It was a busy weekend with one of my girlfriend’s getting married on Sunday. So I decided we’d stay home and relax a little bit today.
Honey boy and I spent some time outside under the pear tree. I love all his different expressions. He’s giving out so many smiles these days.
I love that Colson responds with a big grin when I call him “Honey Boy.” A few photos from last week.
(6/24/14 – 5 weeks 1 day)
(6/20/14 – 4 weeks 4 days)
(6/24/14 – 5 weeks 1 day)
This morning I was reading another mama’s blog about sleep schedules. At the end of the post, she was recalling milestones that her daughter had achieved during the fifth week of her life. She mentioned that she wasn’t intending to do tummy time at that moment with her little girl, but decided to lay her down anyway. And BAM, she rolled over.
Well, before our morning feeding, I decided to try the same thing with Colson. Before changing his diaper I laid him on his bedroom floor to see how he’d do. We haven’t done much tummy time recently since he’s supposed to sit up for a longer period after eating. By the time he’s finished being upright, he usually is ready for his nap. Today when I laid him down he was a bit cranky… but I remembered his strong legs a couple weeks ago when he was having tummy time. So I turned on my phone, expecting him to roll over… And he did!
Way to go, my honey boy! Mama and daddy are so proud of you! You are so strong. We love watching you grow.
Last night was the first night that Colson didn’t fall happily asleep after his middle of the night feeding. I had noticed that for most of the day he was extra gassy. Actually, so was I. Sorry, little fella! And while he ate his midnight snack, I could hear the little gas bubbles rumbling through his tummy. He also seemed extra hungry and the burps/spit-up really bothered him.
Normally, he goes to sleep so easily after a middle of the night feeding and almost immediately closes his eyes once “his head hits the pillow.” Instead, he cried… Hard and very loudly! By the time he was quieting down, we could see the sun starting to peek through our blinds. We ended up letting him sleep the last couple of hours between us on the bed.
I was SO thankful for God’s grace today. We both got a couple of morning naps and he seemed back to his normal routine of eating, playing and resting – right on schedule. As the days go by, I am more and more amazed by God’s strength in my weakness. Despite our difficult evening, I didn’t feel the weight of the tiredness as I expected… And I even got a few chores done around the house too.
After I took these photos, he quietly fell to sleep on his own… Such a sweet fella… And I treasure the pictures of him and Atticus.
