Moving along...

We're moving along here. Nights are much better, he doesn't need to eat as often or for as long. We also do a bottle before bed now and that sometimes helps him sleep better. The investment in a dual electric pump was well worth it. I feel much more free and he takes the bottle wonderfully. The hand pump, while it worked just fine, wasn't cutting it like I found out I preferred. (And for those who can deal without the hands free, the $150 Lansinoh pump works awesome and is half the price of other good ones).

We're having some issues sleeping on our back. He just hates it, he won't swaddle and he can be sound asleep and still wake up as soon as you lay him down. He still sleeps over half the night on my back/chest. I know this is a terrible habit but we both sleep so well that way. The only way I'm able to calm him in the cradle is with a paci (which I hate but he seems to love) and of course while sleeping he'll spit it out and I have to put it back. But its a process we're working on.

He's getting so big, outgrowing his clothes. And he has all kinds of tricks. He's awesome with his head and pulling up. And now he's starting to react and smile a little bit which is awesome. He'll lay and watch his mobile for a while too.

We still have no routine or schedule (but with having bottles around all the time it doesn't matter as much). Some days he'll still sleep all day, others he'll eat all day but that's just the way it is and I still can't imagine forcing a schedule on the poor spoiled baby. The only thing I'm trying to shift is his nighttime. He tends to take a good nap late in the day and not go to bed till 11pm-1am and then we sleep till 9:30 or 10:30am so we're trying to shift that earlier.

So that's what is going on with Max.

In other news....

My mom bought a house. Its an adorable townhouse that has a very homey feel. We're very excited. She closes on December 4th so for now we're just picking out floors and paint colors.

And Nate has started to work from home! Its awesome. He can even work in his PJ's like he is this morning. It saves almost 2 hours in commuting each day, plus he gets an hour lunch and some breaks so he can see his boy. He'll just have to go in to the office every Thursday. We're so excited he got this, just have to keep the little one from crying too loud!