Back into babydom!

Oh how I've missed having a baby around! And oh, how I've forgotten about babies. And OH! How I've remembered about babies!!!!!

Caiden stayed overnight on Saturday and for the first time in his life, he slept through the night! That's especially funny because JORDAN was up 2 times that night til I put him in his own bed (he was downstairs will all 3 of the other kids). Caiden slept from 10:30pm til 7:15 am, ate 4 oz and went back to sleep til his momma woke him up at 9:15 or so.

Today he got here around 8am, and was still snoozy. He woke up and we brought the kids to school at 8:45, he had 2 oz and was just not real happy- then it occurred to me that he might be tired. The kid is a side sleeper and he zonked at 9:15ish, and is still sleeping, almost 2 hours later. Joshy was a side sleeper! And he loved to have a blanket next to his face, just like Caiden.

Kimmy's ped told her that babies shouldn't be allowed to "just cry" until they are at least 6 months old, that they don't the psychological effects of it. I'm so irritated by that. I bet that ped doesn't have any children. If he/she did, they would NEVER SAY THAT to a mom, much less a first time mom. There are times when babies cry, and they have been changed and fed, and they don't want to nurse, and they don't want the paci, and maybe they are over tired. There are times that they cry so long and so hard that you might start feeling like pulling your hair out. It is so unfair to make that mom feel bad if she needs a few minutes to collect herself! That is just not right!!! And when they are teething, they will scream their heads off also- and if you don't want to give them Tylenol or ibuprofrin, there isn't a whole lot you can do for them. They might like chewing on a frozen carrot or frozen washcloth, but they will probably still cry. And it's OKAY!!!!!!!!!!!

This week my goal is to watch Caiden and get his schedule down. Looks like he might arrive still sleepy in the mornings. When it gets too cold out to walk the kids to school, our fantastic neighbor offered to give them a ride (he gives his own kid a ride everyday anyway). That will help me alot! As this is going, the morning nap is timed well, and I'm guessing he'll wake up in a half hour or so, eat, we'll go get Julia from school, play for awhile, and then it will be nap time again around 1, 1:30. Just my guess. That nap should last another good at LEAST hour, maybe more...and then he'll wake up around 3, 3:30? We'll see. By the end of the week, I'll have him and he'll have me figured out and a schedule will show! I wonder if it is hard as a first time mom to watch someone else get their baby on a schedule? I'm not sure how much to tell her or not tell her. When he was here Saturday, his naps (on his back) were full of crying, and then a nap for 20 minutes MAX. He slept a total of 1.5 hours from 12pm- 10:30pm (when he finally zonked all night long)- and I'm guessing that if he sleeps on his side, he'll sleep better and for longer. I remember how scary and hard it was the first time, not knowing if what I was doing was "right" or not- and having books to support me or make me feel scared. Our ped was good though, she helped me feel better about doing whatever worked for each kiddo. But YIKES! The first time is hard.

I don't want to make her feel bad. And I don't want her to feel left out. Guess I'll figure this part out as we go.

My friend who had FOUR body parts removed in 10 months (I only did 3 in 11 months) heard from her recipient!!! It was short and very sweet, and I'm so happy for her! God bless everyone in our chain, I hope everyone is recovered well and feeling healthy!!!!

I love this silly, silly world!