Crew boo, Crew bear, bubba, baby boy etc. is EIGHT months old! I swear he hasn't grown in like 5 months but then I look at pictures and he's become a little boy! What the heck.
He is SO full of personality these days, its the best thing ever. June 23 I finally witnessed him roll over from his tummy to back hahah finally! He is OBSESSED with big boy food now. Like if he sees someone eating he yells until they give him some. Its the cutest thing ever, but also a little more difficult in restaurants.
Damon and I went to Red Lobster the other day and he was trying to grab everything. We tried to occupy him with toys and the little tray they bring the rolls out in, nothing worked. He would yell when he didn't get what he wanted (food) and it wasn't a loud restaurant at all. We gave in and gave him a roll to suck on and some broccoli. Of course he made a mess. So it begins!
THE FACE. Oh my gosh, his little scrunch or crinkle face is the cutest thing in the world. He does it randomly and wants you to do it back to him. It kills me. He squints his eyes, scrunches his nose, and does this kind of smile with his mouth. Sometimes he'll even do a noise with it.
Today we went swimming at grandma's pool and he was in LOVE with the water. Just kicking away and splashing the water with his hand. He got his face soaked (and whoever was holding him). He never complained about being in the water. He probably could have been in it all day. It was such a great time. We were able to hangout by the pool for like 4 hours. I hope he always loves the water.
His sleeping schedule isn't my favorite. He still wakes up a couple times a night. It also doesn't help that our house is getting SO HOT! Damon is currently setting up Crew's little AC unit thank goodness. [Its 78 degrees in his room right now].
He still nurses a lot too which I love but we are trying a lot of new foods too.
6.24.17
Saturday, June 24, 2017
Friday, June 16, 2017
almost 8 months
I've been writing a lot about the hard things about my experience of motherhood. I want to change that.
It is so easy to love that baby. It is so easy to have fun with him. It is so easy to make him smile and laugh. It is so easy to watch him sleep, and enjoy it.
I have no clue what I did to deserve that child. He is perfect. Other than his natural baby instincts, he is an ANGEL. He is so good when we go out and his "grumpy" is a lot of other children's normal temperament [at least that's what Damon and I have observed].
It is the absolute best to go get Crew from his crib after he's had a good nap or woken up for the morning. He has the most irresistible smile that will melt you. I probably kiss that baby over 300 times a day, no exaggeration.
This may sound weird, but I love the attention people give Crew. I love when strangers say how adorable he is, or say congratulations to me. The majority of people are good! I hadn't really believed that until I became a mom. People are helpful, kind, and happy for you.
My marriage has never been better. Once Crew was born, Damon and I stopped thinking only of ourselves. We had a common purpose. We were both obsessed the with that baby.
6.16.17
It is so easy to love that baby. It is so easy to have fun with him. It is so easy to make him smile and laugh. It is so easy to watch him sleep, and enjoy it.
I have no clue what I did to deserve that child. He is perfect. Other than his natural baby instincts, he is an ANGEL. He is so good when we go out and his "grumpy" is a lot of other children's normal temperament [at least that's what Damon and I have observed].
It is the absolute best to go get Crew from his crib after he's had a good nap or woken up for the morning. He has the most irresistible smile that will melt you. I probably kiss that baby over 300 times a day, no exaggeration.
This may sound weird, but I love the attention people give Crew. I love when strangers say how adorable he is, or say congratulations to me. The majority of people are good! I hadn't really believed that until I became a mom. People are helpful, kind, and happy for you.
My marriage has never been better. Once Crew was born, Damon and I stopped thinking only of ourselves. We had a common purpose. We were both obsessed the with that baby.
6.16.17
Thursday, June 15, 2017
a bittersweet mistake
Two nights ago I woke up in a panic. My mommy senses woke up to Crew crying hard and the monitor was not on so I could barely hear him! It was 4am and I hadn't fed him since 10:30pm. I had no clue how long he was crying or anything. I had the worst mommy guilt I think I've ever had. I ran to his room and fed him and he woke up at 7am. He was okay but I still felt SO BAD.
Last night, he ONLY WOKE UP ONE TIME! I put him down at 8:30pm and he woke up at 2:15am and is still sleeping right now at 6:20am. I had to go in and check if he was breathing. It's the first time I actually feel rested and the first time a little baby didn't wake me up for the day. It feels incredibly weird. Its also Damon's birthday! Happy Birthday Damon, you get a rested and extremely happy wife! YAY!
