Height: At his last doctor's appointment he was 21 inches. Before this appointment I thought he was feeling big for his age, but come to find out he's in like the 25th percentile for both height and weight, so smaller than average. Although he does have a big head.
Medical Issues: This category is much shorter this month and that's a great thing. No real medical issues to speak of. He had his six week check up and it went well - everything looking good. He got some shots which of course he screamed when it happened, but he calmed down pretty quickly afterwards.
Sleep: He is getting to be more awake during the days, some days he will have a stretch of 3 hours awake. He has gone up to 5 hours between feedings (which I woke up and had a minor freak out and went to check on him). He mostly goes between 3-4 hours in between which helps at night. He's a good sleeper and loves sleeping on our chests. Seriously I think he'd sleep there for hours if we let him. He is able to sleep on his own and we (ok I) have been trying to be better about him sleeping in his crib at night.
Clothes/Diapers (size): I've been putting him in 3 month clothes (although some still seem big on him) and size 1 diapers. Just bought our first box last week (before that we had been using ones we got as gifts)
Diet: Still eating good! Simon will eat between 3.5 to 4.5 ounces at each feeding. Most of the time I put a little over 4oz in a bottle and he more often than not finishes those bottles. Sometimes he leaves a little. I've been giving him at least one bottle a day of frozen milk. I was running out of space in our freezer and I started to read how long milk would stay good in our type of freezer and decided it was worth it to start using some of it (rotating the stash). Although it really didn't help with the space since I was adding more than I was taking out (not something I should be complaining about eh?) I started just using the stuff I had pumped while he was in the hospital (since those were in storage bottles (vs bags) the hospital gave) When I use that frozen milk I've given him more than 4.5oz at times, but he sucks it down just fine. The only time he will really start crying a bunch is when he's hungry and I'm not getting his bottle to him quick enough. I've been pumping while I feed him so sometimes it takes a minute to get that set up before I get to feeding him. I've found that pumping while I feed him makes better use of my time. It also ensures that I'm pumping as often as he's eating. Another thing to note about Simon eating is how loud he is. You canhear him gulping down the milk from pretty far away.
Baby Gear Love: We still love the rock and play. He sleeps in there quite often during the day (and sometimes at night). He's getting more use out of the play mat (he especially seems drawn to the mirror part). I'm very reliant on the pump and love the hands-free bra part. Also use the boon drying grass all the time (plus it's so darn cute!). He still uses a paci from time-to-time. I've used the Moby wrap I'm borrowing from Susan and that's come in handy. He's also enjoyed the bouncer at times. Finally we are borrowing a swing from Dan's sister Amy and he tolerates that pretty well.
Milestones/Firsts: Let's see, he had his first stroller outing to visit his Aunt Lindsey at work at the zoo... he slept the entire time. We've also eaten out at restaurants and he mostly sleep through that too. He's smiling more, but he's not to the point where we can make him smile (I'm really looking forward to this). We left him with a family member for the first time. His grandma Charlotte watched him while Dan and I went out to dinner together. Later in the month my mom (and sister) watched him while I went to a doctor's appointment. He visited my work for the first time (and was quite the crowd pleaser.). He also visited my mom at work and was loved on there too. Simon had his first Halloween and dressed up as a skeleton. He spent most of the time that night in the moby wrap. He also got his first package in the mail from his uncle Keith and aunt Sarah - a Halloween card with his skeleton onesie.
Likes: Laying on our chests, being jiggled/bounced, eating, looking at lights
Dislikes: Being hungry, the nose sucker thing, getting naked
Things I don't want to forget: When Simon sneezes he makes this adorable moan afterwards. Pretty couldn't care less about his presence, but I've noticed that Stitch will not come around when he's with me. Simon tolerates Bella's kisses quite well... and Daddy's sniffs. I'm loving that he's smiling more - there's nothing more adorable. I say he's a chill baby a lot, but he's really a chill baby. He's a happy little guy. He doesn't mind tummy time for the most part - kicks his legs and has good head control... but sometimes tummy time ends up being nap time for him.
