Cash's top 2 teeth are officially through the gums and coming down! one is further along than the other but they are both here. "its been a bear", says Sylvia. I AGREE! although considering how long it has taken for these to fully come in, Cash has been amazingly accommodating!! 9 month check up in a few weeks so we'll see what that brings.
Friday, September 26, 2008
sleeping through the night: 8pm - 7am
9/23, 9/24, 9/25
for all you haters, let me explain...
this child takes after his father - clearly. i can't take credit for this, he is as cool as a cucumber. he rolls with the punches and is always good.
he has not been a good sleeper until now - never falling asleep when there was even the slighted bit of distraction. he isn't one of those babies that will fall alseep in his high chair or in the middle of a party, etc. he hasn't napped at daycare since i started taking him there (until this week when i thought to bring his blanket with him) - now he is napping for 2 hours. let me qualify that by telling you that I've had to write a letter to Sylvia's social worker asking her for permission to let Sylvia put him to nap up in her bedroom where it is dark and quiet - i hope i don't get her shut down!
he has really turned a corner in the past few weeks with his sleep and i need to document this. he falls asleep on his own, sometimes he doesn't even need to nurse to sleep. and he will nap on the weekends on schedule.
and yes, i will be sure to document it when he starts waking up 3 times a night again (probably when he learns to walk).
finally - (for emily) i have not only not slept an entire night (except the one night i was away on a work trip) since he was born, i haven't slept an entire night since i was pregnant because you have to get up to pee so much. So yes, i am happy! and i am glad you are all happy for me.
Now - lets all think about what an amazing person Elizabeth is for doing it twice!
keep reading my blog because i tell you about all the naughty things Cash does (because i am sure that is going to be where he takes after me!)
9/23, 9/24, 9/25
for all you haters, let me explain...
this child takes after his father - clearly. i can't take credit for this, he is as cool as a cucumber. he rolls with the punches and is always good.
he has not been a good sleeper until now - never falling asleep when there was even the slighted bit of distraction. he isn't one of those babies that will fall alseep in his high chair or in the middle of a party, etc. he hasn't napped at daycare since i started taking him there (until this week when i thought to bring his blanket with him) - now he is napping for 2 hours. let me qualify that by telling you that I've had to write a letter to Sylvia's social worker asking her for permission to let Sylvia put him to nap up in her bedroom where it is dark and quiet - i hope i don't get her shut down!
he has really turned a corner in the past few weeks with his sleep and i need to document this. he falls asleep on his own, sometimes he doesn't even need to nurse to sleep. and he will nap on the weekends on schedule.
and yes, i will be sure to document it when he starts waking up 3 times a night again (probably when he learns to walk).
finally - (for emily) i have not only not slept an entire night (except the one night i was away on a work trip) since he was born, i haven't slept an entire night since i was pregnant because you have to get up to pee so much. So yes, i am happy! and i am glad you are all happy for me.
Now - lets all think about what an amazing person Elizabeth is for doing it twice!
keep reading my blog because i tell you about all the naughty things Cash does (because i am sure that is going to be where he takes after me!)
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
lovie, milk and poop
Today was a good day...
Sylvia had called and expressed concern that she just couldn't get him to nap during the day. i told her what i did on the weekends to get him to nap (sometimes for up to 3 hours). Cash has never been one of those kids who will fall alseep anywhere - he needs a very quiet environment with no distractions but most of all i have noticed that he loves to sleep with his "lovie" (his blue blanket). I only give it to him at nap and bed time and as soon as he sees it he burries his face into it and gets immediately drowsy. I hesitated taking it to daycare because i didn't want to have to remember to collect it every day but today i took it and Sylvia seemed very pleased (and well rested herself) when we picked Cash up and he had taken a 2 hour nap!
Tonight i gave Cash real cow's milk. we were eating dinner and he was having chicken, corn and applesauce and i thought he should have something to drink. i picked up some "red" milk (the creamy stuff Rick likes) at the store the other day - just in case. so i filled up his sippy cup and he loved it!! this is significant for a couple reasons. until this point cash had really only seen his sippy cup as a teething ring. it didn't matter what i put in it he wouldn't drink it, he'd just bite on the top. as soon as i put it in his mouth and he tasted the milk he started drinking it. You aren't supposed to give infants cow's milk until they are a year old because of allergies but i figure since i drink a large glass of milk every night Cash was bound to build up an immunity to any allergies over the past 8 months. lets hope he doesn't wake up covered in hives because the kid likes milk!