Hopefully this will become a pattern. I still feel super guilty for the other night but I guess it kind of worked out.
6.15.17
Last night, he ONLY WOKE UP ONE TIME! I put him down at 8:30pm and he woke up at 2:15am and is still sleeping right now at 6:20am. I had to go in and check if he was breathing. It's the first time I actually feel rested and the first time a little baby didn't wake me up for the day. It feels incredibly weird. Its also Damon's birthday! Happy Birthday Damon, you get a rested and extremely happy wife! YAY!
Hopefully this will become a pattern. I still feel super guilty for the other night but I guess it kind of worked out.
6.15.17
Sunday, June 11, 2017
is it possible for the CIO method to not work on all babies?
I think yes.
I followed all the "rules" and didn't go get him, didn't check on him etc. and it just wasn't getting better. Night 3 Damon and I decided we were going to stop doing this method. We aren't against letting him fuss for a little bit, but Crew just wasn't getting better at crying it out. It was still taking him 30 minutes at least to cry to fall asleep on night 3. I just wasn't doing that anymore. Especially when he would cry for naps which he took 3 times a day. That was just too much crying for me.
Okay so instead, I tried going back to the basics. I brought back the binkie. BUT I still don't swaddle him anymore. Although he hasn't rolled over from his back to his front, I'm sure he could. Bringing back the binkie was a good choice! He took it out but wasn't mad when he did. He fell asleep without it a couple times. He kind of just played with it.
Last night he had SIX uninterrupted HOURS of sleep. Oh my gosh, I woke up SO HAPPY.
Today is Sunday so we were all over the place all day. That baby only took one nap at home, poor kid. He took a 30 minute nap before church then a 30 minutes at church in my arms. Right after church we headed to my parents where I attempted to give him a nap. That did not happen. He was honestly SO good for only getting an hour of sleep the whole day. He fell asleep on the way home then we arrived and I fed him and put him down. At first he was fussy but I just tried to do everything without picking him up. I read him a book, replaced the pacifier, sang to him, and put my hand on his face/chest/hand. Slowly, I tried to get it so he didn't see me but could still hear me. Then eventually he didn't care that he couldn't see me and he fell asleep!
From this experience, it makes me wonder a few things. Maybe he doesn't need 3 naps a day that come to about 5 hours of sleep. Maybe I should put him to bed when he is REALLY tired like he was tonight. And maybe I should stop stressing about his sleep constantly ALL DAY.
He never gets super grumpy when he doesn't get a nap but I just want him to be the healthiest baby and I want him to have the opportunity to get as much sleep as he needs. My pediatrician told me to look for the signs of a tired baby so he isn't overtired when you put him down.
Before this experience I usually look at the time and if it's been 2 hours I have him take a nap. I didn't really see if he was tired. That will be my goal this week! He will hopefully still be getting the amount of sleep he needs.
Heres to a week of no crying and a healthy sleep schedule.
6.11.17
I followed all the "rules" and didn't go get him, didn't check on him etc. and it just wasn't getting better. Night 3 Damon and I decided we were going to stop doing this method. We aren't against letting him fuss for a little bit, but Crew just wasn't getting better at crying it out. It was still taking him 30 minutes at least to cry to fall asleep on night 3. I just wasn't doing that anymore. Especially when he would cry for naps which he took 3 times a day. That was just too much crying for me.
Okay so instead, I tried going back to the basics. I brought back the binkie. BUT I still don't swaddle him anymore. Although he hasn't rolled over from his back to his front, I'm sure he could. Bringing back the binkie was a good choice! He took it out but wasn't mad when he did. He fell asleep without it a couple times. He kind of just played with it.
Last night he had SIX uninterrupted HOURS of sleep. Oh my gosh, I woke up SO HAPPY.
Today is Sunday so we were all over the place all day. That baby only took one nap at home, poor kid. He took a 30 minute nap before church then a 30 minutes at church in my arms. Right after church we headed to my parents where I attempted to give him a nap. That did not happen. He was honestly SO good for only getting an hour of sleep the whole day. He fell asleep on the way home then we arrived and I fed him and put him down. At first he was fussy but I just tried to do everything without picking him up. I read him a book, replaced the pacifier, sang to him, and put my hand on his face/chest/hand. Slowly, I tried to get it so he didn't see me but could still hear me. Then eventually he didn't care that he couldn't see me and he fell asleep!
