Will had a wonderful check-up appointment today at Carle with Dr. Malcolm Hill. He is weighing in at 19lbs 5 3/4 ozs and measures 29in in length. We reviewed all of the fun milestones/activities happening for Will including his still one solo tooth, army crawling all over God’s creation, pulling himself up and then crying because he doesn’t know what to do with himself, drinking from a cup/sippee cup and eating all kinds of solid foods (about to quit on those baby foods).
We did some follow-up discussion on his eczema care and he also noticed his ears are full of fluid - not enough to be an infection, but enough that it can turn into an infection if still there for awhile. We will be seeing the doctor in six weeks to check on those ears!
And here is the the hard reality hit for us as parents - we discussed his sleeping habits with the doctor and how they have completely gotten out of whack since the big move.
- Pre-move: we started the “crying it out” method for a few weeks and it seemed to work getting him all the way through the night.
- Post-move: new surroundings, growth spurts, and mom wanting more cuddle time (and more sleep) - he is waking every two or three hours wanting a bottle. We know this has got to stop. And when we started letting him cry it out again - he pukes everywhere! It’s quite gut-wrenching on poor old mom.
And as the monkey song ends with “no more monkeys jumping on the bed” - Will’s song ends with “no more bottles in the middle of the night.”
And when I ask what to do about the puking and should I be concerned the doctor responds with boy doesn’t it really stink - just get him cleaned up and back to bed - no bottles! So that is the hard reality and this will all turn out great in a week or so we hope. It will be a long week ahead, but the best thing in the long run we know. It was great when he was sleeping all the way through the night and it will be great to get back to that again - just a mighty bit harder this time around!
