Saturday, July 12, 2008

Progress

People have been asking me for updates on the chimp so here are the latest stats:

As of July 4th:

Weight: 20 lbs 2 oz (yes, this is considerably above average - okay, it's off the chart)
Length: 66 cm (within normal range)
Head Circ: 42.5 cm

So I have an incredibly chubby baby and until recently it was completely my own doing. However, we started her on the cereals about a month ago and in the last week or so we've started introducing some veggies to her diet. Some are more popular than others, but none are as popular as the boob.

In the last three days we have also begun to employ the cry it out method of getting the chimp to sleep. I hate it. I feel like a terrible person and that I am scarring my baby for life. The thing is, I think it's starting to work. The crying time seems to be shortening (touch wood) and hopefully soon there will be no crying at all. I'll keep you posted.

4 comments:

Mike said...

Oh, I remember those Ferber days. They were heartbreaking, but if you're consisten, it works. I feel for you.

Jason said...

How could anything possibly be as popular as the boob? I'm just sayin'...

Kat said...

Cry it out works, but it is so tough. Scott had to leave town on work before it actually worked (he kept breaking down on me). Then after two nights Max caught on. But yeah, it sucks.

Stephanie said...

How's the crying it out going? I still have flashbacks of lying on the floor in the hallway outside Charlotte's bedroom door while she howled for what seemed like hours.