Wrong Conclusion
I realized this weekend that we've come to the wrong conclusion about Evan and his eating habits. We used to think that when it was hot Evan ate less, because he would only take 7oz instead of 9oz. of milk. Well ,this weekend was very hot and Evan helped us figure out what was happening. When it's hot, Kyle and I don't heat Evan's bottle to as warm of a temperature, thinking that Evan would get too sweaty drinking hot milk, but he doesn't like it luke warm and hence drinks less. Well on Saturday we reheated it so that it was warmer and he drank his full bottle. Long story short, Evan doesn't care what the weather is like, he wants very warm milk!
Not Logical, but Biological
When Evan is too busy during the day and doesn't get enough nap time, he ends up being quite tired in the evening and then wakes too early the next morning, around 6:15am cranky and fussy. I found that if he sleeps more during the day, he's more well rested in the evening, falls asleep more quickly and easily with little to no crying, but the best part is that he actually sleeps in longer the next morning, sleeping until 7am! Yipee! It's true what they say, sleep begets sleep!
Kite Shop
Next weekend we're going to the Longbeach Kite Festival with my parents and brother so this weekend we went to the kite shop near Gasworks to load up on kites! We got Evan this totally cute ladybug sled kite which hopefully will be stable enough that we can just tether it to Evan's baby backpack, cute! We also got Evan a metallic blue and silver pinwheel which he loves looking at!
#P
Oh my goodness, Evan's little tiny tooth is starting to come in!!! Evan has been biting everything, including his own fingers and mine too. I see two little white spots on his gums. It will be super cute once he's got teeth in!
Pears
Pears are now Evan's favorite thing in the entire world to eat.
Showing posts with label sleep. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sleep. Show all posts
Monday, August 18, 2008
Monday, July 7, 2008
deep breath, cold turkey
Yup, on the urging of my assistant Patrina, we put Evan down tonight without swaddling and without his binky, gasp! There were 24 minutes of nearly constant crying, with just a few minutes of rest here and there, then finally the little guy fell asleep! That wasn't so bad. But we'll see what the rest of tonight is like.
Evan rolled over from his back to his tummy a few days ago!!! I thought that they usually don't do that until about 5 months, but he did it the day he turned 4 months old, and he's been doing it ever since. Every time you lay him on his back, he immediately rolls over. It's so cute. He hikes up his legs and just rolls over onto his right side, always his right side, and then he sometimes gets a little stuck and then he throws his hips over to get the rest of the way over. At first his right arm would get stuck under his body, but now he's good at getting his hand back in front of his body. At night and in the morning we go into his room and find him on his tummy!
I can't concentrate on my blog anymore because I'm watching I Survived a Japanese Game Show.
Evan rolled over from his back to his tummy a few days ago!!! I thought that they usually don't do that until about 5 months, but he did it the day he turned 4 months old, and he's been doing it ever since. Every time you lay him on his back, he immediately rolls over. It's so cute. He hikes up his legs and just rolls over onto his right side, always his right side, and then he sometimes gets a little stuck and then he throws his hips over to get the rest of the way over. At first his right arm would get stuck under his body, but now he's good at getting his hand back in front of his body. At night and in the morning we go into his room and find him on his tummy!
I can't concentrate on my blog anymore because I'm watching I Survived a Japanese Game Show.
Friday, July 4, 2008
first fourth
Evan woke up super happy and smiley today because he slept for 12 hours. No, not all at once, he woke up at 4:20, 5:30, 6:40, then finally at 8:10am. For some reason he has a hard time staying asleep in the early morning. A-gong and A-ma came to visit us after his morning nap and Evan showed them his new trick, rolling over from his back to his tummy!!! He just learned how to do this a few days ago, and he seems like a pro now. This morning when I went in to get him out of his crib he had rolled over onto his tummy, I was SO surprised! And a little frieked out, so now we have to raise the sidebars on his crib so that he doesn't roll out!
Saturday, June 21, 2008
just like daddy
It seems that something we were absolutely dreading actually wasn't as bad as we thought it'd be. All the books we'd read said it was important for a baby to learn how to fall sleep on their own, that way they'd be able to fall asleep in the middle of the night if they woke up, ultimately leading to a better and longer night's sleep.
Three nights ago we decided to take the plunge. We gave Evan his bedtime bottle, swaddle him up all cozy, placed him in his crib without his binky (ah!), kissed him good night and closed the door behind us. Then we took a very deep breath and went downstairs and listened to the monitor. We kept wondering, WHY ON EARTH is he not crying? 9 minutes later, we hear Evan whimpering and crying softly, but not constantly, just on and off. Kyle checked on him after 3 minutes, and Evan stopped crying right away. Wow. Kyle comes back downstairs, and we keep on listening. We're supposed to go back in again after 5 minutes of crying, but if Evan calms down on his own before 5 minutes, then we restart the clock again and wait another 5 minutes. We never had to go back in! Evan calmed himself down every time before the 5 minutes were up, and eventually, 33 minutes after we left the room the first time, Evan fell asleep all by himself. :) The first night is coined the "Black" night, because it's the hardest. Well that wasn't so bad.
The next night, we thought, it should get better, but who knows? We followed the same routine, bedtime bottle, swaddle, kiss goodnight, and closed the door. Evan fell asleep before we even left the room, and he slept for 11.5 hours!
