So proud of my little guy!

So I did a modified version of crying it out with Wyatt a few days ago. And niw, I can put him to bed and he'll go to sleep on his own. What I did was, when he was fussing in bed, I would let him fuss. But I would pick him up when he would cry for a little while. A few times he let out a cry but stopped and went to sleep.  I'm not comfortable with letting him just wail until he sleeps. Not my cup of tea. If it works for other parents, and they're comfortable with it, cool! There's so many different ways to sleep train an infant. I kind of let Wyatt find his bed time and luckily his bed time is at 7 pm. Then I have quite a few hours to do whatever!

I have actually started showering at night and get myself ready for the next day. Today I did my make up! It's been long overdue for this momma. I haven't waxed my eyebrows since Wyatt was born, finally got it done over the weekend. I also have these foam rollers too and I tried it out on Saturday after my shower. On Sunday morning, I took the rollers out and at first it looked like my hair was too curley. Ran my fingers through it a few times and it turned out great. Did that again last night and I had a lot of compliments today! So having those hours after Wyatt goes to bed is a much needed mommy time :-)

Sippy cup!!!!

Lately, Wyatt has been grabbing things and putting them in his mouth. when he is being fed, bottle or by spoon, he reaches out for them and tries to hold it himself. So yesterday I bought him a sippy cup with handles to get him started on learning on his own.

When I first gave it to him with some brest milk in it, he loved it! I held the sippy cup in front of him and when he grabbed the handles, I helped him guide the spout to his mouth. Took a few tries and he figured it out! Then today, we did the same thing and I guided him a few times, but most of the time he did it himself!!! I am so proud of my little guy!

Crazy Friday... Worried mom...

So, today was crazy.  Some crazy person(s) were running around the streets today and ended up just a few miles away from home AND Wyatt's daycare.  Needless to say, yes, I was a worried...  extremely worried mommy!  I called the daycare as soon as I got off work to find out if there were any streets near that area that were blocked off.  Luckily, none of the streets near the place were blocked off.  But on the way home, I had to take a few detours.  After buckling Wyatt in, I always manually lock his door side and I tend to forget to lock my side.  So as soon as I got in, I hit the lock 3 time..  OCD thing I have...  The last hour of work I was thinking how I'd rather be with my lil guy and safe at home where I know I can protect us and Mr. T always barks at people who walks by the apartment if he doesn't recognize the footsteps.  Yeah... he's THAT good!  haha!!!

Wyatt now has a bedtime and I already started a sleeping schedule...  He was doing great going to bed by 7pm on his own.  When daycare started, it got all messed up.  So now that everything has settled down, I started him back up again in getting into a sleeping schedule.  It requires a little bit of him whinning (once he starts crying and won't calm down after a bit, I'll tend to him).  Within a few minutes, he goes to sleep on his own.  I feel more comfortable doing it this way and at his current age than when I was told to do it when he was younger.  To me (and what pediatricians have told me), a baby cries for a reason.  And I'll "spoil" him until he gets to an age where he understands what right and wrong is.

Well, it's time for this momma to go to bed...  Goodnight all!

Total Newbie move!

So, I have a blogger app on my phone.  I know, you're probably wondering.. "if you have a blogger app on your phone, how come you don't post every day??"  Well, with the schedule I have and with a newborn, it's kind of hard to do so when I'm constantly TIRED!

Anyway...  I did a total newbie blogger move!  The first post since returning to work, I had pictures of Wyatt on it.  My app showed that it was still a draft, so I clicked on publish because I could have sworn I was done with it...  Ugh..  Oh well, live and learn, right??!!

I think I was saying how time went by so fast, Wyatt's almost 6 months old, and how big he's getting.  I also mentioned how he got to see the easter bunny too!

Wyatt at 2 weeks old

Wyatt's 2nd visit to So Cal

Wyatt with the Easter Bunny!



Yeah, I'm not going to add more info.  But can you tell how big he's gotten from 2 weeks old to 5 months old!  phew, kid is growing fast!

