Beckham is 3 Months old

Here I am! Posting about Beckham getting one month older! Time is going by quickly, but I try to make a point to savor each day. With Cayden there were times when I felt like I was too worried about what the books say, or others say, when it came to "holding him too much" or not letting him sleep with me. I'm sorry for that now. I should have savored the baby time a little more with Cayden. So, that's what I'm doing now. I hold a little too much, and he sleeps with me a little too much, but I wouldn't trade that soft baby skin and thousands of baby kisses for anything. 

Stats: He weights about 15 pounds. And through the very scientific method of holding Beck up to the giant ruler in Cayden's room, I feel that he is about 24 inches long. 

Here is what our day looks like for the most part.

7-730: Wake and Nurse

830ish - Nap 

930 - Nurse

1030 - Nap

1130- Nurse

1230- Nap (This is the longer one. I'll elaborate in a bit)

3-800 - More nursing, some napping

830-9 - Bedtime

If you do the math, you can see that Beckham nurses about every 2 to 2.5 hours. If he takes a longer nap, this time can be extended. I've been trying to put him down for naps in the pack n play, and not in the swing. It's a process. He will only sleep about 30 minutes in there, and then he wakes. There are a few factors to blame. I think that because he doesn't nap very long, by the time he does sleep, it is usually really close to feeding time, so he wakes up hungry. He also likes the swing. The past few nights have been really good - in the swing. Gah. I know people are rolling their eyes, and saying I would never let my kid sleep in a swing for that long. Trust me, I know. I will be putting him in his crib, upstairs in the near future. There won't be much sleep at first, but hopefully it will pay off. 

BTW- Beckham slept through the night a few days ago. He didn't wake to nurse from 915-645. It was pretty nice. Cayden never slept through the night until he was one. 

 Here he is, just a few days old.

A week old.

Three Months old. Wow. 

He was falling over in this picture, but it was cute. 

The rest of these are just a few from the past couple of weeks. 

His allergies are doing okay right now. I can definitely tell when I've eaten something I shouldn't. The rash is getting better, and the nights where he would lay awake and grunt because his tummy hurts are getting fewer. We have a busy schedule ahead of us for the month of October that includes a trip to the pumpkin patch. A year ago, it was just Cayden and Mills, and this year we add Beckham and Sydney! There is also a trip to Brazil for me in the works. I'm going to check out a few living possibilities and get a first hand look at what a city with 20 million people looks like. Yikes!


Beckham-

Thank you for being such a sweet baby. There truly is no better sound than your jabbering and your little laugh. You love standing on your legs, and you really aren't very good at just hanging out on your own. That's okay, we manage. You sometimes laugh at Cayden, and I'm not sure if it's on purpose or not, but it's sweet to see. I can't wait to see how the relationship between you and your brother grows!

We love you lots!
Mom and Dad

Potty Training

I've been waiting to potty train Cayden. I'm not sure what I thought "the moment" would be, but I was going to wait for it, as long as it happened before we move. To say that I wasn't in a hurry really, is an understatement. Finally the sign I needed appeared:

Don't worry - He didn't actually go over. 

All of a sudden he decided that he was no longer going to wear diapers to nap. No matter what you did, he would take off the clothes and then the diaper. After battling this for a few days, he wouldn't let me put a diaper on him at all. So I guess that was the sign I was looking for?

Before we have tried to tell him that if he needed to go pee-pee or poop, to tell us. And that you're supposed to go in the big potty. Over the last few months he has done this a few times, nothing with regularity. Desperate for a solution to the PT that was suddenly upon me, I bought the 3-day PT book. It seemed pretty straightforward. The only oddity is that you never put a diaper or pull-up on them again, ever. 

Off we went to the store so that Cayden could pick out his big boy undies. He chose Cars, Jake and the Neverland Pirates, and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. 

We started/was forced last Tuesday. 

 The book had suggested a chart, but I wasn't too sure about it. I mean would Cayden really know what it was for? Would he care? Well, he loved it! He loves putting stickers on there, and showing Heath when he gets home! Phew. 

A cartoon bottom. 

As of Friday, he has had one accident. Now, that doesn't count night times. Eventually, he will get that figured out. He's really good about going right when he wakes up. I know he gets frustrated with me because I ask him all the time if he has to go potty. I need to be a little more trusting and just let him tell me, which he does about 50% of the time. He can't quite go by himself yet. We have to put him on the potty, and all the rest. I know as he gets bigger, he will do it on his own. Let's just give a big cheer for only having ONE kid in diapers. I think one of the scariest/most expensive things for parents of multiple kids is to have them in diapers and formula. Geez. I can't even imagine how much of our budget would go for that!

For those that are waiting/wanting to potty train, I would recommend the 3-day method. I was skeptical at first. Heath thought it was a crock. But Cayden really has done a spectacular job! I would also give myself a pat on the back for being patient, and not freaking out when he does have an accident. 

This Too Shall Pass

A simple phrase that can be taken a multitude of ways. Often times I repeat this to myself when Cayden is being "two." When he doesn't listen. When he takes his plate, dumps it, and then puts it on his head. Afterward dropping it to the floor along with his cup. When he insists on watching cartoons all morning. When he says "shoushide" a million times because he really wants to go outside. I have also found myself repeating this in frustration for Beckham. When he only takes 15 minute naps. Nurses aggressively and I end up covered in milk. When he wakes every few hours at night. 

But then, This Too Shall Pass can be said with nostalgia and a teensy bit of sadness. When Cayden says "Hug" out of the blue and he really does want a giant hug. When you are trying to clean his room and he wants to sit on your lap and read books. When he says Night Night and Love You. When he counts to ten and leaves off the number one, and then screams TEN! For Beckham it's when he falls asleep on your shoulder with his mouth open. When I'm changing his diaper and he smiles and coos. When he is snuggled next to me in bed, sound asleep.

Thinking about our big adventure to Brazil that seems to be right around the corner. When I walk through our house and see our pictures on the walls, driving to the store, jumping in the car for a quick play date with Mills and Syd, it's all going away soon. For that I am sad and maybe a little scared. But not because I fear for my life or anything. Sad for leaving the comfortableness I live in. So as this part of our lives passes, we get to move into a new life for awhile, and then that too shall pass. 

Enough profound thoughts and musings for the day. To the pictures!

Beckham and Sydney

I like to think he was giving me a big smooch...not trying to nurse my face.

I was going through clothes for the garage sale, and Beck needed a place to chill for a bit.

Every now and then Cayden wants to "Hold" Beckham. This day he just happened to be sitting in a bucket. 

MDO - Week Two. Enough Said.

After struggling with naps, I finally put him in my bed.

Literally, like three minutes later. 

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