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January 13, 2004
Getting stuff done
I know this is supposed to be a time of rest and relaxation, but I've had enough rest! It's time to tackle some little projects around the house, stuff that I've wanted to do for a really long time but was either on bedrest...or procrastinating. I'll blame bedrest, it's much easier. I really wanted Gus to nap, and he wasn't doing that on his own, so I put him in the sling and off we went! We watered some plants, put dishes away, cleaned up the closet...all while he slumbered in the sling. He got a wonderful two-hour nap in, I was able to tackle some nagging issues, and my back got a workout!
Check out Gus' napping digs...
That night, Gus was showing off his neck strength, so cool!
Now, I have a request for advice from all you lurkers or non-lurkers... Gus eventually sleeps for four or five hours, but it's not happening until midnight, or like last night, 2:30. Until then, he's pretty much awake from 9 until whenever. He's mostly eating during that time, and is so overly tired... Any advice on how we can get to sleep earlier? Ultimately when I go back to work (Feb 9) we'll be getting up pretty darn early to get Gus to daycare. Leave us a comment if you have some magic to share!
Posted by janna at January 13, 2004 01:06 PM
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Congratulations !!! Your mom gave me the web site and this is so awesome !!
As for sleep..... ha ! What worked for all 3 of our girls was...(don't laugh too hard)... we set up a few blankets on the floor of their room. I nursed the baby and fell asleep at the same time. It gave me some rest and started getting her into a routine of an actual bed time. When I woke up, I just moved her into her crib. We wanted them to get used to their crib from day 1 and never let them sleep in our bed. (rolling on them, bed too soft, etc) All were sleeping through the night by 8 weeks and in time for going back to work.
So, that's my comment. The sling is good for the newborn and the Baby Bjorn was just the best after a month or two!! Great head support for the baby and good back support for the adult.
Congrats again! Good luck on getting things done and getting some sleep!
Julie Delkamiller
Posted by: Julie Delkamiller at January 14, 2004 09:26 AM
I don't know, Janna, you could always have Ken come and stay with you for a week or two. He could rock Gus and sing Alex's song to him...I will ask my OB friends today and send you a comment tomorrow with the results. take care, deb
Posted by: Aunt Deb (the good one) at January 14, 2004 11:49 AM
give gus a little nip of the ol' irish!
he'll appreciate it in highschool when his tolerance for alcohol is higher than all of his friends! (jk)
Posted by: Uncle Ben at January 15, 2004 03:30 PM
Gus, tell your mom that I had to start giving your cousin Rachel just a teaspoon of cereal mixed in her bottle at bedtime to get her over that "hump" and into the "sleeping like a baby mode." If you only add a teaspoon it won't be too thick to come through the nipple. I know your daddy is helping with the occasional bottle now so maybe you could try it and see if it helps. Yummy...cereal and milk, what more could a kid want? let us know. I have loved sharing the baby days with your other aunt in Ottumwa....Cindy
Posted by: Aunt Cindy Grant Ottumwa at January 16, 2004 02:22 PM