He seems to be having issues with being overtired. He has trouble taking naps during the day and then gets exhausted and then because of that can't fall asleep. It's a vicious circle. Luckily he's better throughout the night for the most part so we seem to have just the right amount of energy to deal with the day challenges.
Two books that have helped us a little are Happiest Baby On the Block and Health Sleep Habits, Happy Child. We've been able to utilize a few tips and tricks. And we LOVE the internet because we are able to find specific answers to questions like "what does it mean when my baby turns red and makes straining noises in his swing but has his eyes closed?"
My parents have been an immense help. My mom or dad will take him off our hands right before we hit our breaking points! They seem to be able to calm him down almost immediately, something we haven't exactly perfected. We think it's because Alex can feel our impatience after awhile and maybe has trouble relaxing. Keeping calm is sometimes easier said than done when you feel like you've tried absolutely everything!
For those moments that he's happy and awake though we've been playing with him a lot on his gymini, reading to him, singing songs, taking outdoor walks etc.
He has fallen asleep on his gymini a couple of times
He has been smiling and cooing a lot more but every time I try to take a photo of it he stops. I guess it make sense that he would rather look at our faces rather than a gadget. He loves staring at us. It's too cute. He's also making lots of new sounds, mostly resembling nonsensical vowel combinations. I did get to steal this one photo which I absolutely adore.
I always seem to have a million things on my mind but can't get them all down in a post so I'll back track a little and share a hodgepodge of things I've missed.
Matt's mom is a 3rd grade teacher in England. One of the mothers of her students made these for Alex!
Here's the Mother's Day/Anniversary present I got this year. I also got a top from Mango.
Our friend Erik came to visit last week. Alex immediately went from sad to happy when Erik held him.
Here I am about to run and errand with Alex
One of our silly moments. We tied Alex up in his gown. They're so huge on him.
He has outgrown his "NB" sized clothes now and fitting into 0-3M. We just went through his closet AGAIN and swapped out the old, replaced it with the new.
In this photo he looks really similar to some of the 3D ultrasound photos we took. When he sleeps, he sleeps well. I hope to have more of these moments this week!!
Last week, Matt and I decided we had too much food in the house and made a deal that we'd stop all grocery shopping (apart from fresh fruits and veggies) and use up our existing inventory. It felt oddly cathartic. Instead of using any actual recipes we just threw a bunch or random ingredients together and thankfully every dish we created came out super tasty.
Here's Matt cooking
Haven't posted a Mau photo in awhile. Caught her with her tongue out!
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