From this experience, it makes me wonder a few things. Maybe he doesn't need 3 naps a day that come to about 5 hours of sleep. Maybe I should put him to bed when he is REALLY tired like he was tonight. And maybe I should stop stressing about his sleep constantly ALL DAY.
He never gets super grumpy when he doesn't get a nap but I just want him to be the healthiest baby and I want him to have the opportunity to get as much sleep as he needs. My pediatrician told me to look for the signs of a tired baby so he isn't overtired when you put him down.
Before this experience I usually look at the time and if it's been 2 hours I have him take a nap. I didn't really see if he was tired. That will be my goal this week! He will hopefully still be getting the amount of sleep he needs.
Heres to a week of no crying and a healthy sleep schedule.
6.11.17
Friday, June 9, 2017
an unfortunate couple days ahead
We have to make our little guy cry it out. Ugh.
Well I guess we don't HAVE to. We need to. He has forgotten how to soothe himself and has been really wanting to nurse to sleep or only sleep in my arms. We decided if he is going to cry to learn to self soothe, we are using this time to get rid of the pacifier and stop swaddling him. He technically still hasn't rolled over from his back to his stomach but I think he is strong enough to.
The first cry it out day was yesterday morning. It took him just under 30 minutes, then the second nap he didn't cry at ALL. It was amazing. Both naps were 2.5 hours long. The night time was harder, which I expected. He cried for 30 minutes once again but slept really well. I only got up twice to feed him.
Today was different. He cried it out for his first nap and didn't sleep long at all. The "specialists" say that unless they sleep for an hour, don't go get them but let them cry themselves to sleep again. So I did that. 20 minutes later, he was back asleep. He slept for 2 hours but cried for 20 minutes in the middle of it. That doesn't sound like good sleep to me. Bleh. Anyways, for the second nap, he was actually really good and only cried for a little bit [thank goodness because I had friends over]. It wasn't that long of a nap, maybe an hour but I wasn't going to have him cry it out again. Then for his third nap, he went down pretty good again but it was only 45 minutes.
I HATE IT SO MUCH. Currently, he's been crying for 16 minutes and he is still going strong. People tell me that its a hard first couple days but its so worth it.
I know that this is the saddest thing in the world, but it will help him have healthier sleep, me have healthier sleep, and I know he isn't mad at me when he wakes up. I also know that it isn't "unhealthy" for him to do it. It's just extremely sad at the time.
06.09.17
Well I guess we don't HAVE to. We need to. He has forgotten how to soothe himself and has been really wanting to nurse to sleep or only sleep in my arms. We decided if he is going to cry to learn to self soothe, we are using this time to get rid of the pacifier and stop swaddling him. He technically still hasn't rolled over from his back to his stomach but I think he is strong enough to.
The first cry it out day was yesterday morning. It took him just under 30 minutes, then the second nap he didn't cry at ALL. It was amazing. Both naps were 2.5 hours long. The night time was harder, which I expected. He cried for 30 minutes once again but slept really well. I only got up twice to feed him.
Today was different. He cried it out for his first nap and didn't sleep long at all. The "specialists" say that unless they sleep for an hour, don't go get them but let them cry themselves to sleep again. So I did that. 20 minutes later, he was back asleep. He slept for 2 hours but cried for 20 minutes in the middle of it. That doesn't sound like good sleep to me. Bleh. Anyways, for the second nap, he was actually really good and only cried for a little bit [thank goodness because I had friends over]. It wasn't that long of a nap, maybe an hour but I wasn't going to have him cry it out again. Then for his third nap, he went down pretty good again but it was only 45 minutes.
I HATE IT SO MUCH. Currently, he's been crying for 16 minutes and he is still going strong. People tell me that its a hard first couple days but its so worth it.
I know that this is the saddest thing in the world, but it will help him have healthier sleep, me have healthier sleep, and I know he isn't mad at me when he wakes up. I also know that it isn't "unhealthy" for him to do it. It's just extremely sad at the time.
06.09.17
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
crew is 7 months old
The last month with Crew has been a blast.
