The Northcutt Family blog

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Thursday, October 22, 2009

Where do I start?!?!

I've been a bad blog updater!! Blogging has been put on the back burner but I'm going to update with pictures soon! I've also been a bad blog stalker - sorry I haven't left comments--I've pretty much just checked the updates on the side of my blog to see if there were any interesting/new/exciting news on anybody's blogs that I just had to read about!!



Anyway, we've been busy in the Northcutt household!!! Jace is growing like a weed!!! He's our little chunkster, compared to Reid. He's already about 2 pounds heavier than Reid was at this age and the same length! We just had his 2 month appointment and he weighs 12 pounds, 13 oz. and is 23 and a half inches long (75th for both). He has been the calmest, easiest baby!!!! And, he's so smiley - he loves to smile when people talk to him! So, there's hope for those of you who had a hard first one (which Reid was!!!!) He rarely fusses and if he does it's because he's either hungry or tired. I do wish he was sleeping longer at night, but at least he just eats and goes right back to sleep. It varies each night - some nights he wakes up every 4 hours, and then some nights he'll go 5-6 hours and then 4 after that. (During the day he pretty much eats every 3 hours). I'm still nursing and I love it! Although, I have about 10 pounds to lose that just won't come off - so frustrating!!!!

Reid is still doing really well in underwear - he is out of diapers and into big boy underwear all the time! However, I do pull-ups for nap and bedtime because I'm just not ready to tackle that battle (and plus, we have a child-proof door thing on his bedroom door so he can't get out to use the restroom.) And, we have done away with the paci!!!!! If I had known that it would not be a big deal, I would have done it long ago! He was just using it for sleep times, but the other day, I told him that we were going to do no more bobbies (what he calls his pacies) and that if he went without it at his nap he could have 3 M&Ms when he got up. Hasn't used it since! He has not even acted like he missses it - hasn't asked for it or anything. Yay!! Although, all these "big boy" changes means he's really growing up.

Whew!!! I have so many pictures to update with that it overwhelms me, but I will get to it! My next post will be about the best $40 ever spent.......

10 comments:

Natalie said...

welcome back! :)

funny, bennett calls his paci a "boppy" which sometimes sounds like bobbie. im dreading taking it away, but plan on it when he turns two...which is around the time i want to move him to a big boy bed. maybe it will work hand in hand, or maybe it will be a disaster!!

glad everything is going well with jace

Kara Wilson said...

YAY.. finally an update!! I have been missing your blog posts!!! Can't wait to see pictures soon! :)

kinsey said...

so fun to hear what yall have been up to!! hank was 10lbs 12 oz at one month so i'm VERY curious to see what he'll be at 2 months! hopefully we'll see you tomorrow!

Tiffany said...

Sounds like everything is going well :o) I can't wait to see more pictures - when you get the time, no pressure - I can't imagine what life with 2 is like yet. And I'm pretty sure you look great...I still have about 10 pounds to lose from Reagan & she's 1 1/2!

Cara Carroll said...

My sweet friend!! YAY for a new post!! I miss your sweet stories!! CAN'T WAIT to hear about the best $40 you've ever spent ;) Yay for Reid and all he's doing...he's seriously SUCH a big boy!! I'm totally coming to you when it's time to potty train Landon {which won't be any time soon...BOO} And I'm SO happy Jace is such a sweet baby!!! Doesn't it make things so much easier?!?! Love you, friend!!

Crafty Texas Girl said...

I know- dropping the paci was really easy for Afton too. I felt just like you, who knew it would be so easy?! It's amazing what a few M&M's can do!

tiffany | monuments and melodies said...

YAY! Welcome back to blogging! We've missed you :-)

Chelsi said...

So glad to see you back! I STILL haven't gotten rid of the paci- I'm a little scared, I'm not sure MandMs will do the trick for Carter.....I need to find soemthing that Carter will do things for- he's so hard headed! Oh, and I am super impressed at your potty training sucess, all I can say is wow- you're awesome!!

Liz and Garth said...

I have been thinking of you and hoping things are going well. Sounds like they totally are. :-)
So glad to have an update and can't wait to hear about this $40!!

Lindsay Wagner said...

can't WAIT to see pictures....been thinking about you guys! i am sure we are up together in the middle of the night with jace and ainsley! so glad to hear things are going well......now i just needs to see some pics of those precious boys! and i'm MORE than impressed that reid is potty trained AND gave up the paci! the "paci fairy" has been visiting hayden in the middle of the night....taking pacis and leaving treats. we are hoping to be rid of all of them soon!!! and after that we'll start potty training.....goodness....so much to do! ;)