12 Weeks (*with update)

Let me first mention, that it is 7:45 am... I am updating my blog... and do you know why? Because my child is still sleeping!!!! HOORAY! =) Over the last week and a half, Brody has nicely transitioned from getting up at 6 to getting up at 7. This morning he woke up at 5, and I was very fearful that he wasn't going back to sleep... but he did... and he is STILL SLEEPING! So I was able to get up leisurely, make myself a cup of faux coffee (the little instant latte junk that I am strangely addicted to), watch a little news, and now am realizing that if I want the child to nap before we go to playgroup today, I need to wake him up... but instead I am blogging.

So yes... week 12. With Brody's pregnancy, it was a HUGE turning point. It was when I got to stop taking meds for nausea because I wasn't sick anymore. It was when I started feeling OH so much better, and when I really felt like the 2nd trimester had started. Except this time, there is no instant change, and I feel exactly like I did yesterday (just slightly more rested). But tomorrow we get to see The Tadpole, and that is making me oh so excited.

Sometimes I feel very disconnected from this pregnancy, so I am anxious to see pictures of da babee to help me reconnect a little. I think I am just so busy already being a mommy that I don't have the time or energy to pay attention to what's going on with my body. But then I start feeling guilty that I'm not obsessing over every milestone like I did last year. All of this is sounding very familiar... have I just thought it a lot or did I actually write about it before? Scary...

Well, the boy(s) are finally up, so I'm going to cuddle with them and enjoy our relaxing morning!

*Updated to add: Apparently I got ahead of myself... Brody was still sleeping because he is sick. He threw up all over himself at some point last night (it was dark in there at 5, so I didn't notice anything when I gave him his binky back) and threw up his entire bottle this morning. YEAH!

Snuggle Thursdays

I love Thursdays. Matt hates Thursdays. You see, on Thursday, Matt has to get up and go to a meeting. So every Thursday I get up with the baby (yes, I know- I'm spoiled, because most of the time, Matt does it and I can sleep a little longer) But, every Thursday, I also get to bring him back to bed for some mommy snuggle time. This morning he woke up at 5:30, he had a bottle, screamed a little because he didn't want to go back to sleep yet, and finally gave in to the sagging eyelids. And Brody and Mommy slept and cuddled (he slept, I cuddled) until 8:45.

Even though I got 2 hours less sleep than I might have liked... I love Thursdays.

Mom's Day Off!

Today is my day off. From 7:30 this morning, until whenever I wander home this evening, it is a day free of child. I've even boycotted the dirty kitchen and the piles of laundry that are screaming to be done. You see, a day off is very very rare around here. Even weekends, when Matt's attention is forced to be at his computer, the child is still here, and we are usually trying to get things accomplished. Even as lucky as I am that as a stay at home mom, I also have a stay at home dad around, I have been very worn down lately. Feeling very much like if I took a break, the house just might fall apart. So today is a blessing.

Matt and I enjoyed a nice lunch (interpreted to mean- we both got to eat our food... while it was warm... without feeding or entertaining anyone else!) I even got to stop at Target for a brown purse that I've been in need of for awhile. All in all- a lovely hour!

I think now, I am going to take advantage of the time to catch up on some sleep... suffice it to say that things, while not horrible, are not roses when it comes to Brody's nighttime slumbers. So a nap is most definitely in order!

Tonight- it's Moms' Night Out with two of my favorite moms! =) Dinner at a grown up restaurant, perhaps a little browsing at a bookstore, girl talk... I'm a little more excited about this than is probably PC.

Ahhhh....

The difference a day makes.

