"They" say it takes three days for a baby to form a habit. Josiah has slept through three nights! Two of them were without a pacifier - which he LOVES. I'm still hesitant to claim it since it seems lots of babies revert back to night feedings with growth spurts or just because, but at least I'm encouraged. And I'm sleeping increasingly better. This is my favorite milestone so far except for when he stopped peeing on me during EVERY diaper change - that was good, too.
Next comes potty training! Followed by driving lessons.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Monday, May 25, 2009
At Last!
Thanks for the honest comments, guys. Pleople act like the weight just melts off when you are nursing a baby and that you should be in your jeans in 2 weeks!
Anyway...GOOD NEWS! Josiah slept 8 hours last night! HOORAY! I've been thinking he needed to move from his bassinet in our room to his crib, but have been dreading it since I didn't want to listen to the annoying monitor or walk to the other end of the house to feed him or do whatever he needed in the middle of the night. But I kept wondering if we were waking each other up and thats why he didn't sleep through the night yet. Unfortunately we made a few changes last night, so I'm not sure which had the biggest impact, but I'm betting it was the crib. We also kept him up later and gave him a bath right before feeding him and putting him to bed. (Usually he gets one in the morning.)
At any rate, yours truly was even less rested this morning because I woke up at 2 am and lay awake wondering if I would have to get up soon. Then at 4 am I woke up again and was so excited that I hadn't gotten up yet that I couldn't sleep until he did finally wake up at 6 am. Hopefully he'll do a repeat tonight and I'll relax enough to enjoy it. I haven't had a good night's sleep since I was about 7 months pregnant. I hate being a light sleeper!
I'll keep everyone posted as to whether or not sleeping through the night becomes a habit.
Oh, and my sweet cat, Lilah, watched over him in the nursery. She came to greet me when he did finally cry to eat, just to make sure I was coming. She's such a good babysitter. She's finally learned an ok cry from one that needs attention.
Anyway...GOOD NEWS! Josiah slept 8 hours last night! HOORAY! I've been thinking he needed to move from his bassinet in our room to his crib, but have been dreading it since I didn't want to listen to the annoying monitor or walk to the other end of the house to feed him or do whatever he needed in the middle of the night. But I kept wondering if we were waking each other up and thats why he didn't sleep through the night yet. Unfortunately we made a few changes last night, so I'm not sure which had the biggest impact, but I'm betting it was the crib. We also kept him up later and gave him a bath right before feeding him and putting him to bed. (Usually he gets one in the morning.)
At any rate, yours truly was even less rested this morning because I woke up at 2 am and lay awake wondering if I would have to get up soon. Then at 4 am I woke up again and was so excited that I hadn't gotten up yet that I couldn't sleep until he did finally wake up at 6 am. Hopefully he'll do a repeat tonight and I'll relax enough to enjoy it. I haven't had a good night's sleep since I was about 7 months pregnant. I hate being a light sleeper!
I'll keep everyone posted as to whether or not sleeping through the night becomes a habit.
Oh, and my sweet cat, Lilah, watched over him in the nursery. She came to greet me when he did finally cry to eat, just to make sure I was coming. She's such a good babysitter. She's finally learned an ok cry from one that needs attention.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Survey Question
How long should a person (ie. me) wait after having a baby before going through their closet and trashing everything that doesn't fit? I'm tired of having nothing to wear, but don't want to jump the gun on buying new (bigger) stuff since my old stuff is perfectly good and the budget is limited. I think I try things on once a month, just to see. I can finally zip up every pair of pants, but that doesn't make them pretty! Oh...what a dilemma.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Savannah’s 2nd Birthday Party!
I’m taking a break from baking 12 loaves of Amish Friendship bread to write this blog. I don’t know what I got myself into. I think I need a job!
This past Sunday our family celebrated Savannah’s second birthday. We ate lots of fish from Deda’s pool (yes, he keeps fish in his pool!) with all the fixins. We had a good time but the birthday girl was too sleepy to keep her eyes open by the end of it all!
Monday Deda had the surgery on his shoulder that he has put off for so long. Everything went well and he is now recovering at home. Thank you to all who prayed for him. He will have his arm (his dominate arm) strapped to his side for a few months before he can begin physical therapy. We are hoping he does not become too discouraged with one arm.
This past Sunday our family celebrated Savannah’s second birthday. We ate lots of fish from Deda’s pool (yes, he keeps fish in his pool!) with all the fixins. We had a good time but the birthday girl was too sleepy to keep her eyes open by the end of it all!
Monday Deda had the surgery on his shoulder that he has put off for so long. Everything went well and he is now recovering at home. Thank you to all who prayed for him. He will have his arm (his dominate arm) strapped to his side for a few months before he can begin physical therapy. We are hoping he does not become too discouraged with one arm.
About to blow the candles out on the cake she baked and decorated with Daddy.
The biggest present...it was a slide.
Opening presents with Daddy.
Blowing out the candles! (This is my first attempt at putting video on the blog. I messed up the other one and can't figure it out.)
Notice the yawn at the beginning of the clip.
