Well, my saga about sleep continues. I think we are in a better place now, seem to have a bit of a routine of 9pm, 1am and 5am, give or take a half hour or so. I know as soon as I say this it could change but it's been holding for a few nights in a row. Even last night after a sleepy day yesterday. Getting up just once in the wee hours of the morning is a nice improvement over every three hours. I will gladly take it. Even got to sleep in a bit yesterday morning as Carey got him back to sleep after the 4:30ish feeding.
Of course as Cameron stays up more during the day, it can be a challenge to figure what to do with him. He can't really play or do much just yet. When he gets "tummy time" he really wants to push and scoot across the floor so we are definitely working on moving as soon as possible. Sometimes now in his bouncy seat, he leans forward as though trying hard to roll out of the seat. His big brother is probably inspiring him to want to get up and move and do things. Caleb teased him the other evening saying, "Can't catch me!" I told him to just wait. We talk often about how baby brother isn't big enough just yet to do many things.
Caleb has sometimes taken to tell us that we have two babies. Then he'll lay on the floor and say "Goo goo ga ga" and things like that. We've told him that we are so glad that he's a big boy that there are so many cool things that he can do. But we also make sure to give him a big hug and extra attention.
We are attempting to get things going a bit more for potty training. Trying to get Caleb on the potty a few times a day. That probably is partly why he wants to be a baby still. But, maybe soon we can get there and eliminate one set of diapers and pull ups to buy all the time.
Hope everyone is doing well and is enjoying the beginning of summer. I swear I have been meaning to post new pictures but the time just races by on us! How is it already Monday again?
Take care and talk to you all soon.
CC
Monday, June 9, 2008
Monday, June 2, 2008
The all night sleep was a fluke
Well, it would appear that the effects of all the vaccines are what caused Cameron to sleep all night the other night. But, there still might be the promise of full night sleep in the near future. I think that Cameron might be starting to move towards eating a bit more at a time. Yesterday we had a few 5 oz. feedings. And, he does seem to want to have a bit of extra food around 8ish before drifting off to sleep around 8:30-9. A bedtime may be emerging. Of course it varies when he wakes again, usually between 11 and 2.
So, we continue to wait and see. It's still very, very early in his little life so I know that the time will come that we will be looking back on this.
We do seem to have made some progress from the crying fits that would occur when riding in the car. Yesterday we made an hour long trip to Deltona with him sleeping. On the ride home, he only awoke and cried a little bit after we made a stop in Daytona. (Knock on wood) we have not had the crying fits on the short drive to daycare either. Maybe he's learned to adjust to the car seat.
Big brother Caleb is a happy boy as daycare has now returned to the fun summer activities like water day. This should hopefully balance the separation anxiety that might come as some of his friends stop coming for the summer and/or move on to pre-kindergarten.
All in all, things are good. Hope everyone is well.
CC
So, we continue to wait and see. It's still very, very early in his little life so I know that the time will come that we will be looking back on this.
We do seem to have made some progress from the crying fits that would occur when riding in the car. Yesterday we made an hour long trip to Deltona with him sleeping. On the ride home, he only awoke and cried a little bit after we made a stop in Daytona. (Knock on wood) we have not had the crying fits on the short drive to daycare either. Maybe he's learned to adjust to the car seat.
Big brother Caleb is a happy boy as daycare has now returned to the fun summer activities like water day. This should hopefully balance the separation anxiety that might come as some of his friends stop coming for the summer and/or move on to pre-kindergarten.
All in all, things are good. Hope everyone is well.
CC
Friday, May 30, 2008
A WHOLE night's sleep!
I know it's probably a fluke and not yet the norm but Cameron slept all night for us without waking up. BUT, he also had four shots yesterday and a vaccine by mouth at his two month checkup. He had a rough day at daycare but did okay for us in the evening. Lots of holding by Mommy seemed to help him feel a bit better. We also let him sleep in the swing just to try and help ensure he could sleep well. He's getting big for the swing though and so we really need to keep using the crib, even if he wakes up a few times. It's promising though to see that he can do it. So, maybe we're not too far away from it becoming a habit.
Cameron's checkup went well overall, he's now 11 lbs, 3 oz. All his measurements show good growth. He did well with the doctor and even was laughing and smiling as he finished up playing with him a bit. So, we'll just have to see what today brings for the little guy.
Caleb is doing well too, getting used to his baby brother and being more and more curious about him. We are hoping to start working on some potty training in the next month. But, a few of the kids from daycare are leaving and so I am wondering what the change will do for Caleb. Some of them are friends that he often talks about. I'll be watching for some separation anxiety at least because he's done that before with similar changes. Thank goodness for summertime activities though that may keep his mind off of it.
