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11 Weeks
Owen had to be introduced to sleeping in his crib at night over the weekend. I managed to work himself out of his chair and onto the floor in the middle of the night so to the crib he went. It definitely startled me to walk in his room, hear him crying but not see him where I'd put him last. Poor guy had a rude awakening that night. He's been doing great in his crib so far.
Last night he slept 7 hours straight which is awesome. I woke up more times than he did which is unfortunate but at least he got some good sleep. The last couple morning he's decided he only wants to sleep 1-1.5 hours at a time after his long stretch which means he's waking up about an hour before I need to start getting ready for work. I'm hoping that won't last too much longer.
We've survived 2 weeks of me being at work and it's been going okay. I've managed to not cry when leaving so that's a good thing. It kind of depends on what kind of mood Owen is in when I leave that makes it hard or easy to leave. I have a harder time if he's crying because I just want to comfort him. I think Owen and Daddy are adjusting to their time together. Pat told me tonight that he understands now why it was so hard for me to go back to work. He's missing him more now that they're spending more time together. I'm hoping that with me being back at work we'll be able to get more of a routine for the day and get Owen to nap a little better. He's goes down so well at night and I think it's because we have a set routine so I need to get his days figured out.
We've been going for walks when I get home from work since the weather has been so nice. It's good for both of us to get out of the house and I need the exercise!
Owen rolled over yesterday which was pretty exciting. He still hates tummy time on the floor so I tried having him lay on my stomach and then slid him onto the bed. He made it a couple of minutes and then rolled over! I think it was pretty accidental but it was still a rollover.
He's doing better with entertaining himself although he'd much rather have someone making faces at him or talking to him. I'll lay him in his bassinet and he'll get his little "massage" or lay him on his play gym and he'll be pretty happy for a little while.
He likes to look at himself in mirrors. He's starting to pull his legs up at the waist. The last couple of days he's made a few noises that were more from his mouth than his throat. Pat said he laughed again this morning. I was sad I missed it. He's learned how to smack his lips which is pretty funny. He's sucking on his hands more and will occasionally get a finger in but doesn't really have an interest in keeping it in.
Last night he slept 7 hours straight which is awesome. I woke up more times than he did which is unfortunate but at least he got some good sleep. The last couple morning he's decided he only wants to sleep 1-1.5 hours at a time after his long stretch which means he's waking up about an hour before I need to start getting ready for work. I'm hoping that won't last too much longer.
We've survived 2 weeks of me being at work and it's been going okay. I've managed to not cry when leaving so that's a good thing. It kind of depends on what kind of mood Owen is in when I leave that makes it hard or easy to leave. I have a harder time if he's crying because I just want to comfort him. I think Owen and Daddy are adjusting to their time together. Pat told me tonight that he understands now why it was so hard for me to go back to work. He's missing him more now that they're spending more time together. I'm hoping that with me being back at work we'll be able to get more of a routine for the day and get Owen to nap a little better. He's goes down so well at night and I think it's because we have a set routine so I need to get his days figured out.
We've been going for walks when I get home from work since the weather has been so nice. It's good for both of us to get out of the house and I need the exercise!
Owen rolled over yesterday which was pretty exciting. He still hates tummy time on the floor so I tried having him lay on my stomach and then slid him onto the bed. He made it a couple of minutes and then rolled over! I think it was pretty accidental but it was still a rollover.
He's doing better with entertaining himself although he'd much rather have someone making faces at him or talking to him. I'll lay him in his bassinet and he'll get his little "massage" or lay him on his play gym and he'll be pretty happy for a little while.
He likes to look at himself in mirrors. He's starting to pull his legs up at the waist. The last couple of days he's made a few noises that were more from his mouth than his throat. Pat said he laughed again this morning. I was sad I missed it. He's learned how to smack his lips which is pretty funny. He's sucking on his hands more and will occasionally get a finger in but doesn't really have an interest in keeping it in.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
10 Weeks
I started work on Monday and it was so, so hard to leave Owen! I cried all morning before getting to work and the first hour or so was pretty rough but I got through it. Pat had Owen on his own for the morning and he said it went okay. My sister got here Monday afternoon and watched Owen Tuesday and Wednesday morning. It's been nice having an extra pair of arms here to help with Owen.
I still don't know if my diet change has had an affect on Owen yet. Somedays he cries a lot and some days he's better. He's not as gassy as he was so that may be from the diet change? It's quite possible that he's just outgrowing it all too so we'll just have to wait and see. I'm hoping he outgrows it because I miss cheese and a host of other things. It seems like everyday I find something else I can't eat which is kind of depressing. Yesterday one of Pat's classmates brought a lasagna and bread over for us and I just had to smell it and watch Pat and Amanda eat it.