Having fun with the toy from Grandma!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
First Vaccines and First Mother’s Day
Last week Josiah went to the doctor again. He weighed in at 11 lb 14 oz and he got a clean bill of health. He also got his first vaccines. It wasn’t too traumatic – a little cry and it was over. However, he slept the rest of the day and would barely eat. The next day he barely ate or slept and was cranky which was a mixed blessing because that night he slept for 6 hours!
Before Josiah was born, I was so worried that something would be wrong with him and I prayed constantly for his health and development. During my labor and right after delivery that was all I could think about (of course the pain caught some of my attention too!). I had heard about so many couples around me at that time that had severely sick babies and I was heartbroken for them and nervous for my own. Josiah has been healthy and an incredibly happy and content baby and I have been so thankful. But I didn’t realize how thankful I was and what a blessing it is until he was cranky and miserable after his vaccines. God has truly blessed us in so many ways!
We had another great weekend. On Saturday morning, I went to the Patsy Cook Mother’s Day Brunch at church along with my mom, sister in law, Star, and her mom, Linda. We had a good time. That evening we went to the park for a cookout with our awesome Sunday School class for yet another good time. We always have good conversation and lots of laughs. (I’m still a bad parent and blogger because I didn’t get pictures of either event…oh well).
On Mother’s Day my entire family and Jacob’s parents joined us at church for Josiah’s dedication. (I do have pictures AND video of this!) Afterwards we had a cookout at our house with lots of good food to celebrate the occasion. I think we had WAY too many deserts. I really enjoyed our family’s company and it made for a great Mother’s Day. It’s been awhile since we’ve laughed and enjoyed each other like that.
I know most people are not all that interested in some of this stuff, but since I use this blog as sort of a scrapbook and diary of our lives, I write it anyway. I hope you at least enjoy parts of it!
Before Josiah was born, I was so worried that something would be wrong with him and I prayed constantly for his health and development. During my labor and right after delivery that was all I could think about (of course the pain caught some of my attention too!). I had heard about so many couples around me at that time that had severely sick babies and I was heartbroken for them and nervous for my own. Josiah has been healthy and an incredibly happy and content baby and I have been so thankful. But I didn’t realize how thankful I was and what a blessing it is until he was cranky and miserable after his vaccines. God has truly blessed us in so many ways!
We had another great weekend. On Saturday morning, I went to the Patsy Cook Mother’s Day Brunch at church along with my mom, sister in law, Star, and her mom, Linda. We had a good time. That evening we went to the park for a cookout with our awesome Sunday School class for yet another good time. We always have good conversation and lots of laughs. (I’m still a bad parent and blogger because I didn’t get pictures of either event…oh well).
On Mother’s Day my entire family and Jacob’s parents joined us at church for Josiah’s dedication. (I do have pictures AND video of this!) Afterwards we had a cookout at our house with lots of good food to celebrate the occasion. I think we had WAY too many deserts. I really enjoyed our family’s company and it made for a great Mother’s Day. It’s been awhile since we’ve laughed and enjoyed each other like that.
I know most people are not all that interested in some of this stuff, but since I use this blog as sort of a scrapbook and diary of our lives, I write it anyway. I hope you at least enjoy parts of it!
The Dedication
...and just because he's cute...
Monday, May 4, 2009
Pre-Mother’s Day Celebration
This weekend we went down to Jacob’s parent’s house for a “Mothers and Others” banquet at his sister’s church. Most of the women from that side of the family attended while the men stayed home and babysat. It was a good time.
We had a nice time visiting with family and Josiah did well for his first night away from home. On the way home we had quick visits with my dad, grandparents, and my brother and his family.
Here are some pictures from the weekend:
Me, Carla, and Brenda at the "Mothers and Others Banquet"
Me and Kelli
The beautiful table Carla decorated for us. Apparently the table decorating is an unspoken competition every year. She did a really good job.
Josiah is already captivated by his Dandy.
Josiah was the center of attention much of the time.
Josiah's scratching his head trying to figure out how he ended up being our kid!
Jacob found a baby scale in his parents garage and decided to weigh Josiah. The tomato box he is in is from Whisenant Farms, the farm that Jacob grew up on. Jacob says he's between 11 and 14 pounds. Hmmm...maybe we'll get a more accurate reading at the doctor tomorrow.
We had a nice time visiting with family and Josiah did well for his first night away from home. On the way home we had quick visits with my dad, grandparents, and my brother and his family.
Here are some pictures from the weekend:
Me, Carla, and Brenda at the "Mothers and Others Banquet"
Me and Kelli
The beautiful table Carla decorated for us. Apparently the table decorating is an unspoken competition every year. She did a really good job.
Josiah is already captivated by his Dandy.
Josiah was the center of attention much of the time. Josiah's scratching his head trying to figure out how he ended up being our kid!I keep trying for that perfect picture that captures that perfect smile, but he always blurs it by wiggling and I'm not quick enough to get the full fledged smile. Oh well, he's still cute!
Jacob found a baby scale in his parents garage and decided to weigh Josiah. The tomato box he is in is from Whisenant Farms, the farm that Jacob grew up on. Jacob says he's between 11 and 14 pounds. Hmmm...maybe we'll get a more accurate reading at the doctor tomorrow.
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