I love you my baby boy :)
Fun Weekend
Last weekend, we wanted to take Bella to Walmart because they were supposed to have a Dora day. My Dad and Rhonda came in to town to join us and to hang out. We met at Walmart and were greeted at the door with a Dora stand and some Dora cupcakes. Unfortunately, they did not have the fun stuff they had advertised about. So we took Bella to the Dora section of the store and Tata and Rhonda bought her a Dora shirt, Dora castle for her bath tub. We then went to lunch and headed home for some outdoor fun. We filled Bella's pool with her new Dora bath toys and turned on her Daisy sprinkler. She used outdoor chalk with Tata and played on her swingset. Us adults had some beers and relaxed. I then made some carne asada and we had a fabulous meal. The next morning we had breakfast and took the kiddos to Desert Ridge for some water play. Bell had a great time and she got another new Dora hat. It was such a short but great weekend with family. THe kids are so lucky to have so much love in their lives :) Here are some photos of our Dora/family weekend.
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Update
So here is an update on Isabella and Julian:
Isabella continues to do wonderful with the potty, she has had 2 accidents and that's about it. She is such a big girl!She has loved her time at home with me, she has been sleeping in until 8:30 or 9:00 every morning! That should be a fun habit to break once I go back to work :) She is super helpful with chores around the house, cleaning up her toys, and just helping me with Julian. I am so grateful for her, she is so wonderful .
Julian is now in to a nice routine. He is eating 4 oz every feeding which is about every 2.5 to 3 hours. I know, I know, he eats a lot! The Dr said to feed him as much as he wants since he is breastfeeding and it is easier to digest and plus he is a growing boy. So in order to keep up with him, I've been pumping much of his bottles so that I can measure out 4 oz and not have to feed him every 1-2 hours. He still likes to be held A LOT! He makes Eric and I exhausted. He is so happy and content as long as he is being held. We have made sure to put him in the swing and in his crib more so that he is not expecting to be held all day. He has been to the sitter 3 times and has done really well.She said she loves him because he is so snuggly. It's so hard not to snuggle his chunka lunka self :) He is up most of the day with just a few short naps throughout the afternoon. He takes a bath every night at about 9:30, gets his last feeding, and is in bed by 10:30. He has transitioned to his crib and is doing fabulous. He sleeps until sometime between 3 and 4 am, gets a feeding and is back to sleep until 630 or so. I then bring him in to bed with me for a feeding and he sleeps with me until Bella wakes up. Of course once I go back to work I will break him of this, but I just want those extra few hours of sleep. He is such a good sleeper at night, much much better than Bella was at his age. Actually he is better than she was even at 6 months! THe best part is that Eric and I put him down after his last feeding drowsy but not all the way asleep and he puts himself to sleep. He doesnt fuss and he just falls asleep all on his own.That is a big deal for us because we learned with Bella how to get her to sleep and we wanted to do the same with Julian.
He is moving like crazy! I will post a video of him soon. Tonight I had him on a blanket on the floor for tummy time and would you believe he rolled on to his back from his tummy!!! I called Eric in the room hoping he would do it again and HE DID! He is crazy my lil man, he is sooo active. He kicks and moves like a mad man. LIke I said before, I knew he would be because he was so active in my tummy. Bella was super active as well, however he takes the cake :) He is also doing a ton of cooing. He will look at us and smile and coo for minutes at a time, it's super sweet. I sure am enjoying him, though it's a lot of work with 2, I wouldnt trade my job for the entire world. To watch them grow up together so far has been a blessing. They already love each other so much and it melts my heart to see Julian smile when he sees Bella or Bella tell me she wants to "snuggle Julian". I love my babies so much!!
Here are some pics of the kiddos....
Isabella continues to do wonderful with the potty, she has had 2 accidents and that's about it. She is such a big girl!She has loved her time at home with me, she has been sleeping in until 8:30 or 9:00 every morning! That should be a fun habit to break once I go back to work :) She is super helpful with chores around the house, cleaning up her toys, and just helping me with Julian. I am so grateful for her, she is so wonderful .
Julian is now in to a nice routine. He is eating 4 oz every feeding which is about every 2.5 to 3 hours. I know, I know, he eats a lot! The Dr said to feed him as much as he wants since he is breastfeeding and it is easier to digest and plus he is a growing boy. So in order to keep up with him, I've been pumping much of his bottles so that I can measure out 4 oz and not have to feed him every 1-2 hours. He still likes to be held A LOT! He makes Eric and I exhausted. He is so happy and content as long as he is being held. We have made sure to put him in the swing and in his crib more so that he is not expecting to be held all day. He has been to the sitter 3 times and has done really well.She said she loves him because he is so snuggly. It's so hard not to snuggle his chunka lunka self :) He is up most of the day with just a few short naps throughout the afternoon. He takes a bath every night at about 9:30, gets his last feeding, and is in bed by 10:30. He has transitioned to his crib and is doing fabulous. He sleeps until sometime between 3 and 4 am, gets a feeding and is back to sleep until 630 or so. I then bring him in to bed with me for a feeding and he sleeps with me until Bella wakes up. Of course once I go back to work I will break him of this, but I just want those extra few hours of sleep. He is such a good sleeper at night, much much better than Bella was at his age. Actually he is better than she was even at 6 months! THe best part is that Eric and I put him down after his last feeding drowsy but not all the way asleep and he puts himself to sleep. He doesnt fuss and he just falls asleep all on his own.That is a big deal for us because we learned with Bella how to get her to sleep and we wanted to do the same with Julian.
He is moving like crazy! I will post a video of him soon. Tonight I had him on a blanket on the floor for tummy time and would you believe he rolled on to his back from his tummy!!! I called Eric in the room hoping he would do it again and HE DID! He is crazy my lil man, he is sooo active. He kicks and moves like a mad man. LIke I said before, I knew he would be because he was so active in my tummy. Bella was super active as well, however he takes the cake :) He is also doing a ton of cooing. He will look at us and smile and coo for minutes at a time, it's super sweet. I sure am enjoying him, though it's a lot of work with 2, I wouldnt trade my job for the entire world. To watch them grow up together so far has been a blessing. They already love each other so much and it melts my heart to see Julian smile when he sees Bella or Bella tell me she wants to "snuggle Julian". I love my babies so much!!
Here are some pics of the kiddos....
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