Maddox - 4 months

November 21, 2015

Baby Stats:

Weight

15lb 1 oz (39% ile)

Length

26.75" (97% ile)

Sleep

Little man is a great sleeper. He goes to bed around 7 pm every night. I do a 'dream feed' at 9:30 before I go to bed. We stopped swaddling right after he turned 3 months because he was rolling over. He did great with no swaddle and I think being a tummy sleeper is attributable to that. The minute you put him on his back to go to sleep, 90% of the time he rolls to his tummy. Just like his brother did. He more times than not wakes in the 4 or 5 am hour and we just go sooth him and he goes back to sleep. 

Daily Routine

First feeding is between 6-6:30 am.  Goes to daycare around 8. He takes a nap there before his 9:30 feeding. Naps before he eats again at 12:30 and then naps a good chunk of the afternoon and eats again around 3:30. Boys are picked up from daycare at 4:30. We then go home and hang out until I feed Turner dinner at 5:30. I nurse Maddox between 6-6:30. He then gets a bath and is in bed around 7-7:15.

Feeding

Like above, eats every 3 hours and gets bottles during the week while at daycare. Gets 5 oz in each bottle. Taking down all his ounces no problem this month.

Diaper Size

Still rocking cloth diapers during the day and he is in size 2 Honest brand diapers at night. Once I get through this stash of size 2 we will be busting in the size 3 for night time. He seems to be leaking out of the size 2. 

Clothes Size

He's pretty much outgrown all 0-3 month clothes and is in 3 month clothes and even 6 month clothes. His cloth diapers are so bulky that the 6 month pants fit perfect.

Hair Color

Still brown and finally growing back in. Still has the bald spot in the back of his head. The doctor also mentioned that one side is flatter than the other so we need to do some things at home to make sure it evens out. 

Eye Color

Still blue and his lashes are growing so fast. I'm happy to see he is going to have long lashes like my other 2 boys!!!!

Milestones

10/28/15 - officially no swaddle because he's rolling from back to tummy.
11/11/15 - I witnessed rolling form tummy to back.
Tummy sleeper
Started hanging out in his jumper and loves it!
Started sitting up a bit on his own...I think we have about 5 seconds down before falling over.
Tries to climb out of bumbo to get something next to him.
Celebrated his first holiday...Halloween! He was Mickey Mouse, just like his brother!

Likes

Still obsessed with baths. Smiles, kicks and giggles the whole time.
Turner...he just loves watching him and of course just stares when Turner is having a tantrum moment.
His play mat is a huge hit right now.
Loving his jumper.

Dislikes

Still hates getting stuck in his crib...in the corner because he has scooted all the way over there.

Starting to dislike his swing it seems.

Starting to dislike his paci...only takes it about 50% of the time now.

Mama

Doing great but having a hard time finding the time to work out. We are in the process of making a 'home gym' and I plan to take advantage of that once it's complete. PIYO in the morning wasn't working because I kept having to pause if Maddox woke up and I'm still so out of it my balance it horrible that early. I feel like I am just making excuses. At least I'm still eating healthy 80% of the time. Now I just need to lift the weights to tone up.

Work is going great. I'm one of those people that is meant to be a working mom. If someone asks, I'm honest and say that. I am a better mom if I work. I firmly believe that. My life is in order, we have our routine and schedule. It keeps me sane. Some mothers are meant to be working moms, some are meant to stay home with the kids and others are meant to do a little of both. I give kuddos to all stay at home moms...hardest job ever in my opinion!

Loving life

First family selfie

So happy

Those eyes, checks, lips...

Love his many faces

Lifting weights!

Lunch with some of my best ladies...and our boys

Telling Turner whose boss ;)

That smile...melts my heart

Maddox's scary face

Halloween 2015

Turner teaching Maddox how to count

Maddox's nursery

I was so excited to put together another nursery after we found out we were pregnant with baby #2. Since we didn't know the gender, it was tricky to make it very gender neutral but still want to add a personal touch after the baby was born. I didn't finish the nursery until after Maddox was born and now I finally got around to cleaning it up again to take some pictures.

I decided to go with an animal theme with yellow, aqua and gray colors.

From the door into the nursery

I'm still on the hunt for different window shades. Or I may ask my mom to sew in a piece so they darken the room.

I love this little gallery wall I made.

You can also see the fabulous humidifier we got for Maddox's Nursery. It's a Crane-USA Pure Style humidifier and WE LOVE IT. We didn't start using it until he turned about 2 months old. I love the sleek style and it even has a little light the illuminates when it's on. When it runs out of water, the light turns red. My only wish is that it was louder. Weird...I know but I love a little white noise in the room and this does not provide it as loud as I would like :)

Crib - Ikea

Dresser/Changing Table - Ikea

Glider - Slumberland (purchased originally in 2013 for Turner's nursery, link it to something similar)

Animal prints - ETSY

Frames - Ikea & Home Goods

'Oh the Places You'll Go' print - ETSY

Ottoman - Target

Mirrors - Target (clearance find)

Rug - DIY project

Hamper - Home Goods

Table - I've had forever and just spray painted

Chair Table - Home Depot Garden section find

Lamp - Target

Wooden wall shelf - Target

White trash bin - Ikeahttp://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30253345/

Aqua trash bin - Ikea

Zebra wall hook - Hobby Lobby

Book & frame shelf - Ikea

Kid chair - Home Goods 

All other knick knack items are from either Home Goods, Hobby Lobby or Kirklands.

