This week in Little Sir:
- He and I went to our first Square One meeting together, which was also the first time I had been out of the house with him alone, connecting the car seat and the stroller all by myself without Christian. It went well except that he SCREAMED the entire way home. He is really not a fan of the car seat at all.
- He was circumcised on Thursday. It was stressful for Christian and I because he was so upset afterward. I think some of the upset was actually just gas, because...
- ...like my mother and I, he apparently cannot really burp. He just gets bubbles and feels sick. So sometimes he screams because of this, poor guy.
- At the circumcision appointment, he weighed in at 8 lb 5 oz - he has now exceeded his birth weight! He is a good little eater.
- He still doesn't sleep much over 2 hours at a time. I think it will be a few more weeks until he does.
- He is a little Houdini and has now mastered how to get out of any swaddle we can put him in, including the Kiddopotamus and SwaddleMe blankets. Which is kind of unfortunate since he has crazy roaming arms which flail around and wake him up a lot when he is sleeping.
- He is making a bunch of grunting and squeaking and cooing sounds, mostly in his sleep. We might have to move him from the bassinet in our bedroom into his own crib this week to let Christian get some sleep.
Here I will leave you with 2 shots we took today of his Halloween outfit from his Grandma and a brown onesie from his Cousin Nannette and Aunt Pam:
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I'm glad little Asher is doing well! His pics are too adorable.
For the swaddling, have you tried the SwaddleDesigns blankets? They're much bigger and were the only ones Sophia couldn't escape from. They sell them at Dillards (kinda expensive), but you can order them for alot cheaper at www.mom4life.com. Also, if you want to keep the door to his room open, you could try a crib tent to keep the cats out. They carry them online at Target.com.
He is so handsome!! You did good. Have you tried the miracle blankets?? I loaned both of mine to Jes but if she is not using them then feel free to see if you could borrow one to try. They are like baby straight jackets. I have houdinis' and they could not get out....
Holly Shook
Cute pictures! I remember those days of no sleep. I remember we basically left all the lights in the house dimmed some nights because we knew we would be up so soon to feed. Crazy. Well, I hope you can get in a good routine that's good for you and eventually get some more rest. We are always thinking about you 3! Natali has seen the pictures of Asher and she know who he is. :)
Ian was not a big fan of being swaddled either, not matter what we tried. I love the pictures.
I'm happy to pass along Holly's miracle blankets. Rayah isn't swaddled anymore - she is also a houdini. She escaped both that you mentioned, as well as the miracle blanket, regardless of how tightly she was wrapped. (Though the miracle blanket was by far my favorite, because it kept her arms AND legs from flailing around.) We finally gave up around 4 weeks.
Cute pictures! I had to learn a swaddling technique from a nurse friend. Will did the same thing with his wild arms and would wake himself up. I take one blanket and fold it long-ways in 4's. And I wrap that around Will's arms...so he has it just around his arms and toro. I wrap it fairly tight so he can't move them. Then I take another blanket and do a regular swaddle over the whole thing. He slept much better after getting him snug!
So good to see you Thurs! Each week gets better...those first several are tough! Hang in there and sleep ANY time you can!
Love the pictures. What a handsome little boy! Sounds like you have it well under control. You are in our thoughts lots!
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