lookin' for fun and feelin' groovy
as joshua and i are getting to know each other better, things have been getting a lot easier. not that they were bad before, but it's just that i've really noticed a huge change in the last week or so. i guess we're getting in the groove of things....
the groove of things. hey, wait, remember that song? "hello lamp post, what cha knowin'? i've come to watch your flowers growin'. ain't cha got no rhymes for me? doot-in doo-doo feelin' groovy!!" -yep, i'm a dork. these things randomly pop out from deep within my memories. i must have a bit of helium in there.- i remember singing that song in elementary school for one of those productions one year. i think we also learned the steps to "the chaleston" in that same one! now, i'm tempted to write about those elementary school productions, but i'll stick with the topic...joshua!
anyway, things are going very well between joshua and i, and i'm much more comfortable discerning his different cries. he used to just cry for milk. (well, he still just cries for milk because that solves everything, but it's a function of whether he's truly hungry or if he needs a pacifier to fall asleep, which he refuses to use) he used to only eat and sleep, so, when he cried, it was because he was hungry. now, however, he is awake more, and spends a few hours awake in the morning then again in the evening. this led to a new cry: the one where he's overtired. and i've learned that this is the cry you want to avoid at all costs. one of the best pieces of advice i've received was to "put him down to bed early," from the pediatrician. i realized that this advice was for the good of all those involved. when joshua gets overtired, he gets cranky, and when he gets cranky, he cries, and nothing can stop the crying, so it's best just to plan ahead and avoid the overtiredness altogether or there will be hours and hours of sleeplessness to follow.
he's up about every 5 or 6 hours during the night, which is really good for his age. 6 hours is considered "sleeping through the night". so, he's just about there. putting him to bed around 7 has been the best, then i feed him right before we go to bed, and he's usually up again around 4 or 5am
he is a really good traveller. he seems to be happy in all of the gear designed for the different modes of travel. his carseat and strollers are all big hits, as is his baby bjorn. he usually cries at first until we get moving, then he is lulled to sleep. his cradle swing and vibrating chair can work for shot periods of time before he catches on that he's not going anywhere. so, it's actually easier to be out and about with him than to be inside (which is fine with me!)
he is a very happy baby. unless, of course, he is overtired. when he's awake, he likes to look around at people, through the window, and at the colorful malawi picture over the couch. when he looks around, his arms and legs start going while he makes little noises like he's struggling to reach something. i've always thought he was going to be a rock climber like Daddy. we'll see soon! he's also been putting all his weight on his legs if you hold him while he kicks up, and he holds his head up all the time now. so, he is quite strong.
that's all i can think of for now, other than that he's still a super-soaker and super-pooper, and can out-wet the absorbancy of any diaper in about 45 seconds. we've had a few explosions and several soaks. it's a good thing he's in those cloth diapers. we used the disposables when we went to canada, and we had to bring as many changes of clothes as we did diapers! he's a healthy boy! what can i say?
the groove of things. hey, wait, remember that song? "hello lamp post, what cha knowin'? i've come to watch your flowers growin'. ain't cha got no rhymes for me? doot-in doo-doo feelin' groovy!!" -yep, i'm a dork. these things randomly pop out from deep within my memories. i must have a bit of helium in there.- i remember singing that song in elementary school for one of those productions one year. i think we also learned the steps to "the chaleston" in that same one! now, i'm tempted to write about those elementary school productions, but i'll stick with the topic...joshua!
anyway, things are going very well between joshua and i, and i'm much more comfortable discerning his different cries. he used to just cry for milk. (well, he still just cries for milk because that solves everything, but it's a function of whether he's truly hungry or if he needs a pacifier to fall asleep, which he refuses to use) he used to only eat and sleep, so, when he cried, it was because he was hungry. now, however, he is awake more, and spends a few hours awake in the morning then again in the evening. this led to a new cry: the one where he's overtired. and i've learned that this is the cry you want to avoid at all costs. one of the best pieces of advice i've received was to "put him down to bed early," from the pediatrician. i realized that this advice was for the good of all those involved. when joshua gets overtired, he gets cranky, and when he gets cranky, he cries, and nothing can stop the crying, so it's best just to plan ahead and avoid the overtiredness altogether or there will be hours and hours of sleeplessness to follow.
he's up about every 5 or 6 hours during the night, which is really good for his age. 6 hours is considered "sleeping through the night". so, he's just about there. putting him to bed around 7 has been the best, then i feed him right before we go to bed, and he's usually up again around 4 or 5am
he is a really good traveller. he seems to be happy in all of the gear designed for the different modes of travel. his carseat and strollers are all big hits, as is his baby bjorn. he usually cries at first until we get moving, then he is lulled to sleep. his cradle swing and vibrating chair can work for shot periods of time before he catches on that he's not going anywhere. so, it's actually easier to be out and about with him than to be inside (which is fine with me!)
he is a very happy baby. unless, of course, he is overtired. when he's awake, he likes to look around at people, through the window, and at the colorful malawi picture over the couch. when he looks around, his arms and legs start going while he makes little noises like he's struggling to reach something. i've always thought he was going to be a rock climber like Daddy. we'll see soon! he's also been putting all his weight on his legs if you hold him while he kicks up, and he holds his head up all the time now. so, he is quite strong.
that's all i can think of for now, other than that he's still a super-soaker and super-pooper, and can out-wet the absorbancy of any diaper in about 45 seconds. we've had a few explosions and several soaks. it's a good thing he's in those cloth diapers. we used the disposables when we went to canada, and we had to bring as many changes of clothes as we did diapers! he's a healthy boy! what can i say?
posted by elizabeth at 10:54 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home