Bennett--Week 7 (Sept 19-25)

A new category to discuss will be added this week. Are you ready for the thrill of this???

GROWING!!! Bennett changes SO much each week that I wanted to make sure that while I'm off on maternity leave, I document as much as possible. Hopefully I can keep this up when I go back to work b/c I want to be able to go back and look at this later on and feel I haven't missed anything (yes, I know I will, but still...). So here it goes:

Growing

• Neck strength--Well B, I didn't realize that babies can start tummy time from Day 1, but once I read about it in one of my "Your Baby at Week ___" emails, you've had it most days. Sometimes you like it, sometimes you don't. Sometimes it's for 2 minutes, sometimes 10-15. You have lifted up your head from week one, which shocked both daddy and me, and you continue to work on it during tummy time! I think we see the most neck movement when we're trying to burp you! You really hold your head up then and move your head around A LOT! (this goes with the squirminess I've mentioned in other posts!)
• Eyes--About 2-3 weeks ago (right around the time you turned 1 month old) you started having a few eye changes. Your eyes would get really big at times, which worried me. Turns out, it was just your eyes learning to work and adjust to changes in light/closeness to something/etc. Whew! Now, I notice that your eyes do this when we go from a dark spot to a brighter spot. A few days before your 1 month checkup, your daddy and I noticed you going cross-eyed at times. We knew this was normal, but of course asked the Dr. and he said you might do this up until you were 3 months old. Good to know! This week, I got some art cards in the mail from Similac (thanks to all the emails I've signed up for!), that have black/white images on them. We may make a mobile out of them for you! What I thought was interesting was the pamphlet that came with it: it had pics of what things look like to you at this stage in your life. Very interesting to see that! You also are loving looking at the lights/fans in the house--they keep you very calm!
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• Not sure if you had a growth spurt this week, but I think you did based on your days. Starting Tuesday afternoon and all day Wednesday, you cried after a bottle (not sure if it was extra gas or what...), but it made for an exhausted mommy (especially since I couldn't put myself back to sleep after getting up early Weds. morning with you--my fault...not yours!)

Sleep

• I'm sure this will change as soon as I get it typed, but for the past 5 or so days, you have slept for about 5 hours at a time. It may be a few minutes more or less, but it's the norm for the moment!

Eating

• You are still eating a solid 4.5 ounces at most meals--unless you fall asleep on us!
• You have not been burping like the champion you are, and we're hoping this is a phase too because now that you're not burping as much, you're spitting up more!

Personality

• SMILES galore! I actually caught one on camera this week and it is absolutely precious!

What I LOVE: giving you kisses when I've put you up on my shoulder to burp you. You lean in to them and give an open-mouthed smile that is to die for!

What I HATE: changing the sheets in your crib (yes, I'm doing it for the 1st time this week...don't judge (you're only in it for the night-time sleep!). Who the heck designed cribs, bumpers, sheets, etc. to fit together the way they do? Must've not been a parent!