Now that Charlie is a "Supported Sitter" according to Gerbers definition on the baby food carton, we have been stuffing him full of green beans, squash, carrots, bananas, pears and apples. We don't try to really "stuff" him full, but he will eat every bite that you put in front of his mouth. When he is officially full his head hangs and the last bite of food comes rolling back out. Luckily we only let this happen once.
After a long day of jumping and squirming topped off with a full belly of pureed yummies, Charlie goes down for the evening and does not awake until 1 am when he wants to be flipped over in bed. He starts out on his belly, but wants to be on his back for the second half of his slumber. A quick flip and a re-insertion of his pacifier is all it takes for him to go back to sleep.
Now that Charlie is sleeping much better and longer at night, Mommy and Daddy are also sleeping better. Charlie still wakes up bright eyed and ready to go at 6:30 am, but it beats getting up every three hours throughout the night. Jamie is the primary night watch for Charlie and I have noticed that she is much better rested now that Charlie is sleeping longer and allowing her to catch up on some sleep. A happy Mommy/Wife makes for a much happier household.
Charlie has figured out that he can now use his hands to grab things and he loves shiny stuff and hair. He also knows when you are eating and he is like a little puppy sitting on the floor just waiting for you to drop something. We don't Charlie on the floor under the table. I am just describing his facial expression. Grandma buys into the pitiful "Mommy and Daddy don't feed me look" and gives him icing and mashed potatos. Spoiled kid. Grandma is going to be the one dealing with the upset belly if she keeps feeding him sugar all of the time. I'm talking about all of you Grandmas!
Charlie is growing so fast and learning something new everyday. He makes funny faces to get attention. He has replaced the fake cough with his lip smacking noises. He can pull his knees up, but has not figured out how to get his upper body up. He gets mad that he can not crawl and throws a fit. He is very persisent though. I flip him over to his back and he rolls right back to his stomach and tries again. They grow up way too fast.
After a long day of jumping and squirming topped off with a full belly of pureed yummies, Charlie goes down for the evening and does not awake until 1 am when he wants to be flipped over in bed. He starts out on his belly, but wants to be on his back for the second half of his slumber. A quick flip and a re-insertion of his pacifier is all it takes for him to go back to sleep.
Now that Charlie is sleeping much better and longer at night, Mommy and Daddy are also sleeping better. Charlie still wakes up bright eyed and ready to go at 6:30 am, but it beats getting up every three hours throughout the night. Jamie is the primary night watch for Charlie and I have noticed that she is much better rested now that Charlie is sleeping longer and allowing her to catch up on some sleep. A happy Mommy/Wife makes for a much happier household.
Charlie has figured out that he can now use his hands to grab things and he loves shiny stuff and hair. He also knows when you are eating and he is like a little puppy sitting on the floor just waiting for you to drop something. We don't Charlie on the floor under the table. I am just describing his facial expression. Grandma buys into the pitiful "Mommy and Daddy don't feed me look" and gives him icing and mashed potatos. Spoiled kid. Grandma is going to be the one dealing with the upset belly if she keeps feeding him sugar all of the time. I'm talking about all of you Grandmas!
Charlie is growing so fast and learning something new everyday. He makes funny faces to get attention. He has replaced the fake cough with his lip smacking noises. He can pull his knees up, but has not figured out how to get his upper body up. He gets mad that he can not crawl and throws a fit. He is very persisent though. I flip him over to his back and he rolls right back to his stomach and tries again. They grow up way too fast.
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