Week 3

Carson is still a GREAT baby, but this week he had a few fussy times in the early evening (what newborn doesn't?). He is so super-sweet and Collin continues to be an excellent big brother, interested in helping to change his diaper and always giving him kisses. Before Carson was born I cherished the moments when it was just me and Collin and he would talk to "Poppycorn" in my belly. For some reason I didn't think I would be able to enjoy one-on-one time with Collin or would be sad that it wouldn't be just the two of us when I read him books and sing him songs at bedtime. The one time I didn't have Carson with me when reading to him because he was resting in his crib I had to go get him because Collin wanted his little brother to hear the stories too. I know this might not stay this way forever...Everything with kids is so gradual, then you look back and can't believe how quickly things have changed.

Carson sleeps most of the day still when I'm on the go, and usually wakes late afternoon and has some good alert awake time. He usually watches us eat dinner from his bouncy seat and then hopefully falls asleep while I'm reading to Collin (sometimes he's fussy by this time). I wake him to feed him before I go to bed and he usually sleeps until 3 AM!! He wakes up once to eat and sometimes I have a hard time putting him back in his pack & play but he's not usually up long, and then sleeps until 6 AM or sometimes through breakfast. The doctor wanted him to eat more frequently (2 vs. 3 hrs) during the day in hopes that he'd sleep more at night, but that didn't work too well for us. He wasn't hungry and I was stressed about having to feed him more, so we're back to 3 or 4 hours and doing much better. I really can't complain about my sleep for having a newborn so we'll stick with this assuming he's gaining the appropriate weight at our 1 month checkup next week. It's hard to believe it's almost been a month!