Stats:
- Weight: 21 lb 3 oz - 66th percentile
- Height: 31.5" - 99.8th percentile
- Head Circumference: 45.8 cm - 61st percentile
- Weight/Length Percentile: 15%
- Diapers: Size 3
- Clothing: 12 -18 month clothing.
- Shoe Size: I haven't tried shoes on him in awhile but maybe still size 5
- Teeth: 6
Sleep is less awful. He will sleep 3-4 hours at night for his firth stretch. Sometimes I have issues getting him in the crib and other times I just fall asleep. Lately I'm sleeping holding him half the time. There are times he also is awake 1-2 hours. I was unsuccessful getting him into the crib for a nap for awhile then I'd get him in 1 or 2 in a week.
Eating
Liam nurses before and after naps, in the morning, before bed, and many times throughout the night. He will eat 2-3 times in the high chair everyday. I wish I had more things to feed him. He's actually pretty picky with his food.
It's still insane to have a sample schedule. He nurses every time before he falls asleep and when he wakes up unless we are out. He will have food when I eat lunch and when I eat dinner. He maybe takes 2 naps a day but only one is a decent nap.
He starts bedtime near 7:30 and wakes up 3-6 times in a night. He wakes up near 7 am for good. He will nap after we drop Miles off at school or after an errand. But sometimes he's miserable wanting a nap before we even leave and sometimes he doesn't start until 11am. Sometimes I take 90 min to get him to nap. He will nap 45-90 min. Then he nurses, eats lunch, gets Ella, plays, and then nurses to nap again. He will nap about 90 minutes if I get him to sleep. Then we play and get kids and eat dinner and stuff. That brings us to bedtime.
Special Moments:
On January 19, Liam woke up at 2:30 AM and was so upset on his belly in the crib. The baby monitor didn’t work.
On January 21 at 3:39 AM, Liam was awake at least 2.5 hours. I was so tired.
On January 24 at 1:16 AM, Miles woke coughing and came in and woke Liam. That started the being away for a long time.
On January 25, Liam was crawling a little.
On January 26, I noticed Liam had a 4th tooth. His second on bottom definitely came up. It was probably a couple days but I hadn't looked to notice. At 11:23 PM, Liam cried and put himself back to sleep!
On January 27, Liam is crawling a bit. Liam's first time in his new car seat.
On January 28, Liam got his 5th tooth. Upper right. Liam learned to open drawers.
On January 19, Liam woke up at 2:30 AM and was so upset on his belly in the crib. The baby monitor didn’t work.
On January 21 at 3:39 AM, Liam was awake at least 2.5 hours. I was so tired.
On January 24 at 1:16 AM, Miles woke coughing and came in and woke Liam. That started the being away for a long time.
On January 25, Liam was crawling a little.
On January 26, I noticed Liam had a 4th tooth. His second on bottom definitely came up. It was probably a couple days but I hadn't looked to notice. At 11:23 PM, Liam cried and put himself back to sleep!
On January 27, Liam is crawling a bit. Liam's first time in his new car seat.
On January 28, Liam got his 5th tooth. Upper right. Liam learned to open drawers.
On February 1, Liam got another top tooth. So 4 top and 2 bottom.
On February 2, Liam crawled for real.
On February 4 at 11:51 PM, Liam just would't stop crying after he woke up. He was not having a good time.
On February 8, Liam became quite the crawler. He is still slow, but gets anywhere.
On February 12, Liam dropped something and said "uh oh."
On February 14 at 2:13 AM, there is so much crying and thrashing. Liam is asleep but not. Nothing works. Patting. Or works for 2 minutes and then doesn’t. It was a rough night.
On February 2, Liam crawled for real.
On February 4 at 11:51 PM, Liam just would't stop crying after he woke up. He was not having a good time.
On February 8, Liam became quite the crawler. He is still slow, but gets anywhere.
On February 12, Liam dropped something and said "uh oh."
On February 14 at 2:13 AM, there is so much crying and thrashing. Liam is asleep but not. Nothing works. Patting. Or works for 2 minutes and then doesn’t. It was a rough night.
Development:
Liam can play for awhile. He gets around. He crawls to what he wants to. He pulls himself up to kneeling a lot. But kneeling seems to be as high as he needs. Maybe if he was shorter he'd pull himself up to standing. Liam gives high five more consistently but still doesn't do it all the time that he's prompted. He figured out how to put his hand in the snack cup to get out the snacks. He is good at tilting up the sippy cup to give himself water but only with the sippy cup with the handles. He can sometimes drink from a straw but only with some lessons immediately before.
