i'm trying to encourage Wyatt,
a. to actually take naps
and
b. to take these naps in an appropriate place. this would exclude naps on mom/dad, in a car seat or in the baby carrier.
trying to start instill good sleep habits with him is tricky (and time consuming). no matter how tired he is, the little guy will fight sleep off tooth and nail. i guess he's just having too much fun to sleep (kind of like college).
which leads me to wonder, why is it that an infant, much like a kitten, will actually fight off sleep? i know why we adults fight it, maybe we have work to do, maybe we're pretending to like the movie we're nodding off during (i'm thinking of you, Mom). but an infant? what do they care? they should love sleep!
so i don't actually have footage of Wyatt's struggle, but a quick glance on youtube and you'll find roughly 80,000 videos of kittens fighting it...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
Oh what a relief it is!
Finally, our son is asleep for longer than 20 minutes
Ever since catching my cold, it's been impossible for Wyatt to sleep since his sinuses have been completely stuffed. Apparently infants really only breathe through their noses, so, having plugged up sinuses makes being an infant pretty dang hard. Since late Thursday night, I think Wyatt's only slept about 12 hours total...so that means the same (or less) for me and Amy. Throughout the day he'll start to nap, but, unfortunately will wake up about 20-30 minutes into the nap coughing (post nasal drip) and crying. These cries are noticeably different than others in the past, as their more "wails" and sound like he's saying "Oooooohhh". Coincidentally, we learned that this "ooohhh" is really babyspeak for "I am tired' from the Dunstin Baby Language DVD we got. So...it all makes sense. We feel so bad for him because he just canNOT sleep. However, as I type this in bed sitting next to the co-sleeper, he's out cold (90 minutes and counting) with no sniffles. Let's hope he can maintain!
On another positive note, he's holding his food down a little bit more often, and, not having too many of the reflux issues we had on Friday (we've resumed regular medicine doses!). He has never laughed, smiled, or been as cuddly more than he is right now. It's so sweet to hang out with him and get to see his personality start to come out. He's definitely very patient with his parents...that's for sure!
Ever since catching my cold, it's been impossible for Wyatt to sleep since his sinuses have been completely stuffed. Apparently infants really only breathe through their noses, so, having plugged up sinuses makes being an infant pretty dang hard. Since late Thursday night, I think Wyatt's only slept about 12 hours total...so that means the same (or less) for me and Amy. Throughout the day he'll start to nap, but, unfortunately will wake up about 20-30 minutes into the nap coughing (post nasal drip) and crying. These cries are noticeably different than others in the past, as their more "wails" and sound like he's saying "Oooooohhh". Coincidentally, we learned that this "ooohhh" is really babyspeak for "I am tired' from the Dunstin Baby Language DVD we got. So...it all makes sense. We feel so bad for him because he just canNOT sleep. However, as I type this in bed sitting next to the co-sleeper, he's out cold (90 minutes and counting) with no sniffles. Let's hope he can maintain!
On another positive note, he's holding his food down a little bit more often, and, not having too many of the reflux issues we had on Friday (we've resumed regular medicine doses!). He has never laughed, smiled, or been as cuddly more than he is right now. It's so sweet to hang out with him and get to see his personality start to come out. He's definitely very patient with his parents...that's for sure!
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010
It was bound to happen...
Well, we officially have contracted our first cold! That's right. It's all daddy's fault. Somehow I caught a cold on my trip down to Florida, which is not much of a shocker since airplanes are flying germ tubes. I did my best to avoid giving it to Wyatt, but, alas, his little immune system is no match quite yet. He woke up this morning with a super stuffy nose, and, was coughing pretty good. I'm sure we'll end up googling things like "infant cold", "how long does a cold last for an infant", and, "baby stuffy nose" or something like that, all day. In the end, the best medicine has shown to be tincture of time, since, we probably won't do anti-biotics unless it becomes a problem. However, we'll be on top of it well before that becomes an issue!
Last night we also attempted to give little man a bottle while mom went out for a bike ride. One thing we have to make sure is that the milk is at the right temperature before I feed him. Read that as "Take the bottle out of the fridge well in advance!". As we tried to feed, I think he got so out of sorts that he triggered his reflux a bit, and, was a little worked up for the next hour. We tried about 4 times to eat from the bottle, but, little man was NOT having it. Thus, I walked around with him for a while until mom got back ,and, all was well after that once he fed directly.
I will admit that my confidence was a bit fractured, and the fact that I gave him this cold makes me feel pretty bad as well. However, this morning during our special dad/baby time before going to work, I got the BIGGEST smile yet, and, even made the little bugger giggle. It's like he was telling me "Dad, I'm all good. You're all good. We're even better together!".
*sigh*
Last night we also attempted to give little man a bottle while mom went out for a bike ride. One thing we have to make sure is that the milk is at the right temperature before I feed him. Read that as "Take the bottle out of the fridge well in advance!". As we tried to feed, I think he got so out of sorts that he triggered his reflux a bit, and, was a little worked up for the next hour. We tried about 4 times to eat from the bottle, but, little man was NOT having it. Thus, I walked around with him for a while until mom got back ,and, all was well after that once he fed directly.
I will admit that my confidence was a bit fractured, and the fact that I gave him this cold makes me feel pretty bad as well. However, this morning during our special dad/baby time before going to work, I got the BIGGEST smile yet, and, even made the little bugger giggle. It's like he was telling me "Dad, I'm all good. You're all good. We're even better together!".
*sigh*
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
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