Length: 26 1/4 inches (according to nurse, somewhere between the 50th and 75th percentile, according to google about the 67th percentile)
Head Circumference: 17 1/4 inches (according to nurse, somewhere between the 75th and 90th percentiles, according to google about the 84th percentile) Thanks Dad
Sleep: Sleep is seriously the biggest challenge as a parent. We sleep trained Kayla, did everything we could think of and everything everyone suggested, and it seems she started out a great sleeper and for some reason now is just not a good sleeper. She falls asleep without any "sleep aids." We put her down drowsy but awake (and sometimes wide awake). We try to let her cry a bit if she wakes up too soon (i.e. at 11:30 pm or after a 30-45 min nap), but she NEVER goes back to sleep. Ok maybe like once or twice she has. We tried dream feeding. I don't use cloth diapers at night for fear she will soak through it so fast (and considering the last two nights we've had to change her in the middle of the night it's not an unfounded fear.) We've tried everything, and according to all the sleep stuff I've read, she "should" be sleeping through the night. But alas, she isn't.
Nighttime sleep: Was still waking up 2-3 times to feed her. About 1-2 weeks ago we put up her crib in a different room in hopes she would sleep better. It was pretty awful for 2-3 nights, but after that she was only waking up once to eat. The past 2 nights she's been up 4 and 3 times respectively, who the hell knows why. At the doctors, Theresa (our NP) said that if she only eats for 5 minutes she may just need to eat at night (which is what I've been saying.) She suggested we start upping her solids, and that may help with sleeping too. I guess if I want to continue to breastfeed I should just be resigned to the fast I'll be getting up with her at night for awhile. She's just a long skinny baby who needs to eat.
Napping: After we sleep trained her, napping got really good. I forced her into a 3 nap schedule and 2/3 naps were an hour 45 min to 2 hrs+ and one nap was around an hour. About 2 weeks ago (probably after our Midwest road trip) she just is a really bad napper again. Sometimes naps are only 30 to 45 minutes again. I was trying to get down to 2 naps but I just don't think that's going to work right now. I'm pretty sure any mom that says their infant is on a very rigid schedule is full of shit, but maybe I just have a baby who isn't interested in routine - a real downer for this organized scheduled mommy. But alas, it is what it is.
Milestones: So I've already mentioned this but Kayla got two teeth within 1 day of each other, learned to sit on her own, crawl and pull to stand on anything and everything she sees in the past 3 weeks really. So lots is happening. She is a lot more vocal now (sometimes I think she accidentally says "mama" while she is fussing in her crib before falling asleep - and a couple other people have mentioned this as well.) She likes to "pop" her lips (hard to explain) and blow raspberries which is just hilarious. She's been a little more fussy than normal, but I'm guessing it's just because she wants what she wants but can't really get it yet. So I just let her fuss a bit.
Hopefully soon our family will be going through some big changes like Kayla is!
I tried to get some photos this month of her the new positions she can get in, but she was so fussy and it was nearly impossible to get any good shots. Here's what I came up with so far!
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