The newest addition to our family has a really cool upgrade from the last one. He eats. Seeing as I have no good basis for comparison, I can't decide if he eats A LOT or just more like a normal baby than our last attempt.

Formula-fed babies generally eat every three hours. Ben followed this rule, eating at 8, 11, 2 and 5, like clockwork. (not that the child ever finished a bottle, but he did get hungry every three hours)

This one? He wants to eat more like every 2 hours. Sometimes, he is even trying to devour his hands after an hour or so! I try to hold him off because I think, truly, can he be hungry after inhaling 2-1/2 or so ounces of formula just an hour before? (and yes, he makes it clear he's finished, so it's not that I'm not making him enough)

But then eventually he starts trying to nurse everything in sight -- fingers, noses, shirts, big brother... if you enter this house and have boobs, watch out! So I make another bottle and he eats again! Usually only an extra ounce and a half or so but GEEZ. I'm thinking this will be a good place to add in the milk I'm soon-to-be overflowing with... speaking of which, it's a good thing I'm not trying to exclusively breastfeed because DANG, he'd be attached to me 24/7! (going by the general rule that bf babies generally eat every TWO hours, I'm guessing he'd want to eat every half hour or something!!!) ;)

Is this normal? Or did I just give birth to a monster eater? Not that he can't use some extra poundage, if only so that he can actually fit into some of his clothing....