After today I have decided to become a saleswoman for sleep positioners. Although I love spending every moment with Andrew, I've been desperately wanting him to sleep in his bassinet and have a decent nap. Before today, every nap was taken in my arms or Kevin's arms... and around 3am that gets a little tiring. Today we tried out his sleep positioner in his bassinet and he was out for 2 1/2 almost 3 hours. It was AMAZING! We were able to have two fun visits with friends AND get some dishes/laundry done... and I even got a short nap! We're also trying to be really vigilant with the Baby Whisperer E.A.S.Y. schedule (eat, activity, sleep, time for you) and that seems to be helping as well... although it's tough to make Andrew want to be active after eating...he'd rather fall right asleep. Fortunately, his diaper explosions and changings happen so frequently that we can count those as his activity :-) We are hoping he'll choose to sleep a little bit tonight in his bassinet instead of partying all night thinking it is daytime.
(Andrew sleeping soundly in his bassinet w/his sleep positioner)
Another highlight of the week was our first trip to the doctor with Andrew.
(Kev checking Andrew in at the doctor's office)
He weighs 7 lbs 6 ounces, which means he's gained one ounce since coming home from the hospital (he weighed 7 lbs 5 ounces on Wednesday before we left). Yay! He also did an awesome job testing out his reflexes.
(waiting for the doctor in his birthday suit)
The doctor was worried that his jaundice was getting a little worse (he had some jaundice at the hospital on Wed. and his face was a little yellow), so we had to take him downstairs to the lab for a shot. :-( Poor kid! He was such a good sport. I left the room because I couldn't watch and Kev held his arm to offer some support. He chewed like a mad man on his pacifier and when the shot got put into his little foot, he didn't react at first... and then all of a sudden his eyes got HUGE and he just whimpered a little and then it was all done. We were so proud of him! Later in the afternoon we got a call letting us know that the jaundice wasn't severe so he was OK and just needed some sunlight and no more shots!!
(Andrew sleeping soundly in his bassinet w/his sleep positioner)
(Kev checking Andrew in at the doctor's office)
(waiting for the doctor in his birthday suit)
4 comments:
Looks great! Congratulations to your family. If your little guy outgrows the positioner in a few months, I think I know somebody who would want to give them a spin. And... as he weighs 7 pounds 6 ounces, I think that makes sense. What's Kevin? 7 foot 6 inches?
it's all about finding out what works for your child. go sleep positioner!!
First of all, Congrats! It sounds like you guys are doing great. When Hannah was first born, she also thought nighttime was daytime. We didn't indulge that nasty little habit at all and after about two weeks she realized that if Mommy and Daddy are sleeping it is pretty darn boring around here. She has been sleeping through the night ever since! I don't expect to be so lucky with my next kid. Lots of Luck!
Congrats! You three are so cute! Mini eggs and Girl Scouts are my fav too!! Good tip on Sleep Positioners too....write it all down for us non-pregos!
Hope to see you soon!
Molly
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