Our current challenge = sleep! Connor has been fighting bedtime and occasionally naps ever since I went back to work. We aren't sure if he is still adjusting to me going back to work or maybe if he has started teething. He does show some signs of teething (drooling, fussiness, chewing on anything & everything), but we really aren't sure if that is the culprit. I guess time will tell! In the past, Connor would go down for naps and at bedtime with no problem. Now, we are in the bad habit of rocking him, singing him, walking him to sleep each night. On bad nights, it can take up to an hour and 1/2 to get him settled into bed. Naps have been hit or miss; some days he will nap well and then the next day he won't nap more than 20 minutes at a time. One night we tried letting him "cry it out" for 25 minutes, but we both agreed that he was more awake after those 25 mintues than he was when we first put him down. The poor little guy had a puddle of tears beside his head and his eyes were so puffy from crying. And, he had such a sad face/cry! We decided that we need to find some other way to break this habit other than letting him cry. This little guy keeps us on our toes 24/7!
Connor is definitely becoming more aware of his surroundings! Yesterday, we had all of my cousins over for the afternoon to watch the PSU game & play games. He would go to my cousins for a few minutes and then realize that neither mommy nor daddy were holding him and he would start crying!! He knows what he wants...as soon as we would take him back to calm him down, he'd stop crying! It makes us feel good to know that he wants us and knows when we aren't holding him, BUT it would be nice if he would let our friends/family hold him. Maybe he'll get better with this as he gets older. We had a lot of people at our house, so maybe it was just too much commotion for him. He's becoming very sensitive!
A few weeks ago, Connor had a play date with his buddies Ravi & Ethan. Ravi & Ethan are 12 and 8 months older than him, so they are much more mobile! Connor pretty much just sat back and watched the other two boys walk and crawl around. In a year they will have a blast together!! It is nice to have friends with babies close in age. Below are pictures from their play date:
Work has been going okay; I have 3 weeks under my belt. I still do not enjoy leaving him (I don't think I ever will), but it is a nice change of pace. I am very, very ready to stay home with him once those 2 days are over with. After working Monday & Tuesday, Wednesday is usually our lazy day. I am usually wiped out after working those two long days. Thursday and Friday I try to make sure we get out and do something: walk, run errands, shop, etc. With all the rain over the past couple of weeks, it has been hard to be outside much.
Today we went to Daddy's flag football game. They won again and are now 2-0-2!! Connor usually does pretty well at the games. He likes to just hang out and watch everybody. If I wasn't holding him, I wouldn't know he was there! He doesn't make a peep! The "cheering" section at the games is slowly dwindling and pretty soon it'll just be Connor and I! The first couple of games, we sat on the sidelines with two expectant mommies (one being my good friend Jenna). Today, Jenna was still there (she has less than 2 weeks until her due date!!), but the other soon-to-be mommy didn't make it. She didn't have her baby yet, but she is 2 days past her due date and very uncomfortable (according to her hubby). Maybe Connor and I will go keep Jenna and baby Moyer company later in the season when it is too cold for us to be outside and watch the games. That way (if they feel up to it) her hubby can go play in the game!!
We have busy week ahead of us!! I work on Monday and Tuesday. On Thursday, we are getting together with Ethan's mommy and daddy (Kristen and Dave). Ryan has off work on Friday, so we are going to a corn maze. On Saturday, we are heading back to Lewistown for a visit and then on Sunday Connor and his cousins are getting their pictures taken for a "grandkid" photo for my mom. Then, we start everything all over again! We have definitely noticed that our lives have gotten much more busy even with me only going back to work 2 days a week!
Hopefully it won't be another 2+ weeks before my next entry...
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