Weight/Height: Around 18ish pounds. Dr. G wants me to get some weight on my sweet boy.
Health: Thank you Lord for our sweet, healthy boy. We do daily vit D drops. I try to use a powdered probiotic when I remember. I tried giving him a liquid multi with iron, but he just isn’t having it.
Sleep: Hallelujah, we have a sleeper!! Some nights he still wakes up around 11:30ish for one more feed, but he sleeps from about 9-9:30. We’ll take it!
What Beau is up to: Says “uh oh” “no no” “dada” “mama” “nana” (banana) …& he also said what sounded like “yellow” and “jase” but that may have been coincidence.
Beau loves music! He likes to dance & he sings in his car seat.
He’s got 4 big ole teeth and he’s not shy about showing them off. LOVE his sweet little smile!!
Celebrated his first Thanksgiving & Christmas! Was a total trooper for all of the festivities.
He is crawling all over the place. He puts everything in his mouth!! Jase & Kade never really did that, but you have GOT to watch Beau. We have caught him with all kinds of things! It is truly the Lord’s protection he hasn’t gotten choked. We try our best to keep everything small picked up, but it is inevitable that he finds the tiniest things & they go directly to his mouth.
He LOVES fruit! Blueberries, blackberries, bananas, and oranges are his favorite. He also really likes beans.
When I’m waking him up in the morning or from a nap, I’ll ask him to give me a hug and he totally does it. Sometimes he’ll even pat me on the back when he’s hugging me- it’s hilarious. He is a snuggly baby and will lay his head on your shoulder…and thennnn you pretty much melt.
We call him the mayor because he is always smiling and waving at everyone like he’s a politician or in a parade or something. It’s adorable!
He’s still my little sidekick and comes everywhere with me.
Baby Beau’s first snow!
Nursing: He is nursing like a champ. Definitely shorter feeds & eating lots more big boy food, but still nurses around 4 times a day.
My very favorite thing is when I’m nursing him to sleep and he gently rubs my arms. It is SO.SWEET.
Post-Partum: So, I self-diagnosed myself with diastasis recti and an umbilical hernia. I also have a few really bad varicose veins on the back of each of my legs. Nice, huh? No point in getting anything fixed until we’re done having babies. It’s not painful either, thankfully. But, aside from those love marks, I am at least really loving my skin! Maybe it’s the GLOW line & collagen?
I feel really good though. I feel strong and fit in the gym, and have plenty of energy to keep up with the boys. I’m in a really good place physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually right now. Very THANKFUL.
Big Brothers Jase & Kade: The boys LOVE their baby! They are both very helpful. Beau doesn’t let his brothers get by with anything because he’s smaller. He is a little bit feisty & will “fight” for this toys if he has something first.
Thoughts: Baby Beau, you are the sweetest baby. We can’t believe we’ll be planning a first birthday party soon…fastest.year.ever! You are such a gift to our family & we are so grateful for you! You make all of us smile every single day. We are so grateful God blessed us with YOU!! Our sweet boy.