You wouldn't be able to tell this baby was sick unless you knew him. He still seems like a pretty happy baby, just fussier than usual. He hasn't napped well and on the way home last night he was really fussy and kept hitting his left ear. I suspected an ear infection then, but he actually slept really well last last night. He slept in his crib from 8pm-3am only waking once at 10:30 for his
paci. That made me think maybe he didn't really have an ear infection. I told daycare today to call me if he acted weird. They did because he was kind of fussy and acted like he was in pain when sucking his
paci. I got an appointment for him and sure enough it's an ear infection in his left ear.
I found out he is 15 lbs and 25.5 inches. Such a big boy! Look at him trying to sit up by himself in the bathtub. He does the same thing in his
carseat.
I just hope and pray he sleeps tonight like he did last night!
I'm not saying I'm ready to just let him scream his head off, but it has seriously gotten to the point where we need to start trying new things. Mitchell is going to be 4 months in a week, and he still gets up twice a night, once if we put him in his swing. I read that babies don't NEED to eat during the night once they reach 11 pounds. Well, we have been there for about two and half months, apparently Mitchell didn't read the same book. I think the longest he has ever slept in his crib without waking is five hours. He has slept longer in his swing, but I don't really count that because he can't sleep there forever. In fact, he has occasionally slept through the night in his swing. 
Anyway, I want to try implementing a schedule to see if that helps anything. I told daycare on Monday that I wanted them to try to get him to wait four hours between feedings. They were able to do it with no problem. He tends to be a predictable baby for the most part. I never really tried a schedule with him because it never worked with Maya. When Maya was a baby I found myself spending way too much time and stressing over being on schedule that we were both happier when I just followed her cues. But this time around may be different. Mitchell is a different child and may thrive on a schedule. We will see how the next couple weeks go with my attempt to get him on routine. 
