Wow!! the past couple of weeks have flown by!! I have been crazy busy, and have had hardly anytime to even get on the computer! So I am taking advantage of grandma rocking zach...and I'm finally going to update my blog! As I went through my camera I realized I had a lot of pics to post! (Note: I wrote a Novel...so if you don't feel like reading just skip to the pics below!)
Lets see..first Zach. I just don't know what to do with that baby...and the sleepless nights are really getting to me...he just doesn't sleep...ever. It basically started from when we got him home from the hospital and the stupid heart monitor went off 24/7 and I had to ALWAYS wake him up..and that just ruined everything! Anyway..I feel like I have tried everything..but I must admit I'm not persistant..but I am to tired to be persistant. He is doing much better with naps..I can tell when he is tired I lay him in the swing (sometimes crib) and he passes out in like 30 seconds..if i'm lucky it will last an hour..otherwise it is 30 minutes or less...but he does that about 2 times a day..and then takes cat naps in the car rides. Then at night screams bloody murder. EVERYNIGHT. I try to let him cry it out...but if he doesn't fall asleep in 45min to an hour..I can not make him scream anymore...I just can't..it's not going to happen...oh and the ONE time he fell alseep after an hour of screaming he only stayed asleep for 50 minutes!! So it wasn't even worth it. I keep him in his crib at night..and he still eats at least 2 times in the night....but wakes up about 10 times throughout the night...so I have to get up sooth him back to sleep..just by putting his blanky over him and rubbing his belly..then he falls back to sleep. Then this weekend he has been super cranky..it's like I can't keep him happy..he won't eat..he'll cry while he's eating like it's hurting him..he spits up like crazy (and it's really chunky : /) he toots like 10 times a minute it seems like...(ma you can back me up on that one : )) anyway..it just seems like the poor baby can never get comfortable. I think MAYBE he is teething b/c he has been acting real sick this weekend...his nose is running like a faucet...he's so cranky, putting EVERYTHING in his mouth and just not his self...but who knows..maybe he is just sick and I need to take him to the doc...oh and he HATES church...I can not even sit through 5 mintues of sacrament with him. Oh and he still wants to eat every 2 hours!! (although they say this is very normal for preemies to eat every 2 hours for at LEAST the first 6 months..so thats ok) Anyway, I am going a little insane. Good thing I live with my parents..thats all I have to say.
So a little example of my sleep deprevation insaneness:
3:00am....Zach still not asleep..finally bring him to bed with me...i'm feeding him.
Me: ugh I just want some sleep and I can't get comfortable while feeding him
Ty: well I will stay up with you and scratch your back
Me: No its ok, go back to sleep (I knew he would fall alseep within like 30 seconds of scratching my back so I didn't want it)
Ty: Ok, I'm sorry
20 to 30 minutes later..Tyler sound asleep snuggled up close to me..body and face towards me.
Me: TYLER! TYLER!
TY:WHAT?
Me: If you are going to sleep that good at least turn the other way so I don't have to see you so peaceful!
My poor husband..he turned and was such a good sport : ) love you hun!
Anyway, nothing really new with me or ty..tyler is just working his heart out and I am just running around like a chicken with its head cut off : ) I can't think of any of our good stories I was going to tell! it is getting to late now. So just enjoy the pics!
The many faces of Zach
Someone found his thumb!
Look at Ty's face...haha I would be laughing too!
Zach and his cousins!
Look I caught Hannah standing all by herself!
Zach's best friend Gid!
CAUTION: This is disgusting
9 comments:
Lots of cute and fun pictures! Oh man, you've got it bad with the sleepless nights...I feel for you! I wish I knew what would help, but it's probably a preemie thing. He's getting so big and cute though! I got to see him for a minute out in the hall at Stake Conference. Enjoy all the help you're getting from your parents...I miss that part of living with mine!
I suggest reading "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" by Marc Weissbluth. You can borrow mine if you want. I'm glad to hear you try letting him cry it out. This book uses that method but for 2o mins then comforting him, trying it again, etc. Anyways, I hope it gets better and I'm not far from you if you want to borrow the book.
I'm sorry Bec! I'm glad mom can take care of him for you sometimes! HOpefully he'll get better soon!
BabyCenter just emailed this to me.
http://www.babycenter.com/0_baby-sleep-training-the-basics_1505715.bc?Ad=com.bc.common.AdInfo%407c991a92
Cute pictures! Zach is getting so big. I'm sorry about you sleepless nights. Hang in there! I have heard that "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" is a good book, I used the book "Baby Wise" and it really worked well for me. It helped me get my boys on a great sleeping/feeding schedule. You are lucky to have your mom and dad so close. I hope things get better soon.
We should talk in the night. Br some times gets up 3 times. But most of the time he just wants to be held. so I bring him in the bed. I know that is not always good but when its 6 am and I'm not ready to get up, he comes with me! Hang in there!!
thanks everybody...I have kinda been trying babywise..i think i kinda need someone to translate some of it to me though...but yeah crystal..i'll take you up on that offer...i'll give ya a call so i can come pick it up..thanks : )
hmmm poop on the hand, gotta love that.
k lets totally get a plannen, cant wait.
sounds like you need to tell Dr Wood what up! Demand medication
you can do it!!!!
Cute pics, Bec! I'm sorry you're having such a rough time with the sleep, I am trying to get as much sleep right now before our little guy comes, but I guess it probably won't make that much of a difference, huh? I am reading both Babywise and Healthy Sleep Habits Happy Child, and they're both good...of course, i haven't had the chance to put them to the test, yet! Good luck, let me know what works for ya!
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