normal??

charlie likes to eat and eat and eat. he will even eat in large crowds or at restaurants when he is distracted by everything going on around him. he just turns his head to look at things and then opens his mouth and waits for the food to arrive.

yesterday is a perfect example of his bottomless pit. by 12:30 he had nursed 4 times and had a nice sized breakfast and lunch. at 3:30 i nursed him again and by 5:30 he showed his signs that he wanted to eat again (ie: "attacking" me, crying when i leave the room, you name it). charlie usually has a dinner of oatmeal and bananas around 6ish so i nursed him and then prepared his oatmeal and nanners. bill and i had an ENT dinner to go to and bill's aunt amy was babysitting. amy fed him his oatmeal and nanners and was still wanting more so he got some applesauce. she played with him and then did his bath and bedtime routine. around 7:15ish she gave him his bedtime bottle - he took 8 ounces down and said he would have probably eaten more! since i nurse him i rarely see how much in ounces he eats, but i couldn't believe after almost 4 feedings in 4 hours he would have had more than 8 ounces!!! i can't complain though - he is one happy baby with a big belly that hangs over his pants!