Swaddle Solution #3--"Bye Bye"!

Today Dad thought baby bug should have a go at a 'big kid naptime'. No swaddle. A puppy stuffed animal instead. Bug thought it was great ((excited play noises))...that is until a 1/2 hour later he got bored and realized, " this was probably naptime! I don't like naptime! I will rebel!"

Crying for 40 minutes.

Then, you'll never guess.

He rolled over, and slept.

Seems he's a big boy now!

Update on Swaddle

So a few people voiced their concern over the Solution. For one, it worked, Lukka took a 2 1/2 hour nap and was cheerful and smiley when I walked into his room after he woke up--a rarity. Second, his hands were down at his side and the little guy used his 'core' to push himself onto his stomach/side. (he must have a baby 6-pack!) He was a bit more sweaty than usual, but all in all, no harm done. Today I tried Solution #2--two different lightweight blankets swaddling him the opposite ways. We'll see how it works. So far just a few cries, and then.........nothing. ((sigh)) I hope this means he's actually falling asleep instead of standing up and playing with his curtains.

Chaotic Week

Well, I have another weird-nap post. It seems these things are happening all over the place! Lukka has had 'weird-napping' status for the last week and a half (has it only been that long? It's been torture!) and this week came down with a fever that I think is related to not getting enough sleep during the day, and getting two new teeth, possibly more (he is like a faucet! Thanks J for those wonderful super absorbent {and so cute} knit bibs!). The last few days he fell asleep in the afternoon, today it was 10AM. I hate this chaotic feel when there isn't a simple routine...hopefully this is the 'sickness' speaking and when this is over (saying that with crossed fingers), he will go back to napping around 1-3, like normal.



Oh please tell me this will happen? I miss my little angel!

Recent Photos

Lukka is home sick today with a small fever. My guess is it's all that nap-less time catching up to him, because he has no other symptoms than general crankiness. However, the rest he's getting is working it's way onto me--it has definitely helped with 'the funk'. Here's a few recent photos of him...and when I figure out how to upload videos, I have a real treat.

A new bath toy from Oma and Opa--a Winnie the Pooh treehouse with slide and bubble-maker!

The stud hangin' around his toys.

The Funk

This is all I can muster, friends.

Revenge of the Nap-Taker

Well...he took an excellent nap for one day...now we're on day two of no naps. Just talked to a friend over the phone and she said her little one did the exact same thing around the same age. I'm going to try her advice: switch him to a very regular eating schedule (3 meals a day). This made his crazy awake periods cease when I started him on solids a few months ago, too, so I am very hopefull. He has only been having one 'real' meal a day (i.e. pureed food instead of nursing) and she said to start having (after nursing) 3 meals including breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I just started this morning with papaya for breakfast (he never got breakfast before) and then a full meal for lunch (usual is some sort of meat and a few veggies, if he's still hungry, then some fruit), and a hearty dinner, too. Lord, help me with my frustrations.

In other news, story-time is getting better at our house. My eight-month-old (today!) sits in my lap while I read, and he's beginning to like it, although for longer stories...he can only stay in one spot so long. These are a few of what I've been reading:

(How many of you knew Baby Bug was 1/2 Canadian?!)

My Nap-Taker is Back

::Sigh::

Will I ever get this ever-changing baby thing? I found out why he wouldn't sleep for five days. Tooth #3 has made its appearance!

V. Bizarre--it's an 'eye' tooth, (aka Canine) and the other one is just about ready to pop through, too...weren't these the last of the teeth that were supposed to appear in babies? Oh well, what do I know?

These are the 'new tooth fairy'. They kinda scare me. What ever happened to putting it under your bed?

Here's a "retro photo", when he was about two weeks. He still loves that swaddle.