We ended up staying in Ohio for a couple days longer than originally anticipated because we decided to buy a car (we sold both of our cars when we moved to NYC). We'd been thinking about it since Will was born, but were going to wait until the Spring or Summer, however a possible new job situation for me (more on that in a minute) prompted us to get one sooner rather than later. So, last Thursday I turned 35 years old and got a new car. Quite the birthday present! I'm not sure how next year's birthday is going to compare because in 2010, I got a positive pregnancy test on my birthday and this year a car. 2012 has some big shoes to fill.
So, Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa's was a success. Will was passed around so much and rarely had any "independent play time", but I think he enjoyed it. Hubby and I joked that he was going to be bored as soon as we got back home and he didn't have 15 people passing him around. Thankfully he's very adaptable and transitioned well. We tried not to spoil him too much but he did get a jumperoo from Santa. He's not too sure what to do with it, but I think he'll grow to love it over the next couple of weeks.
We're back to swaddling him for naps. We continued the no-swaddle naps while in Ohio, but discovered Will was having a hard time transitioning from one sleep cycle to another. He goes down for his naps fine whether he's swaddled or not, but has a hard time getting back to sleep if he wakes up after one sleep cycle. Hubby and I did a lot of research and found that a lot of babies have sleep issues (both naps and night time) between 3-5 months as their bodies adjust to different REM sleep times. It seemed that swaddling helped the babies easily transition from one sleep cycle to another, so we reverted back to it. We'll keep this up for another couple weeks until he outgrows these sleep issues. Hopefully he won't decide to roll from back to tummy in that time (that would be the only reason we would stop swaddling). I'm happy to report that his night time hasn't been disrupted (que wood knocking). He still sleeps from 8:15pm - 7:45am without disruption.
It's amazing how much he's changed and advanced in two weeks. He loves tummy time now and is soooo close to rolling onto his back. He's always reaching for his toys to put straight into his mouth and he LOVES to blow razberries. This creates so much drool I try to keep a bib on him all the time now. If he's tired in the evenings all he wants is to be held with a teether in his mouth. I think his gums are really starting to bother him, poor little guy. We start a weekly music class this Friday which I think he's really going to like. I've taken him to a couple drop-in classes and he's fascinated with the sounds. I can't wait to see how he does.
Yesterday was supposed to be my first day back at work, but since I quit I'm still home. I was hoping my company would need me for freelance work but they don't this week. I've been talking with another agency in NJ about a job share situation. I would work 3 days/week and have a counterpart that would cover the other two. I would be the primary client contact so would likely have to take some calls or possible meetings on the 2 days I'm going to be home. It will (hopefully) also allow me to do some additional freelance work. I'm meeting with the creative director for lunch on Friday to try and iron out the details.
2011 was an amazing year for the Fairytale family, and I can't wait to see what 2012 holds!
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| My favorite present under the tree this year! |
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| Enjoy his present from Santa |
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| All bundled up and ready for the cold weather |
So stinkin' cute!!! What a big guy!
ReplyDeleteHappy new year! Glad the holidays were good!
Glad the holidays were great! I am loving these pics of will :o)
ReplyDeleteA job share sounds completely awesome. Crossing fingers that it all works out for you. That would've been the ideal situation for my type of job, but the bastards at my old job aren't "into that kind of thing".
Hope yu guys are in a nice groove. Totally get the sleep transition thing. P still has trouble getting through it during the day. We swaddled her just for kicks the other day and she was not amused. Heh heh.
Hi little bear cub! You are just the cutest.
ReplyDeleteWe are stuggling big time with naps right now and sleeping is very much one-step-forward, two-steps-back: a great night with only one wakeup followed by a night of waking every two hours. I'm hoping things are settled closer to the 6 month mark. I hear they do begin to even out. And our little man has been collapsing around 6 pm lately!
The work situation sounds appealing. I go back part-time at the end of the month. I'm glad I have the flexibility, happy to get some time away, sad that I won't see my little boy, and scared about getting it all done. Pretty typical, I think.
We still need to schedule that meet up for the boys!
Wow, you had quite a trip! Glad you had a nice time with family. I hope the job situation works out. I"m finding that 3 days of work is the perfect amount of time for me. Once he figures out the jumping he won't look back. And I'm so jealous of your nighttime sleep, hoping that food helps this.
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