man they were not kidding when they say "don't get comfortable." as soon as you think they have a pattern down, they change on you. after 3 months, thomas was pretty good about falling asleep around 10pm and sleeping until 4am, then sleeping from roughly 5:30 to 8:30. it was a good schedule. for some reason unknown to us, he decided around 4 months that 10pm was not a good time to go to sleep. so he started staying awake until 11 sometimes 11:30pm. BUT he was still waking up around 4:30 or 5pm for a feeding.
we went to audrey & alan's wedding down in LA. it was Thomas' first road trip! as you can see from the pic, he got his own bed and we discovered he LIKES soft fluffy beds. he would fall asleep and sleep every night for anywhere from 7 to 9 hours straight! it was amazing. the little guy saw so many new things each day and met new people that he was exhausted by 11pm and slept a full night's sleep. it was wonderful for william and i the entire 5 day vacation. the only thing that sucked was that i was still waking up here and there after 4am to see if he was still ok. but that is ok! so now the first week back at home, he still refused to go to sleep until 11pm. yesterday, william watched him for a few hours so i could get some stuff done. i usually try to make things fairly quiet and non-active after 8pm to let him know it is night time. but william worked him last night. he had him on his tummy, practice standing, in the bjorn carrier around the house. all kinds of exciting things. so by 10pm he was all tuckered out and fell asleep! so i tried it again tonight. all kinds of activity, right up until 9:30. lo and behold - he was asleep by 10pm again! so i have learned that i need to tire him out if i expect him to get sleepy earlier. i was not expending all his little baby energy the way i was doing it. we'll see if this new pattern can be sustained or not...
on another note, thomas is getting better and better at sitting with a little assistance. i have to find one of those bumbo seat things on craigslist. look at how focused his little face is at trying to maintain his balance.
babies are pretty funny - i think they really know when they are succeeding at something because their little faces reflect so much pride in themselves when they do something new. esp anything that involves movement.
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The pic of Thomas in bed is great... he looks like he's annoyed that there's a blanket binder-clipped to him... "just wait... I'll get them back for this... maybe I'll save up this poop for the wedding reception..."
We had a good time as well, though Sara for some reason did the opposite with her sleep. Before L.A., she was sleeping through the night 50% of the time, waking only once the rest of the time. During the trip (and ever since), she woke three times per night.
Anyway, despite the difficult moments, I'm sure we all have plenty of good memories from that trip. And after enough beer, I tend to forget the bad stuff. :D
What a nice family picture! The 3 of you look so happy. :)
Yes, excellent picture. I think you should tip the photographer with a pint of beer.
Did you change the family picture? Anyway, very nice one! Everybody looks so happy.
ha ha good catch liz!
william didn't like his face expression in the one i posted. so he wanted me to change it. he said his face looked funny, the smile looked forced, so it didn't look natural :)
yes, here's a tip for the photographer, or more like a nod of the head, or the wave of a hand...
You guys look great! What a cute family! You're morphing into the perfect little surburbia family!
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