Week 10

The last 3 nights, Adam has waited 7 hours between his bedtime and nighttime feedings. That means we have been able to sleep from about 10p to 4a each night!

Napping on Mommy

Adam is smiling and cooing more every day. This week he is vocalizing multiple syllable coos and is starting to recognize his bottle. He has looked at his hands a couple of times and understands that he can bring his hands to his mouth, but of course, he is still working on his gross motor skills--he still flails his arms around when he tries to bring his hands up to his mouth.

Adam usually whines during tummy time, so we have been bad about making him spend time on his stomach. Yesterday, I put him on his belly on his play mat. He placed his face down on the mat and whined and grunted and didn't both trying to lift his head or chest off the mat. Ugh. Now, Daddy and Mommy are going to enforce tummy time every day.

Adam gets a lot of time sitting and standing while supported so that he can build up his neck strength and coordination. The tummy time will help him gain a little more independence with his movements and work towards his being able to roll over. Woo!

Adam's favorite

• word is still something like "Ah-Ouu"
• thing to look at is the ceiling fan in the master bedroom or the Rock Band drum set
  
• friends are Winnie, Tigger, Piglet and Eeyore
• exercises are crunching toward his bottle and kicking both legs when he's throwing a fit
  
• learning activity is chatting with Mommy
  
• vowel sounds are long i, e and a

Adam's least favorite thing is being upright for 30 minutes after each feeding. He is becoming more and more impatient with this time, but it makes a huge difference in managing his reflux. His dosage of Zantac was increased at his last appointment (appropriate to his current weight). Overall, we are doing a good job managing his reflux and he seems to be comfortable most of the time.

Oh, have I mentioned that we are so in love with our baby boy?