It's been a few weeks since my last post! It's amazing how time gets away from you even though I'm at home every day. Everett is doing great! He's getting so big and really looking more and more like a baby instead of a newborn. We've settled into a good routine which has really helped. I struggled getting him on a schedule in the beginning because he seemed so unpredictable but then I realized...I set the routine, not him :) If I want him to take a morning nap, I needed to put him down at the same time every day and eventually, he'll get tired at that time! It's working! He usually wakes up around 7:00 and plays/eats until 8:30 or 9:00. Then (on a good day!) he'll take a 2-hour nap and we have another 1 1/2-2 hour play/eat time. As the day goes on, his naps get a little shorter and iffy-er but he's really good at going to sleep around 7:00 pm so it's ok if the afternoon naps aren't great. And, yes, there are a few days that if he falls asleep in my arms during Dr. Phil, I let him :) Sometimes I just need a good cuddle with him. Everett is really developing a sweet personality too! He smiles and coos, which is SOOOO precious, and really seems to notice Jeremy and I. He's also started noticing his hands---he sucks his thumb if his paci falls out and has tried to grab at toys in his bouncer. He also started kicking his play mat toys too that are hanging from the bar. And, yes, he looks exactly like Jeremy although my dad mentioned he sees a little bit of "Sara Jane" in him too.
The next hurdle is sleeping through the night. He still gets up around 2:30 am although I am not feeding him--just stick the paci in his mouth and exit. Hopefully it'll just be another couple of weeks before he realizes that he can sleep through the night!!! I will literally cry tears of joy when that day comes.
We've taken one road trip to Dallas so far and he did great! Although our normal 10-minute stop at the Braum's in McAlester, OK is no longer a 10-minute stop---more like a 50 minute stop to feed, change, play, etc before we hit the road again.
Here are just a few pictures of how big Everett is now :
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| At Everett's sip and see in Dallas--5 weeks old |
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| At Braum's in McAlester, OK on our road trip |
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| His HUGE hand holding in his paci |
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| Right after breakfast---milk coma |
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| sucking his thumb |
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| Sitting in his Bumbo chair |
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| A big smile! |
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| Wearing his Daddy and Me onesie :) |
