18 Weeks!

Bear is 18 weeks old today! (Yesterday's post was super late). So here is a quick update on Bear.

Development: He is getting SO good at eye hand coordination! He can grab things really well now and is working on putting them in his mouth. And now that he knows how to do that is is putting his fists in his mouth less. He is actively trying to sit up too! He keeps pulling his whole body forward when laying back in an attempt to sit up. We can also no longer leave him on the mat and expect him to stay there! He has started scooting and turning and can now move himself off the mat (when he is on his belly). He also started sleeping in his crib three days ago on May the 6th!

Sleep: Now that Bear is sleeping in his room in his crib he sleep is touch and go. The first night he did really well and slept almost the whole night he woke only one time for a binky and went back to sleep. The second night he woke a few times I think two and then slept in til 9 AM! But last night he did pretty lousy. He woke up several times and at 5:30 AM he was inconsolable, didn't want anything but to lay there and cry. So we are working on it a little at a time. He has also started going to bed at 6-6:30 rather than 7-7:30 we had to change it because it seems like he gets cranky everyday around that time and the only way to calm him down is to put him to bed. This has not effected the time he wakes up all that much. Sometimes he will wake at 3 AM for a bottle now instead of 4 AM but he is still waking at about 8 to 8:30 to start the day.

Growth: Bear is now 14 lbs and 12 oz and is in the 49th percentile. I can't think of his length off the top of my head right now. But the doctor did say he was "short".

Eating: He is still eating the same amount, 5 oz every 2-3 hours. Yesterday we gave him two spoons of apple sauce, that was the first time he EVER ate a solid. He actually liked it and his spitting out reflex is not that bad. I think by 6 months he will prolly be ready to start rice cereal. 

How I am adjusting: I am trying to spend more one on one time with Bear. I spend most the day at work and when I come home I have to cook dinner and clean up and Bear goes to sleep really early so it does not leave much time for us to spend together maybe 30 min.? On the weekends while Anthony sleeps (because he sleeps in the day time instead of at night) I have started taking Bear for walks just me and him. It is nice to go out just the two of us. We also play on the mat and take baths and watch movies together. It does sadden me that we can only do this 2 days out of 7 though. I hope this can be a more frequent thing.