Speaking of sleep. We are trying to sleep train Lane right now. So far it has gone well. I have been making a better attempt at putting him in his crib for naps instead of letting him sleep in his swing. Although he tends to sleep over an hour in his swing as opposed to the 40 minutes he sleeps in his crib I think it will be well worth it in the long run. At night we have started more of a routine as well. We get bath time at around 6 and go up to his room immediately after for one last feeding, some snuggles, and then in his crib he goes. Of course he wakes up and fusses after a while but he is easily consoled. All I usually have to do is hold his hand and talk to him (put his pacifier in his mouth too) and he's good to go. Hopefully within a few short weeks he will be fully sleep trained but I am not holding my breath.
He can be a little stinker. We have found that out with the bottle situation. He still REFUSES to take a bottle. I have attempted to give him a bottle at least twice a day with no success. Last night he sucked on it for a few seconds (without screaming bloody murder) which is a huge improvement. At least he doesn't completely freak out at the sight of it now. I think it's going to have to come down to leaving him with Sandy for a day and hope he takes it for her and gets used to the idea of taking it. I don't know what else to do. It's so frustrating. He's gotta get this figured out or I ll never be comfortable leaving him with anyone. I have tried so many different types of bottles. Avent, Playtex, Tommy Tippie, and Dr. Browns and nothing is working. I have tried giving it to him at different times of the day. I have tried laying him down, walking him around, and other positions with the hopes that he will finally take it. I feel like it shouldn't be this difficult. He takes a pacifier just fine. He sucks on my hands constantly...why can't he suck on the one thing I WANT him to suck on?
This has reminded me that I have a huge problem with things not in my control. You can all say it together now, "control freak." I admit it. Anything I am not able to control can easily frustrate me. I am aware that if I can just "let go" it will eventually happen but I have such a hard time with that. I am a huge believer in consistency. I try to follow this concept when disciplining Grant and it seems to be very effective. I have been consistent with this bottle thing and STILL NOTHING! I have prayed and STILL NOTHING! I don't know what else to do. What will be will be I guess and I need to learn to breath, take in the moment and let it go.
Maybe the new group I am joining will allow me to make connections with other mom's who may have some ideas. I have joined MOPS (Mothers Of Preschoolers). The meetings are twice a month and I am extremely excited to see what it has to offer. I took Grant with me to the mixer last week thinking it would allow us with some Mommy/Grant time however-little did i know that once you got there you'd get split up...Kids went one way and moms when another. Grant was reluctant at first but thankfully his buddy Bryson was there with him so he eventually felt comfortable with me leaving him. He ate, made crafts and played. He seemed to really enjoy it so I am hoping this is something he continues to enjoy doing.
I am looking forward to this weekend as I am going to be watching Mallory again. Yes, it's a little bit difficult to watch her with Lane too but I can make it work-especially with Jason's help. Last time she slept the entire time so it was CAKE. I love that little girl so much and I am really anxious to watch her grow up and see what kind of personality she has. She's such a sweetheart.
Grant has been doing better with Lane. Much better actually. Every now and again he has his moments but for the most part he has been bonding very well with him. He is constantly talking to him, wanting to hold him, reading to him and touching him. He always asks him the same question, "baby, when are you going to grow up?" I think he desperately wants Lane to play with him but realizes he won't have a playmate until Lane grows up a bit more. Lane loves to watch Grant as he is quite entertaining. Lane smiles and coos at him often and its so sweet to watch. It makes me anxious to see how they interact in future months. Fun!
I haven't done this in a long while but here's a list of the boys favorite and not so favorite things.
GRANT
Favorite:
candy, reading books, playing school ("you be Miss Elisha and I'll be Miss Amy") monster trucks, reading the bible, stacking up a bunch of random "favorite things" and toting it around with him EVERYWHERE and SINGING. He loves to sing! He sings the cutest songs ever too.
Not So Favorite:
sitting down to eat, not getting 100% attention 100% of the time, when someone messes with his stack of "favorite things" and going to bed.LANE
Favorite:
chewing on his hands (or any ones hands for that matter), being talked to, bath time,being lightly tossed into the air (makes him laugh every time) sleeping with Mommy, and watching the daycare kids in action
Not So Favorite:
taking a bottle, being left in a room by himself for too long, when Mommy leaves the house and he's left at home with Daddy, and getting lotion/clothes on after a bath. ME
Favorite: alone time (even if it's just the few minutes I get alone in the shower) PINTERST, trying new recipes and projects, watching AMERICAN IDOL, MODERN FAMILY, THE MIDDLE, and SMASH. And I also love any alone time I get with just Grant! I miss him so much! When I say I miss him I mean I miss the quality one on one time we used to have before Lane came.
Not So Favorite:
Trying to get Lane to take a bottle, leaving Lane when I know he's going to cry the entire time I am away, cleaning the house only for it to get destroyed again moments later, when the daycare kids argue with one another and are unappreciative of what I try to do for them, going to WALMART, smelling like puke all day long (since Lane seems to have a horrible time keeping his food down) noticing all of the things I have "let go" since Lane arrived (ie. over grown eyebrows, massive split ends, dust bunnies all over the house only to name a few) We've had a lot going on since the last time I actually WROTE on here. Grant went to his first ever Monster Truck Show with Jason a few weeks ago and loved it. He decided to have a Monster Truck birthday party. I ordered all of his birthday supplies and have most all of it. I am excited about this one -I think it's going to be a good one and I think he will LOVE it.
Miss Mallory ended up in the hospital last week with almost the same exact symptoms as Lane had at two months. High fever. She had to get several shots of medicine since they were unable to get an IV in her. Poor sweet girl!
Grant is starting to get really excited about playing T-ball this Spring. Even more excited when he found out that Jason would be his coach. He talks about it often and seems to be very interested.
I went to Grant's second parent/teacher conference a few weeks ago and got another excellent report. He is doing so very well at school. It makes me so proud of him!
Grant has a "sweetheart" at school. Vivie Littleton is her name. He talks about her often and always calls her his sweetheart. He is already sad that she will be moving on to Kindergarten next year and can't understand why he can't go too. So cute...right?
I am ALMOST down to my pre-pregnancy weight. Only a few more pounds to drop. Can't wait to start working out again. Once we get Lane fully sleep trained I plan to hit it hard in the evenings or at nap times. I am anxious to get going on that. And actually I hope to drop even more weight than just getting back to my pre-pregnancy weight. Since my body will never again be going through the torture of pregnancy I hope to get really good and in shape. Darn Pinterest though is killin me as I see so many yummy recipes on there and end up trying them -they end up turning out great and I end up EATING too much. Darn it!
Baby's crying...gotta go...I'll touch base soon (I hope).
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