Stockton- 9 Months

Wow I have dropped the ball with updates on my guy! He is 9 months old and we just love him so much! He is such a sweet baby. 

He usually goes to bed around 6:30, we have tried to push it back a little bit he struggles! He sleep until 5-6, takes an 8oz bottle then usually goes back to sleep for another hour. 

He loves his food and eats all the time! He definitely has to go with the flow being the second child, and sometimes has a 30 minute catnap in the morning since we are on the go. He makes up for it in the afternoon though and naps anywhere from 2-3 hours. 

Stats:

Weight- 21lbs 3oz- 75%

Length- 28.5 in- 53%

Head- 18.25 in- 85%

He is into EVERYTHING already! Puts it all in his mouth, can't take my eyes off of the little guy!

His little buddy, Charlie

Stockton 5 Months

This kid. He is such a sweet refresher in the midst of long days. One look at him smile and I melt. His cheeks are so yummy, and that round head of his! Gets me every time. 

Five months with him have been great. Mothering a baby is not easy...hello sleepless nights!...but so much better this time around. 

He is still waking up once to eat, but I'm sure it's because we put him down so early. He goes to sleep at 7 and sleeps until 6:30, with a wake up call around 2! I looked back at Addie's 5 month update, and she was sleeping through the night but we were also topping her off at 10. The other night, we topped Stockton off late, just to see what would happen, and he went all night! Last night he went down at 7 and woke up at 4! Why don't we do a dream feed? I don't know haha. For some reason, everything seems a little less dramatic the second time around. Maybe we are tired and just want to go to sleep? I don't know. It really isn't a big deal to me. I pretty much just love the fact that he goes down so early and can sleep til 6:30!

We have a pretty good routine going on for him. 

Wake/eat- 6:30

Nap- 8:00

Eat-10:00

Catnap-11:00

Nap (top off with eating so he can take a long nap)- 1:00-2:00

Eat-4:00 (or whenever he wakes up)

Catnap (sometimes)-5:00

Oatmeal-6ish

Bed/eat-7:00

He often takes a 2-3.5 hour afternoon nap, and if that runs long, I'll try to keep him awake until bedtime since he goes down so early. And obviously this changes all the time! We are on the go a lot, so I don't stay at home all day in order to tend to his schedule like I did with Addie. This kids is just going to learn how to go with the flow!

He usually gets his more in and long afternoon naps in his crib. Catnaps often happen in the car seat on our way to play dates or at the pool

He is an active little guy. He loves being on his tummy and rolling around. Puts everything in his mouth (yay), and sometimes puts the fingers of whoever is holding him in his mouth. PLEASE IF YOU ARE HOLDING MY CHILD, do not let him put your fingers in his mouth. This is a pet peeve of mine! Again I repeat, I do not want your fingers in my child's mouth!! :)

Stockton is such a joy and I can't imagine life without him! Love you little buddy!

Stockton 4 Months

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Stockton is FOUR months old, how time FLIES and how time CREEPS when you have a baby. It seems like he has been here forever!

We have enjoyed this little guy so, so much. He is so laid back. I realized I never posted a 3 month update, but the update is pretty much- eat, sleep, poop. Repeat. Not too much of a schedule.

He is currently:

• Babbling
• Laughing (grunting)
• Smiling ( a lot)
• He has rolled over maybe 3 times
• Grabs everything in his reach
• So aware of his surroundings. It is getting to the point where I may have to feed him in a place where there is few distractions.

He is putting himself on a pretty good schedule, I just nudge it in the right direction by providing him the opportunity to do what he already wants/needs to do.

This schedule is our ideal day. And not every day is ideal ;). Also, I would love for him to drink at least 5 oz every feeding, but again, he is a human, not a robot. 

7:00- First feeding (5 oz)

8:30- Nap

11:00- Feed (5 oz)

12:30- Nap (usually naps anywhere from 2-3.5 hours for this one)

3:00- Feed (5 oz)

5:00- Catnap (I wake him after 30 min so he'll go down at 7:30)

7:30-7:45- Last feed (5 oz) and bed

Sometimes he sleeps from 7:45-6:00 the next morning. Sometimes he wakes around 2am to eat. He isn't consistent with nighttime yet.

Addie still loves her brother so much, and he loves her! He smiles every time she comes around. It is precious :)

Month 2 with Stockton

The sweetest. Stockton is such a laid back baby. He is pretty predictable. He eats, is awake, then sleeps. Repeat. 

At night we top him off at 11:00, then he wakes up somewhere around 3-4am then 7am.

His routine is to eat every 3-4 hours.

He only really is fussy if he is hungry or sleepy. I'm am way more laid back with him then I was with Addie. I think knowing that the baby phase ends allows me to enjoy him more. I often hold him when he sleeps. I often neglect chores so that I can snuggle with him. I am really trying to treasure him. 

Addie still loves him so so much I am so thankful!