Melody slept past 7am!

The last couple of nights Melody didn't wake til past 7 in the morning! She's sleeping a bit later which I'm sure helps. She's been going down past 9:30pm the last two nights and I've been getting pretty good rest. Although the other night I was super tired because Eric and I stayed up to watch 4 episodes of Mad Men.

Melody's 3 Month Birthday!

Hard to believe Melody is already 3 months old. It's even harder to believe my little Tyler is 2 years old! He started counting to 10 on his own this past week which was so awesome. Last night at Fatty Crab he even counted his crayons 1-2-3. Melody still has been sleeping well. She's been waking around 4:30-5 and will take her binky for another hour before she really wants to be fed. It gives and Eric and me a few more minutes of sleep before we really have to get up. I have to get up anyway usually to pump.

Melody and Tyler update

Melody will be 3 months old on Monday! I can't believe it. She no longer seems like a fragile newborn. In fact, she's a pretty solid baby and quite strong. She's been holding her head up on her own steadily for about 2 weeks now. She eats well and pretty much sleeps through the night! She went down at about 9:30 last night and it 6:15 now and she's still sleeping. Yesterday she woke at about 4:30 to feed, but she's been going pretty long stretches of sleep at night. If it weren't for me having to pump in the middle of the night would be able to get some good rest. But I'm not complaining.

Tyler is the big 2 now! We spent his birthday at Sesame Place and Bert and Big Bird sang him Happy Birthday. Eric took off work for a few days so we spent some time driving around western PA and went to Dorney Park and visited Aunt Emily and Uncle Mike as well. The last week or so he's been eating alot more too. He's been less picky for sure and eats quite often. I think he must be going through a growth spurt. Last night he ate shrimp and chicken with no objection. We kept him home from daycare this week so I could spend some time with him since Monday was a holiday and Eric took Tuesday off anyway. It's been a pretty exhausting week but quite fun having them both with during the day. On Tuesday we went to Robert Moses State Park and enjoyed the beach. On Wednesday we took the bus down to CMOM so Tyler could play. Thursday we went to the US Open day session and just walked around the grounds. And yesterday we spent the afternoon at Caroline's house. Sarah and Harolyn brought their kids as well. Tyler was not in a very good mood and pretty much was shy the whole time clinging to me. It wasn't until Caroline brought him downstairs that he left me alone. I think he prefers the company of adults.

Melody and Tyler update

Melody had her 6 week check up last week and is doing really good! She weighs almost 10 lbs. now and has outgrown all of her newborn outfits. She gets stronger and stronger each day and can pretty much hold her own head up now. She coos and smiles whenever she gets face to face contact and you smile at her. She really is a really good baby and I'm having a ball spending my maternity leave with her. We take drives to go shopping and I pump in the car when we're out and about for several hours. It's quite convenient and she's taken to being out of the house very well. We met up with Caroline and Harolyn and the kids last Friday at the Bronx Zoo. It was a beautiful day and Melody was a joy all day. That night Eric went to a Spiritualized concert and I had double duty with both kids that night. Eric thought it might be a good idea if I had a friend over for some help but I didn't think it was necessary. Both kids were very good and went down around 9:30pm so I had some time to myself even.

This weekend we spent Saturday in Sheep Meadow and met up with Eric's friend Oliver and his family, Irka, and Victor's family showed up as well. In the evening I went to Vince's birthday party in the West Village and it was Eric's turn for double duty. I think it fared very well without me! He's such a great dad!

On Sunday we made a trip out to visit Granddad and Grandma for some ribs and seafood chowder. Yum! Always a good feast at the Maurer house. Tyler had his nap in the car so he missed out on a swim in the pool but he had fun running around with Grandma nonetheless. It was good to spend some time with Lillian and catch up as well.

Melody's features are coming in and she doesn't furrow her brows as often as she used to. Her double chin is subsiding too. Her eyelashes are growing out as well as her eyebrows, though people are still mistaking her for a boy.

Tyler is so much fun these days and his vocabulary expands quite a bit every day. He's beginning to string words along and I can't wait until he can speak in full sentences. HE loves Yo Gabba Gabba and Thomas the Tank. Though he throws toys and jumps around everywhere, he's been very good with Melody and is pretty careful around her.

Melody weighs 9lbs 10ozs today!

Melody's red pimples finally went away

Yay! Her complexion got so much better today. She still has bumps on her cheeks and forehead but they're not as red. She is definitely much fairer looking again without all the redness.

Melody and Tyler update

Melody started cooing this past week. It is absolutely adorable! She's been eating 3.5-4 ozs. of breastmilk every 3-4 hours now and it's been getting more difficult keeping up my supply for her. I haven't had to give her formula in several weeks I'm bummed I may have to again. Tyler has been going to daycare most of the time and his vocabulary is improving alot more these days. My mom leaves back for LA next week which I can't believe already. Melody will be 6 weeks old by the time my mom goes back home and the time has gone by so fast.