Three month update

So it really is amazing to think that JW is already 3 months old.  This has been the longest, and yet shortest, 3 months in existence.  Lets start with all the bad things that I have experienced so far( lets get the short list out of the way)

Tough/crappy parts of the first three months of parenthood-

-Never being able to wake up on your own/lack of sleep

-Limited ability to go out with people (although we bring JW out often (to restaurants, bars, walking etc.) and    he seems to do fine with it.  Just keep  it to a reasonable level.)

-Crying can certainly be grating.  It also gets louder and higher pitch as time goes on

-Annoying people giving me advice:  Out of all the tough things this is the one that drives me the most insane.  If i want help I will ask for it and I don't care to have your opinion before then.

Now the good parts:

-You are a parent, its fun, enjoy it!

-As kooky as it sounds its one of the most interesting glimpses into human beings ever (its like a little experiement lol)

-The first smile makes the first 2.5 months not seem nearly as tough

-JW has made it through the night (5-7 hours) a handful of times and otherwise wakes up once.  

-MW and I are so much more confident in our parenting skills

First time to another state/travel with an infant

For Thanksgiving this year we MW, JW and our friend the Sailing foodie headed up to Vermont for some holiday fun.  Every year for the past couple years Thanksgiving has been a holiday that we have kept mainly to ourselves.  I think its really nice to have a holiday that you can do something un-family related.  Family is great, but there is a lot of family around this time of year, especially when all three of our birthdays are right around the end of summer/beginning of fall.

Anyway this was the first time that young JW has traveled anywhere farther than Reading.  It was a little bit nerve wracking to know that we would be traveling the day before thanksgiving with a 3 month old, but away we went.  Travel for us was EXTREMELY easy (because our baby is freaking awesome).  He woke up once on the way up, but we jsut stopped and feed him and he was content to sit in his car seat and play for the remaining 30-40 minutes.  On the way home he made the entire time!

There are a couple of things that I would recommend to bring with you for these trips, also a couple that I would say leave at home... 

Must have

3-4 bottles (although we were good about washing bottles, it was nice to have extras)

If you are bottle feeding bring enough formula to feed in the car if need be (if you are using premixed keep in mind that you may loose that bottle since you cannot refrigerate in the car.)

Plenty of burp clothes (especially if there is no laundry)

Carrier/stroller

If you have a play chair that the baby likes BRING IT.  We opted not to bring JW's froggie chair and it would have been nice to put him down for a couple minutes somewhere safe and secure, instead of always having to have someone hold him

Leave at home

Bath stuff (are you really going to use it?)

Pack enough clothes to have a couple extra, but not 50 outfits for a long weekend

Dress clothes are fine, but keep in mind pajamas or a nice onsie are so much easier

Bottle warmer (although it is great at home, just microwave some water, its much easier then moving the warmer)

He def didn't need as many toys/books as we brought.  If you are travelling with people he will more than likely get plenty of attention/stimulation

That is my first experience at packing/travelling with babies, but overall it went well.  I am sure the do's/don'ts will get more extensive when we travel with him for longer.  Until then Thanksgiving in VT went great.  Thanks BQ!

(left and below) MW and JW on our quest through Woodstock VT.  He loved the suit, but the hat took some getting used to.  He is going to be a little mountain man before we know it.  O yea did I mention he decided walking around town was a good time to take a nap...yup

( below) JW dressed for Thankgiving in his Mike Holmes suspenders and turkey bib

Yay for beating Gestational Diabetes

MW took her post pregnancy glucose test this week and passed with flying colors!  Yay for not having gestational diabetes anymore!  She goes for an appointment with the endocrinologist today for the final ok, but we aren't expecting any issues!

JW is doing wonderfully, we are getting on average 5-6 hours of sleep at a time at night now, which is excellent!  Here is a picture for everyones viewing pleasure....go Bruins!