Well, I know I am way overdue for updated pictures. I must confess that this time around, we probably are already taking less pictures because it's just so busy day to day. Hopefully over the weekend I can get some good shots. Maybe even catch one of Cameron's baby grins.
Hope everyone is well! Take care!
CC
Cameron's checkup went well overall, he's now 11 lbs, 3 oz. All his measurements show good growth. He did well with the doctor and even was laughing and smiling as he finished up playing with him a bit. So, we'll just have to see what today brings for the little guy.
Caleb is doing well too, getting used to his baby brother and being more and more curious about him. We are hoping to start working on some potty training in the next month. But, a few of the kids from daycare are leaving and so I am wondering what the change will do for Caleb. Some of them are friends that he often talks about. I'll be watching for some separation anxiety at least because he's done that before with similar changes. Thank goodness for summertime activities though that may keep his mind off of it.
Well, I know I am way overdue for updated pictures. I must confess that this time around, we probably are already taking less pictures because it's just so busy day to day. Hopefully over the weekend I can get some good shots. Maybe even catch one of Cameron's baby grins.
Hope everyone is well! Take care!
CC
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Ode to sleep
Most of you out there reading this had a good night's sleep last night. You know, you just don't think too much about it and take it for granted when you are able to sleep a decent number of hours in a row. When you don't, it becomes something that you are very, very aware of.
I know that some babies sleep the whole night through right when they come home from the hospital. I do not have one of those babies. And I will not lie to people and say that he is sleeping through the night. I will certainly admit that I am a walking zombie.
However, it is amazing how you can adapt. Somehow one can get by with much less sleep than they ever thought they could. And thankfully, adorable baby smiles do help to sustain one to smile and get through the morning.
I have a list of life advice posted at my desk at work, my current mantra probably would be "However good or bad a situation is, it will change." I know at some point, we will cross over that line into the stage where Cameron can and will sleep all night. There will be times that we will backslide with teething, illnesses and such but there will be a time that this will not be the norm. I know with Caleb I could look back and it seemed such a short time in the greater scheme of things. It just seems like you will never, ever sleep well again.
Other than the sleeping situation, Cameron is doing well. Growing good, growing out of some of the tiny clothes already. His two month checkup is next week and he'll have some more of his shots. Poor little guy. One positive sleeping situation is that we do seem to be successfully using the crib now at night. Aside from his eating schedule, he's sleeping pretty good in the crib. Yay!
Big brother Caleb is doing well, still hungry for attention but he is adapting pretty good. Thank goodness for the bouncy seat that I bought which allows Cameron to hang out with us during playtime in Caleb's room or in the kitchen when dishes need to be washed. Caleb is a caring big brother and does try to help with things like calming Cameron when he wants to cry in the car (hates the car seat sometimes). He tried to bring me the bouncy seat last night so we could bring Baby Brother into his room.
Well, I should probably get going. The return to work is going fairly well as they have been going easy on me so far. So much has happened around here in six weeks!!!
Hope everyone is doing well. Will post newer pictures soon as I can.
Take care,
CC
I know that some babies sleep the whole night through right when they come home from the hospital. I do not have one of those babies. And I will not lie to people and say that he is sleeping through the night. I will certainly admit that I am a walking zombie.
However, it is amazing how you can adapt. Somehow one can get by with much less sleep than they ever thought they could. And thankfully, adorable baby smiles do help to sustain one to smile and get through the morning.
I have a list of life advice posted at my desk at work, my current mantra probably would be "However good or bad a situation is, it will change." I know at some point, we will cross over that line into the stage where Cameron can and will sleep all night. There will be times that we will backslide with teething, illnesses and such but there will be a time that this will not be the norm. I know with Caleb I could look back and it seemed such a short time in the greater scheme of things. It just seems like you will never, ever sleep well again.
Other than the sleeping situation, Cameron is doing well. Growing good, growing out of some of the tiny clothes already. His two month checkup is next week and he'll have some more of his shots. Poor little guy. One positive sleeping situation is that we do seem to be successfully using the crib now at night. Aside from his eating schedule, he's sleeping pretty good in the crib. Yay!
Big brother Caleb is doing well, still hungry for attention but he is adapting pretty good. Thank goodness for the bouncy seat that I bought which allows Cameron to hang out with us during playtime in Caleb's room or in the kitchen when dishes need to be washed. Caleb is a caring big brother and does try to help with things like calming Cameron when he wants to cry in the car (hates the car seat sometimes). He tried to bring me the bouncy seat last night so we could bring Baby Brother into his room.
Well, I should probably get going. The return to work is going fairly well as they have been going easy on me so far. So much has happened around here in six weeks!!!
Hope everyone is doing well. Will post newer pictures soon as I can.
Take care,
CC
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