Do I look full or what? LOL this isn't very funny but I and only I am allowed to say this. I call him my lil Monkey!! First of all, he has some baby hair on his back and it's not blonde...then when he gets done eating he slumps over. For some reason, he reminds me of a monkey, I don't know why he just does. I think it's cause his arms are long and then he just slumps down as if he is just so tired and worn out from eating! He is starting to fill out a good bit. He doesn't look like that little newborn we brought home 3 and half weeks ago. I know he is still a baby but boy is he getting bigger :(
This picture was just funny to me. He has such chubby cheeks and kind of has Bradley's big lips....sorry hun but you do have plump lips. Thought you might enjoy seeing a picture of us making silly faces on our new son!!!!
Here are some pictures of my boys!!!! I have always called my nephews my boys/babies. Bradley keeps telling me I have a new baby now and that I can't have 3 babies at one time!! To tell you the truth I do have 2 boys/babies......Bradley & Abram.......now these are my two boys!!!!!
Now for the advice and questions?!?! I have done the unthinkable!!!! I have put Abram in bed with us for a few nights. I am now realizing you will do anything to get them to go back to sleep at 2:30 in the morning. How do you keep a newborn up so he will sleep at night? He sleeps all through the day and for the most part he sleeps at night, but it takes a good hour or so to go back to sleep after we feed and change. By then I realize that I have to do the whole routine (change and feed) all over again in about an hour or so. Every night is different!! I guess I'm ready for some kind of routine where I know when he will get up and feed! I have only been doing this for 3 weeks and already I am complaining. I need to improve don't I? Want to know something sad? I even looked up online yesterday when newborns tend to start sleeping through the night!! Ok I will stop complaining, I need advice and tips as to how to get them into a routine and get them to sleep longer. I read where one lady said "mean business at night" change, feed, and then plop them back into bed..so they don't wake up anymore than they already have. I guess the whole point to all my rambling is....how much sleep do newborns need during the day and how do I keep him up during the day so he will sleep longer and better at night? Do you think it could be b/c he sleeps in his bassinette at night and his crib during the day....or LOL he sleeps in his swing during the day. I pretty much put my child where ever he will sleep the longest!!!!! Anyways, I am going to stop going on and on, hopefully all this makes sense and it doesnt show my lack of sleep!!:)
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hey kristin!
just thought i'd tell you what worked for me b/c andrew had his days and nights mixed up. he would sleep ALL day and then wake up every 3 hrs to eat at night. i will say that both by boys were sleeping 7-8 hrs at 7-8 weeks old. blake a few weeks later started rolling over at night and that was another battle! anyway, i did babywise w/ both boys...i know meredith did too so she can probably give you a little more advice.
i didn't follow babywise religiously but i did the whole eat, play sleep. basically you feed the baby, keep them awake for however long they will stay up (maybe only 10 mins.) and then put them down awake (but tired) to bed. that way they learn to fall alseep on their own.
i'm not sure how many hrs a baby should be sleeping at 3 weeks... maybe 18hrs? don't quote me on that. i would say make sure the house is nice and bright during the day. take him outside and really make sure he is awake before he eats. don't swaddle while eating. sometimes i had to unswaddle A and just lie him on the floor to really wake up b/c he didn't feel secure...i know, sounds mean. anyway, i woke up both boys every 3 hrs to eat too. my mom didn't agree w/ this and neither do some people but i had good sleepers who went to sleep on their own and i credit that to babywise. anyway, hope that helps...and makes sense as i have a 2 yo buggin me!! :) do they have a book for that??
also, your little guy is precious!! i love that 2nd picture!
Hey! Your "little monkey" is too cute. Sawyer reminded me of a little bird when he was a newborn and I thought Jax looked a lot like a little elf, so I am glad to see I am not the only mom who thought her children looked like little animals.
I agree with what Shandra said. I did read babywise and tried to follow the schedule, but not religiously. If you had asked me this a couple of months ago I would have had a totally different answer. Sawyer was a great sleeper and slept all night at about 8 weeks. Jax started out that way, but has been waking up once or twice at night lately. He has been a lot harder to get on a schedule than S was.
My main advice is not to feel bad about whatever you decide to do or not do. If you talk to people, search the net, or read books you can pretty much find anything to support or negate what you decide to do. It can be mind boggling! I still put Jax to bed with me when he wakes up during the night.
I think I am rambling and probably didn't help much at all. My philosophy has changed a little with a new baby. I would still advise reading babywise and making sure he eats plenty during the day and before bed.
meredith made a good point. do whatever works best for you!
My only advice would be not to let him get use to sleeping with you. Anna is 6 and still gets in our bed around 3 every night. However, I must tell you that I do not follow my own advice. :) I have been putting Jay in bed with us too! :)
Also, just thought I'd let you know that I thought Jay looked like an old man when he was first born! He also had that dark baby fuzz. It fell out at about 2 months.
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