Sleepless
Last night was actually pretty good, but the night before Tristan had what was probably his worst sleep outside of when he was sick. He was all sorts of grumpy and just couldn't get comfortable. He barely went to sleep just after 6am and got a little over three hours. Poor kid was sniffling in his sleep a good hour before getting some truely restful sleep. I don't think he even got 6 hours sleep that 24hrs and you can bet Chris and I got less. Thankfully his appointment was yesterday and the headband was adjusted and since he slept so well last night I do believe that was the thing at issue. The prectitioner said he's growing quite fast and his head may be completely done in as little as three more weeks. He hasn't slept as well since getting the headband on. He had been giving us a solid eight or more hours, which was quite nice, but right now he's waking up twice. The midnight waking I can usually get him to fall back asleep with some rocking and singing, though the second time, most often around 4, sometimes earlier, his stomach is just empty enough to require some food before he goes back down.
In other Tristan news we started him on some solids a little before he turned six months and he's eating like a champ, usually two meals. The term "solids" is used loosely as it is all well-mashed and runny. Last night he downed at least a 1/4 cup worth of food and was still wanting more! Other times he doesn't have quite so much of an apetite, which can make it difficult to judge how much to really give him.
He's also becoming increasingly mobile. He's decided he prefers sleeping on his side, but sometimes sleeps on his belly, and occasionally with his little rump in the air. Changing has become more challenging and if you're not quick about it he flips right over. He started pulling himself up on his crib (if he was sitting already) and more recently he has figured out how to sit up from his belly, which led Chris and I to drop his matress down so he doesn't accidentally topple out. He has managed a few forward crawling steps, but for the most part he goes backwards. We're still safe ... For now. Baby-proofing will have to occur in earnest in the next month I think.
We may have a buyer for Panda. She's taking lessons for a month (two weeks left) on Panda before fully committing. Things are going well. It would be really good if she sold. We also have the meadowbrook up for sale, but no bites on that just yet.
There's some other things, but I'm running out of time.
In other Tristan news we started him on some solids a little before he turned six months and he's eating like a champ, usually two meals. The term "solids" is used loosely as it is all well-mashed and runny. Last night he downed at least a 1/4 cup worth of food and was still wanting more! Other times he doesn't have quite so much of an apetite, which can make it difficult to judge how much to really give him.
He's also becoming increasingly mobile. He's decided he prefers sleeping on his side, but sometimes sleeps on his belly, and occasionally with his little rump in the air. Changing has become more challenging and if you're not quick about it he flips right over. He started pulling himself up on his crib (if he was sitting already) and more recently he has figured out how to sit up from his belly, which led Chris and I to drop his matress down so he doesn't accidentally topple out. He has managed a few forward crawling steps, but for the most part he goes backwards. We're still safe ... For now. Baby-proofing will have to occur in earnest in the next month I think.
We may have a buyer for Panda. She's taking lessons for a month (two weeks left) on Panda before fully committing. Things are going well. It would be really good if she sold. We also have the meadowbrook up for sale, but no bites on that just yet.
There's some other things, but I'm running out of time.