So an update. Matt's GI tract seems to be back to normal and our sleeping habits are slowly getting back...last night we were up at 1230, a short wake-up at 330 and then major hunger call at 5 am....so not too terrible...especially when at 630 there is the cutest little smile on his face and he is just so happy to be awake and to see his mommy!
We are also having major success on the food front. Matthew is officially a bit fan of the bananas. I re-introduced it a few days ago and he eats it up...so our routine is to have rice cereal mixed in Soy formula (~2oz) and either peas, green beans or squash baby food before his morning nap so around 930-10am, then 1/2 a container of bananas along with his bottle around 230ish before his afternoon nap. I am going to try and introduce carrots to widen the food choices and I will also try (again) sweet potatoes in a few more days as well. Then if he likes those 2 flavors, he should hopefully soon like some poofs...gotta make sure he likes the banana and sweet potato flavors first since poofs come in those flavors...
Now our night feeding around 530ish is hit or miss...which is just a delight for Queenie b/c if Matthew doesn't seem interested she gets a delicious treat of baby food. Yeah, she has put on some weight recently due to this little development.
So I keep hoping that with the introduction of food and some tough love (yeah 2 nights ago I must have switched off the alarm when I went to check on him at his 1230am wake-up and didn't switch it back on when I finally got back to bed at 1:10am so at 5 when I woke up and realized my mistake and turned on the monitor, he was screaming....I hope he got some sleep between 1:10 and 5 am b/c I certainly did) I keep hoping our first full night of sleep is just around the corner.
So on to the halloween costume...so he is going to be slightly over 8 months and he can stand up so I know I need a costume that fits 9-12months size...here is the kicker...I can find costumes that are so cute for kids 0-6 months that are not standing and not really needing their legs...and there are some really cute costumes for kids walking in the 18month and 1T-2T age but what about the 9-12 month???
I would love to do a monkey suit, or a dog, or tiger....I saw these awesome costumes at Sam's club but of course nothing less than the 12 month size...so any ideas for what I should do for Halloween? Realize I am not crafty so there is no chance I am making this costume....now Aunt Leone, hmmm, I might get here to make it since we will be in Colorado Springs for Halloween so if necessary I could just get her to make his outfit...so ok, suggestions for making an outfit are ok as long as it is possible for Aunt Leone to put it together...
So yeah, ideas...I am totally up for what to do for a cute and picture taking memorable halloween for Matthew. I know next year would be probably more fun since by then he should be walking and hopefully Jay will be able to take him to a few houses...but I am looking forward to this one to take pictures and post.
oh and a huge exciting update (for me at least), Jay is going to keep Matthew for Saturday night so I can head up to DC to visit my Oki girl Alex and go to Stina and Tom's baby girl #4 Victoria's baptism. I am so excited to have my first night off and so excited for Jay and Matthew to have some guy time...of course Queenie will be here to supervise but knowing her she will just sit on the couch and watch the door, anxious for my return Sunday afternoon.
Just hope that board scores come out soon with news that Jay passed, and that Grand Rounds tomorrow for Jay go off without a hitch!
This is getting kinda long so have a great weekend and can't wait to hear and post the stories from the first (of hopefully many) guy's weekend!
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