7 Months

7 months ago we became a family of 4(humans, 5 with dog). 7 months ago my world was turned upside down. It truly has been a difficult change. Do I love my son, yes, but I also miss the life we had with one child. When we got to focus on only her. I miss the relationship I had with Katie, it has changed so much since Alex came. Daddy still seems to get his special Katie time & I get some time too but I get mini moments. Could I have more or longer ones? Sometimes yes but I am so exhausted. All. The. Time! I told someone the other day that Alex was high maintence & it's true. We went home on vacation & he didn't take it well. He didn't like all the new people, he wanted mommy. He would be fine if mommy wasn't around or he didn't hear mommy but the second I walked into the room or he heard my voice he lost it. He Wanted Mommy & NOW! It was exhausting. Vacation was exhausting. He also went from sleeping decently to waking up every 2-3 hrs, sometimes worse. Since getting back 2 weeks ago he's had one decent night sleep & one good one. Oh I miss sleep. Any ways. I miss my daughter. I miss being able to have special time with her. I can't wait til I can have a mommy daughter date with her & I think we're about at that age with Alex(that I can leave him without daddy freaking). I think I really need a date with her. Just us. It's getting better though I guess & I know it'll continue to get better. I will get more time with Katie & I will be able to focus on her & solely her at times. It's just been hard feeling distant from her, feeling like I don't have as strong a relationship with her. Anyways. On to updating.

Dec 8th, the kids & I flew on the plane to Ca. Katie got to go into the cockpit & the both did great on the flights. Everyone kept telling me how well behaved they both were & how surprised they were that neither made a peep. Woo hoo! We got an extra week in Ca before Daddy made it out. Katie had a blast with all her cousins & I was glad more family got to meet Alex. We also drove from Ca to Tn and it freaking sucked! I never look forward to that drive again.

So, real updates. Katie is up to 25 lbs. Woo hoo! Alex weighs 12lbs 13oz as of today. On the 12th we had his "6 month" check up (he was a day from 7 months). He weighed 12lbs 9oz on my home baby scale, which has always been even with their baby scales. Well, clinic baby scales were down so they weighed me, then both of us, to get his weight. I use to do this with Katie & it was always very off. Big surprise it was there too. It showed that Alex weighed 11lbs 8oz, which would be a 1oz loss in 3 months. I flat out told her that it's not what he weighs & that's not an accurate way to get a baby's weight. I understand they have to do what they have to do but I'm not starving my kid & he did not lose weight. Look, my kids grow very slowly, they gain VERY slowly. Katie only gained 9 lbs in her first year of life. So I keep track of it, I'm very on top of it. I was worried that he hasn't gained anything(as of the 12th) since 5 months. Well, because he showed a loss & you know "she has to look out for him & to make sure he's healthy & taken care of" we have a weight check on Tuesday. She claims he must gain so much & weigh so much to reach certain milestones. WRONG! He's doing good on sitting up & he's ahead of his sister on that. He is a happy active baby. He's small, yes, but so was Katie. The doctor wants him to gain a lb in a week. I flat out told her there is no way he will. Except that their scales were wrong & if they get their BABY scales in then it should show his true, nearly 13 lb, weight, instead of the 11.75 lb weight. That would show a one pound gain. He has gained 4oz in 5 days so he might gain another oz by Tuesday. So I'll update, hopefully, after that check. Oh & he was 24.8 inches tall. Woohoo! He gained 1.5 inches in 3 months. :) Size 2 diapers & 6m clothes.

Gotta go, he's fussing. Bye & Love!