He's becoming such a fun baby, and laid back. Laid back mainly because he's a second child. That's what I think anyways.
He can do raspberries, and is such a drooler! He soaks the front of his shirt. He loves to talk, and while we were in Albuquerque his first full on belly laugh came out. So now we spend lots of time trying to get him to laugh because it is such an amazing and beautiful noise. He is starting to put himself on a schedule which is so amazing to me, because it seems so early for him to be on any type of "schedule". For about a week now he's been sleeping from about 9pm to about 6am. Even better when he does wake up he just wakes up and talks. I'll hear him playing and talking in his crib. He doesn't even cry. Usually if he does cry it's because he is super tired. He definitely has moments when he fights sleep and that's when his cries are the worst. Thankfully when I find the right rock position he'll usually easily fall asleep. He has an amazing smile and his face I feel is changing again. When he is awake he is constantly moving. He loves to kick his legs and flare his arms. If we're holding him he likes to be upright to be looking around. He does really good in the car and usually if he is upset the movement of the car calms him down. Helena loves reading to him and tickle his toes and kiss his head. She'll take his arm when he is laying down and "stretch" him. He really enjoys laying on the play mat but doesn't really like sitting in the bumpo. He's in size 3 month clothes although some brands are too tight. And size 2 diapers. Overall he's just so much fun.
Earlier this week I had decided to stop pumping. I'm pumping so little but pumping every 3 hours. Living my life in 3 hour increments has been exhausting. And every time I try and get Bennett to latch he just screams. It's been emotional and hard. I know he can do it, but I feel too much time has passed for him to relatch. I feel I'm ending the journey on a high note though, which is giving me closure. He did latch yesterday, even if just for a few moments. I tried and stepped out of what I normally do. I took him into the bed with me, and basically laid over him and he did latch. It's been a rough few days as I keep going back and forth between still pumping and trying to breastfeed, and stopping. I desperately wanted that relationship with my son, but I'm thankful for the short journey that we did have.
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