Tonight also marks the 2nd time that Cash has pooped on me. if you had asked me earlier i would have thought that 8 months in he would have pooped on me more but only twice so far. I was taking him to get in the bath and took all his clothes and diaper off and by the time i rounded the corner into the bathroom from his bedroom i had poop all over my arm, hand and pants. Gross. but nothing a packet of wipes and a shower didn't take care of.
All is good in the land of Martins tonight. Cash is sleeping, or at least working himself to sleep. and there are new shows on TV so i can wash some bottles and then relax on the couch.
Sylvia had called and expressed concern that she just couldn't get him to nap during the day. i told her what i did on the weekends to get him to nap (sometimes for up to 3 hours). Cash has never been one of those kids who will fall alseep anywhere - he needs a very quiet environment with no distractions but most of all i have noticed that he loves to sleep with his "lovie" (his blue blanket). I only give it to him at nap and bed time and as soon as he sees it he burries his face into it and gets immediately drowsy. I hesitated taking it to daycare because i didn't want to have to remember to collect it every day but today i took it and Sylvia seemed very pleased (and well rested herself) when we picked Cash up and he had taken a 2 hour nap!
Tonight i gave Cash real cow's milk. we were eating dinner and he was having chicken, corn and applesauce and i thought he should have something to drink. i picked up some "red" milk (the creamy stuff Rick likes) at the store the other day - just in case. so i filled up his sippy cup and he loved it!! this is significant for a couple reasons. until this point cash had really only seen his sippy cup as a teething ring. it didn't matter what i put in it he wouldn't drink it, he'd just bite on the top. as soon as i put it in his mouth and he tasted the milk he started drinking it. You aren't supposed to give infants cow's milk until they are a year old because of allergies but i figure since i drink a large glass of milk every night Cash was bound to build up an immunity to any allergies over the past 8 months. lets hope he doesn't wake up covered in hives because the kid likes milk!
Tonight also marks the 2nd time that Cash has pooped on me. if you had asked me earlier i would have thought that 8 months in he would have pooped on me more but only twice so far. I was taking him to get in the bath and took all his clothes and diaper off and by the time i rounded the corner into the bathroom from his bedroom i had poop all over my arm, hand and pants. Gross. but nothing a packet of wipes and a shower didn't take care of.
All is good in the land of Martins tonight. Cash is sleeping, or at least working himself to sleep. and there are new shows on TV so i can wash some bottles and then relax on the couch.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
food glorious food!
Foods Cash likes to eat:
Baby food - although now he eats it so fast we actually have to give him two buckets or we have to give him grown up food in between bites!
Green beans
Peaches
Bananas
Rotisserie chicken
Sliced Turkey
Cheerios
Ice cream (if he stays awake late enough to get it, which doesn't happen too often)
Yogurt (which i'm probably not supposed to give him)
Dog Food (which i know he isn't supposed to eat but gets into anyway)
UPDATE:
pork with gravy
broccoli
any kind of bread
pears
appricots (but not as much as pears)
tomato - much to his father's chagrin
so in short - Cash hasn't spit anything out yet!
Baby food - although now he eats it so fast we actually have to give him two buckets or we have to give him grown up food in between bites!
Green beans
Peaches
Bananas
Rotisserie chicken
Sliced Turkey
Cheerios
Ice cream (if he stays awake late enough to get it, which doesn't happen too often)
Yogurt (which i'm probably not supposed to give him)
Dog Food (which i know he isn't supposed to eat but gets into anyway)
UPDATE:
pork with gravy
broccoli
any kind of bread
pears
appricots (but not as much as pears)
tomato - much to his father's chagrin
so in short - Cash hasn't spit anything out yet!
Monday, September 15, 2008
8 months
Cash is growing up fast. And he is fast. he crawls so fast and can get anywhere he wants to. he can crawl over things or under things, he can pull himself up to see something or pull what he wants to see down. he loves to play with the dog and if she is laying up on the couch Cash will crawl over and stand up and pull on her feet, tail, ears, collar or whatever else is in arms reach. I can also tell when he is getting tired now because he starts to get sloppy. he'll fall over or collapse while crawling. I can immediately wisk him off to bed and usually have good results. now that he is moving more he is tired more too.
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