Today we went to the park. Cruz also tried bananas for the first time today! He liked it I think! :)
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Saturday, July 27, 2013
More crib. No swing!
After watching the monitor I saw Cruz waking up in his swing and trying to ROLL out of it. I ran into his room and from then on out he's either been sleeping in the crib, car seat, or with me. I borrowed a motorized bassinet yesterday and he slept great in the crib with that in it. He had a 5 and 4 hour stretch. The second time I went to him I took him to bed with me. We sleep later if he's with me. It's almost 8:30. He normally wakes up at 6:30/ 7. I will take 8:30 any day!
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
The swing. The crib
No major update here. Cruz has been sleeping a little better but getting him to sleep in the crib has been hard. Yesterday he took a good morning nap in the crib. Afternoons nap was short but nonetheless it was a nap. Today on the other hand has been hard. So far at 4:30 pm no naps in the crib. Lots of crying though :( if he doesn't calm down I either console him, pick him up, put Jim in the swing, or let him stay up. I did all these. Right now I'm trying to get a nap in. We'll see ...
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Shaken not stirred
Rant: SLEEP
I'm titling this shaken not stirred because I'm a little frazzled these days. Cruz has decided to throw me through a loop with his sleep patterns which in turn has caused me to lose even more sleep than I had before. He was sleeping 5 - 7 hour stretches. Not a lot but I saw a gradual increase which was giving me hope. We went to DFW for Colton's birth and that's when Cruz decided that sleep was overrated. I have tried so much - swaddles, nursing to sleep, white noise, moved him into his own room, solid food (introduced last week - he loves it), and stuck to a very rigid bedtime routine which is play, food, good night kiss from daddy, pj's, story, nurse, sleep. I am very consistent as to when he goes to sleep give or take 30 minutes depending on his state (tonight he went to sleep early because he didn't take ANY naps today). Anyway, I feel and sound like a broken record. I am constantly talking about his sleep schedule because I rely so much on it too as I wake up and tend to him. With him being in our room I was able to snatch him up pretty easily because the walk wasn't far. Now he's upstairs so I'm awake by the time I get to his door. He has been sleeping about 3 hours (going down at 7 and sleeping till around 10:30) after that he'll wake up almost every hour! Before he would sleep 5 - 7 hours but on average 4 and then only wake up 2 times/ night. 3 if it was a bad night. I'm just tired and frustrated. I just want to know what to do. I have a ton of parenting books that I'm trying to cram in so I can be show the way. What I've learned is nothing is textbook. Nothing! I need to transition his from his swing to crib. I have been gradually trying with very little success. I wish I could just place him in there and he's magically sleeping. When I place him in there now he goes from a sleeping baby to wide awake and annoyed. To make things even worse is the fact that Cruz is getting pretty heavy/ big. I went to place him in the swing tonight and lost my balance. I try to slip him in without any crazy movements so he won't wake up. Instead I fell. He wasn't affected, thank goodness but with my current frazzled demeanor I feel like I'm a terrible mom. I know I'm overreacting but I just feel defeated today, yesterday, over the last month. It's not Cruz's fault - I'm sure he'll be unaffected by this in the long run although I feel like this phase could not pass any slower.
RAVE: Active
Now that I've spent much of this entry complaining about me I would like to rave about Cruz. First, he's eating rice cereal which he loves. Although I really didn't want to give him solid foods until 6 months I started to notice that he was eyeing everything that was going into my mouth. Then I noticed that he was actually excited to take his meds. He would reach for it like it was delicious. This is when I decided that at 19w he was old enough to eat foods. My doc said I could start as early as 16w. Well at around 5p.m. I give his rice cereal. He reaches for the spoon which is cute but messy. Then he eagerly opens his mouth up widely. So cute. He also takes his hands and grabs the spoon which in turn gets the rice cereal everywhere. I love his involvement but yes, it's messy to say the least. Grama Webb is getting us a high chair for my b-day so at least it will be a little more organized. He's also rolling around like a mad man. I can no longer set him down on a blanket and walk away for a second. He's all over the living room. He gets a little mad with being on his tummy only because he wants to crawl. He's becoming VERY strong so I'm sure it's coming sooner rather than later. Same holds true with sitting up. He's trying. In fact, he is sitting up in the bassinet that Grama bought for Cruz during our last visit. He's a wild man. I definitely think he's outgoing. Whenever we're at the Little Gym or Baby Story time he's the loudest baby there. He's not mad he's just vocal. Makes me proud. I want him to be confident and happy (probably why I get sad when he's having a hard time).
Brian and the kids left for DFW today. We stayed behind because of Cruz's sleep troubles. I am hoping to have him sleeping a little longer (please pray for us!)
Pics to follow!
