Baby Ethan: Week 16

Weight: Not sure, but he should be 12+ pounds now.

Health: We think Ethan had a little cold this past week.  He had a runny nose, little cough and raspy voice.  It didn't seem to impact him too much, but I've gotten friendly with the syringe.  I even thought about breaking out the Nosefrida!

Sleep: I feel like we've officially digressed in this section.  While Ethan sleeps ok, he is now getting up at 4am to feed, no matter what time we put him down.  It's not too big of a deal, except I can't seem to get to bed before 11pm and lately the dog has decided he needs a 2am potty break.  No fun.  We're also swaddling Ethan with one arm out since he is starting to roll.  I need to buy a sleep sack stat!

Social: I'm adding social back in as I think it's taken on a new meaning...more of what we're up to as opposed to visitors.  We're officially done with wedding season, which is bittersweet!  Ethan did so well traveling and it was great to introduce him to more of our friends and family.  This past weekend, we had no plans, which was awesome!  We got together with family and took a Sunday stroll.  OH and we had his 3 month photos taken...cannot wait to see them! 

Diet: 100% Mama's Milk.  Being back at work has definitely been an adjustment in this regard.  I pump 2x a day, while at work, and produce anywhere from 3-8+ ounces.  Since we have Ethan eating about 8 ounces when I'm at work, I'm finding that I need to make up the shortage on my days at home with him.  All good fun!

Clothes: Baby E still fits in 0-3 month onesies and other clothing, but he's officially in 3-6 month pj's.  We've also transitioned him to size 2 diapers.

Baby Gear Love: I recently bought him some new teethers and we got a chewbead neckalce as a gift, both of which he really enjoys.  

Also!  Ethan is starting to like to stand {lock out his legs} more and more.  So we want to get him an exersaucer or jumperoo.  Any recommendations?

Crying: Poor little guy does not like having a stuffy nose {who does?!} and so he's been upset about that this past week.  But I'm still sticking by the fact that he is mild mannered...he's an easy going baby for the most part.

Likes: Ethan loves his blankies and has to have them right next to his face to fall asleep for naps.  He also still cracks up over my fake sneezing and recently, Wilson {our dog} was "talking" {aka friendly growl} and Ethan was just laughing a ton over that.  Best friends!  We also think he enjoys watching baseball {aka TV}.  Oops!  We need to buy some Baby Einsteins sooner than later!

Ethan is also becoming much more engaged with his activity mat.  It's crazy how much bigger he looks in there now, as compared to several weeks ago!

Postpartum: Nothing too new here...still losing too much hair and not enough baby weight.  ;)

Milestones:  Nothing too big this week, just getting stronger by the day!  We can hold him like a "big baby" which means he supports his head all on his own and prefers to peep over our shoulders when we walk around.  He's not a fan of being cradled like a baby, unless he's super tired.  This little guy wants to be in the action and not miss anything!

 xo natasha 

PS...I'm not sure if anyone else uses Google+ for photo editing but it looks like it's doing something funky to resize pictures therefore making them more pixelated.  Anyone else having this issue?