Oatmeal, Carrots and Drool... Oh My!

Professional Bouncer

What a difference from a few weeks ago!

Quite the napper too! First successful day- Thank you, Dr. Ferber!! We nearly went crazy, but it was worth it. May that crabby baby never grace us with his presence again!!

Fun In The Sun

First time playing in the grass!

Sneaking in some shut-eye on the way home...

Rub-A-Dub-Dub

Cole's in the tub! He LOVES it. We always do it earlier in the evening because he's wired afterwards!

We're Moving!

Today was our lucky day! Found a great place online and we just got back from looking at it. It's perfect- Huge bedrooms, tons of closets, new carpet for when it's time for crawling and a bonus room we're going to turn into a playrooom. We won't have to worry if it takes Cole 30-45 minutes of crying before he settles himself... Or if he wakes up in the middle of the night... I can relax and not immediately think of the neighbors. I'm SO excited for that aspect! I've been looking for months and never thought something would pop up- I can't help but be sad that we're leaving our current apartment. We've been here five years! It was our first place together and Cole's first home. I just keep telling myself that moving will give us the space/peace of mind we need while we continue to save for our dream house!!

Sneaking in Some Zzzzz's

It is Day 6 of Our-Only-Mission-In-Life-Is-To-Get-Our-Child-To-Nap. Almost a week and he still refuses to nap in his crib... Is terribly exhausted... And obviously can't function with 15 minutes here and there in the car/stroller. Worst part for me? Listening to him cry 3-4 times a day for 45 minutes straight. Do I let him just fall asleep in my arms and possibly risk all we've accomplished at night? That thought is worse than the screams- I take really, really long showers now and do all I can do to busy myself until Tom comes home. I even baked a cake last week! I know, who knew Dr. Ferber would turn me into Martha Stewart!?

Once Tom is home, we try and do everything imaginable to keep him up as late as possible - He wakes each morning between 4:45am-6:30am. If he goes down around 7pm, I'm up for the day at 4:45am. If we can get him in bed around 8:30/9pm, we have a better chance of having him sleep until 6am. Pretty much impossible when he falls asleep playing with his favorite toy!



p.s. If your baby was "ferberized" in 7 days or less... Or if your baby sleeps 10-12 hours at night and loves to take 3-4 naps a day... Please don't tell me.