Odds and Ends

Yes, I am still working on the full story for the blog…but finding time has been a little hard. 😉 However, I do have some odds and ends to hopefully tide you over.

We are exhausted (big surprise, right?). Owen refuses to stay in his crib without crying—we can’t even make it out of the room before it starts…so we spend most of the night cuddling him and trying to get him to sleep (because, of course, we can’t have him screaming bloody murder). I know they can cry a little, but at this young age you’re not supposed to let them cry themselves to sleep. So yes, he’s a smart little cookie already and is winning the battle of wills. |-|

Anyway, after two loooooong nights of that, we were finally so desperate for a little uninterrupted sleep that we brought him into our room in a laundry basket, thinking maybe he just wanted to be in the same room with us. Yeah, that didn’t work so well, either (it was better, but not by much). So, we did what we said we’d never do (and what we know is technically not recommended), which was bring him into bed with us…which he LOVED and got us some much-needed sleep…but earned us the stink eye (and a mini lecture) from the pediatrician today. So it looks like tonight will be rough again—although we are going to try having him sleep in his car seat (which he apparently likes, from having him out and about today).

Breastfeeding has been going fairly well. It is still a battle of wills at times as he isn’t great at latching on quite yet, but I think we’re doing as well as could be expected. When we first brought him home, however, he wasn’t getting enough milk and was dehydrated…and not pooping. He went TWO DAYS without pooping and we were getting worried. Then we started almost force-feeding him (breast milk through a syringe and tube taped to a finger) to make sure he was REALLY eating…and then we had a great poop and now things are running like clockwork. (Actually, Tom is changing a really bad one right now. He’s great with diapering.)

Maggie still loves to check him out. The car seat is out now and she keeps going over to look in it. This morning, she managed to get a good face lick in before we could stop her (we think she was going for the milk left on his cheek). It’s so damn cute.