Breastfeeding
Except for a couple days during the 3rd week, I EBF for the first 5 weeks of Cole's life. Then he hit a growth spurt and while I was already dealing with ridiculous nipple and breast pain, the almost constant demand to feed him did me in. I was at the point of being MAD that my child dare be hungry again. And I realized I couldn't be like that. Add to that a bout of mastitis, and I was through with breastfeeding.
I now pump the majority of Cole's meals. I'm sad to say I can't keep up with his increased intake and some of his bottles are formula, but I'm at least happy the majority of what he takes in is BM.
Sleep
Cole seemed to be headed for STTN around Christmas (2-3 weeks) where he had some nights with 4 to 5 hour stretches...it was bliss! But then he went back to eating every 2 hours and our nights became hell.
It was just a week ago (7 weeks old) that he increased to 3 and 4 hour stretches. What we found with him was that if we fed him a little bit more, say 6 ounces instead of 4.5 or 5, over an hour instead of 20 min, he slept for these longer stretches. While all other things like reading, playing, snuggling, etc. failed, this worked. Thank God!
Milestones
Smiling - Cole had been smiling in his sleep since a couple days after his birth but it wasn't until this past Friday, when he was 8 weeks old exactly, that I witnessed his first social smile. Let me tell you, my DS is an absolute angel, so freaking adorable. He has dimples! I'm even more in love!
Laughing - While I wouldn't consider it a "real" laugh as in a social one, right after his first social smile, Cole fell partially asleep (when he usually does is smiling) and actually giggled after a few closed eye smiles! It was the most heart melting sound, I can't wait to hear it again!
Holding head up - Cole has been a champ at this right from the beginning. We do tummy time on our chests, on his play mat and in his boppy a couple times a day. At around 6 weeks he was also lifting up on his forearms a couple times. He's getting so strong, so fast!
"Talking" - Cole loves to make sounds. When he's really content, he'll just lay there staring at me or Jeff and talk to us.
On top of all these things, Cole loves pushing with his legs, he's stood up a couple times while leaning on our sides on our bed (it was amazing!), he loves looking at so many objects (his favorites are the mirrors and speakers in our living room), and he's playing more and more with his hands and discovering his feet.
Here's a picture I took last week:
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