I was sure John would be early, I had been feeling contractions for weeks and my doctor even told me to stop exercising and take it easy but at 38 weeks I was still pregnant. My doctor had been worried about John because of how small I was so she did an ultrasound and said he was much too small. A week later he still didn't seem to be growing so she scheduled an inducement. On May 13 little John was born but he wasn't so little. At 7 lbs 5oz and 20.5 inches he was the perfect size.
We had talked about a few names but Brandon could never decide. It didn't help that, in his words, "every time I remember to think about it, I can't remember the choices". In the end we decided on John Phillip. My maiden name is Johnson plus my maternal grandfather's name was John and Brandon's great-grandfather was named John. Brandon's dad is named Kent Phillip and it is a name I've always loved. His nicknames are Johno and baby john. Coincidentally, Seth called his brother Jack my entire pregnancy and that's what brandon's great-Grandpa and grandpa were both called. I later found out that my grandpa was also called Jack. So far only one person calls him that though.
Seth was really shy of his brother at first, I think seeing me in a hospital bed with a strange baby was a bit scary but after about 10 minutes to warm up he was enthralled with his baby brother. Since then he has only fallen more and more in love. If John spits up and I don't notice, Seth will run and get a burp rag to clean it up and wipe John's chin. He also gets really upset if we go anywhere and leave John home with dad.
At first John was really struggling to eat. He would fuss and bite and grunt and groan. He had a rash all over his face, head, and neck and his poop was not healthy. It was sad to see him so uncomfortable, hard on our nerves to hear him cry so much, and very painful for me. Finally I tried eliminating certain foods from my diet and after a week the difference was incredible. He wasn't fussing at all and was only grunting and groaning right after eating. He stopped biting and began to get more food, which also means he got more sleep. I've found that if I avoid eating corn, peas, broccoli, onions, peppers, curry, pineapple, tomatoes, citrus in general, dairy and anything spicy he is the happiest and most content baby around. He has recently started sleeping until 4 or 5 am (occasionally all the way to 6am). He naps fairly well but usually fights his evening nap. Most of the time John falls asleep on his own in his bassinet (THANK YOU BABYWISE!!)
All in all I am really loving this two children thing! I love watching the boys interact and knowing they will always have each other. I love feeling busy and I feel a huge sense of accomplishment in teaching my children. On that note, Seth recently learned almost all his letters and their sounds. He is also being re-evaluated in speech therapy because he is doing SO well they think he might be ready to graduate. We are so proud of him.
Here is to our very animated, curious, easily distracted and talkative almost three month old.
Seth was really shy of his brother at first, I think seeing me in a hospital bed with a strange baby was a bit scary but after about 10 minutes to warm up he was enthralled with his baby brother. Since then he has only fallen more and more in love. If John spits up and I don't notice, Seth will run and get a burp rag to clean it up and wipe John's chin. He also gets really upset if we go anywhere and leave John home with dad.
At first John was really struggling to eat. He would fuss and bite and grunt and groan. He had a rash all over his face, head, and neck and his poop was not healthy. It was sad to see him so uncomfortable, hard on our nerves to hear him cry so much, and very painful for me. Finally I tried eliminating certain foods from my diet and after a week the difference was incredible. He wasn't fussing at all and was only grunting and groaning right after eating. He stopped biting and began to get more food, which also means he got more sleep. I've found that if I avoid eating corn, peas, broccoli, onions, peppers, curry, pineapple, tomatoes, citrus in general, dairy and anything spicy he is the happiest and most content baby around. He has recently started sleeping until 4 or 5 am (occasionally all the way to 6am). He naps fairly well but usually fights his evening nap. Most of the time John falls asleep on his own in his bassinet (THANK YOU BABYWISE!!)
All in all I am really loving this two children thing! I love watching the boys interact and knowing they will always have each other. I love feeling busy and I feel a huge sense of accomplishment in teaching my children. On that note, Seth recently learned almost all his letters and their sounds. He is also being re-evaluated in speech therapy because he is doing SO well they think he might be ready to graduate. We are so proud of him.
Here is to our very animated, curious, easily distracted and talkative almost three month old.
