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Jul. 26th, 2011 09:52 amFirst: Teething sucks. I loathe teething with all my heart. Our boy has been all out of sorts the past few days and is just dripping with drool constantly, it's like a leaky faucet. One more tooth erupting up now, and possibly two more on the way.
A year ago today I went into the hospital for "monitoring." We left a few days later with a baby! This past year has been the biggest rollercoaster of my life. Also, I haven't had more than a few hours of sleep at a time now in a very, very long time. He has slept through the night exactly zero times, though we've had a few nights here and there of him sleeping until, like, 4 am. I guess that counts? Anyone out there with babies who sleep through the night: I am very, very envious of your situation. I've been contemplating busting out the Ferber/modified Ferber approach because seriously? I need to frigging sleep at some point. We're not convinced it will work on West, because this kid will cry himself hoarse and just keep going, but the Dr. Sears approach is totally unrealistic for this two-working-parents household. I need to get this baby staying in his crib all night sometime soon.
Some parts of this year have been extremely hard, but hey, we got through them. I still feel like I have no idea what I'm doing, and probably never really will. But he's healthy and happy, and he now comes over to us to give us big hugs, and those baby hugs (and the drippy wet baby kisses, he kind of just leans in with an open mouth and gloms onto a cheek) are the best parent rewards ever.
Oh, and he has new words! He says "ball" in the correct context. We think he says "thank you." He has said "ok" at daycare, but we haven't replicated it at home. And he thinks a bunch of things in the living room are called "no no"s. He managed to climb a stair yesterday, and he's cruising around while holding onto furniture.
A year ago today I went into the hospital for "monitoring." We left a few days later with a baby! This past year has been the biggest rollercoaster of my life. Also, I haven't had more than a few hours of sleep at a time now in a very, very long time. He has slept through the night exactly zero times, though we've had a few nights here and there of him sleeping until, like, 4 am. I guess that counts? Anyone out there with babies who sleep through the night: I am very, very envious of your situation. I've been contemplating busting out the Ferber/modified Ferber approach because seriously? I need to frigging sleep at some point. We're not convinced it will work on West, because this kid will cry himself hoarse and just keep going, but the Dr. Sears approach is totally unrealistic for this two-working-parents household. I need to get this baby staying in his crib all night sometime soon.
Some parts of this year have been extremely hard, but hey, we got through them. I still feel like I have no idea what I'm doing, and probably never really will. But he's healthy and happy, and he now comes over to us to give us big hugs, and those baby hugs (and the drippy wet baby kisses, he kind of just leans in with an open mouth and gloms onto a cheek) are the best parent rewards ever.
Oh, and he has new words! He says "ball" in the correct context. We think he says "thank you." He has said "ok" at daycare, but we haven't replicated it at home. And he thinks a bunch of things in the living room are called "no no"s. He managed to climb a stair yesterday, and he's cruising around while holding onto furniture.
