5/13/13 Lazy Day

We have been gone from home so much and so busy, that we decided to just rest today. So we got out of bed around 11am (well actually I got up several times before that, I just didn't stay up until 11am). We ate a leisurely breakfast and puttered around. I got a text from Laura saying we should hang out, so I went over there for the afternoon and we talked, played with babies and sewed. It was nice. I got some more burp cloths finished for Nike, and I cut some flannel to surge the edge of for a swaddle blanket. Josiah tested out Jess's (note: Laura checked and this is grammatically correct due to the 's' making a soft sound. So, you add an apostrophe 's' to make the 'z' sound to make it possessive) activity mat. He sure got a kick out of talking to himself in the mirror.

While sewing he got a bit fussy after laying on the floor for a while, so I borrowed Laura's Moby Wrap to calm him down. It worked; he slept some in it and was happy until he got hungry. I wasn't finished with what I was working on so I decided it was time to get creative. I have heard people say that you can breast feed a baby in the Moby. Josiah has pretty consistent head control now, so I just loosened everything while he was in the newborn hold and got him down to the right level and scooted him a bit over to the left and he went to town. I thought it might be uncomfortable, but it was fine, and he was happy, so I finished my sewing project.

He's nursing in this picture

sleepy smiles before bed

 

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4/12/13 Figuring out a plan/routine

My back has been painful today, so I didn't go running and tried to keep myself using good posture as much as possible around the house. It's feeling a bit better now. I am hoping to feel good by morning.

Here is a clip of Josiah working on his arm and leg moves in the mirror and watching his high contrast mobile.

We tried a new colic medicine called Mommy's Bliss Gripe Water. We are looking for something cheaper and not black. It seems to work at first, but Josiah is having trouble staying asleep when we lay him down. So far, we have concluded that Colic Calm works better, and is a smaller quantity he has to swallow, but it's black, makes his poop black, and is the most expensive. Mommy's Bliss is a bigger quantity and seems to not work as well, but is cheaper and doesn't get black stuff everywhere.

New owl print Simplex Newborn diaper

Josiah is doing really well at falling asleep while I read to him. I think that so far a bed time routine that works is: change diaper, put on fubby (footed pajamas), nurse or bottle feed, burp, and rock and read or sing until Josiah is asleep. This works best started at 9pm, but if he sleeps a lot during the day it can be as late as 11pm.

Loves

 

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