And here is the LINK to Turner's nursery for comparison

Maddox - 3 months

October 21, 2015

Baby Stats:

Weight

approx. 15 lbs on home scale

Length

24.25" - at 2 months old...won't measure until 4 month appointment

Sleep

Little man is a great sleeper. He goes to bed around 7 pm every night. I do a 'dream feed' at 9:30 before I go to bed. He started out after turning 2 months waking in the 4 am hour and we would just go put his paci in and he would go back to sleep. Just this last week he has not woken until 6:30 for his morning feeding. We did try to eliminate the swaddle because he is not swaddled at daycare with his naps...didn't work so well as he was up at all hours of the night. So while he is still not swaddled for naps at daycare, he is swaddled at home. 

Daily Routine

Maddox wakes at 6:30 for his first feeding. Goes to daycare around 8. Sometime he naps at daycare before his 9:30 feeding, sometimes not. He also has been hit or miss with a morning nap at daycare. Eats again at 12:30 and then naps a good chunk of the afternoon and eats again around 3:30. Boys are picked up from daycare at 4:30. We then go home and hang out until I feed Turner dinner at 5:30. I nurse Maddox between 6-6:30. He then gets a bath and is in bed around 7-7:15.

During the day he eats every 3 hours. While home with me on the weekends, I nurse him and he naps more often than it seems at daycare.

Feeding

Like above, eats every 3 hours and gets bottles during the week while at daycare. Gets about 4-4.5 oz in each bottle. It seems that his 3:30 bottle, he only eats about 2 oz. I seem to be pumping more than he eats which I love. Stocking up the freezer :)

Diaper Size

Still rocking cloth diapers during the day and he is in size 2 Honest brand diapers at night.

Clothes Size

He's pretty much outgrown all 0-3 month clothes and is in 3 month clothes and even 6 month clothes. His cloth diapers are so bulky that the 6 month pants fit perfect.

Hair Color

Still brown and finally growing back in. He lost some hair in the first month that gave him an automatic mo-hawk abut it's gradually growing back. 

Eye Color

Still blue and his lashes are growing so fast. I'm happy to see he is going to have long lashes like my other 2 boys!!!!

Milestones

Giggles, smiles, giggles and more smiles.
Was baptized on 10/18/15
Sleeping through the night
Smiles when we ask
Started going to the same daycare Turner attends...doing great

Likes

Still obsessed with baths. I swear he looks forward to that time of day.
Love his brother too. Just stares at him and laughs at him too.
Loves to sit up (with assistance of course).
His play mat has become a place he loves to hang out.
Loves the birds that dangle on his bouncer

Dislikes

Hates when he moves so much int eh crib he gets 'stuck' because his foot is in crib bar

Hates being tired...lil' man loves his naps

Mama

Cried his first day at daycare, but only when I dropped off. Not because of mom guilt or that he wouldn't be loved there...but I didn't want him to be 'scared' of a whole new environment in one day. Of course I had nothing to worry about and he's adjusted so well. It's confirmed I am meant to be a working mom. Love going to work and doing what I love. My time home now is so much more precious with my boys. 

Maddox - 2 months

September 21, 2015

Baby Stats:

Weight

13 lbs (65%ile)

Length

24.25" (93%ile)

Sleep

This last week Maddox has gone 8 hour stretches a few nights in between feedings. He still wakes up one or two times before that 8 hour mark but we normally just calm him and he goes back to sleep. I'm hoping by the time I go back to work in 3 weeks that he is not waking at all during the night which it seems we are on pace for, but I won't hold my breath :)

Daily Routine

Maddox is on the same routine I had with Turner...the eat, play, sleep cycle. He is doing well with it. i love being able to know his 'schedule' or routine so we can plan the day. Maddox is also napping in his crib as I know he will have to be napping in a pack n play or crib while @ daycare. If he is super fussy and keeps waking up, I'll eventually move him to the swing to finish the nap. 

Feeding

Still going strong in the breastfeeding department. I have to admit, we barely used bottles this month which had me worried since I'm leaving him for one day this week and he starts daycare in 3, but the last couple days I've given him a bottle twice daily and he has done great. I then pump after he eats. If he has a bottle he is getting 4.5 ounces. I once again had to eliminate dairy from my diet. It seemed he was super fussy and gassy if I had dairy and since eliminating it, he's been a whole different boy. I did the same thing with Turner.

Diaper Size

We finally  moved to cloth diapers. I was waiting to get Turner potty trained and to also get through the size one diapers. We put him in disposable at night time so then I don't have to change him if he wakes. 

Clothes Size

He's already fitting into his 3 month size clothes. Newborn sizes are long gone and 0-3 are getting tight. 0-3 sleepers still fit but barely. All of his smallest size socks are also too small. Kid has massive feet and hands. 

Hair Color

Still brown and finally growing back in. He lost some hair in the first month that gave him an automatic mo-hawk abut it's gradually growing back. 

Eye Color

Still blue and his lashes are growing so fast. I'm happy to see he is going to have long lashes like my other 2 boys!!!!

Milestones

Gives us so many smiles...and it melts my heart. Attended his first wedding. We finally went back to church service this month. He is so close to being able to hold up his head...very soon I think. He tries to crawl when doing tummy time. The doctor had him on his tummy today and she was amazed on how he was trying to scoot. He even rolled over (only by the way he was positioned...I think).

Likes

Love baths even more now without the infant sling. Loves to coo and smile at mommy and daddy. Interested in all things going on around you. Still loves to be swaddled.

Dislikes

Being cold or hot. Hates being gassy or a burp that wont' come out. Doesn't like to be on his back for too long. When he's tired and you haven't put him down for nap yet, he'll let you know. 

Mama

Had my 6 week postpartum check up and everything checked out good. Started working out again. I'm doing PIYO at home and following the nutrition guidelines. Feeling great from doing all that. I'm nervous about going back to work in 3 weeks. My mind goes crazy thinking how I'm still going to manage everything with working. I know it will all work itself out but my mind gets all frazzled just thinking about it.