Cousin Molly trying to kiss Alexander...She is so sweet!!!
With Great Grandma and Grandpa Troyer 
With Great Grandpa Wenger
And Great Grandma Wenger
With Great Grandma VanVickleSorry that it has been so long since I have last posted, but we've been busy to say the least. December 13th, Alexander, my mom and I made the 2 day trip east. I was absolutely convinced that it was going to be miserable for all 3 of us, but Alexander surprised me. He did wonderful! I am still amazed at how smooth the trip went. In fact, we did a LOT of travelling while we were home including the trip back to Texas with Chris while he and Alexander were both sick, and he did fantastic.
He did unfortunately get sick with a bad cold our last 2 days in Kentucky. It was very worrisome for new parents, but now he is feeling much better. His fever spike to about 102.9 the night we were in the hotel on the way home, but with some Tylenol and lots of sleep he was feeling a bit better by the time we made it home and went to the doctor the following day. I felt terrible having to keep him in the car for 2 days while traveling, but it was probably a good thing. He basically slept the whole time which is what he needed to get better. Hopefully now we will all stay healthy for some time.
We had so much fun on our trip and we were able to see lots and lots of friends and family. We went to Illinois to visit my Grandma and extended family, then we went to Goshen, IN to visit both sets of Chris's grandparents and Aunts and Uncles, went down to Brodhead, KY to see my Dad's dad and aunts and cousins, and of course spent lots of time in Louisville and Bowling Green with Alexander's grandparents and aunts and uncles. He was quite the hit everywhere.
In the last post before we left for our trip, I discussed how badly Alexander had been sleeping. Well, let's just say that it has gotten worse. All through the trip he was sleeping terribly. It didn't help that we were always sharing a room (it can't be helped) and then of course he got sick. He was getting up a minimum of 2 times a night, usually at least 3 sometimes every hour (when he was sick). Now that we're back home and he is feeling good, he is doing marginally better. But hopefully those nights are numbered. I bought the book by Dr Ferber, "Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems" and we're going to try his technique this weekend. We're reading the book and it has made us realize a few things. The first is that Alexander should be able to sleep through the night by this age. The second is that when he wakes in the middle of the night he thinks that he is hungry. He shouldn't be, but he has always been eating in the middle of the night so he is conditioned to feel hunger. So we will be working on all of that very shortly. It is going to be very tough, but hopefully it will be very worth it in the end.
We've also been giving him rice cereal this week and it has been much more of a success than before. He opens his mouth for Chris when he makes the airplane noises (I always thought that was just a joke, but it totally works and Chris totally has it down), but he is still not quite sure what to do with it when he gets it in his mouth. Every now and then he lucks out and swallows some. Next week we may try carrots. Santa brought me a bunch of stuff for home made baby food and I'm looking forward to making him some real food!! Let the fun begin!
Okay, well I can't really type much more. I'll try to stay on top of things for now.
I was so worried that the Ferber method was going to be difficult, but Molly was sleeping through the night on the THIRD night! The first night she cried for something aroudn 13 minutes total, so it really was not bad at all. By the third night, she only cried about 30 seconds. Good luck!!!!
ReplyDeleteI second everthing Krista said. Also when he is crying in his room, just remember that you know he is safe. He is just a little unhappy. Everyone (him included) will be happier once he is sleeping through the night. Hang it there.
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