Communication:
He has said a few words here or there that we have understood. Hi, yeah, Ella, Dada, Mama he has said a bit. He will babble as a response. He will seem to babble on cue but I have no idea what he's trying to say.
Other Tidbits:
Likes
He loves to take a bath.
He likes to smile and watch other people.
Liam can play for awhile. He gets around. He crawls to what he wants to. He pulls himself up to kneeling a lot. But kneeling seems to be as high as he needs. Maybe if he was shorter he'd pull himself up to standing. Liam gives high five more consistently but still doesn't do it all the time that he's prompted. He figured out how to put his hand in the snack cup to get out the snacks. He is good at tilting up the sippy cup to give himself water but only with the sippy cup with the handles. He can sometimes drink from a straw but only with some lessons immediately before.
Communication:
He has said a few words here or there that we have understood. Hi, yeah, Ella, Dada, Mama he has said a bit. He will babble as a response. He will seem to babble on cue but I have no idea what he's trying to say.
Likes
He loves to take a bath.
He likes to smile and watch other people.
He likes to meet new people and will try to lean with open arms to get them to hold him.
He likes to swing.
He likes it when people make him laugh.
He likes to touch and feel Daddy's hair.
He likes to eat butternut squash soup.
He likes to sit on the floor and play.
He likes his cube activity thing.
He likes to grab for wipes and medicine bottles.
He likes to take kleenexes and rip them apart.
He likes to crawl down the hall and take shoes off the shoe rack.
He likes to crawl and get to Poly's food and dump it out.
He likes to grab the door stopper things and pull off the white part and put it in his mouth.
He likes when Daddy gets home from work and greets him.
Dislikes
He especially doesn't like to nurse if I'm talking.
He doesn't like to be put in his car seat if he wants to go to sleep.
He doesn't want to be held by anyone but me if he's tired. You also better not put him down.
He doesn't like to nurse with distractions (a distraction is a lamp on the nightstand or a fan on the nightstand aka anything is a distraction)
He doesn't like to nap besides in his crib or on me.
He likes it when people make him laugh.
He likes to touch and feel Daddy's hair.
He likes to eat butternut squash soup.
He likes to sit on the floor and play.
He likes his cube activity thing.
He likes to grab for wipes and medicine bottles.
He likes to take kleenexes and rip them apart.
He likes to crawl down the hall and take shoes off the shoe rack.
He likes to crawl and get to Poly's food and dump it out.
He likes to grab the door stopper things and pull off the white part and put it in his mouth.
He likes when Daddy gets home from work and greets him.
Dislikes
He especially doesn't like to nurse if I'm talking.
He doesn't like to be put in his car seat if he wants to go to sleep.
He doesn't want to be held by anyone but me if he's tired. You also better not put him down.
He doesn't like to nurse with distractions (a distraction is a lamp on the nightstand or a fan on the nightstand aka anything is a distraction)
He doesn't like to nap besides in his crib or on me.
Longest time sleeping: 8 hours 35 minutes
Days with a sleep greater than 5 hours: 15 These are a little deceiving because they are actually worse. If he was asleep on me sometimes I'd nurse in the middle and not really mark that he woke up.
Days with a sleep greater than 6 hours: 9
(According to the internet sleeping through the night is considered sleeping 5-6 straight hours.)
Days with sleep greater than 8 hours: 1
Diapers used (from February 1-17): 5 per day
Time spent nursing (from February 1-17): 5 hours 19 minutes per day
Time spent sleeping (from February 1-17): 13 hours 6 minutes per day
Doctor Visits: 1 (9 month doctor visit)
Illnesses: 0
Favorite Toys
Toy house
Cube activity thing
Just random toys he can grab and hold
Things that are not toys!
xylophone
hair brush
balls
maracas
ipod music thing
This is the song that doesn't end
Favorite Books
none yet (He's liked books but doesn't seem to have a favorite)
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| Liam was not happy |
He is on 2 naps a day but will miss a nap here or there. Just guessing I'd say he sleeps 2-4 hours a day in his crib and the rest is on me. He drools so much. I didn't know babies could soak and go through so many bibs. I thought I had so many but when you soak 3+ a day, you go through them quickly.
My back got worse as the month went on. I started to get leg numbness too. I gained the weight back I lost when I had the flu. Besides the flu, I've been this weight for months.
