EATING
Pax is still eating like a champ. He has a complete obsession with food and has been eating so much. His favorites are carrots, sweet potatoes, bananas and yogurt. He now eats cheerios and pretzels (which we happened to wander upon on the floor, big brother drops a lot). At first, it scared the shit out of me because I was terrified that he was going to choke, but he gums them like a champ and gets them down, so I figured what the heck! He does have his two bottom teeth now, so they help a little to get things broken down. He nurses typically every 3 to 4 hours and still loves him some boob. Pumping is still going great. I've seen no dips in supply which has been great. I still have a freezer full of breast milk which will keep us going for a while even after he's done breastfeeding.
SLEEPING
I just recently purchase some essential oils for Young Living (I'll write another post on that someday!). I was desperate for some sleep without a baby in my bed, so I gave these a try. I put an oil called Peace & Calming + Lavender on his feet and behind his ears and it helps to relax him. Low and behold we are sleeping in his own crib now. He was still getting up a couple of times during the night, but we'll take baby steps. I recently started him on some Zantac (obviously I don't recommend anyone doing this without talking to their pediatrician first!!) because I've been fairly certain that he has a lot of reflux issues even though the pediatrician was thinking it was more mild and had us trying Maalox for a while. He has been sleeping, napping and taking his bottles/boob better now that he's on that. He even calms himself to sleep when he wakes up, which he has NEVER done. Last night he slept from around 9 until 5am which was AMAZING!! Let's hope that the trend continues and it was the reflux that was bothering him and now he's able to finally feel a little better :) I think the combo of the Zantac and the oils will be our life saver!
ACTIVITY
This boy is on the move constantly. He crawls around these floors so fast it's hard to keep up with him. He loves his new found freedom (and being able to keep up with his big brother). He has started to pull up on anything he can now, and I'm sure he'll be walking sooner rather than later. He enjoys playing with anything that Cade is playing with, which is proving to be a challenge because Cade is not the best sharer. The words "No Pa" come out of that child's mouth quite frequently. He loves his little picture books and anything that can fit into his mouth!
Happy seven months sweet boy!