A couple days after he turned 7 MONTHS OLD, we went to the lake with my parents! The drive was super long for some reason. There were a lot of people traveling to Eastern Washington and we had to stop to feed Crew and change his diaper a time or two. Oh AND my dad forgot the key to the Pink House so we started driving back. Thankfully, at the perfect time, Gus called and said he might have a key we could use to get into my grandparents place and eventually get into the Pink House. We stopped at the Sultan Bakery while figuring this all out and got the most AMAZING BLT's. It was a blessing and a curse.
Anyways, Crew was a champ. I think it took us 7 hours to get there. While we were there, he actually slept really good. I had him sleep next to me in bed since Damon wasn't there yet [that made it SO easy to nurse him at night]. Once Damon arrived, he slept horribly. He hated the crib hahah. Figures. We dragged a twin bed into the room and put it on the floor for him to sleep on. He liked that more than the crib thank goodness.
When it comes to sleep, he hasn't improved much. Since we traveled this last month, he hasn't been sleeping his nice 4 hour stretches. It's mainly three and sometimes two. Yes, I'm tired. (:
My sister keeps saying just have him cry it out! I'm not quite to that point yet and I'm glad I'm not because this last Sunday, June 4th, in Sacrament meeting, I noticed he has THREE teeth poking out of his bottom gums! I could not believe it haha. He has been fussy sometimes but nothing too bad at all! I'm so proud of him.
OH my gosh. ALSO on Sunday, he started doing THE cutest face where he scrunches his nose and squints his eyes. Its hilarious. Last night he was doing it like it was our secret language. He would do it then I would do it, back and forth. I have no idea what he is trying to communicate by doing it but its absolutely adorable.
I am obsessed with seeing his little personality come to life. He isn't crawling yet but can pivot himself a full 360 degrees. He's on his way! He still hasn't rolled over from his back to his belly, so yes we still swaddle out 7 month old hahahah. He is still loving that pacifier and relies on it to go to sleep.
Baby food!! HE HATES IT. I understand him hating the beef gravy and carrot flavors but he won't even eat applesauce. He wants to grab the food off my plate. I may start trying to get him to eat less mushy foods. I'm guessing he hates the texture of baby food. He will suck on a whole strawberry for hours, but hates applesauce. Who would have thought...
06.06.17
A couple days after he turned 7 MONTHS OLD, we went to the lake with my parents! The drive was super long for some reason. There were a lot of people traveling to Eastern Washington and we had to stop to feed Crew and change his diaper a time or two. Oh AND my dad forgot the key to the Pink House so we started driving back. Thankfully, at the perfect time, Gus called and said he might have a key we could use to get into my grandparents place and eventually get into the Pink House. We stopped at the Sultan Bakery while figuring this all out and got the most AMAZING BLT's. It was a blessing and a curse.
Anyways, Crew was a champ. I think it took us 7 hours to get there. While we were there, he actually slept really good. I had him sleep next to me in bed since Damon wasn't there yet [that made it SO easy to nurse him at night]. Once Damon arrived, he slept horribly. He hated the crib hahah. Figures. We dragged a twin bed into the room and put it on the floor for him to sleep on. He liked that more than the crib thank goodness.
When it comes to sleep, he hasn't improved much. Since we traveled this last month, he hasn't been sleeping his nice 4 hour stretches. It's mainly three and sometimes two. Yes, I'm tired. (:
My sister keeps saying just have him cry it out! I'm not quite to that point yet and I'm glad I'm not because this last Sunday, June 4th, in Sacrament meeting, I noticed he has THREE teeth poking out of his bottom gums! I could not believe it haha. He has been fussy sometimes but nothing too bad at all! I'm so proud of him.
OH my gosh. ALSO on Sunday, he started doing THE cutest face where he scrunches his nose and squints his eyes. Its hilarious. Last night he was doing it like it was our secret language. He would do it then I would do it, back and forth. I have no idea what he is trying to communicate by doing it but its absolutely adorable.
I am obsessed with seeing his little personality come to life. He isn't crawling yet but can pivot himself a full 360 degrees. He's on his way! He still hasn't rolled over from his back to his belly, so yes we still swaddle out 7 month old hahahah. He is still loving that pacifier and relies on it to go to sleep.
Baby food!! HE HATES IT. I understand him hating the beef gravy and carrot flavors but he won't even eat applesauce. He wants to grab the food off my plate. I may start trying to get him to eat less mushy foods. I'm guessing he hates the texture of baby food. He will suck on a whole strawberry for hours, but hates applesauce. Who would have thought...
06.06.17
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