For now, I want to write about our Daniel boy's third month. Yes, I know I haven't even written about his birth, or the fact that we didn't move to Clarkston after all, or the fact that I'm in the third month of having two children under two and I'm actually surviving. Those things can come. But for now, little Daniel boy is on my mind.
Daniel is a joy. He is an answer to our prayers and Michael and I often look at each other and say, "We are so thankful for Daniel". He is a light in our household, truly.
The first few weeks (maybe 6 or so) of Daniel's life were very hard. He cried constantly and couldn't be comforted by much at all. I spent a lot of time bouncing and swaying. It was very sad and very hard. I couldn't believe the roller coaster of emotions I could go through. Once second, feeling so compassionate and sad that Daniels was clearly in pain. The very next moment feeling so frustrated and angry that he would.not.stop.crying. I remember one night in particular coming to the absolute end of my rope and just curling into a ball on the floor and weeping. Those were some hard weeks.
But praise the Lord! He led me to eliminate gluten and dairy from my diet to see if those things were upsetting Daniel's immature digestive system. Bingo! After a good two weeks of eliminating those two things (dairy first, then I discovered gluten was also a culprit), we had a happy baby boy. Oh, I do not take these smiles and coos for granted!
So, now we're at three months. What is Daniel doing? Smiling a lot. Cooing and talking like a big kid. Sitting in his bumbo seat for short periods. Sucking his pacy constantly and loving to nurse! He's also beginning to respond to toys and will reach for them. Sometimes I can hear the boys in the other room and Daniel will be just cackling at John Hudson. It is so very sweet to see them interacting. I know that will only become more fun as they both grow. Oh, and Daniel absolutely loves taking a bath. He kicks and splashes to his little heart's content. I feel like its cruel not to give him a bath every night! (Before he started loving baths so much, twice a week was his bath schedule!)
As for sleep, we're doing okay. Between 1 and 2.5 months, He would give me a 6 hour stretch at night, but that was short-lived. Now he usually goes about 3 hours between nursing (2 hours during the day). Lately, our schedule has been: Nurse and bed around 10-10:30; Nurse around 1-1:30 in the rocking chair; nurse around 4-4:30 in bed and then sleep with Mommy the rest of the night because Daddy gets up around 4:30 am (which is another blog post altogether). Daniels mini crib is right next to my bed, and I occasionally have to reach in and put his pacy in between feedings. During the day, he naps off and on all day, but is starting to stay awake for 1.5-2 hour stretches.
Daniel weights 14 lbs and is full of squishy rolls, which I LOVE! I don't remember John Hudson having this many leg rolls. Its just so sweet. We are in size 2 disposable diapers and we try to use cloth diapers when we're at home (which he wets through very easily!). We just moved into 6 month clothes. Growing like a weed, that Daniel boy!
Having two precious boys is a joy. My days are full of kisses, squeezes and tickles. I don't always appreciate these precious and fleeting moments enough and I pray that the Lord will increase my awareness of His blessings on me. In God's economy, my job is very important. Even if my sinful heart doesn't always see that.
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