I just had the most amazing weekend! The funny thing is that the highlight of the weekend was a soiled diaper. He didn’t stool for about 3 days starting Thursday, but he’s fine now. The whole thing about being a parent is teaching your kid and getting them to the next milestone, and eventually, out of the house. We have started that road and are working of development, but you know what? We are at a pretty good place right now. The baby is too young to need a whole lot of stimulation, so he never asks for attention. He has no motor control yet, so he doesn’t throw toys or make messes. The only time he cries is when there is something currently wrong, fix it and he stops crying. He doesn’t want to watch cartoons or Disney yet, so we don’t have to stop him. We even get to control which direction he looks when he’s in bed. Remember, you spend a year teaching your baby to walk, and the first steps they take are away from you.
I got to do everything I ever wanted to do in the NICU, but the nurses were holding me back. Saturday morning, the baby was crying. I could have tried to figure out why he was crying, but instead I decided it was time for kangaroo care and a quick nap. Later on, we took him to the other side of the house for the 1st time. That’s a pain in the neck when you have to pack up an apnea monitor and portable oxygen tank. He even got to see his nursery! I even had a little fun burping him. I have tried every suggestion made to us thus far and even a few others. Do you know that if you tickle him he won’t burp? Same thing for sqeezing his belly. I did find a fool proof method of getting him to burp though. Hold him upside down. If you hold him upside down for about 10 seconds, his mother takes him away and does it herself. It works every time.
Two last groups to thank and then I’m done. First, the dogs. I know we haven’t been giving you enough attention these last few months and I’m sorry. Trust me, things will be much better from now on. Finally, a big thanks to the readers of this blog. I do this blog to keep everyone updated on the baby, but sometimes I don’t know how many people actually do check or how often they do. That’s why I put in that map on the left, so we could check to see who is checking on us. I know some people check this blog daily for updates, but the funny thing is I’m one of them. You guys look for new posts, I look for new comments. Thank you all for caring and supporting us.
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Wait a second! Finding a way to make Mama A do the work you don't want to do does not a man make! If I could rely on hubby to pick up whatever I didn't feel like doing....well, that's a whole different Oprah show, but the point? He's 4mos, and you're already swingin' him by his ankles to keep him quiet? That's m'boy! Wait til he hits those terrible twos...or so I hear :)
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