We put Owen in the Bumbo the other night and he seemed to really like it.
He's still sleeping great at night but terribly during the day. 20 minute naps make it very difficult to get anything done around the house so it's a disaster around here. He's really funny at night because he knows when it's time to go to bed. He'll be smiling and talking then all of a sudden have a total meltdown and I know it's time to get him to bed. We have a little routine of putting lotion on and he loves when I put it on his legs. He just smiles and coos. The other night I had taken him upstairs to put his pajamas on and he was so happy and smiling so I thought I'd take him downstairs to say goodnight to Pat andwe got halfway down the stairs and he started crying. We can't mess around with bedtime with this guy!
I still don't know if my diet change has had an affect on Owen yet. Somedays he cries a lot and some days he's better. He's not as gassy as he was so that may be from the diet change? It's quite possible that he's just outgrowing it all too so we'll just have to wait and see. I'm hoping he outgrows it because I miss cheese and a host of other things. It seems like everyday I find something else I can't eat which is kind of depressing. Yesterday one of Pat's classmates brought a lasagna and bread over for us and I just had to smell it and watch Pat and Amanda eat it.
We put Owen in the Bumbo the other night and he seemed to really like it.
He's still sleeping great at night but terribly during the day. 20 minute naps make it very difficult to get anything done around the house so it's a disaster around here. He's really funny at night because he knows when it's time to go to bed. He'll be smiling and talking then all of a sudden have a total meltdown and I know it's time to get him to bed. We have a little routine of putting lotion on and he loves when I put it on his legs. He just smiles and coos. The other night I had taken him upstairs to put his pajamas on and he was so happy and smiling so I thought I'd take him downstairs to say goodnight to Pat andwe got halfway down the stairs and he started crying. We can't mess around with bedtime with this guy!
Thursday, April 12, 2012
9 Weeks
Stats:22 1/8 inches (50%)11 lbs 10 ozs (70%)His head is 41.5 cm which is the 88%. He has a big head. He's starting to talk more when he's happy and those little noises make my day. They are the sweetest sounds and I look forward to them being even more frequent. We're still dealing with a lot of crying and the doctor wasn't much help. She checked his ears but they're fine so we can't blame it on that. She still doesn't think it has anything to do with my diet but I still have to try. If there's anything I can do to help my baby not cry so much then I'm going to try.
I'm dreading this week being over because I start work on Monday. Im going to miss that little guy like crazy. I keep hearing his little cry in my head and miss it while he's sleeping so not seeing him for 4 hours everyday is going to be hard.
My parents were here this last weekend which was awesome. It was nice to have some extra arms to help with Owen. Pat and I got to go out for a motorcycle ride on Sunday which was fun. We don't get much time together since he's so busy working and all
of my time goes to Owen and anything left is spent sleeping. We keep telling each other it is just a season.
I'm dreading this week being over because I start work on Monday. Im going to miss that little guy like crazy. I keep hearing his little cry in my head and miss it while he's sleeping so not seeing him for 4 hours everyday is going to be hard.
My parents were here this last weekend which was awesome. It was nice to have some extra arms to help with Owen. Pat and I got to go out for a motorcycle ride on Sunday which was fun. We don't get much time together since he's so busy working and all
of my time goes to Owen and anything left is spent sleeping. We keep telling each other it is just a season.
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Sleep and giggles
Owen slept for over 6 hours straight last night! I woke up before he did and had to make sure he was still breathing. I'm very thankful he sleeps well at night because it would make he crabbiness much harder to deal with during the day if he didn't.
I think he laughed for the first time today as well. I was sitting on the couch playing with him and Pat got to hear it as well. We about died. Total first time parents!
I think he laughed for the first time today as well. I was sitting on the couch playing with him and Pat got to hear it as well. We about died. Total first time parents!
Thursday, April 5, 2012
8 Weeks
This has been a tough week. I go back to work in a week and a half and it's all I can think about. The closer it gets the more I dread it. I know it's only a few hours a day but I've loved my mornings home with the little man. It'll be a rough transition for all of us I think.
