Happy half bday!!! 6 months old!

Since his 4 mo visit he has grown 2 inches, gained 2 pounds and his big noggin is 1 inch larger!!!  He also loves apples, is trying to crawl, sleeps in his crib 50% of the time, has friends from baby story time, likes playing peekaboo, likes bath time now, and is sitting in a shopping cart like a big boy!  Cruz is the light of my life. Although I am beyond tired from fragmented sleep I love to watch him sleep. I love to comfort him. I love when he falls asleep in my arms. I love to make him laugh. This little boy is more than I could've ever imagined. I am so proud to be his mommy.  Happy half birthday baby boy!!!  I love you!!!

Cosleeping, cranky, coffee, crying ...

Well I am not out of the 5th leap yet. I have a cranky baby that likes to sleep with mommy lately. Cruz is teething and he's working on crawling. He's mister moody too. Poor baby. It's hard being a baby!  

More for 8/20!!

We visited daddy at work and when we came home I noticed that Cruz was making chewing motions with his mouth so he had apples. An entire container. This is the most solid food he's ever eaten!!!

Milestone achieved!

Cruz can put the pacifier in his mouth on his own!!!  Oh and he took a nap in the crib!!  Yey Cruz!

Miracle

It has been a while since I have talked about this but I think about it a lot. On February 28th you (Cruz) entered the world. Since then the world has been a different place for me. I am now a mom. All I think about day and night in you. My baby. This night when you were born I experienced a miracle.  Ever since then I have thought about pregnancy, births, and life differently. I love you my little baby. You amaze me every day. I will do everything I can to help you through life. I will give you advice. You might not listen. I will tuck you into bed as much as I can. You go to sleep at night and I miss you. You are the light of my world. Daddy loves you so much. Kayden and Tayton think you are great and of course your Grandmothers love you dearly. I love you precious baby. See you in the morning!  

Growth spurt? 5th leap

Cruz has been a little more hard to handle lately. It's been hard to get him to sleep and to stay asleep. He has been waking up about 4 to 5 times/ night. I've been jumping from bed to bed in order to get some rest. I'm frantically ready heathy sleep habits, happy child.  I need to establish better sleep for Cruz. He's almost 6 months and is still a bad sleeper!!!  He's been taking baths every night with me or Brian. He loves it. Today we went to the pool with daddy, kayden and Tayton. That was fun!  Cruz loves when his brother and sister visit. He has soooo much fun with them!  

Crib life

It's Tuesday at 11:30. Cruz and I went on a walk from 9 to 10. We do this most days. Then I carry him upstairs and nurse him to sleep. Some days he's already asleep by the time I'm laying him down. About 3 weeks ago we transitioned Cruz from the swing to the crib. It didn't go well at all. My friend loaned us a bassinet to put inside the crib. Now I feel like its time to get him used to the crib without anything. Disastrous!!  He sleeps about 20 mins in there then wakes up. Hopefully I will report good things soon.  What led me to post today was that Cruz rolled to his side to sleep. So cute!  He's never done that before although I'm sure he's wanted to. 

It's 3:30 now and I'm working on this nap. Hopefully it will be better than this morning's nap. 

Cruz and I are both under the weather.

Middle of the night cuddles

Although I complain about my lack of sleep I do love cuddling with Cruzer during the night (disclaimer: as long as he goes back to sleep). The doctor wants me to work on his naps. The 4 to 5 nap is the worst. He rarely takes it which means he's a wreck by the time he's really going to sleep at 7. 

5th leap - relationships

We just entered Cruz's fifth leap according to wonder weeks. So far his sleeping hasn't been affected although he is sleeping a little more during the day which I am grateful for. He continues to sit very well. In fact that's how he prefers to play. I think it's easier for him to go from one toy to another. I have backed off on food for right now. He hasn't been interested in it. I am going to start preparing some foods to freeze for him. I will slowly start to give him foods when he's 6 months old. Some fun facts of Cruz as of lately: sitting for one full week, loves sucking on his toes, and lately I've been joining Cruz for an afternoon nap. We like to go on morning walks and of course the little gym and baby story time are on the agenda for the week. We have a couple of girlfriends. We haven't met anyone yet with a boy!  

The fifth leap begins to establish relationships so Cruz will start to understand distances between us. I hope this doesn't affect me making coffee while he's playing in the other room!

More sitting!

7.31.13 5mo 3days Sat up all by yourself!