2 month checkup

Today is Bill's birthday - Happy Birthday Bill! We also went in for Benjamin's 2 month checkup. All is well. Benjamin weighed in at 12lb. 6oz. (90% percentile adjusted). He's also 22-1/2 inches long, (80% adjusted). In addition to measurements, he had two shots and a liquid immunization.

Our little Benjamin was a champ. He took two shots, one in each leg and let out a loud yelp, cry. Then he whimpered a little and went to sleep. After about 4 hours, he woke up and starting kicking. Once the leg moved, he was crying, lots! He was in obvious pain - poor guy! After a few minutes of soothing and a little bit of baby tylenol, he was napping again. It was hard to see him crying!!

First Cold

I guess we are all missing YiPao. Your uncle & godfather Anthony came into town last week and it was a ton of fun. He helped take care of you when I had to run to a few appointments. I think you really like your Uncle Anthony - you would always pass gas when he's holding you. The way I see it, it's payback for all the years he would make us smell his stinky farts in his room while playing video games. HAHA

In addition, I caught a cold last week, which put a damper on the sushi buffet fiesta. Don't worry, the boys still went while I stayed home with you. The worst part about this cold is that I past it onto you! Even after using half the jug of Purell, you still managed to get the germs :( It's not too bad tho, no fever, or runny nose. Just nasal congestion and stuffiness. You seem to still be in good spirits but need to be held when sleeping and napping. Mama is paying the price... all this holding = lack of a good night's sleep and using the living room couch as a permanent bed.

We went and visited the doctor's yesterday just to make sure there's nothing else there; ear infection, bronchitis, etc. He suggested a cool mist humidifier on your face at night. We tried it last night and you love it. You'll be better in no time Big Guy!! :)

Growing so quickly!

It's been less than a week from my last post but Benjamin is just growing up so quickly!
Today, I removed the newborn napper from the pack n play. The napper goes up to 14 pounds but Beni's legs are always crunched up and lately, you have not enjoyed the napper as much as you did in the past. So far, you seem to really like the bigger sleep area.

In addition, you have gained some weight and height- a rough estimate of 11 pounds and 21+ inches. We had to get 8 ounce bottles yesterday, along with size 1 and size 2 diapers. Benjamin's eating a bit more than 4 ounces and can easily sleep 5-6 hours now.

All this is great news but sad for me because you are growing up so quickly!!

YiPau Arrives

On Tuesday, my Auntie Yagoo (Kathy) arrived. We call her Yaugoo b/c it means youngest aunt. Benjamin will call her YiPau (Great Auntie).

It's only been two days but YiPau is pretty darn good at this babycare stuff. She made some vast improvements which I'm sure Benjamin is very happy about. First, she was able to up the feeding to four ounces and reduce spit up. In addition, since you're eating more, you are also sleeping longer, around 4 hours now. YiPau carries you all day long so you are very spoiled. In addition, swaddling is still needed at night for you to get some more deep sleep time.

YiPau almost had a heart attack when she saw us give you a bath - lol. We need to get some cloth diapers and put it over your chest and gently splash water on you as we put you in the infant tub. Usually, we undress you, Daddy holds you and slowly dips you in the water. Too traumatic says YiPau, will really scare you. She knows her stuff.

Also, when putting you to bed, we have to be very gentle and have a hand over your chest so you still feel a sense of security from holding time to bed time. It's very nice to have some experienced hands teaching us what to do - stuff they don't tell you in the books or online at mayoclinic.com. LOL

Breastfeeding is not going as planned. Looks like I'm not producing enough milk and the lack/formula/pump method is not working very well and throwing the feeding schedule off. Hopefully, we'll get that down in the next two weeks as well.

YiPau is very funny - her kids are already 16 and 21 (your auntie Katrina and uncle Anthony) so she has some very clear but also fuzzy memories. For example, she thought that you would poop solid logs or "fish filets" right away. That was super funny. For the next two weeks, you get to experience Four Seasons treatment and hopefully Mommy and Daddy will be able to keep it up!

You are so lucky that you are loved by so many!!