27 Weeks!

This face is hilarious!

27 Weeks

Weight:  18.12 pounds- 71%, 27 inches 66% :) Awesome!

Sleep: GREAT! He still has a one time a week wake up time at 4am... which is so weird but whatever. And after his shots on Friday it was like they gave him Red Bull. He was jumping and talking, wide awake until 11. What the heck? He was quite entertaining.

Clothes: 9 months...depending on the brand.

Visitors:  You met my cousin Caleb and his wife Leslie! You loved to look at them but didn't want to be held by them. I think this is the start of stranger anxiety ahhh!

Out and About: First swim lesson! He was totally fine being in the toasty pool... so relaxed he tried to take a nap in it. Of course he kicks all day long at home but refused to kick in the pool...not sure what that was about. Then when we were practicing floating he dunked his own face in the water a couple times and was FURIOUS! That ended that lesson. Poor baby.

First time at the park! He was loving the swings. Not too sure about the slides. And then Jamie found a basketball...Woah! Jackson was obsessed with it- trying to lick it, bounce it, hold it. We need to go buy one immediately.

Baby Gear Love:  

Aquaphor! This stuff is back. Although it was hit or miss with the Ezemia, it is totally working on the diaper rash. His rash was all cleared and then the squash destroyed his poor little booty... and apparently so did the carrots. 

Homemade wipes. I’m totally loving these and I can’t believe it. I need to make more. The wipe solution- smells good and is so great on the tushy. It has also really helped with the diaper rash. 

The combination of both of these is perfect for diaper rash. Now if I would quite giving him food he is allergic too, there would be no diaper rash.

Crying:  After shots...terrible. I wanted to cry with him. And then today he decided to scream at the top of his lungs for 30 minutes randomly... I think he’s teething but I seem to be always getting this one wrong so who knows.

Milestones:  
Wiggling on his back. Freaking adorable. It’s probably because his back itches or something but it’s still cute. He’s waving (unintentionally). Holding his own cups/bottles. Taking sips from the straw cup. I saw a one arm crawl- like one arm did it and then he rolled over. He has gotten up on all fours a couple times. He hung on the bar at baby gym! First time swimming. First time at the park.

Eating! He loves to eat! He loved the squash- allergic to it. Loves sweet potatoes! And doesn’t really like carrots which is good because I’m pretty sure he’s allergic to them too.  

Medical: Reflux, Milk Soy Intolerance. And guess what? A mild tongue tie. I have suspected this for awhile but I thought I was being a crazy speech pathologist mom. Nope I’m right. I cried a lot over this. I mean how did it take me this long to realize it and say something?! And was this the cause of breastfeeding issues, bottle feeding issues, etc? I mean I should have known this all along. But then I also thought to myself well you fixed the bottle feeding issue which is pretty impressive considering... And then I second guessed myself..Jamie told me I was crazy and then...  the Pediatrician agreed that he has a tongue tie. She said obviously I know what to watch for and we need to monitor it. But it is very mild. And no she doesn’t think this was THE cause for breastfeeding issues, she thinks it was because he is so super sensitive to the dairy and soy. That made me feel a little better. Jackson must be trying to make me feel better because he has been sticking his tongue out since then. 

Postpartum: I have lost 35 pounds total. That is -1 of pregnancy weight in case you forgot. I still have a ton of toning to do but hooray! 

This has been a frustrating week. One we lost of fat cat, who is all of my pregnancy pictures, so you can imagine how devastating that is. And two everything. I had my whole vent written but who really wants to hear it? hahah I'm hoping for a better week but so far this Monday started off pretty bad. Although Jackson slept until 7!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And has been going right down for naps. That's a huge plus.