Tummy Time

Tummy Time! While it's not Cole's favorite thing to do we try to do it twice a day.

Here is the little man at work!

Nap Time in Crib ...Day 2!

It was a success!!! I put him down at 12pm and he slept till 3:30pm! Oh happy day...this may be the start of something great!

Nap time in Crib, Check!

Today I decided it was time for Cole to start nap time in his crib. He had a few cat naps in the morning but nothing over 30 min long. He always seems to be get the most tired around lunch time so after his 11:30 feeding I decided to try out the crib. I burped him, swaddled him and then rocked him to sleep for about 5 min. then laid him down in his crib in hopes this would work. I brought the monitor downstairs as I made lunch real fast thinking I probably had maybe 20 min before he would wake up crying but to my surprise he feel asleep! After an hour he woke up crying...so I went in thinking not bad for his first nap time in his crib and proceeded to change him but he still seemed tired and cranky. So I brought out the big guns...the swaddle me blanket! Folks we just started using it this week at night and its amazing! So I swaddled him up, rocked him for a few minutes and put in his pacifier. I went to my room to fold laundry thinking he would be up soon but he went on to sleep for another 2.5 hrs!!! I just kept checking the monitor...in disbelief that it had worked. I didn't know what to do with all my time...I cleaned the kitchen, worked out and even organized my closet!

Let's hope this wasn't a one time thing and I have started some kind of routine! Yep this is what makes me happy these days. Oh the joys of a new mom...it made my day! Wish me luck for tomorrow!

Happy Birthday Ladies!

Happy Birthday to two amazing and wonderful ladies in my life! I love you both so much!

Look what I have been up to this week!

Bumbo Time!


Happy Baby!


Big Baby Blue Eyes


Just want to eat him up!


My little Heavy Weight!

It's all smiles at 5 weeks!

Cole is 5 weeks old and has changed so much! While we are far from a set schedule there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel. Friends it does get EASIER! You will sleep again!

And to top it off Cole is smiling...it is the BEST feeling ever when your baby smiles at you! It's like confirmation that I must be doing something right, he loves me and he's happy.:)



Things that have changed;

He loves he's pacifier.

He is in size 1 diapers and has out grown his newborn size clothes too.

He is SLEEPING in his crib.

He is losing his hair...he's looking like an old man these days.

He has baby acne...while as painful as it looks it doesn't bother him at all.

He makes the Ahhhhh, Cooooo and Grunt sounds all the time. I love it!

He LOVES sleeping in our bed.

He is a great little traveler...I take him out everywhere!

Feedings-
He's taking a 4-5oz.bottle around every 4-5hrs. Yep, we have changed over to strictly formula. I wasn't producing enough breast milk to fill up my little man's tummy. So about a week ago we made the switch and he's doing great! I beat my self up a little about stopping breastfeeding but it's what works best for Cole and me. :)

Nighttime-
He's generally eating between 9 & 10 pm then another feeding around 2am then he seems up and ready for the day around 5am. While we are morning people 5am is a bit to early for us. So most mornings Cam brings Cole into our bed to sleep with us. He loves it and I think we have started a bad habit but the truth is we love it too. There's noting better then snuggling with him in the morning and at least its always after 5am.

Here's Cole enjoying his play mat...love him!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to Cole's Grandpa...aka Big Poppi Kos!