6 hours straight!

Yes, you read that right, 6 hours. On Sunday night, an event of monumental proportions occured......Sean slept for 6 hours straight....without waking up....not even once! I was truly ecstatic, even at 5 in the morning when he eventually woke up. It happened like this: He got his bath (which he still enjoys tremendously), we cuddled a little, he got his last meal for the evening, we sang our song and then said our prayers, he got his kiss and then into bed he went where he shortly fell asleep....and slept....and slept some more.....and then SLEPT some more!!! I don't know when the last time was that I got SIX hours of sleep at one stretch (when I was pregnant I was having to get up every few hours to use the restroom, so it's been a LONG time). For those of you without children, you probably don't quite get the excitement. That's fine....it'll happen soon enough I'm sure. So anyway, the excitement was short lived however (isn't it always?), as Sean developed his first head cold....hurray....from one milestone to the next. So now I'm dealing with those stupid rubber sucking devices that are supposed to get the mucus out of his nose, ha, fat chance. How the heck are you supposed to get it in the nostril in the first place, and then once you manage that feat, where exactly do you aim it to get the most snot? I have yet to master the SRSD (stupid rubber...etc). Luckily, thankfully, graciously, it seems to be a minor head cold, so the worst is that his poor little nose is stuffed up and so he has a bit of a hard time eating, and lying down, poor guy. Any suggestions on getting rid of the congestion would be appreciated. Well, that should do it for now. Enjoy your week! ~Joanna

Well, Sean will be 6 weeks old tomorrow! I can hardly believe it! He went in for his one month check up on the 30th and the doctor said he looked great. Of course, he weighed in at a whopping 11lbs 2oz! That's at the 90 percentile (my little porker!)! She asked what I was feeding him (facetiously of course). I like to say it's the "breakfast of champions", although she insists I'm making half and half! He is having to take medicine for "GERDs", which is basically just a problem spitting up alot, which causes irriation to the esophagus, but it's obviously not been a problem for his weight gain! He's also smiling a lot and started to do a cute little cooing sound. He also likes to stand (yes, while being supported) alot, and can hold his head up pretty well. He does the "bobblehead" thing after a bit when he gets tired which is kind of funny. Now I'm looking forward to when he can hold on to toys and do more to entertain himself, although I don't want him growing too fast! It's just amazing how much babies grow!

Yes, I know.....look at all that hair!

He really does enjoy his bathtime, which he takes at night. It seems to help having a nighttime routine. He really has been good at sleeping, and doesn't get up too often at night, although I'm still waiting (and hoping) to get 6 hours straight!