Floor Nests

Ah, babies.  They are just so darn cute and cuddly!  Personally, I think God makes them that so that when they are NOT so cute and cuddly we dont eat them.  LoL!  Landon had to take a friend to a doctor's appointment today, and Luke is at his dad's this week, so it's just me and Daniel here at the house today.  I piled all the blankets and pillows on the floor in the living room and made us a little nest.  We have been cuddling, nursing and watching movies all day.  PERFECT.  I cant remember the last time I had a day to just relax.  Plus, yesterday I formed a little bit of a plugged duct on my left breast...so the rest and extra nursing is doing me a WORLD of good.

Last night, at my family's weekly fish fry, Daniel tried a few bites of mashed up potato.  He wasnt sure how he felt about it, but he didnt really make any nasty faces either.  I wasnt going to let him, but he was REALLY staring down Landon's plate and was trying to go for a bean.  I figured I'd better get his attention away from the choking hazard.  He's not quite ready yet to start solids full time, but it was fun to try!  LoL!  His Doctor wants him EBF until at least 6 months since he's not gaining much weight, but Landon was always a little guy too!  At Daniel's 4 month appt he weighed 11 pounds 14 ounces.  At birth he weighed 6 IB 2oz so he wasnt too far from doubling his weight like they like, but he had dropped off his curve on the 15 percentile down to the third.  Since there are more calories in breast milk than anything I could ever give him off the table she told me to hold off.  Oh, darn.  LoL!  I was wanting to do that anyway, but it's nice to have the pediatrician back you up when family members are practically shoving food down your baby's mouth.

Enjoy your weekend!  Say a few prayers for us if you could...always could use them.