So after my post last night, we headed to bed and Asher woke up crying. He's been doing this for a week or two where he wakes 1 or 2 hours after he's gone to bed and cries almost inconsolably. Usually takes about 5 or 10 minutes to get him to stop crying. We try everything, then he just stops. Well last night he WOULDN'T stop after trying a million possibilities. We also have been having problems with the afternoon nap (PU/PD not working as fast as usual or at all!). So I decided to PU/PD until he stopped. Well, 30 minutes later, he was still crying hysterically, so I decided to nurse since I figured he prolly worked up an appetite with all that crying. Not what I wanted to do since I had that margarita a couple hours before. Hopefully it was absorbed since I wasn't feeling it anymore. :roll: He went down fine after I fed him and went back to sleep.
On his afternoon naps, three times this week (not in a row), he woke up early crying. I try to extend, but he keeps crying. I even try teething tablets (usually a surefire backup). So I end up PU/PD once he starts continuously crying. But it doesn't end. After I hit the 1.5 hour mark, I just get him up.
I can't figure out why PU/PD isn't working at all. He doesn't like being picked up (screams harder). And I wait for him to either sit up or pull up on the side, then lay him back down like the book suggests. But he just doesn't stop wailing. He'll pause to yawn though. :roll: :lol: I'm rereading a book I have and considering an earlier betime (even though I think it's pretty early already).
We tried millet yesterday and he didn't like it either. Personally, I thought it tasted better than the rice. I think he may have had a reaction to it though, so I'm skipping it for a few days. So far we are 4/3, sweet's favor. :roll:
Happy Asher news: His spit up seemed less today!
Christine: YAY for Leah! Asher did the combat crawl for a month before the traditional style, but I read that the combat style is considered just as legitimate (as is the bum shuffle and other styles! :lol: ). We thought Asher would just stick to that so we were surprised when he started getting on all fours.
Jaime: I believe the book was Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child. The first two chapters are great. He has done a lot of sleep research and it's very helpful in UNDERSTANDING naps, nightsleep, and what-not. But his solutions in the rest of the book heavily favor CIO methods. I find a lot of his statements and claims contradictory, unsupported, or supported with outdated references. I took what I could from it and combined it with methods from BW and No Cry Sleep Solution.
And yes, Asher has discovered his bits and pieces. I think he anticpates it! :lol: Puts his hand over his diaper waiting for me to get it off when I put him up on the changing table. :roll: I just cheerfully announce the body part, just like I do when he touches other parts of his or my body, "Yes, that's Asher's -----!" I read that you should treat that area like any other in regard to conversations so you don't risk them becoming obsessed with it or feeling ashamed because "it's something we don't talk about." Now what floors me still (warning, TMI coming up) is when he grunts as I clean his "little man" or I take off his diaper to discover him saluting me. :shock: :oops: This is one of the many reasons I only wanted girls. :lol:
Diya: I LOVE your family photos! They're gorgeous! The cruising is harder with baby proofing. I had to clear off all the end tables and such. I no longer can just "move something out of the way."
Branwen: Thanks for the concern. It's "normal" as far as I know acid reflux goes. I mention it to the pediatrician every time we go. She's not concerned since he's happy and growing. That's why we haven't done meds. It doesn't bother him, just us. :roll:
Deb: Congratulations Liv! Aren't their little voices cute? It's like a sneak peak into the future! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you on the longer naps and increased mobility. That's when it clicked for Asher. It's like he finally tuckered himself out enough to sleep! I'm with you on the pooping schedule. He goes like 5-6 times a day! 3 of those are before his morning nap! :shock:
Heather: The waving sounds sooooo cute! You'll have to put a video on jusspress for us!
Re: Milestones & Gross Motor Skills: Please don't feel discouraged about your LOs. There are only a handful of babies on this thread that are crawling (or WERE as of yesterday! :lol: ). Same is true on another list I'm on. Clearly these early crawlers are the minority and nothing to be worried about in your own. It will come in time. Where Asher is ahead in some areas, he falls short in others. He didn't sit up well (longer than a minute) until he was 7 months old, and that was after a lot of practice on my part! I know other babies who were sitting well at only 5 mths! :shock: I only practice the things he should be doing by now or is behind in. But how can you teach things like crawling or rolling? It's not like sitting, walking, or standing, you can't practice and they have to figure it out on their own (if they ever do). You know the saying, the grass is always greener on the other side? I greatly envy all of the non-spitter babies. And honestly, I'd trade all of Asher's mobility if we could be free of spit up. :roll: He's the baby God gave me though, so I help him deal with the spit up as best I can and try not to dwell on it. He'll grow out of it eventually. And who ever heard of a 5 year old who didn't know how to roll/crawl/walk/stand/sit? :lol: All you can do is help them the best you can, the rest is up to them. It will come, and you'll look back and wonder where your precious little newborn went! It already goes by so fast, so don't be in too much of a hurry! :wink:
