3 months

I am wondering if my little guy is teething. I thought I was imaging 'seeing' the 2 front teeth under the skin, but my SIL and MIL both told me they see them. Of course we do not know how long it will be until they come through, but it seems that Mateo has all the symptoms (or just has a cold, hence the grumpiness, lack of sleep, drooling, eating everything...)

I am going to try to do his monthly photos with the calendar and monkey.

Mateo is a great baby. He seems to have become a bit more sensitive this month, but nothing to complain about.

He has had a few really good nights. This week he has been up once in the night, then again around 7. Pretty much in a routine, but I would prefer if he woke up about an hour or so later. BUT I am not going to obsess about it, because he is going to experience an 8 hour time change this week!

We LOVE our happy, smiley, laughing baby. We are convinced he can say, "Mama." It sure sounds like it when he is having a screaming fit.

He was a healthy 7.070kg (15.5lbs) and 63cm (25in) at his appointment last week. Right now we are dealing with some eczema issues.

The precious one had to go to the doctor this month. He had a cough for a while and it sounded like it was going to his lungs. We got a syrup that really helped. This week it seems that he has the same cough, so we are using the

syrup again.

This is going to be a big month for Mateo. We are travelling to America to introduce (show him off) to my family and frie

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Petition

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12 Weeks

Ugg...

The lovely post-partum hair loss has begun! I am sure no one wants to see phones of my white, tile floor COVERED in meter-long brown hairs...

2 months!

I forgot the 2 month post. Oops. Mateo is doing very well in the growing area. He was 12.5 pounds at his last appointment and 10cm longer than when he was born, so that means he is wearing 3M. He is still just as precious. He smiles a lot and has started to 'laugh' (a strange, gurgling/choking sound). He has begun to cry a little bit more. My only request of him is that he starts sleeping longer at night. He has had a few ideal nights and often can go in the day 4-5 hours without eating, but most nights it is still every 3 hours. I am going to try each month to take photos with the monkey, Sebastian, and my calendar. I wish I had thought of the calendar the first month!

Washable Diapers

I have had a few people ask if I am using the diapers I bought. Yes! I am! Super faithfully, no. But I try to use reusable about 3 days/week (not including nights). I have a few issues still to work out. They are not 'gross' to change or any different than normal, except you throw them in a bucket instead of a garbage.

First problem is I do not have a dryer, so once I use them and wash them, it takes about 2 days (with this horrible weather) for them to dry. Second, I have leaking issues with them, so I normally put them on the baby just when we are at home or somewhere easy. Not for going out-n-about. I really have to think to change him very often to prevent this. I know some mothers might be mad about that statement, but with disposables you do not have to change as often. With the cloth, I need to change almost every hour otherwise we might have another set of wet clothes. I think I need to learn how to fold my pre-folds better and figure out something with my AIOs.

Overall the diapers seem kind of bulky in his clothes. He does not seem to like the AIOs. Maybe they are too stiff from airdrying?

I did buy 3 Snappis for a very reasonable price. €1.50 each. I found them online from a shop in Brussels.