Third night...we didn't want to believe it could be this easy. Actually we thought maybe last night was a fluke because Evan was so sleepy that he fell asleep while we were still in the room, that maybe he didn't really fall asleep 'on his own.' So tonight, we repeated his routine. He fell asleep while being being burped on my shoulder. But he woke back up while I was swaddling him, phew. I gave Evan a kiss and cuddle good night, so did Kyle, and we walked out of his nursery and closed the door behind us. Evan didn't whimper, he didn't cry, he just fell asleep. Evan learned to fall asleep on his own in 1 day. It took his parents 3 days to believe it! Evan is just like his Daddy, he falls asleep with amazing swiftness!
Three nights ago we decided to take the plunge. We gave Evan his bedtime bottle, swaddle him up all cozy, placed him in his crib without his binky (ah!), kissed him good night and closed the door behind us. Then we took a very deep breath and went downstairs and listened to the monitor. We kept wondering, WHY ON EARTH is he not crying? 9 minutes later, we hear Evan whimpering and crying softly, but not constantly, just on and off. Kyle checked on him after 3 minutes, and Evan stopped crying right away. Wow. Kyle comes back downstairs, and we keep on listening. We're supposed to go back in again after 5 minutes of crying, but if Evan calms down on his own before 5 minutes, then we restart the clock again and wait another 5 minutes. We never had to go back in! Evan calmed himself down every time before the 5 minutes were up, and eventually, 33 minutes after we left the room the first time, Evan fell asleep all by himself. :) The first night is coined the "Black" night, because it's the hardest. Well that wasn't so bad.
The next night, we thought, it should get better, but who knows? We followed the same routine, bedtime bottle, swaddle, kiss goodnight, and closed the door. Evan fell asleep before we even left the room, and he slept for 11.5 hours!
Third night...we didn't want to believe it could be this easy. Actually we thought maybe last night was a fluke because Evan was so sleepy that he fell asleep while we were still in the room, that maybe he didn't really fall asleep 'on his own.' So tonight, we repeated his routine. He fell asleep while being being burped on my shoulder. But he woke back up while I was swaddling him, phew. I gave Evan a kiss and cuddle good night, so did Kyle, and we walked out of his nursery and closed the door behind us. Evan didn't whimper, he didn't cry, he just fell asleep. Evan learned to fall asleep on his own in 1 day. It took his parents 3 days to believe it! Evan is just like his Daddy, he falls asleep with amazing swiftness!
Monday, June 16, 2008
slept through the night
Yipee! On the day that Evan turned 15 weeks old, he slept from 8p-5:15a last night, it truly is a miracle. What a wonderful little baby boy. When he gets a good night's rest, Evan wakes up all giggly and gives you these huge grins and smiles. It is my favorite part of the day.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
marathon sleeper!
Evan is turning 12 weeks old tomorrow, yipee! 2 nights ago he slept for almost 8 hours straight!!! It was absolutely amazing. Sometimes his night sleeps are shorter, but sometimes he breaks out with these super long sleep periods also! Lovin it!
Evan loves to smile and giggle and he loves it when people talk to him or are talking around him. We also got him this cute supportive chair that helps him sit up, because he totally can't sit up on his own yet. We call it the Yoda chair, because it looks like the Yoda's jedi council chair. Yeah, I know, really geeky.
A-ma and A-gong babysat Evan for a few hours this afternoon while Kyle and I watched Indiana Jones. Who knew, Evan can eat 5 ounces now!
Evan loves to smile and giggle and he loves it when people talk to him or are talking around him. We also got him this cute supportive chair that helps him sit up, because he totally can't sit up on his own yet. We call it the Yoda chair, because it looks like the Yoda's jedi council chair. Yeah, I know, really geeky.
A-ma and A-gong babysat Evan for a few hours this afternoon while Kyle and I watched Indiana Jones. Who knew, Evan can eat 5 ounces now!
Monday, May 12, 2008
10 Weeks Old
Evan has grown and matured so much over the last 2 weeks. He really loves looking out the window. Every time someone is holding him near a window, he turns his head upward to look up at the sky. I wonder what he sees? And he is getting so strong too, now every day when we give him tummy time he can push himself high up with his arms and hold his head and neck up for an extended period of time. I think soon he'll be able to face forward in the bjorn.
Socially, Evan is so much more interactive now. He smiles and giggles every morning when I take him out of his crib. I guess this means that he's had a good night's sleep! He looks at you with intention now and can follow your face. Oh he is so cute! He's also started sleeping considerably longer now, predictably 5 hours at a time. Two nights ago he slept for 6 straight hours, I hope this is a trend! On Mother's Day, Evan and Kyle gave me a plaster kit that we can use to record and remember how tiny Evan's hands and feet are. So sweet. When Evan is nursing, he grabs onto anything he can find, usually my shirt and it's SO sweet.
Socially, Evan is so much more interactive now. He smiles and giggles every morning when I take him out of his crib. I guess this means that he's had a good night's sleep! He looks at you with intention now and can follow your face. Oh he is so cute! He's also started sleeping considerably longer now, predictably 5 hours at a time. Two nights ago he slept for 6 straight hours, I hope this is a trend! On Mother's Day, Evan and Kyle gave me a plaster kit that we can use to record and remember how tiny Evan's hands and feet are. So sweet. When Evan is nursing, he grabs onto anything he can find, usually my shirt and it's SO sweet.
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