Just like at six weeks, I’m getting ichy and ready for the next changes for me and the Snapper. We’ve successfully gotten him to sleep from 10-3 and 4-7 most nights; I’m taking a shower everyday; he can take two naps in the wrap while I keep chaos at bay; we take walks on the rare day it’s not snowing sideways; I’m off sugar and back on whole grains. We haven’t met every goal I set for us at six weeks, but we’ve definitely moved out of the state of emergency and chaos that we lived in for the first weeks of his life.
New Goals for the Snapper:
1. Get to bed earlier. We’re starting his nighttime routine at 6:30, as we always have, but we’re trying to get him to actually stay in bed after his 7 p.m. nursing. So far our earliest night has been 8:30. I want to keep at it until we make it to 7. We’re still nursing to sleep (and holding until he’s in a deep state) because it works, and because he’s been that way since birth. After we get him on the schedule we’d like to maintain through his first year we’ll work on self-soothing and the like. One step at a time. (Kohana, I am ordering the Baby Whisperer in the meantime)
2. Take daytime naps in the crib (well, the carseat in the crib). So far we’ve been able to get no more than an hour and a half from him. I really do love to nap him in the wrap but it means I can’t exercise. I used the wrap as a stepping stone to get him used to a schedule–not a rigid one, but a general one–and now that he is we can move him to the next stage.
Goals for me:
1. Do some dissertation work every day. I’ve actually been doing well on this front, though not usually as well as I’d like. When the Snapper’s nights even out and I’m not nursing for three hours at a stretch I’ll be able to be more consistent. Right now I’m settling for as much as I can get done and leaving it at that.
2. Reach pre-pregnancy weight by summer and ideal weight by his first birthday, 35 pounds in total.
3. Reach out to new friends we’ve made recently and become more social. So far I’ve had a couple nice friend dates but I’d like some more.
Overall, I have to say that three months is still challenging but it’s also an absolute joy. This morning he woke up an hour early to nurse so I took him into bed for a while. When I awoke an hour later he was looking at me, and as soon as my eyes landed on him he grinned from ear to ear. Being the Snapper’s mother is heaven.
Oh, I remember with Small Sun, eagerly looking forward to whatever would come next. The next size diapers, the next size clothes, the next milestone reached, starting food. Now, the second time around, I have my heels dug into the ground and The Sprout is having to drag me forward. I am in complete denial that she is growing so fast. The first time it’s exhilerating, the second time it’s painful.
We’re working on sleep over here. Small Sun just put himself on a schedule, and started sleeping through the night (7-7) at 6 weeks. He never looked back. The Sprout is giving me a run for my money. It’s fun to read your goals and continue this experience next to you.
Parenting is so joyful, and so blurry eyed-sleep deprived.
he is such a beautiful boy–glad to hear you two(three) are doing well–we miss you and wish we could meet the Snapper!
What a joyous smile he has!
What a beautiful picture!
Pretty, sparkly eyes and a great smile! Ah the toothless baby grin…sigh!
Adorable picture! The smile is contagious!
What a fantastic smile he has!
Looks like you’ve got a realistic set of goals there. Good luck on achieving them! 🙂
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