No More Naps
Posted by: jandprowley on: July 10, 2009
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It’s official. Oden is no longer napping for us during the day. It had become such a battle to get him to nap. Sometimes playing in his room for 2 hrs before crashing. Then he’d fall asleep so late that I’d have to wake him an hr or 2 later so he would be able to go to bed at a reasonable hr at nite. And then bedtime would become a battle. Again, playing for an hr and making too much noise (ie. waking Shai) before crashing out too late 930-10pm. Then he started waking way too early in the morning, 6am instead of 7am. Jon was totally missing out on his morning down time. I was feeling bad for us both!!
SO that was that! This wk he’s been nap free, instead having an hr or 1.5hr quiet time. It’s working out well for our 3 y.o.!!
He’s now waking up at about 7am. Having quiet time around 2pm for an hr. Then dinner at 5pm followed by a bath. Daddy would get home around 6pm and play w/ Oden until bedtime at 7pm. So not only does Jon get back his morning down time, but we both get nite time quiet time. It’s been SO lovely… I have my husband back to myself again. We can have a nice dinner just the 2 of us. Kid free adult conversations. I love it!! I love my boys, but I need to love my husband too!! :) Sigh…
Desperately Need Some Sleep
Posted by: jandprowley on: July 10, 2009
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I am dying right now. Shai has been killing me w/ his night wakings. It’s that much harder b/c he used to sleep thru the nite!! From 2-4 mths he was wonderful, waking only once around 2-3am for a feeding then sleeping til 7am. NOW and for the last mth he’s been waking every 2.5-3hrs thru the nite. It’s killing me. Fortunately I nurse and he goes RIGHT back to sleep, so it’s 15-20mins til my head is on the pillow again.
Fortunately however, it seems as though he’s starting to get into a nap schedule. He’s been staying up a little more during the day, for 1.5-2.5hrs. So in the morning after he wakes up (b/w 7-8a) he’s up for 1.5 hrs then goes down for his 1st nap. This one goes 45mins to 1.5 hrs. Then he’s up for 2 hrs, then another nap. It had been 45 mins, but the last cple days it’s been longer, 2-3hrs. Then he has one last 45min nap for me. Then I keep him up for at least 2hrs, bath, then bedtime b/w 6-8pm. It’s working well so far.
Wish us luck it stretches into better night schedule too!!
Baby Sister Please
Posted by: jandprowley on: July 10, 2009
Yesterday Oden and I were playing with Geotrax. He innocently looked over at me and asked me if I had a baby sister in my belly. I asked him why he asked, expecting him to say something about my belly being big. He simply replied “b/c I want a baby sister!” It was so sweet!! I just smiled and said “no, not yet” but that maybe someday. But then I asked “what if it’s a baby brother?” He said “no, I want a baby sister.” We might have to genetically engineer this next one just for Oden 
Shai is 5 months old
Posted by: jandprowley on: July 4, 2009
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My baby boy is now 5 mths old and the time has just flown by! I am scared that in the blink of my eyes he’s gonna be a yr old already!
He’s a wonderful baby. Very easy and laid back.
He’s awake more and more. Altho he still naps quite often. He stays awake anywhere b/w 1-2.5 hrs b/w naps. He occasionally gives me a long 2-3 hr nap during the day but typically sleeps for 45 mins at a time. So he’s doing 4-5 naps a day still. I wish we were on a regular 3 nap a day schedule but we’re just not there yet. The bad news is that he is no longer sleeping thru the nite. He wakes every 3-4 hrs to nurse and it’s exhausting!! I’m not a fan of waking 2-3 times a nite when we were only waking once a nite just 3 wks ago!! I’m hoping it’s a developmental thing and that he’ll go back to sleeping thru the nite again soon. I’ve considered not nursing him at nite and even held out one time, but he just cries and it’s a good 1 hr effort to get him to fall back asleep. When I nurse it’s no more than 20 mins before my head is back on my pillow, which I certainly prefer!