I'm titling this shaken not stirred because I'm a little frazzled these days. Cruz has decided to throw me through a loop with his sleep patterns which in turn has caused me to lose even more sleep than I had before. He was sleeping 5 - 7 hour stretches. Not a lot but I saw a gradual increase which was giving me hope. We went to DFW for Colton's birth and that's when Cruz decided that sleep was overrated. I have tried so much - swaddles, nursing to sleep, white noise, moved him into his own room, solid food (introduced last week - he loves it), and stuck to a very rigid bedtime routine which is play, food, good night kiss from daddy, pj's, story, nurse, sleep. I am very consistent as to when he goes to sleep give or take 30 minutes depending on his state (tonight he went to sleep early because he didn't take ANY naps today). Anyway, I feel and sound like a broken record. I am constantly talking about his sleep schedule because I rely so much on it too as I wake up and tend to him. With him being in our room I was able to snatch him up pretty easily because the walk wasn't far. Now he's upstairs so I'm awake by the time I get to his door. He has been sleeping about 3 hours (going down at 7 and sleeping till around 10:30) after that he'll wake up almost every hour! Before he would sleep 5 - 7 hours but on average 4 and then only wake up 2 times/ night. 3 if it was a bad night. I'm just tired and frustrated. I just want to know what to do. I have a ton of parenting books that I'm trying to cram in so I can be show the way. What I've learned is nothing is textbook. Nothing! I need to transition his from his swing to crib. I have been gradually trying with very little success. I wish I could just place him in there and he's magically sleeping. When I place him in there now he goes from a sleeping baby to wide awake and annoyed. To make things even worse is the fact that Cruz is getting pretty heavy/ big. I went to place him in the swing tonight and lost my balance. I try to slip him in without any crazy movements so he won't wake up. Instead I fell. He wasn't affected, thank goodness but with my current frazzled demeanor I feel like I'm a terrible mom. I know I'm overreacting but I just feel defeated today, yesterday, over the last month. It's not Cruz's fault - I'm sure he'll be unaffected by this in the long run although I feel like this phase could not pass any slower.
RAVE: Active
Now that I've spent much of this entry complaining about me I would like to rave about Cruz. First, he's eating rice cereal which he loves. Although I really didn't want to give him solid foods until 6 months I started to notice that he was eyeing everything that was going into my mouth. Then I noticed that he was actually excited to take his meds. He would reach for it like it was delicious. This is when I decided that at 19w he was old enough to eat foods. My doc said I could start as early as 16w. Well at around 5p.m. I give his rice cereal. He reaches for the spoon which is cute but messy. Then he eagerly opens his mouth up widely. So cute. He also takes his hands and grabs the spoon which in turn gets the rice cereal everywhere. I love his involvement but yes, it's messy to say the least. Grama Webb is getting us a high chair for my b-day so at least it will be a little more organized. He's also rolling around like a mad man. I can no longer set him down on a blanket and walk away for a second. He's all over the living room. He gets a little mad with being on his tummy only because he wants to crawl. He's becoming VERY strong so I'm sure it's coming sooner rather than later. Same holds true with sitting up. He's trying. In fact, he is sitting up in the bassinet that Grama bought for Cruz during our last visit. He's a wild man. I definitely think he's outgoing. Whenever we're at the Little Gym or Baby Story time he's the loudest baby there. He's not mad he's just vocal. Makes me proud. I want him to be confident and happy (probably why I get sad when he's having a hard time).
Brian and the kids left for DFW today. We stayed behind because of Cruz's sleep troubles. I am hoping to have him sleeping a little longer (please pray for us!)
Pics to follow!
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Time flys!
First off I can't believe it's almost been a full week since I have posted! I'm a bad bad bad blog writer!
This is my 3rd time to be up tonight (it's 4:58 am). I noticed Cruz was up. I didn't come to him at first because he wasn't really crying. He was talking and stirring around but not crying. Well it got louder so here I am.
I moved Cruz to his room. In trying to get him on a sleep routine. I'm not doing too well with it. He is a very spirited little baby who loves life more than sleep.
I learned that his sleep regression is real and valid. He was going through his 4th leap during weeks 15 through 19 which causes all good sleep routines to be thrown out the window. Google wonder week 19.
He started eating rice cereal last week. He loves it! Truthfully I think he just loves food!!!
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Yesterday was a killer for us!
Cruz and I didn't get much sleep yesterday so I decided to go back to the swing last night. Mainly because I was too tired to enforce anything else. I got some sleep thank goodness. I am delirious sometimes when I wake up and feed him. He didn't sleep crazy long although I am thankful. I did get sleep. I'm going to attribute this regression to his ear infection and teething.
Today we're checking out the little gym!
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Bye bye back to sleep!
Cruz is rolling over a lot lately which means he's outgrowing the swing to sleep in. I tried to have him sleep in the pack n play last night. Unsuccessful. Below is the amount he slept and the location. I know I have to stick with it. It's just frustrating. He falls asleep next to me but I can barely sleep. He's in the pack n play right now along side our bed. He's not sleeping but is entertaining himself. Pray for us. I have a feeling there will be a lot of sleepless nights for me!
Yesterday marked a year ago when I found out I was pregnant!!!
Oh and take a look at those curls!!!
Monday, July 8, 2013
Trying to get back on schedule
Cruz has been very active lately. He is talking and rolling over. He's so entertained by everything. I have fun blowing on his tummy. Big laughs when I do this. My heart melts when he smiles and he does it often. Lots of poopy diapers lately. He's still a hungry hippo. All the books I've read said that around this time he should taper off nursing. He hasn't yet! We have about 8 to 10 times/ day. We went to baby storytime today. I love days that we can be around babies his age. Makes me proud to see how advanced he his and how talkative he his. I'm sure in going to brag about him for the rest of my life!
Sat we went to SFA to visit where daddy went to school. Sunday we were lazy and stayed in our Jammys.
Friday, July 5, 2013
It's been a while'
First off Cruz didn't sleep well while we were in Dfw. I thought it was the new environment although it could be a number of things. He is officially teething and has an ear infection. Poor baby! I'm squirting liquids in his mouth like crazy. Get better sweet baby!
We visited Grama at work
We visited Grandma Cake, Papa David, Poppy, Aunt Chelsea, and Cretia
We came home on Monday and I didn't even get dressed on Tues.
yesterday was July 4th. Cruzer slept through it soundly. We didn't have to leave the house. Saw them from our backyard!
Tomorrow we're making our way to SFA to see where Brian went to college :)
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