A Day in the Life - Feb 10, 2012

Again, for my records.... Ty at 3 months, Nina 2yrs

Ty ate at 9pm and was in bed by 10. His reflux is getting better so I just have to make sure he burps, then give him a nuk and cradle him until he is drowsy-but not in a deep sleep. He is still sleeping in our room and we always have a fan on for white noise. I took a shower and was in bed by 11. Then an amazing thing happened - I got 6 hours of sleep! In.a.row!!
5:30am - feed Ty
6:00 - go back to bed for another 1.5 hours! yes!
7:45 - Nina wakes up and cuddles in bed with me
8:00 - make pancakes and actually all sit down for a family breakfast before Chad goes to work
8:15 - get Nina ready and play, pay bills online, do a load of laundry
9:00 - feed Ty and give him vitamins
10:00 - Nina watches Sesame Street while I give Ty a bath
11:00 - make oatmeal chocolate chip cookies with Nina
11:30 - lunch:mac-n-broccoli, yogurt-n- blueberries, & of course a cookie! Nina was THRILLED!
12:00 - Nina watched Clifford while I fed Ty
12:30 - Nina nap. I scarf down a fried egg sandwich and grapefruit
1:00 - want to shower and maybe nap, but Ty is wide awake! so we play and he rolls over!
2:00 - shower
2:45 - Nina wakes up and we cuddle on the couch. Clean up a little & get ready for the library. pay 3 medical bills over the phone while Nina is whining because she wants my credit card
3:30 - feed Ty. Nina gives him a huge hug and he spits up all over her - his first revenge as the little brother! Nina starts balling and says "yuck! Ty no spitting me!" Tears roll down my cheeks from laughing so hard. Sorry Nina, I cant help it!
4:00 - library
6:00 - everyone is starving when we get home - feels like chaos. make nina grilled cheese (grill sammich), strawberries, and she decides she likes leftover wild rice that is still cold. while I am feeding Ty, Chad calls to say friends will be over at 7. Hurry to wash the HUGE pile of dishes
7:00 - PMN! (pizza movie night)

**in general Ty is up for about an hour after he eats and then lets me know he wants to nap by getting fussy. He is such a cozy cuddler and loves him some blankies. We just got this awesome rocking basinette thing from my cousin so I put him in that and surf the web while rocking him until he dozes off. He naps so well in there that I have to wake him up when its time to eat!

Melt My Heart

Weeks 1-12

I have realized I forgot everything from when Nina was a baby, so I want to record Ty's milestones so I can refer to them later (much much later!)

week 1: enjoyed room service in the hospital and the luxury of taking care of myself and perfecting nursing (thank you c-section!)

week 2: probably had his first bath. eating every 3 hours. put to sleep in sling, then swaddle

week 3-6: had some fussy nights, nothing cluster feeding couldnt solve! sleeps in swing, started busting out of swaddle at night. cant put himself to sleep but sleeps in basinette after he is in a good REM. very sensitive bottom, can only wear pampers swaddlers and use extra strength desitin

week 7: smiled and started sleeping longer (9 hours in carseat). only cries when tired or needs to burp. took a bottle with no problem (2.5oz). i think he eats around 3 ounces but did take 4 in a bottle once.

week 8: sleeping 4-8 hours at night. likes to kick, no longer screams at diaper change and bath. doctor says he has some reflux so he spits up if laying on his back. we still have him sleep in basinette anyways because we dont want to create the habit of only sleeping in a chair.

week 9: talking and eye contact! found his fingers and likes to suck them! eating every 3 hours during the day and napping 1-2 hours between feedings - no set nap schedule yet. he really likes attention from his parents and sister!
week 10- 11: now sleeping 5-7 hours at night. if he wont take his nuk, it means he has to burp.

Miss Minnesota Hockey

Nina Alphabet

I miss you daddy!