He’s nursing well, approximately every 3 hrs unless he’s super fussy and cries for boob. He prefers to nurse to sleep but I try to avoid that. Altho I’ve gotten lax about it since I enjoy my time with him. He nurses for 10-15 mins on one side. Any longer and he’s def crashing out!!
He’s getting stronger. He pulls his legs up and over all the time. He still loves to suck on his hand and fingers. He’s sitting in his bumbo but not for very long. He’s doing raspberries and giggling more. Smiling is getting a little easier but still takes some effort. He is happy if u give him a receiving blanket that he can hold and suck on. His toys get him super frustrated b/c he can’t keep hold of them for long. He drops them or complains b/c he can’t quite get it in his mouth right. He’s super cute. And yes, he’s still a mama’s boy. Stops crying as soon as I hold him, versus anyone else. Both a blessing and a curse. Even so, I love my little baby boy!!
Oh, and he still has seborrhea. It’s better but still there. We’re bathing every 2 days and lubing him up w/ Cetaphil which makes his skin happiest. He also still has reflux. If I have a little dairy it doesn’t seem to affect it much. If I get a burp out of him after nursing that helps a ton. But if I’m bad and eat too much dairy, then he obviously spits up more. I need to be better about that!! Overall, he’s doing great. We had another mild bout of thrush. Probiotics for him and me knocked it out in a wks time. I def don’t want to do meds for that again!!
Oden turns 3 today!!
Posted by: jandprowley on: July 4, 2009
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My big boy is offficially big today! He’s 3 years old now and he will show you by counting it out on his fingers!!
All his gma’s are here visiting for the big occasion and it’s been lovely We started the day with a visit to Crumland Farms for a day of kid friendly events. Oden enjoyed the moon bounce and pony ride. Then we went home for lunch. Mathou made her awesome eggrolls and we all pigged out!! After lunch was the bday cake. We had ordered half a sheet of vanilla cake decorated w/ 3 construction vehicles. Oden LOVED it!! We all took pics w/ the bday boy and his presents and cake, sang, then Oden blew out his candles. Of course he got all 3 candles blown out w/ the 1st try. I’m so proud of my big boy. He really is growing up!! We showered him w/ bday presents. He is SO spoiled Mama got him lots of books, Piglet & Mama, Knuffle Bunny, Build an A, and 2 bug books, power machines DVDs, and a Spiderman back pack. Daddy got him 2 remote controlled geotrax trains and a 12″ Spiderman bike w/ training wheels. Gma Rowley got Oden a Fisher Price school house w/ little people. Gma P gave him $100 and Mathou gave him $50. Sao Thuy sent him a $25 gift card to baby Gap. Great Gma Pat and Great Aunt Cathy each sent him a book. And his Great Aunt Marge sent him $5. He also got bday cards from Great Gma and Gpa Feder. He really made out like a bandit on his bday!! Everyone loves Oden!!!
After his nap he took his new wheels for a spin. And right now Oden and Daddy are downtown at Baker Park waiting to watch the fireworks. I wish I could be w/ them but I am home w/ baby Shai. He went down at 730pm and is sleeping peacefully. So here I am relaxing and thinking about my wonderful family and how far we’ve come so fast. I love that we are growing and we are growing together. It is a good feeling. No, it is a great feeling I love my family and I love my life!!!
To Poop, Or Not to Poop?
Posted by: jandprowley on: June 22, 2009
My baby Shai went EIGHT DAYS w/o a bm. I was feeling his pain!! Altho he actually seemed just fine. The ped had me doing all kinds of things to try to stimulate his bowels… thermometer in his butt every 3 hrs, administer 1 oz of water to push things thru, sit him in a warm bath. Additionally I tried tummy massage. None of it worked. So on day 7, I got the ok from the Ped to give him a glycerine suppository. It was supposed to work in 15-60 mins and of course it didn’t. On day 8 I took him into the Peds and they checked him out. His bowels sounded fine and he didn’t feel backed up when they felt his abdomen. So they sent me home and told me to keep at it. Three hrs later he had a bm. I think it was a result of the Ped pressing on his abdomen – much more firmly than I was doing w/ the massage. His poop was like melted dark chocolate. Dark and thick but not solid, and it stunk!!! Obviously, since it was highly concentrated. On day 9 and 10 Shai skipped pooping again. So on day 11 I gave him another suppository and that did the trick. He pushed out another mass of “dark chocolate” along w/ the suppository. Today (day 12) he is clearing out his bowels completely. He has had 3 bm’s already. The 1st 2 “dark chocolate” and this last one more like the usual mustard. He was actually smiling afterwards!! I feel SO relieved for him!!!
