March Mommies
I thought it would be neat to upgrade from the "March Due Dates" to a new thread for all the "March Mommies!" We could use this as an area just like the due date threads where we can get together and lean on each other for support, suggestions and advice, to see where are children are and what they are doing. Let's get to know each other and our children!
My son Ethan was born Monday, March 17th (his grandpa's birthday, also St Patrick's Day) via c-section. He weighed in at 8 lbs 7.5 ounces and was 21 inches long. So that makes him 8 weeks old now, two months old on Saturday and he's well over 12 pounds already. Developmentally he's holding his head up a lot, he kicks his feet and moves his arms when he's on his back. During belly time he lifts himself up and makes crawling motions with his legs. He follows objects and sounds with his eyes and loves to smile and coo now. We are working on sleeping full time in his crib and for the past two nights so far so good. I breastfed for four weeks and have been bottle feeding for the last four weeks. I wanted to transition him at home before I went back to work and while I loved breastfeeding I felt it was best for both of us to stop when I did. He is still only taking four ounces per feeding but every now and again he wants more and we'll do two more but he's not consistently at six yet. We enjoy bath times and singing. His favorite song is "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" and his favorite part, the part that makes him light up with the biggest smiles and even a laugh is "eyes and ears and mouth and nose" as I touch each part.
So that's us in a nutshell right now. Looking forward to hearing from more of you!
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