third child update

Let's see, what have we forgotten about in our third child's life... He rolled over from back to front the Friday before Christmas. He rolled over from front to back this weekend, but sure looked like he'd done it before. Maybe we hadn't noticed? He still LOVES people and is very smiley. He giggles a little. He grabs things, but doesn't chew on much except for burp cloths. He does like opening and closing his hands, which also includes scratching his poor little face and head. He has some eczema like Sylvia, so it might be because he's itchy. He doesn't like pacifiers and pretty much only sucks on bottles with hot milk. He's super sensitive about his milk temperature. Kinda makes me crazy (especially since SylRafa drank it at any temp, including straight from the fridge). I mean, consider the logistics of heating a bottle while juggling 3. Particularly on a road trip!

This boy also eats like there's no tomorrow. The twins never had more than a 6oz bottle, although they are a little more frequently. This guy regularly eats (drinks?) 8oz and once ate 10! Of course, it sometimes requires a mid-feed reheat, that's how crazy he is about the milk temp.

[I wrote this before yesterday's wee morning post, which I wanted to post immediately, but I'm keeping it for posterity.]

He has been a crappy sleeper. Between congestion, travel, those two ear infections, and apparently reflux, he has been waking a bunch at night, not been very smooth able and is now reliant on the bottle to go back to sleep. Yikes! We put him back on reflux meds and that has helped tremendously. He doesn't spit up as much and we have him down to waking once or twice a night.

We naively thought one child would be easier than twins. If he is, it's not by much. But, just like in spite of the challenges of SylRafa, we love him with our whole hearts. And when he's not being a pain, he loves freely and fully and his joy is evident from head to toe. And he's a big boy, so that's a whole lot of love and joy.