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.

September 20th

I so want to work on my photography and editing skills! But I am not so good with reading tips online and then faithfully practicing. I think I want it just to come naturally. All I managed to figure out on Gimp yesterday was how to add the text and to lighten the photo. Anywho, at least Mateo is super cute =)

Sick Day

Monday I woke up not feeling too great and by the evening I was feeling awful. Sore throat (which I absolutely hate!), runny nose and a splitting headache. Normally the first day is the worst and after that I feel like, but just blow my nose 1000x. Mateo was ok, but in the night it started for him. It was so sad to hear him choking and making horrible sounds while trying to breathe.

I felt so bad for the little guy, but he was/is such a trooper. No crying! Only during his nap was he crying a bit in his sleep. My SIL brought us food and then went to buy saline solution to squirt up his nose to clean it out. We did that and it really helped. Of course it was awful for him, but he does not know that it helps him. I did it before bed and this morning. He slept 13 hours (with feedings of course thrown in there)! Monday night seemed like 2 hours...Here he is using his thermometer for the first time.

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My little guy who was watching me post the pictures :)