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    Shane Thomas: Five Months

    June 27, 2018

    It’s about time for Shane’s five month update! (Since we’re two weeks late 😅.) This month everything finally seems to feel even more normal. Let’s jump right in!

    Size: I do weigh Shane at home but I don’t have his exact weight for when he turned five months old. He is still in 3-6 month clothes and moved up to size 3 diapers.

     

    Sleep: Shane is a pretty decent sleeper. He takes 3 naps during the day and wakes up around 1:30-2:30am and again around 5:30-6:30am. During his first two naps he usually wakes up halfway through and we have to rock him back to sleep but he will usually sleep for about 1.5-2 hours. His last nap of the day is usually around 20-30mins.

     

    Loves: Mommy and daddy, playtime, his puppy, and being held in his carrier on mommy.

     

    Hates: Being tired

    Milestones:

    • We have lots of fun milestones from this past month! We went on our first plane right this month to Florida to visit my grandparents. Shane did so well on the plane both times and also did well while in Florida. His sleep was a bit disrupted but nothing too terrible. He got to meet my grandparents for the first time and it was so special! I was going to just add the pictures for the trip into this months recap but I was just looking through them and decided I’m just going to do a separate post on our trip since I have more pictures than I thought!
    • We also started solids this month! So far Shane has tried bananas and avocado and I can’t tell if he loves them or not haha. He doesn’t show too much of a reaction but he does keep opening his mouth for more so it seems like he likes them. It’s been so fun to feed him and I can’t wait to keep introducing new foods to him!

    So that’s about it for this month! I cannot believe how much he’s grown! Where did my baby go?!

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    Shane Thomas: Two Months

    April 2, 2018

    Hi friends. I’m here to finally recap Shane’s second month! We honestly fall more and more in love with him every day and can’t believe that God gave him to us. He’s such a blessing and is growing so fast!

    Size: At his two month appointment the doctor weighted him in at 10 lbs 1 oz, which was a bit weird because my scale at home said he was around 10 lbs 10 oz but that’s okay. He was also 22.125 inches long!

    We moved up to size 1 diapers this month and 0-3 month size clothes!

    Sleep: Sleep has gotten a little more consistent this month. He still sleeps about 4-5 hour stretches at a time. He only wakes up about once a night so I’m very thankful for that! Sometimes it’s a bit hard to get him down and occasionally he fights going back down in the middle of the night too but overall he’s a good sleeper!

    Naps also got better this month. We are starting to get into a little bit more of a routine and he definitely seems a lot more sleepy this month. His first few weeks I swear he never slept. He never even seemed tired – it was the most bizarre thing. But he now starts to act tired after being up for about 1 1/2 – 2 hours.

    Loves: Eating, his mama and dada, and meeting new people. He almost always gives the biggest smile to any new face he sees. It’s so cute.

    Hates: He honestly doesn’t hate much. He’s a very laid back baby. He does get cranky when he’s tired and he has to wait a couple of minutes to eat.

    Our first walk 🙂

    Milestones: Shane started smiling this month and it’s our new favorite thing. He is still super strong and is doing amazing at tummy time. He just growing so much and becoming even more alert with each passing day. We went on our first family walk this month too and that was so fun. Also, Shane took his first nap in his crib. I didn’t think I would be okay having him sleep in his room until he was much older but he sleeps so much better in his crib. I just use the monitor and check on him often. 🙂

    Personality: Shane has become a lot more laid back this month, like I mentioned earlier. He barely ever cries. He only started yelling if he’s hungry and wants to eat, and that’s about it haha.

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    Shane Thomas: One Month

    February 16, 2018

    Hi friends! Even though I’m a few days late with writing this post, I figured better late than never! I also have so many ideas for posts that I want to write but just have no time to write them now! I will get around to it eventually though. I’m still planning on sharing Shane’s nursery tour and my breastfeeding journey (so far). For today though let’s talk about how Shane’s been doing the past month.

    Size: At his one month appointment he was 8 lbs 7 ozs. He’s gained two pounds since his lowest weight. He is 21 1/2 inches long now. He’s starting to outgrow all of his newborn clothes and I just can’t believe it.

    Sleep: Shane is still not on any kind of strict schedule when it comes to sleep but for the most part he is doing really well with sleeping. He basically will sleep wherever we put him – and for that I am so grateful! He usually gives us about a 4 hour stretch at night which is glorious. A couple of nights he even went 5 hours!

    The past couple days he absolutely refused to sleep and that was really rough but today has already been much better so I’m hoping that was just a little phase. But like I said, he really is doing quite well with his sleep, especially at night!

    He also stays awake for much longer than most newborns I assume. Sometimes he stays up for 3-4 hours and will absolutely not sleep no matter what we try. He honestly doesn’t even seem tired when he does this. He was very alert even from the day he was born. Everyone kept mentioning that in the hospital so maybe that’s just normal for him.

    Loves: Shane is very much laid back but he does love to be bounced on a yoga ball, loves the car, and loves to be in motion.

    Hates: Waiting more than 1 second for food when he’s hungry!

    Month One Milestones: Shane’s umbilical cord fell off very fast, when he was only 3 days old. He had his first bath the next day, which he was skeptical about at first but warmed up to it very quickly.

    Shane got to meet his puppy for the first time when we came home from the hospital and she absolutely loved him! We had to teach her not to lick his face because every time she could get near him all she wanted to do was cover him in kisses. It was so cute.

    Shane also is super strong! At his one month appointment, his pediatrician put him on his belly and was amazed at how strong he already was! Even nurses in the hospital and my lactation consultant mentioned how strong he was so that’s been fun to see.

    His eyes are still dark gray, but I’m assuming they will eventually turn brown because both Tommy and I have brown eyes.

    After his first bath!

    Personality: He is already very strong-willed like his mama. When he wants something he will let you know very strongly and will not stop until he gets it!

    This little boy is seriously the light of our lives and we are so blessed to have him be apart of our family. I can’t wait for all the years to come and watching him grow!

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    Baby Zin is finally here!

    January 20, 2018

    Shane Thomas Zinhobl finally joined our family last Friday after being 6 days late. His birth went super smoothly and we are now settling into life at home with a newborn. It has been the best and hardest week of my life that’s for sure, but I couldn’t be more in love with this precious gift God has graced us with. We are so undeserving but so very thankful he is ours. We love you so Baby Shane.

    I really want to write his birth story and share it here, as that is one of my favorite posts to read. I honestly don’t know how many of the details I’m actually going to remember but look for that sometime within the next month or so. 😉

     

    Shane Thomas Zinhobl

    January 12, 2018

    8:11 AM

    7 pounds 1 ounce

    20 inches

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