For once, it seems like it's been an eternity since I've updated.
In the middle of it all, months are flying by - I can't believe it's almost June. Atticus is growing and changing ridiculously quickly, and becoming more fun each day.
I started back at work May 1st. I was hoping to ease in, but kind of got thrown right back into the thick of it. It's quieted down since, but it was a crazy way to start. Atti started daycare on May 8th. As it would, it's taking some adjusting for him. He's still having trouble napping there. I'm hoping that'll change soon... as he's not getting enough sleep (though not really showing it).
Otherwise, not a whole lot going on. Michael's off school for the summer and I am VERY MUCH enjoying having him home to help in the evenings, and I know Thad is too. Mike's a huge help even when he has a ridiculous amount going on, so it's nice that he's a little less stressed now.
We leave tomorrow morning for our trip to Pittsburgh. My dad's side is all getting together for the first time in a looong time, so everyone is making the trek out. I was trying to decide how to get us out there... there was taking a plane... Memorial Day weekend, in the middle of severe weather season in the midwest, with the possibility of flight delays, etc. Plus, not knowing how Thad would react to the plane. Then there was driving... 13 hours in a car (no stops) with a 3-year-old, and then a 3-month-old that despises being in the car 60% of the time. That sounded a little like torture. In exploring I found that train is actually an option. It takes a ridiculously long time (22 hours), and we have to hang out in Chicago for a bit, but... no security lines to get through, we can bring our own food, extra leg space, Thad can get up and walk around as much as he wants. You can take an insane amount of luggage. So, train it is. The second half of the trip there (and first part on the way back) is overnight, and we splurged for a family sleeper room, so hopefully we don't disturb too many people when Atticus cries. Hopefully Thad will really enjoy it; I'm kind of looking forward to the scenery, and being able to walk Atti around if he's cranky. I'm sure I'll have all kinds of stories next month...
The only other thing that I can't remember if I reported on, is that we saw a pediatric opthamologist about his hemangioma, since it grew so quickly. She checked his eyes, and they're doing great, so we held off on medication last month. We see her again in a few weeks and I might push a little harder to start it then, we'll see. It doesn't bother him at all, I'm just worried about it ulcerating before it starts to fade.
In the middle of it all, months are flying by - I can't believe it's almost June. Atticus is growing and changing ridiculously quickly, and becoming more fun each day.
I started back at work May 1st. I was hoping to ease in, but kind of got thrown right back into the thick of it. It's quieted down since, but it was a crazy way to start. Atti started daycare on May 8th. As it would, it's taking some adjusting for him. He's still having trouble napping there. I'm hoping that'll change soon... as he's not getting enough sleep (though not really showing it).
Otherwise, not a whole lot going on. Michael's off school for the summer and I am VERY MUCH enjoying having him home to help in the evenings, and I know Thad is too. Mike's a huge help even when he has a ridiculous amount going on, so it's nice that he's a little less stressed now.
We leave tomorrow morning for our trip to Pittsburgh. My dad's side is all getting together for the first time in a looong time, so everyone is making the trek out. I was trying to decide how to get us out there... there was taking a plane... Memorial Day weekend, in the middle of severe weather season in the midwest, with the possibility of flight delays, etc. Plus, not knowing how Thad would react to the plane. Then there was driving... 13 hours in a car (no stops) with a 3-year-old, and then a 3-month-old that despises being in the car 60% of the time. That sounded a little like torture. In exploring I found that train is actually an option. It takes a ridiculously long time (22 hours), and we have to hang out in Chicago for a bit, but... no security lines to get through, we can bring our own food, extra leg space, Thad can get up and walk around as much as he wants. You can take an insane amount of luggage. So, train it is. The second half of the trip there (and first part on the way back) is overnight, and we splurged for a family sleeper room, so hopefully we don't disturb too many people when Atticus cries. Hopefully Thad will really enjoy it; I'm kind of looking forward to the scenery, and being able to walk Atti around if he's cranky. I'm sure I'll have all kinds of stories next month...
The only other thing that I can't remember if I reported on, is that we saw a pediatric opthamologist about his hemangioma, since it grew so quickly. She checked his eyes, and they're doing great, so we held off on medication last month. We see her again in a few weeks and I might push a little harder to start it then, we'll see. It doesn't bother him at all, I'm just worried about it ulcerating before it starts to fade.
(The blanket I had been using for his chair I accidentally sent to daycare waaaah)
At three months, Atti...
- He's 11 pounds, 5 ounces, and 24 inches. Barely holding onto 5th percentile for weight. So he's five pounds and four inches bigger from his birth stats.
- Still mostly in size 1 diapers, though I'll probably switch to size 2 when we run out. I force him into his 0-3/3 month clothes, but 3-6/6 month fit a lot better at this point.
- He's eating four ounces basically every 3 hours. After he goes down for the night he'll sleep 4-5 hours, which is nice, but I don't go to bed until he's about halfway into that stretch. Oops.
- He goes to bed around the time Thad goes to bed. Gets put into his swaddle up, bottle, and conks out. Still doesn't need his paci to fall asleep initially, which is great because he's the WORST at keeping it in.
- He's sleeping in his crib most of the night. I try to make him sleep on his back for part of it, to try to get him used to it, but he fidgets and fidgets until he wakes up, so I put him on his stomach and he's out cold.
- He's happier and awake for about an hour after he wakes up for his bottle. He plays, watches what's going on around him, then is ready for cuddles and his paci, and a nap. Unless he's at daycare because why sleep there.
- Still such a cuddler. But on his terms. He likes holding onto blankets, and during the day when he's ready to sleep he prefers to be held basically facing you, with his arm around your side. But at night when I bring him into bed when I just can't stay awake, he no longer wants to be contained.
- He is also a giant wiggle worm, like his brother was. Has started kicking a ton. The other night I put him to sleep on his stomach and when I woke up again he had managed to turn 180 degrees and was at the other end of his crib. WHILE swaddled. Just. How.
- Becoming ticklish, talks mostly to his big brother.
- He is ALL ABOUT ceiling fans. And differing contrasts. But seriously I can put him on the floor of our living room and he just talks and laughs at the fan. If it's not going he seems concerned.
- He still has a patch of hair on the back of his head (hello, mullet), but the rest has kind of disappeared... but it's growing back in blond.
- Not quite grabbing things yet, but I'm sure that's coming soon. I usually go by his adjusted age for milestones still since three weeks can make quite a difference at this point.
Looks like he's putting on most of his weight in his cheeks. - He's still approximately the size Thad was at the same gestational age (about 2 months for Thad). He was about a pound heavier and 0.5 inch longer.
