Jonah-4 Months

Man, I feel like I just posted about 3 months and now this kid is already 4 months. Our little squeaker is acting like he's 6 months and holding his head up like he's been doing it since birth. He sits in his bumbo unassisted (I had to prop Coen's head up til about 6 months) but we are having the same problem that we did with Coen...he chubby little legs get stuck. When we pull him out you can hear him "pop" out like the suction is being released. LOL I don't leave him in it very long because I fear it will cut off the circulation. He loves to sit up though. Also he has rolled over a few times from back to stomach.  According to "the book" babies usually roll over from stomach to back first, but Coen didn't do it and neither did Jonah. What can I say...these kids are rule breakers! :P  He is "cooing" like crazy and seems to "talk" back when we say things to him. He is very ticklish and laughs at the silly faces we make. Overall he's just a ball of joy.

We've moved on up to 3-6 month clothes, so I guess he's right on track for that. Newborn clothes are officially retired and given away. So I guess we better not have another kid. Although sometimes he falls asleep with me, he sleeps just fine alone in his crib or bassinet and i'm so grateful that I pushed myself to follow through on teaching him to sleep alone. He's fine, and i'm getting much needed sleep.

My pediatrician gave us the green light on rice cereal at 4 months so, today we will give it a try and see if he likes it. I feel like my supply has been a bit low with being sick lately, so hopefully a little rice will help while I binge on Oatmeal and Mother's milk tea. I'm still shooting for a year of breastfeeding. Although I went 18 months with Coen,  i'm going to pump more this month and officially substitute the bottle for one feeding and gradually move up. I was a human pacifier for Coen, I won't do that again.

Also, as per 4 month initiation in this house, Jonah rolled off the bed. Coen did it the first time at 4 months too so we are officially onto low surfaces and supervised high surfaces (if at all) I happened to come home from school and lay down with my lil chunk for a nap when I was u pleasantly awakened by a "thud" followed by shrill screaming. He literally scooted across the bed from my side to mikes side and fell off. Thank goodness we left carpet in the rooms and he didn't land on anything or hurt himself. I think it scared us more than anything. So glad these kids are built like little linebackers.

Anyhow...cheers to 4 months my sweet boy! And as usual, the photo blast:

Jonah-3 months

My little Jonah Boy. This kid is probably the happiest little thang you've ever seen. He's sleeping about 4-5 hours at night now, so not only is he happy...but the whole house is happy. He is nice and fat, just like we like em in this house. Rolls for days. He's a lot longer than Coen was so I think Coen has him beat in the fatness department but only because he was compact fact. LOL.

He is grabbing onto everything. He's reaching and grabbing and holding things in his hands. He sure hold onto me for dear life. He does not want me to put him down! He is rubbing all of his beautiful hair out because he is trying to roll over and he uses his head to turn himself. *sigh* I guess it will grow back. I always get sad when their hair falls out.  He gets so happy when he first wakes up that he just screams with delight. It cracks me up. He kicks his little feet and arms out in all directions and just lets out the cutest little laugh. I am in love with this kid. Coen is starting to say "Bruher" now and "Baby" and point to Jonah. He loves to lay next to him and just hold his little hand and Jonah just cracks up at Coen when Coen is doing his little laps around the house.

Sure do love this kid! I'm so glad he's happy!

Jonah-2 months

Well,  another month has gone by and what a difference it has made in this little guy. He's just a cooing away and smiling like he's the happiest person in the world. I love it. His little smile just brightens me right up...even at 4 am when he is wide awake with no hope of sleep in sight. He absolutely hates tummy time, but his neck is getting a lot stronger and he's holding his head up longer and longer. He still likes to throw himself backward when we hold him, but luckily he hasn't completely fallen out of our arms (yet!)  He loves to be held and I love to hold him, but if I learned anything with Coen it's that you've gotta put them down so they learn to hang out alone once in awhile. The swing has been my saving grace lately so that I can get a few things done.  He still ends up in the bed next to me sometimes when he's half asleep and hungry and when i'm half awake and too lazy to put him back in the bassinet. He sleeps for about 4 good hours next to me and I don't mind the snuggles. I usually end up a mom sandwich between Coen and Jonah and poor Mike hangs off the other side LOL.  He is starting to figure out his hands and grasping with intent now. When I hold him he'll open his little hand and hold onto my arm.  With me being back in school I've had to start enforcing the bottle, which so far has been no bueno. He seriously just get pissed. Same with pacifiers. Not having it.  Poor Mike seems so helpless when I go to school (3 hrs on Tues, 5 hours on Sat) because he can't get him to eat. Usually he just cries until he falls asleep and I bring my engorged self home.  I try to feed him right before I leave, but Saturdays are just a little too long.  On the 25th  i'm going to school and then around 7 i'm going to dinner in Salt Lake with my best friend for her birthday. That means Mike, alone with the kids for probably 8 or 9 hours. So we've really gotta get this bottle thing figured out. 

I can honestly say something about his second baby has changed me. My patience and my tolerance (now that my hormones are semi-normal again) have increased. I just realized that some things you've got to accept. Like no sleep and constant messes. I used to get so flustered and now i'm like...whatev...I know i'm not getting any sleep or  let him make a mess...he's a kid. No use sweeping 900 times a day or putting the toys away 10 dozen times.  I feel more at peace with myself when I don't get so worked up about these little things. Yes i'm a housewife and sometimes the house is a mess...but we have children now...and that's what they do.  My husband is fed and his clothes are ironed so...he doesn't make a fuss about it either.  Everybody's happy! :)