Tales of Baby McCabe: January

Can winter please be over now? We're already sick of it! Maybe because this has been a brutal winter, maybe because last winter went into May and we didn't get a spring, or most likely a combo of both. Doesn't matter why, we have cabin fever!! When it's safe for Nolan to go outside, we go to target or knollwood. And sadly he is very excited about it, because we don't get out much. Nolan and Jason did get out and play/sled once, on the rare occasion a weekend day was above zero. Nolan had a blast! I'm hoping February is nicer, since this last week of January doesn't look promising.

Both boys are doing pretty well. William has been a bit challenging regarding his sleep. Ok, very challenging. I have been very frustrated lately. Frustrated and sleep deprived. Jason too, only more patient than I am. The last few nights have been better, but I'm not holding my breath. We've been trying to figure out what's causing Liam to wake up so often, but we haven't been successful. So unfortunately we may just have to ride it out. Also, his reflux has taken a turn for the worse. We have upped his meds, which is unusual at this age. Usually babies are weaned off meds between 4-6 months, and here we are upping Liam's meds at 4 months. I'm not sure if it's even helping, so we may go back to his normal dosage. we'll give it another week.

Aside from sleep and reflux, William is awesome. He's hitting all the milestones on or ahead of time. He rolls both ways and will roll across the room if he feels like it. He also is starting to push straight up on his arms. He's such a sweet baby, so happy and chatty. He recently began to give kisses, sucking on your face. He's still smaller than I think he should/will be, because of his refux. It will be interesting to see how he grows once he outgrows his GERD. He is 25.25" (only .25" smaller than Nolan at this age! And 13.13 lbs - only 12% :(. But I hope this goes up fast when his reflux goes away). We have been trying oatmeal off and on for the last few weeks. At first William hated it, but now he is starting to catch on and like it. I'm hoping it will help with his reflux and help him gain weight. He just spits up SO much! :(

Nolan is amazing us every day with what he says and does, showing us he understands what we're saying. His favorite book right now is "bicky" (Biscuit). He absolutely loves Legos right now and asks you to play with him, "Mama, come play Legos!" Well, you can't turn that down! He is such a sweet, fun boy.

Here are some pictures from my phone.