Jack decided he was being too predictable and figured he would spice it up a bit. The week of his shots, he just wasn't himself at all. He wasn't eating as much and would only nap for about an hour (usually this is around 2-2.5). At night he was waking up every couple of hours like a newborn and wanting to eat. Of course, when Jon got home from his work trip, he slept through the night...little stinker! I thought we were back on track but the last 2 nights, he's been waking up about every 3-4 hours and wanting to eat again...coincidentally, Jon is out of town again. Jon returns tonight, so we will see if this is a game we are going to play everytime Daddy isn't home.
Aside from the sleeping habits, all has been well. We tried the bathtub again. He doesn't mind the smaller tub we have for him; it's great because he can sit up without us holding him which makes the "cleaning in the rolls" much easier. This time we decided to try his big tub again, and we might just have a swimmer on our hands! He loved it! Of course at first he let out a panicked scream, but then he realized it wasn't all that scary. Once we let him "float" a little on his own and he figured out he could splash, it was playtime!
Some other "firsts" for Jack are his highchair, TV and his frog. Jack always seems to know when it's dinner time...no matter what time we eat. Like always, Jack woke up during dinner, so we decided to try out his big boy highchair...it worked! He can sit up in it. With TV, after his shots, he wouldn't go to sleep; wanted NOTHING to do with it. Jon plopped him down with him to watch the Pens hockey game, and Jack was fully mesmerized. Jon was of course happy to have someone to watch the game with :) Poor kid has no idea Mommy is going to squash TV time. I'm sure there will be many future arguments with Jack over that one. As for the frog, we got a big frog when we got the 3D ultrasound pictures done that has his heartbeat play when you squeeze him. It's been sitting next to him in the pack n play since day one and just the other day, he finally noticed it. For the first time ever, he took his eyes off his beloved owls and just sat laughing at the frog. It's so much fun to see him experience all these new things for the first time!!
Looks like the "Belly Buds" are paying off. While I was pregnant with Jack, I used to play music for him through these headphones that stuck on the belly called Belly Buds. Jon has tried music a couple of times when Jack was losing his mind and it worked. So far, Jack loves Rock. He's a fan of Guns N Roses, Ozzy, The White Stripes and Rush. Jon plays the air drums or guitar, and Jack starts smiling and kicking. Good thing, because the little guy really didn't have a choice of liking music in this house.
Some big news...
My maternity leave was coming to a screeching halt and we were both going back and forth on me returning to work. After lots of consideration, we decided that I would stay at home with the little guy full time. It was such a hard decision. I loved my job and the people I worked with, but I just can't imagine someone else being with him all day. It will be an adjustment for us all, but it will be worth it. Jon might be taking more trips just to get away,since Jack and I will be invading his "office" :)
This past weekend we built our raised garden box; hopefully the first of a few. The soil will be delivered tomorrow and then let the planting begin! I was worried it might be too late in the season, but looks like there are still some veggies we can plant for the summer and plenty for the fall. We are really looking forward to getting it started.
So this weekend we have my first 5k since Jack. I haven't really been running, so I'm sure this isn't going to go well, but I have to start somewhere. Then we are going to work on the garden and it's the Pecan Street Festival this weekend. So we will probably take Jack down there and check it out. There's always live music and good food if nothing else :)
Well, we hope everyone has a great week and weekend!
Lots of love,
The Waags
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| TV with Dad |
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| Ready for Duck Dynasty! |
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| "Whoa! How long have you been there?!?" |
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| Such a big boy! |
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| I know you're not surprised Jon did this within 2 minutes :) |
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| cutie! |
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