Teddy now weighs 9 lbs and 6 ounces (according to our doctors visit last Thursday) and we are so thankful he is gaining weight. We had some issue in his first three weeks of him not gaining enough weight with just being breast fed so we had to start supplementing with formula. Let me just tell you this broke my heart. I think the best advice I received while pregnant was to have a plan but to be okay with that plan not working out and boy has that been true. From our birth (I will write a post about that later) to breastfeeding it seems as if nothing has gone according to plan. I guess that is just part of parenthood. I will say that breastfeeding has to be one of the hardest things I have ever done. I feel like it should be inherent but its not. It is definitely something Teddy and I work on an learn more about daily. I am hoping to have him off of the supplemental formula soon but as Jose says "he is a Gonzalez baby and we just need more". So I guess we will see how that goes.
Another development is that we are trying to get Teddy on a schedule and get him used to sleeping in his room. We are aiming for him to sleep in his crib but right now we just move his cradle into his room for daily naps. This has been hard for me because I like having him near me so I can peak at him every so often. Or more honestly so I can creepily stare at him while he sleeps and constantly make sure he is still breathing. Anyway with the scheduling we just started this weekend and I am hoping to stay around the house for the next week or so in order to get him used to it. We are supposed to be letting him cry it out if need be so that he learns to self soothe. Lets just say that Jose is doing better at that one than I am.
So now that I have rambled on about our child I will just show you guys his adorable three and four week pictures. I hope you all had a fantastic weekend and Monday is kind to you!
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| "Super Teddy" |
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| This is Teddy air bench pressing. He's already my strong little man. |
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