Week 22

Week 22 was pretty uneventful, lots of time trying to console cranky Isaac who either hadn't quite kicked the stomach bug or needed time to get the Prevacid built back up in his system- we're not sure which, but the ultimate result was a very cranky baby and an almost equally cranky Jamie who started to think that work was looking more and more attractive!! Needless to say, by the end of the week he was doing better and getting back to being a happy baby. He loves his exersaucer and has started to enjoy hanging out in his johnny jumper toy. He was never really into the bouncy seat, but we use it for him to sit and watch his sign language dvds. Isaac decided this week that it's more fun to sit in the seat and dive off, either because he likes hanging upside down or enjoyed my reaction as I almost had a heart attack and dove to catch him the first time. Thankfully the straps stopped him from landing on his head!!

On Friday, we had a fun playdate with Taylor and Silas who came over to hang out and try out Isaac's toys (Silas actually liked the bouncy seat!!) Buying into the Wives' Tale that Guinness helps a nursing mother's milk supply, Taylor and I enjoyed a frosty beverage during our playdate (don't worry Matt, she only had one!!). Silas has grown so much that he is almost bigger then Isaac even though he's more than two months younger!! This knowledge inspired me to up his rice cereal meals to twice daily :) We also tried oatmeal and multi-grain cereal, but rice cereal seems to be his favorite. He's still pretty iffy on the solid food- one day I can't get it into his mouth fast enough (and he grabs the spoon to help) and the next he's not so into it...

Bill and I decided that we were going to use the four day weekend to try some "sleep training" with Isaac. As my return to work is imminent, my desire to get more than 3 hours of sleep at a time is getting stronger. On Friday I re-read Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child and was prepared to let Isaac cry it out. Easier said then done...my goal was to feed Isaac only once in the middle of the night, so we were attempting to get rid of two feedings. Needless to say it was a rough few nights for all of us, but by Sunday night he was sleeping from about 7-8 until 12-1 and then from that feeding until about 5:15 at which point he gets up, cries for a little while, goes back to sleep several times before we pick him up at 7. Definitely hard to let him cry, but ultimately we are all getting more sleep which we DEFINITELY needed!!