Thursday, May 17, 2012

Six months old!

Technically, he turned six months old on the 13th of May, but we just had his well check up so I thought I would post now.  

He is 18 lbs., 4 oz, and he's 27" long, with a 17 1/2" circumference head.

He is such a joy!!!  He is growing up so fast.  He tries to babble some, he's definitely getting his knees up and trying to scoot himself forward.  He isn't such a fan of baby food of any kind yet, although I keep trying just so he'll get used to it.  His schedule as of now goes something like this ... (with exceptions of course!)

8:30am -- wakes up and nurses.
9:00am - 10:00am -- we play around the house.
10:00am -- I feed him again before we go to the park.
10:00am - 11:30am -- we walk to the park, and he rides in my Beco carrier while I push Lucy in the stroller.  He usually falls asleep on the way to the park and stays asleep most of the time we're there. 
12:00pm -- He is awake but I usually keep him in the Beco until I get Lucy settled with lunch.
12:15pm -- He nurses again.
1:30 or 2:00pm -- He goes down for his nap.
5:00pm -- he wakes up from his nap.  (Yes, he regularly takes 2-4 hour naps in the afternoon.  I cannot even tell you how much that means to me, especially since Lucy was like a 45-minute max napper for at least a year and half.)
5:00pm -- he nurses.
5:30pm - 8:00pm -- He plays with his daddy or gets held or is in the exersaucer until bedtime, when I feed him and put him down.  He usually sleeps until about 4:00 or 5:00am, when he wakes up.  I nurse him, and change his diaper, and he goes back to sleep until about 8 or 8:30am.


He is so precious.  He brings such joy to my heart.  I love having him as my son!

Here's some pictures of him (and Lucy)!






Friday, April 13, 2012

Five months old!

Today Ian is officially five months old!!! I'll give more of a "personality/favorites" type update when he turns six months old, I think. I will just mention here that he is definitely going places ... he can turn over from front to back and vice versa and he can scoot by pulling up his knees and pushing himself around. I would be interested to see if by six months old he is a lot closer to crawling! He's got to keep up with his sister!



Thursday, April 12, 2012

Four months old!

He is such a happy baby! He had his four month old visit and he was 16 lbs, 6 oz. He's quickly catching up to his sister.





Here you can see his new skill by 4 months, which is turning over from his back to his stomach. He does this constantly and now even sleeps on his stomach.


Three months old!

Look at this cutie!!! He is growing up so quickly right before my eyes.


Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Two months





Ian had his two month old appt. yesterday (January 17th)...

Here are the stats:

Weight: 13 lbs., 9 oz.
Height: 23 3/4 inches
Head Circumference: 15 3/4 inches

He is such a joy!!! Seriously, he never cries unless he is hungry or unless he's really tired and needs to go to sleep. Otherwise, he's just alert and happy and smiling and babbling. He has been such an easy baby to parent, which is a gift from God for this mama with two small children. I love him so much, and I eagerly anticipate him getting older and being able to interact more with us and with Lucy and seeing the two of them grow to love each other.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

One month


Ian had his one month appointment on December 13.

Weight: 11 lbs., 3 oz.
Height: 22 inches
Head circumference: 15 1/4 inches

I can't remember any of Lucy's stats at the same age, but I know Ian definitely weighs more than she did at that point, and he is longer. So I can't wait to see how he will grow and look next to his "big" sister!


Why?

I'm starting this blog to keep up with Ian's growth and all the memories I want to write about. We started a blog for Lucy and it was primarily about her health and her craniosynostosis, but I've enjoyed reading back over all the entries to see how she's grown and the struggles and triumphs we encountered along the way.

Not to be left out as the proverbial second child, I thought we should have one for Ian, too.

Even if no one ever reads this, I know I will and I hope one day Ian can read it too and enjoy how his mom took the time to chronicle his life.