11 Weeks

Adam is 11 weeks already! He is such a sweet baby. He is about 14.5 lbs now and looking quite chunky. I will post a picture of his little hams (thighs) - they are so cute.

He is now sleeping from about 9 until 3:30am. Then until about 7 or so. It is very nice. He also naps well most days. He is not on a schedule, but he has a pretty good pattern of 1.5 hours up and then back to sleep. If we watch him closely, we can tell when he is getting tired and put him to sleep before he gets cranky.

Adam eats 6 times a day (including the 3:30am). He probably drinks about 6 oz each feeding now - hungry guy. We are working on keeping the bottle going with him as he has started to refuse it. My kids just love to nurse - they all get smart enough as some point to refuse the cold plastic nipple. He will work it out though - we are making sure he gets a bottle every day or every other day.
Most of the time Adam is pretty happy. He does still have belly issues after eating, but we are used to this. We are also used to the spit up so it is no longer a reason for stress. He takes his meds without screaming now so he is getting used to them which is good and we keep the mylanta handy for bad times. He does not tolerate me eating red sauce of any kind so that is out and also dairy. He does noticibly better with this and I can handle it, so we will keep nursing for a bit longer. I know it is best for him expecially in the winter time. I do love those moments while nursing when I get a big old milky grin :)

Adam went from having 6 or so poopy diapers a day to one massive poop-plosion every day or every other. This event calls for not only a diaper change, but an outfit change, changing table change, and even a mommy change sometimes. It's just gross. He happily smiles and goos at you though while you fumble and tell him how stinky he is.