Thanks Grammy

Grammy took some time away from Papa and Ginger Dog to come and help us out while I went back to work.  Thanks for all of your help Grammy and we love you!

First time in the Bumbo

Someone is enjoying the Bumbo seat.

Brother Tubbies

In the interest of thoroughly embarrassing both of my boys later in life, I am posting this photo.  But outside of future embarrassment, it is adorable - Austin is clearly enamored with Cash and Cash is just a bundle of sunshine.  They don't interact much during brother tubby time right now (except when Austin starts peeing and Cash screams "Baby Austin's peepeeing!") but I think in a few months they will have lots of fun.

Three Month Update

It's been a busy month in the Inman household.  I went back to work full time on April 1st and after one week juggling work and baby by myself and two weeks with my mom's help, Austin is now in full time daycare during the week.  He has adjusted well (probably better than me) and is full of smiles for his new friends and caregivers every morning.  I miss him so much during the day and generally speed to go and pick him up at 4pm but we are lucky we found a good place for him to go until he can get off the wait list at Cash's daycare, probably around September 1st.

Austin is now close to 13lbs and is wearing size 3-6 clothes, 6 month onesies and sleepers and size 2 diapers.  He's our big man with big cheeks and big smiles.  He also started laughing this month and will give us a big giggle when we tickle his belly or when he sees is big brother.  He still thinks Cash is the coolest thing around and lights up when he gives him some attention.  He's trying really hard to roll over and kicks his legs like a little cyclist when you put him down.  We also started having him bunk with big brother at night this month and he usually lasts for a few hours before needing to be fed.  At that point we just keep him with us for the rest of the night.

We've had some challenges also this month, namely with allergy issues.  It seems that Austin has some sort of food allergy from my milk, most likely caused by dairy.  He has some pretty bad eczema patches on his scalp, face and arms and was breaking out into a red, bumpy rash when he nursed.  The pediatrician told me to eliminate dairy and see if it helps.  We're closing out week two dairy-free and while it hasn't been fun, I think there is some improvement even if it is not as much as I was hoping for.  He's less fussy when eating and the rash is lessening but the eczema is still an issue.  Also, I'm guessing that he has his first ear infection though we'll confirm tomorrow when we go to the doctor.  My happy little good sleeper has turned into an fusspot who is impossible to lay down this past week and neither him nor me are getting much sleep since the minute I start to lay him horizontal he tenses up, starts to scratch at his head and face and wiggles himself into a frenzy.  It's probably a combo between the eczema and ear infection and it is not fun at all.

Hopefully month four will bring some relief from the allergies and also some rolling over!

My boys

Two month update

Well this is a little late...Austin is now 10 weeks old and we're closing in on his 3 month update so I'm getting this in while I can.  Austin is still doing great - he's eating and sleeping well and is happy most of the time.  At his well check, he weighed in just under 11 lbs (35th percentile), was 23.25 inches (65th percentile) and handled his shots like a champ.  He's still wearing mostly 0-3 month clothes but can fit into some 3-6 month stuff and is already in size 2 diapers.  His hair is growing back pretty quickly so he almost completely skipped the bald baby stage and has cute dark fuzz on the top of his head.  He loves to smile and coo, especially at his big brother, and is a champion snuggler.  He's definitely strong and holds his head up a lot when we hold him but isn't really into showing off his skills during tummy time yet.  He mostly just lays on the ground and sucks on his hand.

His sleeping at night is great - he usually starts out the night between 7:30 and 8pm with a 6-7 hour stretch, nurses and goes right back down for 3 more hours, all swaddled in the pack and play beside our bed.  Napping is still a bit erratic.  He sleeps a lot during the day but I haven't really been able to figure out any sort of set nap times and he won't nap in his crib/pack and play yet.  My goal for the next month is to work on the pack and play/crib naps since when he goes to day care he will need to nap in a crib.

I go back to work in a week but my mom is coming to stay for a month and take care of Austin since our day care situation is a little less than ideal for the first few months.  I'm so grateful that I get to have another month of him near me every day and I know for my last week of maternity leave I plan to spend a lot of time just snuggling with my little man and just breathing him in before everything gets even more crazy again.

Friday Morning Smiles