He used to sleep in his bassinet half the night but he outgrew it. At his 4 month check up he was 17lbs and 26". We don't have a crib but we were going to setup his playpen as his bed soon. But it is was easier to just give him his pacifier if he's between us.
17lbs at...4 months?! Mia didn't even hit 20lbs until she was ~17 MONTHS. Wow. At that rate he'll outgrow the playpen before he's half a year old. :) But, anyway, if it works for you guys, go for it~
I bet. Pete is a hellion at this point so basically sprinting non stop at all times and destroying everything for a laugh. A 2nd kid right now would be a total nightmare. I've always heard girls are easier at this age but I'm guessing YMMV depending on the kid.
I hate to say it, but that does seem to be the broad case among everyone I know who has a boy vs. those who have girls. We had a couple of playdates with my husband's friends while we were in Australia and the difference between the two was incredible. The boys were whirlwinds of destruction while Mia would just try and offer them things and/or play quietly. Now that Pete's walking (ruuuuuuunning) I imagine you guys have to have everything on lockdown and are probably mainlining coffee. I don't think I'd be able to manage that at all right now. Do you guys think you will eventually go for a second?
It's so exciting that you're so close. Nick's also 20 months and speech is delayed just like his brothers was. These past few weeks he's been a lot more expressive and at least saying yeah and no with accompanying head nods and shakes. He's definitely started entering the terrible two stage and getting into as much trouble as he can and breaking our stuff haha. Has Mia started any of that?
Sadly, I'm more trepidatious than excited for #2. We'd always planned on having at least two, and given my age it makes sense to get it taken care of sooner rather than later, but man...I don't feel ready at all.
For terrible two stuff, I've heard tanties are linked to frustration over communication a lot of the time, so that could be why you guys are getting it so rough right now. My friend had similar with her son (he didn't really start even saying basics until he was past the 2 yr mark) and he would have meltdowns pretty often. But once he started in earnest everything smoothed out. Did you guys find that was the case with Nick's brother? Mia gets frustrated when she can't do complicated actions after a few goes at it and stuff gets thrown, but she's only really melted down once. She wanted "up, up, up!" and I was too tired to do it bc of baby #2 so my husband had to carry her and she puddled into a screaming mess on the floor. Gave us a good laugh, and when he carried her (still going at full volume) an older woman who passed us called out, "You go! Work it, Dad!" :D
To add: While we've been mostly spared on the tanty front, my kid's the kid dropping F-bombs in public and mispronouncing "clock" at the top of her lungs, over and over and over again...
I'll be joining this thread soon.
Expecting our first, a girl, in January
Trying to enjoy my last few weeks of full nights of sleep
Congrats(!), and don't stress, it's not a given. Some people get kids that sleep through the night from the get-go, others have it fall into place later, and some of us sleep train. There are (usually) options. Until then, there's always the liquor cabinet and dark corner to rock in as an option. :)
