Life is a Whole Lot Easier Lately
ERIN: Ok, Brian and I agreed not to mention anything until it happened for a week straight because we didn't want to jinx it. Now it has been a week so we can share our big news: Evan has slept through the night for 7 nights in a row!!! He has been going to sleep around 10 or 11pm and waking up at 5 or 6am consistently. This uninterrupted sleep has made me feel like a new woman! I actually think the fog has lifted! Too bad it won't happen again though. (We have to say this everyday so that he can prove us wrong each time). Every morning Brian asks me "what time did you get up with Evan last night?" and I say "I didn't!" and then he says "too bad it won't happen again" and that seems to work.
As for those of you who have been on the edge of your seats waiting to hear how much Evan weighed on Friday... they never weighed him at the doctor's office. So we didn't get a weight on his birthday but I took him to the health unit today and he was 13pounds 11oz. So, a little less than we figured but then again, his eating habits seem to have changed along with his sleeping habits. He no longer wants to eat every 2 hours (thank god). Now he makes it to 3-4 hours (sometimes even 5 although that's pushing it). This is due in part to the few times when I have gone out and left Evan with Brian. At first I was a little irritated when I got home on a few occasions after 5 hours and found that Evan hadn't been fed the whole time. But Brian was determined to break Evan of the habit of eating so often and we realized that he actually didn't starve to death. In fact, the pacifier is just that and I have come to accept it's presence in our household on certain occasions when it is absolutely necessary. It also helps that getting thumb to meet mouth has become second nature for Evan. Another thing I realized is that I have become the one who's on the schedule more than Evan is. Those who know me well, know that I like structure and order in my life and I guess feeding him every two hours (which was necessary when he was jaundiced and not eating well) had become part of my routine. Anyways, life is a whole lot easier now. So Thank-you Brian. You are a great dad and a great partner.
Oh and thank you Evan for letting me sleep!
BRIAN: It was not like I actually did this on purpose. I just figured that if I kept the little guy busy and entertained he would forget about his 2 hour feeding schedule and when he was really hungry he would do his "HUNGER CRY" for dad and then I would feed him. The first time it actually freaked me out that he went 4 hours with no crying and no poops. I thought, damn Erin is going to kill me as I broke Evan the first time she left him with me for so long while she went out. The second time I watched him for even longer and again he did not cry so I figured that I did not break him but I did break the habit of him expecting a feeding every 2 hours. I just kept him busy with a walk, playing on his mat with all the toys (Dad was actually doing the playing and cool voices) while Evan watched and probably was thinking "Who the hell is this guy. He is pretty funny". He loves to be held so that works as well. Come on, who would not want to cuddle with this cute little guy. I am so happy that he is now on this schedule and it is allowing Erin to get some sleep. But it will not last. Wink! Wink!
As for those of you who have been on the edge of your seats waiting to hear how much Evan weighed on Friday... they never weighed him at the doctor's office. So we didn't get a weight on his birthday but I took him to the health unit today and he was 13pounds 11oz. So, a little less than we figured but then again, his eating habits seem to have changed along with his sleeping habits. He no longer wants to eat every 2 hours (thank god). Now he makes it to 3-4 hours (sometimes even 5 although that's pushing it). This is due in part to the few times when I have gone out and left Evan with Brian. At first I was a little irritated when I got home on a few occasions after 5 hours and found that Evan hadn't been fed the whole time. But Brian was determined to break Evan of the habit of eating so often and we realized that he actually didn't starve to death. In fact, the pacifier is just that and I have come to accept it's presence in our household on certain occasions when it is absolutely necessary. It also helps that getting thumb to meet mouth has become second nature for Evan. Another thing I realized is that I have become the one who's on the schedule more than Evan is. Those who know me well, know that I like structure and order in my life and I guess feeding him every two hours (which was necessary when he was jaundiced and not eating well) had become part of my routine. Anyways, life is a whole lot easier now. So Thank-you Brian. You are a great dad and a great partner.
Oh and thank you Evan for letting me sleep!
BRIAN: It was not like I actually did this on purpose. I just figured that if I kept the little guy busy and entertained he would forget about his 2 hour feeding schedule and when he was really hungry he would do his "HUNGER CRY" for dad and then I would feed him. The first time it actually freaked me out that he went 4 hours with no crying and no poops. I thought, damn Erin is going to kill me as I broke Evan the first time she left him with me for so long while she went out. The second time I watched him for even longer and again he did not cry so I figured that I did not break him but I did break the habit of him expecting a feeding every 2 hours. I just kept him busy with a walk, playing on his mat with all the toys (Dad was actually doing the playing and cool voices) while Evan watched and probably was thinking "Who the hell is this guy. He is pretty funny". He loves to be held so that works as well. Come on, who would not want to cuddle with this cute little guy. I am so happy that he is now on this schedule and it is allowing Erin to get some sleep. But it will not last. Wink! Wink!
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