I took Ian in to the pediatrician’s office today because he’s been rubbing his left ear a lot. I’ve talked to a few mothers on RaisingThem and said that could be an early symptom for an ear infection. Good news is that he doesn’t have an ear infection….then not-really-bad news is that he has started teething. Doctor confirmed today….Ian is teething. That means there’ll be more drool, more gnawing on anything and everything, and more irritability.

More good news….he should start sleeping through the night. At this point, if he is getting up to eat, the doctor said it was more from habit than actually wanting to eat. So I try and start weaning him off night feedings. Right now, he’s only getting up about twice a night (last night, only once because we were still up the first time he got up) and he’s only nursing for 5-10 minutes. It’s rare that he eats for longer. This does mean some bad news for Jesse though. The doctor suggested letting him cry when he wakes up at night and see if he doesn’t fall back asleep. He suggested letting him cry for a good 5 minutes before trying to comfort him. Now I just need to remember that at 3am.

Oh yeah, Ian is now a whomping 19lbs and 5oz. He is definitely a well-fed boy.