True Life: My Son Is Addicted To His Pacifier

Boden + pacifier = true love

I don't know how else to put it. He loves his binky. Binky all day. Binky all night.

I thought it was a life saver when we first brought Boden home from the hospital. He was either attached to my boob or sucking on his pacifier. He quickly became attached to his Avent Binky. And I couldn't help how adorable it was to watch him suck away and drift off into his afternoon nap. If only I knew what kind of addiction this would become!! Ugghhh!

When we finally transitioned Boden to his crib he took his addiction to a whole new level! He had to have to binky as soon as he hit the crib till morning had broke. Well guess what...babies don't keep their pacifiers in their mouths! 

Pacifier in, suck for 5 mins, spit out, cry hysterically, shove pacifier back in mouth, repeat.

This would go on every 30 minutes every night! So what do you do?? Exactly what you would do for any other addict! Go cold turkey!!!

After about a month of waking up every 30 minutes just to place the binky back in Boden's mouth I had enough! I tossed that binky in the back of his toy drawer and said "no more!"! 

One morning we took it away after he got up for he day and I didn't give it to him again. No binky for naps, no binky for soothing, no binky for night time. Binky be gone!!! And what do ya know, he slept that night! By no means was it easy. He still got up for his usual feeding between 12am-2am. But not having to get up every 30 minutes for a dumb pacifier was heaven.

RIP pacifiers...you will not be missed.

Baby B's First Meal

Boden is a professional bottle chugger. I just can't keep the kid full! He's up to eating 7-9oz every 2-3 hours. And he still is usually searching for more. 

I went out and bought some baby cereal/food to start experimenting. Everybody that I talked to started their little ones on baby cereal somewhere between 4-6 months. Well I didn't think Boden would make it to 4 months. He even surprised the doctor at his 2 month appointment when I told them how much he was eating. He definitely takes after my side of the family..the kid is a eater!

-Earth's Best Whole Grain Rice Cereal-

I decided to try this as his first rice cereal because of the wholesome qualities. The ingredient list is MUCH shorter then most baby cereals out there.

-Boon Feeding Spoon-

Only the cutest baby spoon ever. I plan on making Boden's baby food once I get the hang of things and this little spoon will allow easy passage from bowl to mouth! And I couldn't resist since I love all things Boon.

-Plum Organic Sweet Potato-

I stocked up on some Stage one organic baby foods and this was just one flavor. I plan on starting Boden with green vegetables first then working from there.

-Plum Dispensing Spoon-

I scooped up these when I was buying the Plum's baby food. These will be perfect to throw in my diaper bag with a bag of baby food for on the go!

-Beaba First Stage Spoon-

Couldn't resist these because of the cuteness! AND they are super soft silicone. This is what we tried first for Boden's rice cereal. All the other spoons out there are rock hard and I imagine those being too rough on his little gums. So this was a great purchase for first time feedings!

The Power Napper

So Boden is officially the king of power naps. The little man can squeeze a hour long nap into 20 minutes. Approximately 4 naps per day for 20 minutes a piece. That's it. That's all he needs.

Whoever said babies sleep all day apparently had the perfect child. A short conversation with my mom, and my husband's mom, confirmed my suspicions about Boden's ridiculous sleep patterns. Both my husband and myself were AWEFUL sleepers. Up all hours of the day and night.

In other news...Boden found his thumb! :)

Sleeping in the crib and SIDs

Last night Boden slept in his crib for the first time! 

I have been putting him down in his crib after his last evening nursing and he usually makes it somewhere between 2 mins and 45 mins before he looses his marbles. I mean, screams the most ear piercing cry. It's been so frustrating. So I scoop him up and whisk him away to his snuggly swing and he quickly drifts off into a milk filled dream. No biggie...except his swing is approximately 4.5 feet away from my pillow and I hear every little peep that comes my way. 

After researching 5,000 websites and reading articles about the 3 million ways to prevent SIDs I decided to throw the rule book out the window. Seriously...every place I look tells me exactly what not to do for a sleeping baby. Don't place them on their stomach, don't put any blankets near them, swaddle them, don't swaddle them, make sure the room temperature is 65-68 degrees, have a fan running, don't have the fan running and blowing on them directly. So I gave up and decided to actually ask fellow newborn baby mommies. I was pleasantly surprised that I wasn't the only one to throw that rule book out! 

Boden's been obsessed with his aden + anais since day one. He loves to rub his hands over them and more annoyingly lay them over his face! When I heard that babies can't sleep with any blankets I knew there was no way he'd be going in his crib without a fight. So after much debate and countless hours of fighting the crib I swaddle his tummy and legs, placed him in his crib, and tossed his security blanket on top of him. What do ya know...not even 2 mins later he was sound asleep and stayed asleep for 4 hours! Those 4 hours were so precious despite my many checks on him to make sure he was still breathing under his little blankie. :)

Time Flies With A Little Babe

The holidays are over, decorations put away and I've gained back some of that baby weight! Yippie! Time to get back to that work out schedule!

Boden's almost 4 months old and I have no idea where the time has gone. I feel so weird saying I can't believe everybody was right...time really does fly when you have a baby!

It's amazing how many differences come week by week for a baby. I just love watching how he discovers new things and makes different expressions. But what I love most is the little baby coo's that he makes while staring at me. My heart just melts every time I hear my little babe giggle and blow spit bubbles at me. Too freakin cute to handle.

(Here Boden shows off his spit bubble expertise)

The holidays were a blast with Boden around. He even giggled and tore open his presents, with a little help from the pugs, on Christmas morning!

With the New Year already here I'm planning to start baby proofing the house in preparation of Boden crawling. He is so close to rolling over. I can't wait for that day and I also am dreading that day. Let the search for baby gate, outlet plugs, & cabinet locks begin! But for now.. Boden and I will enjoy a glass of wine!