...as of Wednesday, but I'm just getting the picture up now...
Matthew is, so far, my best eater and sleeper! Of course, I'm sure a lot of that is because he was full-term (today is his due date, by the way!) and didn't need a NICU stay. After Little Tait came home from the NICU, he ate every 2 hours (if he even made it that long!) for months. And, because of his breathing issues, it took him over an hour to eat! Thankfully, he did have a nice 6+-hour stretch at night fairly early on, which was nice since we were expecting again as soon as we brought him home from the hospital 3 months after his birth. Probably the roughest thing was that he cried almost every waking hour for the first 2 months. It can be hard for them to adjust from NICU life to home life!
Miles also ate about every 2 hours, took a long time to eat, and was up every 4 hours at night for the first 6 months.
So far, Matthew eats every 3-4 hours (4+ hours at night), and only takes 20-30 minutes to eat. Wow. That's easy and manageable! : ) He sleeps well in between feedings, and is pretty happy during his awake times. The hardest thing is that his fussy time is at midnight. Makes for some kind of late nights!
But, you know, as difficult as each of the three boys have been at different points, it's totally worth it, and I'd gladly go through much more than that for the privilege of raising these boys up to serve God and advance His kingdom!
Remind me of that please, when I'm suffering from sleep deprivation, lack of time, and reduced productivity. :D
The background: Little Tait was holding Matthew, when Miles came up to visit. Little Tait had an owie on his hand, and wanted Miles to "tiss it." These boys are too much fun! : )
Our backseat at the moment : )
Miles also ate about every 2 hours, took a long time to eat, and was up every 4 hours at night for the first 6 months.
So far, Matthew eats every 3-4 hours (4+ hours at night), and only takes 20-30 minutes to eat. Wow. That's easy and manageable! : ) He sleeps well in between feedings, and is pretty happy during his awake times. The hardest thing is that his fussy time is at midnight. Makes for some kind of late nights!
But, you know, as difficult as each of the three boys have been at different points, it's totally worth it, and I'd gladly go through much more than that for the privilege of raising these boys up to serve God and advance His kingdom!
Remind me of that please, when I'm suffering from sleep deprivation, lack of time, and reduced productivity. :D
The background: Little Tait was holding Matthew, when Miles came up to visit. Little Tait had an owie on his hand, and wanted Miles to "tiss it." These boys are too much fun! : )
Our backseat at the moment : )
2 comments:
Wow! Sounds like y'all are doing great! Your boys are so precious. Boys are fun aren't they?! Alan and Katie have you beat on the car seats though, lol! They have FOUR car seats in their car! What a joy to have sisters in Christ to run the race along side us:)
Love the pic of your car seats! I remember when my car looked like that, then we got a minivan.
I only have 2 that need car seats now and we are constantly moving them around to find the right spot for them. If we have a long trip they go in the back because there is more leg room for my bigger ones up front. But, if we have lots of little stops, we move them to upfront because getting them buckled and unbuckled so many times is easier.
And, for what its worth, ny boyts are always hungrier than my girls, even as babies. And, they were not as interested in food from the table as early either, go figure!
Your boys are so cute!
Stephanie
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