Within the last couple of weeks we have tried just about every idea out there to calm Caleb when he is fussy. Many of the suggestions we have received have worked...sometimes. We have learned the look that he gives right before things are going to head south and we jump into action. Most of the time it's a matter of changing a diaper, nursing him or trying to put him to bed. The latter of the three is where the trouble comes in. While Allison and I are begging to get as much sleep as possible, Caleb on the other hand wants to stay awake for it all.
Last night was one of these moments where he evidently didn't want to miss anything. One of our nurses at the hospital told us that sometimes "babies just want to cry". What she did't tell us was their ability to cry for so long. As things were getting quiet last night and it seemed like a good night was in store for us, we laid him down and all three of us went to sleep. Within minutes he realized our evil plot to sleep and decided to end it (an 8 pound baby can easily overtake two grown adults). A couple of hours later Allison and I were still searching through our arsenal to take back our sleep and calm our little man. We changed his diaper, fed him, burped him and even resorted to the Gripe Water after the hiccups kicked in. With none of this working I decided to take him for a midnight drive. It was amazing!! He could not resist our efforts this time. With Coldplay blaring through the speakers and me calling my older sister for some midnight advice(thank you so much Tami), I suddenly realized something. He was quiet...he was asleep.
After a few miles around the house and a few minutes of dad, mom and baby calming down; I was able to return home with Caleb sound asleep. Once inside the house it was quickly realized that removing him from this magical device would only start the battle again. So whether right or wrong, we let him sleep in his magical car seat. I carefully set it by the bed, tucked a blanket around him, made sure that nothing was within reach of hurting him and we retired from our victory.
Thank you magical car seat for last night's rest.
P.S. I promise to post some pictures this weekend instead of these long winded thoughts.
Last night was one of these moments where he evidently didn't want to miss anything. One of our nurses at the hospital told us that sometimes "babies just want to cry". What she did't tell us was their ability to cry for so long. As things were getting quiet last night and it seemed like a good night was in store for us, we laid him down and all three of us went to sleep. Within minutes he realized our evil plot to sleep and decided to end it (an 8 pound baby can easily overtake two grown adults). A couple of hours later Allison and I were still searching through our arsenal to take back our sleep and calm our little man. We changed his diaper, fed him, burped him and even resorted to the Gripe Water after the hiccups kicked in. With none of this working I decided to take him for a midnight drive. It was amazing!! He could not resist our efforts this time. With Coldplay blaring through the speakers and me calling my older sister for some midnight advice(thank you so much Tami), I suddenly realized something. He was quiet...he was asleep.
After a few miles around the house and a few minutes of dad, mom and baby calming down; I was able to return home with Caleb sound asleep. Once inside the house it was quickly realized that removing him from this magical device would only start the battle again. So whether right or wrong, we let him sleep in his magical car seat. I carefully set it by the bed, tucked a blanket around him, made sure that nothing was within reach of hurting him and we retired from our victory.
Thank you magical car seat for last night's rest.
P.S. I promise to post some pictures this weekend instead of these long winded thoughts.
2 comments:
Love this blog!!! So glad the magical car seat worked!! He just wanted to cruise!! =) Hope you got some rest and Thank God its Friday!! And now you get to spend the weekend with him. Fun! Love you! -Jen
Wow. I just got the news that y'all are parents (I don't check my e-mail but once every couple of weeks or so...I know, bad cousin).
Congrats on the new addition to your family! Caleb's a cute li'l dude. I'm happy for both of y'all!
Gregg
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