Depending on the length of the naps- Brody has been taking 2-4 naps a day. (4 when he gets off to a bad start and only sleeps a half hour or so)... Basically, he was up for 2-2 1/2 hours before he lays down again- except in the mornings when he wanted to lay down 1 1/2 hours after he woke up. But apparently that is changing. The last 2 mornings he's been up over 3 hours before he will sleep, but has been getting great naps once he does lay down. So I think he is transitioning to 2 regular naps a day. Perhaps we'll even be able to get on a schedule? Maybe? PLEASE? =)

Boycott

Argh. That's really about all I need to say to sum up how I feel right now. Brody is boycotting sleep. He took two awesome naps yesterday, but ever since has decided that sleep just isn't much fun. He wouldn't go down the last night, he was awake (and SCREAMING) for 2 1/2 hours last night (I tried drugs, I tried rocking, I tried letting him cry, I finally had to feed him, but he wasn't hungry, but at least it got him to calm down...), and now this morning, he wouldn't nap either. He is finally down, and has been asleep for almost an hour.

I can't help but think that his teeth are bugging him, but the Tylenol isn't helping, cold binkies aren't helping... there are no red bumps in his mouth, no indication whatsoever that he's closer to popping a tooth through.

Any advice? Any good reason why he wouldn't be sleeping? He's definitely tired. He's not running a fever.

Argh, indeed.

Sleep Changes Everything

So for the most part, we're pretty lucky in the sleep thing. Brody sleeps decently- though he does typically wake up 2-3 times a night looking for the pacifier which has been thrown to the floor, or is in his hand and he can't really figure out that it would solve all of his problems, even if he is capable of finding his mouth with it. But those 2-3 times a night of waking up, plus waking up when Matt feeds him around 6, well, it's hard. It's hard to never get more than 3 hours of sleep at any given time, and it wears on you. So while it's not always the quantity of sleep that's missing when you are a parent, the quality certainly decreases.

But last night? Last night he went to bed around 8, slept until 5:45, and went back to sleep at 6:15 until 8. And me? I slept from 10 until 5:45- WITHOUT. WAKING. UP. Not once, not ever. And it was the best feeling in the world. I even stayed in bed and slept on and off until 7:30. I mean seriously? Is there anything better in life?

Fits?

Are 5 month old babies supposed to throw fits? Cause mine does. If he doesn't want to be alone, he'll scream really loud for like 3 seconds and then he'll look up just to make sure someone is watching and smile. I really thought we had a few months before that started.

Hmmm... what else? Is it bad that I get a laugh when he's sitting up and all of a sudden topples over? I mean it's not like he hurts himself, and he kinda thinks it's fun, but I feel so mean for thinking it's funny!

We're fighting again with sleep. With being sick, he was sleeping in his infant carrier so that he was more upright- so now we're back to the crib, and let's just say that he has his mom's stubborn streak. I am dreaming of uninterrupted sleep (before I wake up 15 minutes later...)

Growth Spurt

So my (almost) 4 month old, already looks big enough to be at least 6 months old. He's HUGE! the only person who doesn't seem to think so is my boss... who just so happens to have a little boy who is one day older than the Jelly Belly, and happens to be even bigger. Crazy... I think when we go to the doctor next week for his four month check up he'll be 17 pounds, and about 26 inches. (That's just a guess because it's been quite some time since we've put him on our scale or measured him...)

The biggest issue that I have with this growth spurt is that he now can only go about 6 hours without food. =( So we feed him at 9:30 and put him to bed, but he's up at 3:30 with his little tummy growling (I can actually hear it rumbling!) And then? The best part? He doesn't really want to go back to sleep. Matt's better than I am. He rocks him or puts him in the swing until he falls asleep. I've taken to bringing him into our room as he almost always falls right asleep if he's laying with us.... plus then I can sleep too. Except that I don't usually sleep, but ya know- the possibility is there.

Sleepy Baby

So last weekend I finally broke down and decided that a few nights of lost sleep would be needed, but that we HAD to start putting Brody to sleep in his crib. You see, he's almost 4 months old and he's only ever slept in a bassinet for like 2 hours at a time. So Matt and I were prepared for a battle in getting him to sleep in his crib.

But I have a secret... our son loves us. =) He knows how much we need sleep, and he complies. He not only is sleeping as well in his crib, but he's sleeping better. He sleeps at least 7 hours straight, and up to 8 1/2. WEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!! =)