We have been feeding about some solid foods. So far we have tried baby oatmeal cereal, avocado, eggs, blueberry (juice), yogurt. He seems to have tolerated them okay. But it's hard to tell because we have only given him little tiny bits.
He has not been drinking milk or formula very well. It often takes 30 minutes or longer, and sometimes he only takes 4 oz every 4 hours. We've tried singing abc's, counting in chinese, playing the bible, and sometimes it works, but now we are getting tired and just want him to eat.
The good news is, he's been sleeping pretty much through the night. We put him to sleep around 8:30 or 9:00 p.m. Then we would dream feed him at around 11:00 p.m., and he sleeps until 6:30 a.m. sometimes he might cry a little in the middle, but he can go back to sleep on his own. We are thankful he hasn't been turning on his stomach and been stuck lately.
He has also started smacking his lips. We pretend he i trying to give us kisses.
2/5/22:
We went to a wedding! We dropped off baobao at grandparents and went to B&M wedding. It was so refreshing not having Baobao round. But then he didn't eat very well that day (only 23oz and usually eats 33oz). I was very concerned, but I guess he survived. Always have to coax him to eat, sighs...
The wedding itself was a lot of fun! Far, but beautiful, well organized, good food and fun dancing. It was an interesting mix of people, and hard to social distance or wear a mask while eating. We shall see...
2/9/22
Reduced pumping to 3 times a day around 8a, 4-5p, 11-11:30p. (except work days when I do 4 times a day bc of timing to pump at lunch break).
2/20/22 (4.75mo):
We are so fortunate Baobao has been sleeping through the night since we came back from Seattle.
One of my favorite times is after dream feeding him at 11p-12 at night when I get to hold him upright a bit cheek to cheek with his warm body snug against mine and he is soundly asleep (no wiggling!). So sweet!
It's also very fun to watch baobao's cheeks jiggle while we stroll him around on the grass. He's gaining weight! About 15.5lb!
We started a nanny! We were fortunate to be able to do nanny share and she's from church, but she is only available for 3 months, so will have to find someone else. We were worried he wouldn't eat as well since we have to coax him to eat sometimes or dream feed him during the day (well, used to, but now sometimes he falls asleep feeding and continues feeding), but overall even though he does eat a little less, he's doing ok. Some days he eats a majority of his ounces (16 of 30) after 5p.
Recently he doesn't talk as much as before. Maybe a phase. He also hasn't been as excited to eat solids. Hopefully it'll change. It's been helpful to have bibado bib that covers everything because it's so messy! We give him a spoon to chew on and Alan might also have a spoon to catch "rebounds"of puree.
2/26/22
Made it to 6mo!
