davis - 11 weeks old!

i meant to do a monthly update on my littlest boy but somehow 2 and a half months have already passed.  i can hardly remember what was happening last week much less 2 months ago.  so i am going to try to be better about this...instead of waiting until march for his 3 month update i am just going to start now.  he officially turned 11 weeks old today (wednesday) and i cannot get enough of this baby boy.  he is just the sweetest, most cuddly little boy.  i was really worried about baby #2 because colin was such a great baby that i just knew davis was going to be the crazy one.  if he is, he hasn't made the transition yet.  :)  so at 11 weeks old, here is a quick update on davis james.

-he likes to sleep.  in the evening i usually put him to bed between 9pm - 10pm depending on his last feeding of the night.  he normally will sleep 4 - 5 hours so we are back up between 1am - 2am to eat again.  there have been several nights that he has slept until 3am - 4am...i am hoping to get more of those nights soon!  he naps all throughout the day but is awake for a good 1 - 1.5 hours during and after each feeding.  so if he wakes up at 5am to eat he usually stays awake until about 630am and then sleeps until it's time to eat again.  he has a lot more awake time in the afternoons/evenings.  hopefully he will start sleeping longer periods at night, especially since i will be back at work in less than 1 week.

-my boy also loves to eat.  he eats about 4 oz (i am guessing here since my boobs don't have an ounce indicator) every 3 hours.  the last few days he has been eating about every 2.5 hours instead.  we have started giving him one formula bottle every day.  the pedi suggested doing this because i am going back to work soon. i am planning to pump but i am not sure how successful that will be. she said this will make sure he is used to the formula and it's great because i am putting at least 4 oz of breastmilk in the freezer every night after pumping.  i need to up my pumping times to increase the freezer stash asap but at least this helps.

-he has the sweetest smiles and loves to talk and coo.  he gets really excited when we respond back to his coos and he will just go on talking and talking and talking.  it is the sweetest sound - i didn't realize how much i missed those baby sounds and noises until now.  i want to get it on camera just so i can go back and listen to it one day when my little boys aren't so little anymore.  :)

- i think that is about it...i haven't been so good about doing tummy time every day - i will work on that.  he is getting really strong though and has pretty good head and neck control.  he absolutely loves to be outside just like his big brother.  if he is fussy or having trouble settling down after a feeding or nap we just go on a walk outside and he is instantly happy.  he doesn't cry much at all - if he does it's because he's hungry, wants his diaper changed, or he wants to sit up and look around.  :)  i am trying to teach him to give me kisses - already i know.  we'll see how that works out.  for now everytime i hold him, kiss him, snuggle him, he thinks it is dinner time!

i am amazed how fast the time has flown by - the days pass by so quickly i can never believe another week has gone by.  i know this will change drastically when i am back at work and 10 hours will feel like an eternity every day.  i am also just in complete awe of how much i love this little boy.  like everyone else i wondered how it would be possible to love him as much/in the same way as colin.  everyone told me ' you just do' and everyone was right.  it is inexplainable (is that even a word?) how much i love my two boys - they both bring me indescribable joy and happiness.  there really are not words to describe how i feel.  i thought life was good with one sweet boy to love on and now that love has doubled. i feel like the luckiest momma around.