Monday I started a dairy-free diet to see if that is what is causing all of the crying. It'll take a few weeks to see any changes if that is it. It is so difficult to find things that don't contain milk! I've had a hard time thinking of meals because we eat a LOT of cheese in this house. There are so many foods that I miss but if it helps Owen feel better I'll deal with it. Tuesday he did really well and then Wednesday was terrible. I had made some brownies on Tuesday so chocolate may not agree with him. Bad for me but good for my figure!
We had a morning full of tears today. We're working on getting Owen to take a bottle so he doesn't starve while I'm at work and it was awful. He cried for so long which made me cry. Nursing him is what calms him down most of the time so I felt like I was abandoning him when he needed me. I finally just took a shower while Pat worked at it so I couldn't hear him anymore. He eventually took it but it'll take some more effort so he doesn't scream for an hour first. His poor belly was making all kinds of noise from all the air he was swallowing. I'm starting to feel guilty for going back to work and leaving him but I hope it gets better. I think he wore himself out because he's been sleeping in the swing for almost 2 hours.
He always tucks his thumbs in when his hands are in a fist.
He tries to suck his thumb which is difficult due to the above mentioned tendency.
He's been sleeping great at night lately. He'll go down between 8-9 and usually sleep for 3-5 hours then I'm up with him for about 15-20 minutes and then he sleeps another 3ish hours and I'm up another 15-20 minutes then he sleeps for another hour or so and it's time to get up. He lets me know it's time to stay awake by doing lots and lots of stretching and grunting. He'll start to get mad if I don't turn the lights. He's usually pretty happy in the morning although it's kind of been hit or miss lately. He starts to get tired about an hour or so after we get up but we haven't figured out a morning nap routine yet.
He's liking his swing a lot more lately and has taken a few afternoon naps in it this week. It's been nice to have that time to get some things done.
He's taken a liking to swaddling again but we just do that at night.
He's had a stuffy nose for a weeks now and then over the weekend his left eye started getting gunky. The nurse at the pediatricians office sometimes they can get a cold in their eye and that's probably what it is. He has his 2 month check up on Wednesday so I have my list of questions ready! He'll get his shots that day as well which I am really not looking forward to.
His stats this week were:
11lbs 3oz, 22 inches long
He's doubled his going home weight which was 5lb 9oz!
Monday I started a dairy-free diet to see if that is what is causing all of the crying. It'll take a few weeks to see any changes if that is it. It is so difficult to find things that don't contain milk! I've had a hard time thinking of meals because we eat a LOT of cheese in this house. There are so many foods that I miss but if it helps Owen feel better I'll deal with it. Tuesday he did really well and then Wednesday was terrible. I had made some brownies on Tuesday so chocolate may not agree with him. Bad for me but good for my figure!
We had a morning full of tears today. We're working on getting Owen to take a bottle so he doesn't starve while I'm at work and it was awful. He cried for so long which made me cry. Nursing him is what calms him down most of the time so I felt like I was abandoning him when he needed me. I finally just took a shower while Pat worked at it so I couldn't hear him anymore. He eventually took it but it'll take some more effort so he doesn't scream for an hour first. His poor belly was making all kinds of noise from all the air he was swallowing. I'm starting to feel guilty for going back to work and leaving him but I hope it gets better. I think he wore himself out because he's been sleeping in the swing for almost 2 hours.
He always tucks his thumbs in when his hands are in a fist.
He tries to suck his thumb which is difficult due to the above mentioned tendency.
He's been sleeping great at night lately. He'll go down between 8-9 and usually sleep for 3-5 hours then I'm up with him for about 15-20 minutes and then he sleeps another 3ish hours and I'm up another 15-20 minutes then he sleeps for another hour or so and it's time to get up. He lets me know it's time to stay awake by doing lots and lots of stretching and grunting. He'll start to get mad if I don't turn the lights. He's usually pretty happy in the morning although it's kind of been hit or miss lately. He starts to get tired about an hour or so after we get up but we haven't figured out a morning nap routine yet.
He's liking his swing a lot more lately and has taken a few afternoon naps in it this week. It's been nice to have that time to get some things done.
He's taken a liking to swaddling again but we just do that at night.
He's had a stuffy nose for a weeks now and then over the weekend his left eye started getting gunky. The nurse at the pediatricians office sometimes they can get a cold in their eye and that's probably what it is. He has his 2 month check up on Wednesday so I have my list of questions ready! He'll get his shots that day as well which I am really not looking forward to.
His stats this week were:
11lbs 3oz, 22 inches long
He's doubled his going home weight which was 5lb 9oz!
Sleeping on one of our many walks.
My little hoodlum
I'm getting so tall!
Sleeping on daddy
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