Toes, Giggles, & Rolling
Posted by: jandprowley on: June 19, 2009
Today Shai grabbed his toes for the 1st time. He was staring at his toes and reaching for them, and he finally got them!! What an accomplishment
Additionally, he is starting to roll over some. Not officially, but he’s taking baby steps. From his back he pulls up his legs and swings them over, this pulls his body onto his side. He likes this position b/c it makes it easier for him to hold his hands in his mouth to suck. And today, while doing this on a cushy blanket, he rolled all the way over onto his belly. He made his mama proud It’ll be great to see him doing this regularly!
Oh, and my little man giggled like crazy today while watching Oden and his friend ZW jump around the house. We got some great video footage of it too. His face was all lit up w/ happiness. I loved it!! Esp since he just doesn’t smile enuf for me!!!
Quote of the Day 6/19
Posted by: jandprowley on: June 19, 2009
“When u give me a time out, I don’t like it, so I frown!”
“I have 3 poops. A baby one, a big brother one, and a daddy one.”
He Said What?!?!
Posted by: jandprowley on: June 13, 2009
Our sweet big boy Oden is growing wiser day by day… and it is so incredibly fun to hear it.
Here’s a recap of various quotes from the lips of Oden over the last mth or so…
Oden’s response to Mommy telling him to put the go-gurt back since he’s about to down some milk… “Mommy, the words u say, they aren’t the truth!” All I could do was laugh and ask him what he was talking about!
Oden’s response to Gma P asking him what is in the secret hiding place of the house he built w/ his card board blocks… “I can’t tell u, it’s a secret!!”
Out of the blue, on the drive home from his buddies Eli and Nolan’s house a cple dys ago… “Mama, I want a baby sister!” Of course this totally made me smile
Oden’s response to Mama saying that I was going to go to playgroup w/o him (since he said he didn’t want to go) but taking Shai w/ me… ”No, don’t take Shai, I need my baby brother!” Another one that totally made me smile.
Oden playing doctor in the living room w/ Gma P, while mama over hears them in the kitchen… “I’m going to cut off your hair and put brown hair instead.” Gma P asks why? “Because I don’t like your white hair!”
And so many more wonderful things that I can’t think of at this moment. I’ll have more to add soon enuf I’m sure!!
Shai at 4.3 mths
Posted by: jandprowley on: June 13, 2009
Not a whole lot has changed since his 3.5mth update. His sleeping and eating habits are pretty much the same. Altho the last few nites he’s been waking every 3hrs to nurse (~12am, 3am, then 6am). He’s also trying hard to nurse to sleep. Regardless of when I nurse, he ends up suckling, and sleeping. Once I remove my nipple from his mouth he either wakes up or stays totally crashed out, in which case, I just let him sleep. B/c of this habit of his, it’s hard to keep from nursing to sleep. It’s def not intentional on my part. And since this does happen on occasion, I feel like it’s gotten a little bit harder to put him down at times. He fusses and cries more and tries to suck on his hand/fingers. Since he’s not great at holding his hand in place, he gets frustrated, and it wakes him up more. I’m hoping that as his hand coordination gets better, he’ll get better at appeasing himself and soothe himself to sleep. We shall see. We’re also still not on any kind of sleep schedule. I’m not a fan of this. His naps are all over the place, and I look forward to the day that he sleeps at set times!!
The one major milestone this last mth has been his ability to grab his toys and bring them to his mouth. He’s been doing this for the last 2wks or so. Again, he’s not great at it, but he’s started and it’s fun to watch! Of course, he tends to get frustrated if the toy falls out of his mouth or hand and he fusses and cries. So it goes!!
I’m just excited that my little man is growing!!
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