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!)
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