Changes

Sunday night, Samuel wore shoes in a size 1. Monday morning, he needed a 2. No joke. Things are changing so quickly!! This little boy is growing up faster than I like!!

He's now eating solid food. LOVES sweet potatoes! He was crying because I wasn't getting them in his mouth fast enough. He was grabbing my hand and shoving the spoon into his mouth and would pull it out wanting more. Daddy said he'd only eat them with brown sugar and cinnamon - Samuel showed him! Here's hoping for a child who makes healthy choices.

On that note, I've started making his food with our baby bullet. It's my new hobby. I LOVE buying the organic produce and making his food at home. I feel so much better with him eating that than the "organic" baby food I find in the stores that contains lots of other ingredients...aka tuna oil in his pears to add DHA. Hmmm...

I will admit that I buy some jarred baby food to have in case we need it or we're out without his homemade food. Don't judge. :)

Samuel is now grabbing toys - it's so nice to hand him a toy to entertain him and he holds it himself. He's formed an attachment to the blanket in that picture. He eats it, growls at it, nuzzles it, and complains to it. (He's a complainer...he'll moan and groan as long as someone will listen and talk back. ha)

He's also started to put EVERYTHING in his mouth. He's drooling everywhere and chewing on everything - my arm when I'm changing his diaper, my face when he's playing, anyone's fingers who will hold his hand. Is it possible that he's teething at 4 months old??

Josh and I are about to reach a milestone. We may be dicontinuing the use of his breathing monitor. In the past week it's become more of an annoyance than a help because a certain little boy turns circles in his sleep. The monitor comes loose and then alarms, waking us and Samuel. So, I may have to trust in God LOTS these next few weeks until Samuel reaches 6 months old and the risk of SIDS declines.

God gave us this little boy and I have to trust that He'll sustain him. He always can, better than we could ever know how. Isn't that a relief?? :)

Belly Sleeping and Mommy Guilt...

As I type this, I am obsessively staring at Samuel's video monitor to make sure he's still breathing.
This is his first nap on his belly. Don't judge me.
If there is any mother who is obsessive about anything that comes in contact with her child or anything concerning her child, it's me. I was extremely obsessive about all things before Samuel was even a thought, and his appearance has created more of a monster...ask my husband. :)

So, I've done lots of research and lots of thinking about this issue. I've also done lots of worrying because my 3-month old refuses to do anything during tummy time but suck on his hand...(no joke). He can lift his head when he's up on our shoulders, and he'll hold his head steady while sitting up, but lay him on his belly and he goes limp. So I'm determined for him to learn to lift his head - if for no other reason than cute pictures ;)

So, he's on his belly for his afternoon nap today (which, by the way, was a rare occurance until today - maybe belly naps are the secret). He's wearing his breathing monitor (see my post: Products We Can't Live Without), and I keep checking on his every few minutes...so much so that I'm not getting anything accomplished while he's sleeping....

We've also been having issues with the 45-minute intruder. Anyone else having this issue with naptime being interrupted at 45 minutes for no reason at all?? His tummy sleeping has seemed to resolve this issue. My fear is that he'll no longer want to sleep on his back at nighttime. If that's the case, cue the psycho-obsessive-mommy....