Whoever thought that phrase should be synonymous with a good night sleep was crazy. Or, they just didn't know my baby.
Okay, out of the (I'm guessing) 5 people who actually read my blog, I'm getting desperate!!! Anyone who has advice, please help! Here's the situation: Peter used to be such a good napper and sleeper. At 3 months, I was getting up once per night, and he used to take good long naps during the day. Now, I'm lucky if he sleeps for a 4 hour stretch at night, and he naps for maybe a 30 minute stretch (if I'm lucky) a few times a day.
This all went south at his 4 month appointment. He had a horrible week and woke up screaming for several nights in a row after his immunizations. Still not sure why, but the day after his 2 month immunizations was horrible too. I supposed as the new and concerned parent I was, I wanted to hold him extra that week, especially while he napped. Ever since then, I scarcely see a night when he sleeps more than 4 hours in a row. Even worse, he wouldn't let me put him down to nap for a few weeks--I finally broke him of that habit, but lately he won't do more than catnap a few times a day. I suspect part of this is his paci attachment (he wakes up when it falls out of his mouth), and I suspect part of it is that he doesn't know how to self-soothe. Although it's strange because he was such a good sleeper before his 4-month appointment. What happened to my good sleeper??? And to any experienced parents who read this, what can I do? Do I have to let my son scream himself to sleep to teach him to self-soothe? I don't think I could bear that. And running in to put his paci back in his mouth every time it falls out obviously isn't an option either. Someone please help! :)
On an unrelated note, but just so I don't forget: Peter had his head ultrasound, and everything is just fine. Despite jumping from the 10th to 70th percentile in two months, the boy is okay. He didn't much like the experience of cold jelly and a wand put onto his head, but overall the experience wasn't too bad.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Friday, December 24, 2010
Life of Late
Aunt Melanie took pictures of Peter at 4 months, but I have yet to get copies of those pictures. So for now, here are some of him a little older.
It's been a busy two months since the last posting. We had a lovely Thanksgiving here in Maryland, and then went to Washington for a week in December. Peter had fun getting to know his Grandpa and Grandma Stucki. He is connecting with people socially now, and so it is fun for him to be with people, especially people other than Mom and Dad. Unfortunately, I forgot to bring my camera with me, and so I have no pictures of that trip. The only pictures of the trip are the ones that Melanie took of Peter, so hopefully I’ll have those pretty soon.
Peter has been growing like a weed! Since trying to get him off the bottle, I had perhaps been feeding him a little too much since I wasn't exactly sure what he was getting from nursing. As a result, at his 4 month appointment, he went from the 25% to 45% in height, the 10% to 70% for weight, and the 10% to 70% for head circumference. So, we now have a short, fat baby instead of a long skinny one. Once I addressed Peter affectionately as "fat boy", and now Chris enjoys addressing him thus. They measured his head three times just to be sure--once the first time, second by the nurse, and third by the doctor. They were a little concerned and gave us a referral for an ultrasound to check and make sure his head is okay. However, the doctor did say, "He's probably fine. It could just be that he genetically has a large head." I didn't respond that his father also has a large head, and that this was probably the case. We're not really worried about it, but I should probably get him in soon just as a precaution.
Peter has been meeting all of his milestones in a timely manner, but more so socially rather than physically. His head control has probably been the slowest, and now we know why. It must be hard to hold up that noggin! :) Anyway, he has been growing to be very social and attention-loving. He smiles and coos and laughs at just about everyone who smiles at him. When we were walking down the corridor to our flight to Washington, there were life-sized posters of smiling Southwest employees, and Peter was smiling at all of them. It's like he thought they were all there for him. So cute.
Peter also is very curious, and loves to be carried around and looking at everything. The downside to this is that we have to carry him around often to keep him happy. If we leave him in his swing for longer than he likes, he voices his frustration by lip-trills. It's quite amusing.
Two days ago, Peter finally flipped from his front to his back during tummy time. He hasn't done it since, but again, it's probably hard with that huge noggin of his.
In other news, Chris and I both have callings in the ward now. He is the varsity coach for the teacher's quorum, and I have been called as the Relief Society meeting coordinator (formerly the enrichment meeting coordinator). We have been joking that since they dissolved the ward activity coordinator calling, that those responsibilities will be relegated to me, as the Elder's quorum isn't usually one to plan activities. Anyway, since I was called to the activity, I had about two weeks to plan an elaborate Relief Society Christmas dinner. Thankfully, I had a lot of help and support from the 2nd counselor, and a committee. It turned out beautifully, and I'm so glad it's over!
