Well, this week has been another big week in the den. Little Bear had his 9 month check up at the doctor's office. He passed with flying colors of course. He is 29.5 inches long and 22 pounds and 7 ounces. BIG BOY!!! I asked about feeding and the schedule of introducing new foods. It was still recommended to do a new food every 3 days. I said it's gonna take forever at that rate. The nurse practitioner we saw said we can go with strictly table foods and just mash them up a bit of necessary. One thing's for sure - Little Bear loves to feed himself. He will often refuse food I try to give him in a spoon. So, we are using up the baby food I've made or bought. Last Wednesday I gave him yogurt and he totally loves it. Today I gave him toast with a little bit of peanut butter on it. He ate it right up.
The other thing I asked about was weaning. I plan to breastfeed for a year for sure. But, I wasn't sure how and when to start the weaning process. The NP and I decided to drop the 4am feeding. Little Bear often wouldn't eat much when he woke up at 6:30 because he had eaten so close to that time. I decided to try right away. So, Wednesday night was tough. He went to bed at 7:30. He woke at 3:30. He fussed a bit for a 1/2 hour. I finally went it and tried to pat him back to sleep. Since he was sitting up, this didn't work. So, I finally picked him up and cradled him. When I tried to sit in the rocking chair, he immediately went for the boob. So, I got right back up and tried to get him calm and back to sleep. I put him back in the crib and he totally screamed. I tried to calm him a bit and then left the room. He fussed for a bit and then I thought he went back to sleep. However, he fussed again around 4:30-4:45. I tried to calm him again, held him a bit, put him back down, he screamed for a bit, then a little fussing, and then silence. It was shortly after 5am by the time he was quiet. Well, my alarm was set to go off at 5:30. No going back to sleep for me. Needless to say it was a tough and very long day at work. Thursday night was a little better. He woke up at 4:45 and fussed a little, but went back to sleep and ended up waking up at 7:20. Friday night he slept the entire night (7:30-7:00). Saturday we were at a wedding and so he didn't go to bed till 9:45, but he slept clear till 8:45. Last night was great too! I'm very glad I made the decision to drop that feeding. I think it'll benefit everyone in the long run.
Last Friday Little Bear and I went to the Kansas City Zoo with a friend of mine and her daughter. Little Bear had a great time!! He loved the otters, polar bear, and leemurs. I'm trying to upload some pictures, but again, I'm having issues. I'll see if I can at least get a couple on here.
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| Totally excited about the otters |
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| Completely exhausted from a day at the zoo |
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| Family photo at an outdoor wedding reception |
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