It's hard to believe that Shaun's almost a month old already! He has his one month appointment on Monday.
Last Monday we went to get his circumcision done. He barely cried at all. The freezing must have really helped. This morning when I opened up his diaper his plastibel had fallen off. His penis looks so short now! Lisa says that's normal and that it will grow.
The scheduling has been going very well for the most part. Shaun is a terrific eater and latches like a professional even though, really, it's only been 2 weeks since he figured it out. I've even fed him in out in public a couple of times: in Sears, at the Early Years Centre, and today in Boston Pizza. The only time I'm sort of struggling with him is at nap time when we're away from home. He can't settle himself unless he's in his crib. It'll just take some more practice. He's being a bit of a stinker tonight though. It'll sound like he's fast asleep for 5 minutes or so and then he'll start crying. Maybe it's gas. It's not a constant cry either, sort of off and on. What a pain! I have to go resettle him...
Later...
I have come to discover that Shaun has a really hard time releasing gas after he eats. Sometimes I'll spend 10 minutes burmping him and nothing comes out, like tonight. Then he won't settle for his nap, and again like tonight, as soon as I pick him up he burps. I don't understand it at all. It's very strange. I'd love to think that he doesn't burp because he doesn't need to but obviously he does. It's pretty frustrating. I put him down at 6:45PM tonight. Now it's 8:07 and he's still not asleep... crying off and on. I don't know what to do!
Craig's with Wayne at a football game. They left at 5:30AM and should be home any minute.
I have to go and see if I can coax this gas out of Shaun. This is crazy!
Later...
So now it's 8:20 and Shaun's sitting on my lap in the kitchen. He doesn't seem to have gas anymore but his hand is in his mouth and he's sucking like crazy. He must be hungry. He's starting to gain a bit more control over his hands... seems to favour his right one.
Oh! He smiled today for the first time! I was leaning over him and he gave me a great big grin. I cried! He's so cute!
Last Monday we went to get his circumcision done. He barely cried at all. The freezing must have really helped. This morning when I opened up his diaper his plastibel had fallen off. His penis looks so short now! Lisa says that's normal and that it will grow.
The scheduling has been going very well for the most part. Shaun is a terrific eater and latches like a professional even though, really, it's only been 2 weeks since he figured it out. I've even fed him in out in public a couple of times: in Sears, at the Early Years Centre, and today in Boston Pizza. The only time I'm sort of struggling with him is at nap time when we're away from home. He can't settle himself unless he's in his crib. It'll just take some more practice. He's being a bit of a stinker tonight though. It'll sound like he's fast asleep for 5 minutes or so and then he'll start crying. Maybe it's gas. It's not a constant cry either, sort of off and on. What a pain! I have to go resettle him...
Later...
I have come to discover that Shaun has a really hard time releasing gas after he eats. Sometimes I'll spend 10 minutes burmping him and nothing comes out, like tonight. Then he won't settle for his nap, and again like tonight, as soon as I pick him up he burps. I don't understand it at all. It's very strange. I'd love to think that he doesn't burp because he doesn't need to but obviously he does. It's pretty frustrating. I put him down at 6:45PM tonight. Now it's 8:07 and he's still not asleep... crying off and on. I don't know what to do!
Craig's with Wayne at a football game. They left at 5:30AM and should be home any minute.
I have to go and see if I can coax this gas out of Shaun. This is crazy!
Later...
So now it's 8:20 and Shaun's sitting on my lap in the kitchen. He doesn't seem to have gas anymore but his hand is in his mouth and he's sucking like crazy. He must be hungry. He's starting to gain a bit more control over his hands... seems to favour his right one.
Oh! He smiled today for the first time! I was leaning over him and he gave me a great big grin. I cried! He's so cute!
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