I think 5 posts for one day is enough. So I'll call it quits. I'll take pictures of our Christmas tomorrow and post them soon. Merry Christmas everyone!
It's been a busy two months since the last posting. We had a lovely Thanksgiving here in Maryland, and then went to Washington for a week in December. Peter had fun getting to know his Grandpa and Grandma Stucki. He is connecting with people socially now, and so it is fun for him to be with people, especially people other than Mom and Dad. Unfortunately, I forgot to bring my camera with me, and so I have no pictures of that trip. The only pictures of the trip are the ones that Melanie took of Peter, so hopefully I’ll have those pretty soon.
Peter has been growing like a weed! Since trying to get him off the bottle, I had perhaps been feeding him a little too much since I wasn't exactly sure what he was getting from nursing. As a result, at his 4 month appointment, he went from the 25% to 45% in height, the 10% to 70% for weight, and the 10% to 70% for head circumference. So, we now have a short, fat baby instead of a long skinny one. Once I addressed Peter affectionately as "fat boy", and now Chris enjoys addressing him thus. They measured his head three times just to be sure--once the first time, second by the nurse, and third by the doctor. They were a little concerned and gave us a referral for an ultrasound to check and make sure his head is okay. However, the doctor did say, "He's probably fine. It could just be that he genetically has a large head." I didn't respond that his father also has a large head, and that this was probably the case. We're not really worried about it, but I should probably get him in soon just as a precaution.
Peter has been meeting all of his milestones in a timely manner, but more so socially rather than physically. His head control has probably been the slowest, and now we know why. It must be hard to hold up that noggin! :) Anyway, he has been growing to be very social and attention-loving. He smiles and coos and laughs at just about everyone who smiles at him. When we were walking down the corridor to our flight to Washington, there were life-sized posters of smiling Southwest employees, and Peter was smiling at all of them. It's like he thought they were all there for him. So cute.
Peter also is very curious, and loves to be carried around and looking at everything. The downside to this is that we have to carry him around often to keep him happy. If we leave him in his swing for longer than he likes, he voices his frustration by lip-trills. It's quite amusing.
Two days ago, Peter finally flipped from his front to his back during tummy time. He hasn't done it since, but again, it's probably hard with that huge noggin of his.
In other news, Chris and I both have callings in the ward now. He is the varsity coach for the teacher's quorum, and I have been called as the Relief Society meeting coordinator (formerly the enrichment meeting coordinator). We have been joking that since they dissolved the ward activity coordinator calling, that those responsibilities will be relegated to me, as the Elder's quorum isn't usually one to plan activities. Anyway, since I was called to the activity, I had about two weeks to plan an elaborate Relief Society Christmas dinner. Thankfully, I had a lot of help and support from the 2nd counselor, and a committee. It turned out beautifully, and I'm so glad it's over!
I think 5 posts for one day is enough. So I'll call it quits. I'll take pictures of our Christmas tomorrow and post them soon. Merry Christmas everyone!
Hair before and after
Peter had funny long hair that was strongly resembling a comb-over since he's been losing his beautiful thick baby hair. I know his hair hasn't come in yet, but his hair was driving me a little bit nuts, so I broke down and gave him a trim. See below.
You can see his hair thinning in this one especially.
4 and a half months
Decorating our very first Christmas tree in 6 years of marriage. Finally!
Peter loves to laugh and smile at his dad.
Peter doesn't have tons of patience for books yet--not surprising at 4 months.
Peter and Dad
Peter playing with Daddy. Peter so loves his daddy, as daddy so loves his son. I love watching them together.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
3 Months
This is our growing baby boy at 3 months. Thanks to Brandon and Becca for the super cute outfit (at least I'm pretty sure it's from them)! Sadly, I packed his clothes labeled "3 months" in with the 3-6 month clothes and only recently discovered my mistake. I think we only have a few more weeks wear of these new outfits. :(
I love this one because it showcases his shiny, fat cheeks. Since I am working overtime on getting back to solely breastfeeding, I think I may be overfeeding on the bottle a little. Oh well. It's nice to see him gaining when he was so skinny for so long! I'll be so happy when I can finally abandon the pump and actually go somewhere for more than a couple of hours. Hopefully we'll get there soon. Who knew it would be such a challenge to feed this kid!
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