January

Well January went by WAY too quickly. I'm just gonna hit some highlights and hopefully do a better job of keeping up to date in the future... HA I think I've said that before!

Well, I have to go back to December first and say that on Saturday, December 26th I offered Seelie my left breast for the first time in a long time and he actually took it!! I was so excited! He has been taking it with no problem since then. I'm SO happy! I was somewhat concerned about how I would get used to switching back and forth between the two sides, but it hasn't been as hard as I had imagined it might be. Anyway, I think that was probably the best Christmas present that I got this year!! :-) I now only have to pump when I'm at work or away from Seelie for a long time. It is so awesome because I got so much of my time back. I didn't realize how much time I spent pumping until I looked back at my notes recently! I don't know how I had time to do anything else!

Seelie is growing SO fast!! I can't believe that he turned 4 months old this month!! We went to his 3 month checkup on the 20th. He was 26 inches long and 14lbs 12oz. He is in the 97 percentile for height and the 50% percentile for weight. So he is long and lean! :-) The doctor said that we can start working on solids between now and his 6 month checkup. I do want to start him on them, but we are not in any hurry.

Seelie has two teeth already! They are on the bottom. They poked through on December 28th. He didn't seem really bothered at all before they actually poked through the gums, but for about a week and a half afterward he was fussier than usual. We think he is still teething some and working on the top two, but they are not showing any signs of poking through yet. He drools a lot though and sticks EVERYTHING in his mouth!

He rolled over onto his tummy the night of January 8th by himself in his sleep for the first time. It was sometime between 2am and 3am. I woke to him crying more than normal and found him on his tummy. He is not fond of tummy time. Just this past week he seems to be mastering the rolling from back to tummy better. He had not done it again at home since the 8th until Wednesday (the 27th) when he rolled over in his sleep again. The next morning I told the lady at daycare and she said he's been doing it there. Then Thursday night I put him on a blanket in the kitchen for a little naked time and he rolled over several times onto his tummy. Today he was doing it frequently too. Now he just needs to figure out how to roll from his tummy to his back because he gets way too aggravated when he finds himself on his stomach.

Seelie also loves sitting up now. He can't sit on his own yet, but he likes for you to sit him on your lap while you are holding him. I also went out and bought him a bumbo seat on New Year's Day. He slumps a little in it, but he likes it. I am sitting him up in the bath tub now also. He is so cute when he sits up and plays! I think it won't be long before he starts holding himself steady when sitting!

Well, that is all the exciting things I can think of right now. I must do better at this!! I cannot wait another 2 months before posting again! Gonna work on that.