Stats
11 lbs, 2 oz (76%)
22" (65%)
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Isaiah @ 3 Weeks
Isaiah's 3 weeks old today.
Isaiah's asleep at the moment....in his crib of all places! He's a good baby, the sleeping thing isn't a shock...it's the fact that he's in his crib and not crying that's impressive. He actually did that yesterday, too but I thought it was because I put him in there right after feeding and bathing him...he's always pretty sleepy then. Maybe he's finally getting used to his bed? I keep having to check on him, though. I'm so used to always having him right next to me (if someone else isn't holding him)!
I definitely didn't plan on co-sleeping...the idea of accidentally smothering him was (and still is) terrifying. Still, I really like having my little boy right with me and it's nice to not have to get out of bed to feed him...just rearrange the pillows and we get to stay nice and snuggly warm. I'm sure I also wake up easier...when he starts squirming I know it's time to eat (though sometimes he'll fall back asleep when I turn the light on).
Not much is going on, though. We mostly spend our days hanging around at home. People keep telling me I should get out, but I only get 6 weeks of (mostly) uninterrupted time with my little one. I don't want to spend all of that running around or going places so people know I'm getting out. It's silly, really.
Things have been going really well with Jeremy. He keeps coming to visit on his days off and we're trying to figure out how to get his name on the birth certificate...stupid DFS is worthless, they NEVER answer my questions!
The cats and Sasha are doing a pretty good job adjusting. Sasha's not spending ALL her time on her bed, she'll come over and hang out with us some. She doesn't growl at Isaiah when he cries anymore (guess she got in enough trouble the 2 times she did it) but gets really excited when I let her get close and sniff at him. Echo's still being really clingy...if I'm in the bed she's probably right next to or on me.
Isaiah's asleep at the moment....in his crib of all places! He's a good baby, the sleeping thing isn't a shock...it's the fact that he's in his crib and not crying that's impressive. He actually did that yesterday, too but I thought it was because I put him in there right after feeding and bathing him...he's always pretty sleepy then. Maybe he's finally getting used to his bed? I keep having to check on him, though. I'm so used to always having him right next to me (if someone else isn't holding him)!
I definitely didn't plan on co-sleeping...the idea of accidentally smothering him was (and still is) terrifying. Still, I really like having my little boy right with me and it's nice to not have to get out of bed to feed him...just rearrange the pillows and we get to stay nice and snuggly warm. I'm sure I also wake up easier...when he starts squirming I know it's time to eat (though sometimes he'll fall back asleep when I turn the light on).
Not much is going on, though. We mostly spend our days hanging around at home. People keep telling me I should get out, but I only get 6 weeks of (mostly) uninterrupted time with my little one. I don't want to spend all of that running around or going places so people know I'm getting out. It's silly, really.
Things have been going really well with Jeremy. He keeps coming to visit on his days off and we're trying to figure out how to get his name on the birth certificate...stupid DFS is worthless, they NEVER answer my questions!
The cats and Sasha are doing a pretty good job adjusting. Sasha's not spending ALL her time on her bed, she'll come over and hang out with us some. She doesn't growl at Isaiah when he cries anymore (guess she got in enough trouble the 2 times she did it) but gets really excited when I let her get close and sniff at him. Echo's still being really clingy...if I'm in the bed she's probably right next to or on me.
Monday, February 16, 2009
The Massive Ear Infection
I feel SO bad for my little guy! This isn't a little diaper rash either...it's from diarrhea caused by the antibiotic they gave us for his ear infection (despite also being given a probiotic to help counteract the medicine).
We're slathering him in ointment (both A&D and Desitin) and also started using the cloth diapers I used as burp cloths when he was little - prefolds that barely seem to fit him - and are going to try leaving the diapers off after he goes to the bathroom to let him dry up all the way. I don't know what else to do for him! We only started using the cloth tonight so I guess it wasn't long enough to really make a difference. We couldn't leave him in them overnight because we don't have any sort of cover and he would have just leaked through. I read where leaving disposables looser will help get some air circulating (I'm not really sure how) and we put him in a larger size overnight anyway....I just don't know that it's going to do any good. He's also going to be at daycare tomorrow so he'll be in disposables all day. I'm hoping leaving him in cloth all day Thursday will help out a lot.
And we're only 4 days through the antibiotic. 6 more to go so the rash isn't going to get better soon.
He's still SO fussy. I have NO idea if his ears are getting better and the rash is bothering him now, or if the rash has just added to his discomfort. I know the teeth (I *think* two) coming in on top of everything else really isn't helping a damn thing. v The good thing is he's been doing REALLY well sleeping through the night. 5:45, 6:00, and 4:00 the last 3 nights with NO waking up needing his pacifier or wanting to nurse or ANYTHING! Not a peep! The first couple nights I kept obsessively checking on him, but he's been fine so last night I wasn't as bad. I don't know if the pain is wearing him out or it's because we put the humidifier IN his room to help with the congestion. I'm leaning toward humidifier because he got so used to sleeping with a fan running in his room all summer and before that we were in the basement and always had a space heater going.
I'm going to bed now. Early day tomorrow :(
We're slathering him in ointment (both A&D and Desitin) and also started using the cloth diapers I used as burp cloths when he was little - prefolds that barely seem to fit him - and are going to try leaving the diapers off after he goes to the bathroom to let him dry up all the way. I don't know what else to do for him! We only started using the cloth tonight so I guess it wasn't long enough to really make a difference. We couldn't leave him in them overnight because we don't have any sort of cover and he would have just leaked through. I read where leaving disposables looser will help get some air circulating (I'm not really sure how) and we put him in a larger size overnight anyway....I just don't know that it's going to do any good. He's also going to be at daycare tomorrow so he'll be in disposables all day. I'm hoping leaving him in cloth all day Thursday will help out a lot.
And we're only 4 days through the antibiotic. 6 more to go so the rash isn't going to get better soon.
He's still SO fussy. I have NO idea if his ears are getting better and the rash is bothering him now, or if the rash has just added to his discomfort. I know the teeth (I *think* two) coming in on top of everything else really isn't helping a damn thing. v The good thing is he's been doing REALLY well sleeping through the night. 5:45, 6:00, and 4:00 the last 3 nights with NO waking up needing his pacifier or wanting to nurse or ANYTHING! Not a peep! The first couple nights I kept obsessively checking on him, but he's been fine so last night I wasn't as bad. I don't know if the pain is wearing him out or it's because we put the humidifier IN his room to help with the congestion. I'm leaning toward humidifier because he got so used to sleeping with a fan running in his room all summer and before that we were in the basement and always had a space heater going.
I'm going to bed now. Early day tomorrow :(
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