01/13/2011

Will and I slept in this morning and then he spent some time in his exersaucer. He loved it! We headed out to meet another old co-worker for lunch at my work. Her husband now works with me, so we were all going to meet there. We had a good lunch and everyone at work always loves to see Will. Brandon and Jillian have month old baby named Lorelei. She was so cute and looked so little compared to Will! After lunch we headed to Jeremiah's since Nana was watching Lily. After we were done there we loaded up and headed to Castleton. I needed to return and exchange some outfits that Will never fit in, and I got a few new outfits from the return money. We stopped by Archiver's so I could use my gift card and Nana fed Will in the car while I browsed. After that we headed home, and soon daddy was off work.

01/12/2011

Will slept 9 hours straight in his swing, not making a peep! We all definitely needed the rest. He was very happy in the morning in his swing. He was only awake for a half of an hour and then fell back asleep in his swing. As a matter of fact, he napped a lot during the day. I think he was really worn out from the last few days! Nana came to stay tonight, and Will went back in his swing for bed.

01/11/2011

Daddy worked another overnight shift, so I took care of the night feedings again. Will was up in the middle of the night again at 3 for a bottle, and then fussed until he fell back asleep at 5. I was getting worn out! I headed back to bed, hoping to get some more sleep, but Will was fussing again at 7. He wasn't ready for another bottle, so I brought him into bed with me. He was only content on his tummy, and he slept there until 8:30 when daddy got home. He once again took over and let me sleep. I got up at 11 and found daddy and Will crashed on the recliner. Klif said Will had been fussy, and he went upstairs to get some sleep. I put Will in his highchair which seemed to make him happy. At 3 we all headed over to the babysitter's that we had selected to go over some paperwork and details. When we were done we stopped by the grocery and then headed home. Will was still a little congested, and after a little internet research I took him up to our bathroom, closed the door, and turned the shower on as hot as it could go. We stayed in there about 15 minutes, letting Will breathe in the hot steam to help clear him up. After 15 minutes I was sweating, so I had to get out! We gave him a hot bath to help him feel a little better, and then I took the wings off of his swaddler and swaddled him in his new sleep sack. I also put him in his swing to sleep, hoping that sitting up would help him drain better and help him get some more rest.

01/10/2011

Will was up at 3:30 for a bottle, which is unusual for him, and Nana had said he got up in the middle of the night for a bottle both nights that he was there. He was still breathing a little raspy and a little congested during the day, so I'm thinking that's the problem. After his bottle, he fussed until he fell back asleep at 5. I was exhausted! He was up again for a bottle at 7:30! Daddy got home from his double shift at 8:30, and was so nice to take over baby care so I could get a little rest (he had just worked 24 hours!). I got back up at 11:30 and found out that Klif had experienced his first diaper blowout while I was sleeping. Will was very happy, and we packed up to go each lunch with an old co-worker of mine, Kenny. We met him at Miller's and had a great time just catching up. Will started getting fussy at the end of lunch, and I wasn't surprised that he fell asleep on the short drive home. He slept in his car seat for an hour after lunch, and woke up cranky! I put him in his highchair and he was happy, I think just to have a different point of view! Will had scratched himself for the first time last night, so we also did Will's first nail trim today - at almost 3 months! It wasn't too tough, he was just wiggly. I can imagine how difficult clipping a brand new baby's nails is! At bedtime, Will was starting to fuss again, so I held his arms against his side and he fell right asleep...

01/09/2011

Will was still at Nana and grandpa's today and went to church with them. I arrived at about 2 and Will was napping (of course!) I ran a few quick errands since I was in Muncie, and then we just spent some time hanging out at the house. We decided to go to dinner, and headed to Red Lobster. Will was very good, and as usual sat quietly in his car seat while we ate. After dinner we all headed over to Rachel the Great's to visit for a little bit. When we left there we headed back to Nana and Grandpa's and packed up the car to head home. I was hoping to leave early enough to run by Klif's work before he had to go to another station for an overnight shift, but I was running too far behind. At home he slept in the car seat for a little bit, and then we watched some TV. I put Will down at 10:30, and he had trouble getting to sleep. I had decided that since he is almost 3 months I would stop swaddling him, since he is getting more control of his hands, and could (hopefully) start self-soothing with his hands if his pacified popped out. His arms were going everywhere while he was trying to get to sleep, mixed with sleeping so much in the evening. He tossed and turned and fussed and grunted. Finally I turned on his glo-seahorse, and he was mesmerized. The music lasts about 5 minutes, and after the 3rd time I turned it on, he was finally asleep about 11:30.

01/08/2011

Will was at Nana's all day today. She said he was up for a bottle in the middle of the night (not like him anymore) and that he was still congested. Here are some pictures!

01/07/2011

Daddy got up and fed Will before he went to work. He wouldn't go back to sleep like he usually does, so he joined me in bed and I was able to pop his pacifier back in as soon as it popped out to keep him from fully waking up. He finally went back to sleep and I may have dozed off a little too. Once we were up we packed a bunch of Will's things and took Nana lunch at Jeremiah and Nichole's. After Lily's nap she packed up her car and took both kids with her for the weekend. I headed back home and worked on cleaning, and definitely missed my little guy!