Sick Baby

I think I wrote last time about the 'worst night ever.' Saturday (again!) was an even WORSER (if that's a word) night. Thankfully I felt better though on Sunday than last Sunday. Mateo went to to the doctor last Wednesday and received some drops for a slight form of bronchitus.

He was supposed to be feeling better by Friday. From Thursday (which just so happened to be the day hubby went away), Mateo slept no more than 2 hours, except for 1 nap. That made a rough weekend for mommy! Everything only seemed to get worse, so we went back to the doctor on Monday and got loaded up with goodies. Antibiotics, inhailer, painkiller, salve for his chest and I borrowed a steamer from my SIL. Nothing worked instantly, but I am happy to say that today he is doing much better. Finally! These photos are from Wednesday. He was starting to perk up and he actually slept! 18 hours (with feedings and diapers inbetween)!

We moved him into his own room on Tuesday. So far this seems to be working. We planned to wait, but after those sleepless nights, we needed some distance. I dropped a feeding last night and the little man survived! So if we can go on one feeding in the night for a bit, then drop IT, I'll be a more rested mommy. We do get up to give him his pacifier when he wakes up crying. It buys us (I should say me) a few more hours of sleep.

Off we go again...

*Mateo more facinated with the paper, than the gifts*

Below *Someone asked if the bear is special. Yes! It is, it was given to me from my grandpa for MY first Christmas.*

I just finished unpacking and here I need to do it again (as in NOW, what am I doing on here?!?!). BUT I am NOT complaining. This time we are taking Mateo to meet an oma, great-great uncle, his only great-great-grandparent, cousins of my mom's I've never met, plus he gets to see grandma and auntie again! What a spoiled guy.

Today I was in amazement at how much he is changing. I know it sounds cliche, but he is growing so fast! Today I stuck him on his play mat and in a few minutes he was off of it by scooting, rolling and pushing. I kind of thought I was silly when I set up the play corner last week, but it was just in time! I would prefer he roll around on the foam tiles, than on the hard, cold ones.

He is a very

active guy, who is starting to talk all the time. So many happy gurgles and conversations. He laughs and smiles at everyone, really the charmer.

His 3rd tooth came in on his cousin's birthday last week; I think #4 will be here soon and #5 not long after!

Finally this month we will have something new to write on his calendar for the "Food" line. He started with carrots :) Yes, a healthy little fellow.

I have said it before, but I know about baby stuff in 'Belgian' and 'Dutch' terms. Here they start the babies on vegatable puree between 4 and 6 months. Eventually they add in fruits or cereals. My conclusion of why they introduce veggies here first is 'worst first.' Also I have heard that a lot of the baby food in America has unhealthy addatives (salt, sugar, lalala), but here it seems healthier, so I think that is why they are easier about starting them earlier. *Doesn't he seem to be enjoying them?*

I had planned to EBF till 6 months, but after having 2 nights of him up 5x to

eat, I wanted to try AND the first day he had carrots was the first day he slept through (in Belgium, in America he figured it out without the carrots). I don't know if it was coincidence, but every day he has had carrots, he has slept like 5-8 hours! A few days were too busy to spend the time to give them (wow, that sounds so selfish of me!)

I am going to try to make my own baby food. It seems easy enough with this babycook (steams and blends veggies). I am borrowing in from my SIL (story of my life).

*I just love this, yesterday I looked and he had fallen asleep holding on to his toy. BTW, these are his Baby's First Christmas pajamas. He has worn them since Thanksgiving, because I was afraid they wouldn't fit at Christmas. They are 9m.