Wyatt's first small fall

Poor Wyatt, he took his first fall yesterday.  It wasn't anything major thankgoodness.  But I always read up on babies falling and hearing stories of dropped babies by accident.  And every response I've heard or seen online was/is "it happens... and it's not the last either."

So, what happened was, Greg was putting Wyatt in his swing and at the same time, Mr. T was being VERY spastic.  More than usual.  While he was getting ready to buckle Wyatt in, at the same time, Mr. T was being very needy, so Greg was trying to tell Mr. T to calm down.  Next thing he sees is Wyatt rolling around in his swing and rolls off his seat and face plants to the ground.  Greg tried to catch Wyatt but Wyatt slipped out of his hands.  The fall was only a few inches away and Greg said Wyatt cried for a few seconds and was perfectly fine after Greg picked him up.  Greg felt so bad that, that happened.  He called me shortly after it happened and I could just hear the dissapointment in his voice.  I told him to not worry about it and that it happens.  Greg called me again later that afternoon and was telling me that he couldn't stop thinking about it.  So I assured him that it's goign to be OK and that babies fall all the time and that it's not going to be the last time either.  I almost cried for him because of how bad he felt.  He said he felt like he just won the worlds worst father award.  His boss even told him that baby falls happen and it'll happen often especially once they're mobile.  But on top of that, his boss was making fun of him all day.  Poor Wyatt on his first fall... and poor Greg on feeling so horrible.  I tried making him feel better when we got home.  He just couldn't stop thinking about it because he said the look that Wyatt gave him looked like "really, you dropped me?" kind of look.  I know it'll happen to me one day too.  And I'll feel the same way Greg felt.

Back to work...

Well, I went back to work on Monday April 2nd. Daddy watched Wyatt that day and did great until it got close to me getting off work... Then all I hear in the background when Greg called to tell me to hurry home was crying. He couldn't get wyatt to calm down.

It's partially my fault as I took on majority of the care giving role and did not have any trial run for daddy while I was on maternity leave.

Speaking of maternity leave, I'm so glad and lucky to be able to stay home and care for Wyatt... Even though there has been days where it was a weeee but difficult. Caring for an infant is a trial and error process until you get the hang of it... Then another stage of trial and error... It's just an on going process. But I love every minute of it. Including the days where I feel exhausted, overwhelmed, depressed, burnt out!

The other day when I was organizing the laptop to make it more user friendly for us and be able to find the things we need, I stumbled upon some pictures of Wyatt when he was born. I swear it feels like forever ago, but really it was only 5 months ago. I just can't believe he got so big so fast and hit his milestones on time or a little early.  Right now he's learning how to sit up on his own. He can roll over from tummy to back, grab things and put them in his mouth, giggle at the most silliest things. Oh the giggles get to me! I love it.

**this was supposed to be posted, but I guess I forgot to hit publish**

Been a while

Sorry it's been a while, I'm not good at writing blogs or anything (as you can tell). Once upon a time, I used to. Well, anywho... Wyatt is now 4 months old. And he is growing big and fast. Tomorrow is his 4 month well visit check up. Can't wait to see how much he's grown since his 2 month check up. Well, last month, we visited Orange County. He had his first Airplane trip! He had his own seat (because it was a light flight) and his own boarding pass too! And he did GREAT!!! He didn't fuss at all. When we were getting to get off the plane, the lady behind us stood and saw Wyatt and said "Oh, I didn't even realize that you had a baby with you!" yep, he was that good!

He had a blast in Orange County. He got to meet a lot of his relatives. Everyone was so excited to meet him and everyone was so glad to meet him too. My mom's dog, Mackie (English Bulldog), was such a mommy to Wyatt it was too cute! Mackie would not leave Wyatt's side. Wherever we went, she had to follow. Everytime Wyatt cried, she had to be by his side. She had that mommy instinct. We were there for about 2 weeks! And during that time, he giggled for the first time! (Unfortunately, he didn't start giggling again until close to his 4th month). But I was in tears when he giggled! It was such an amazing feeling and to hear such a giggle from my little one just melted my heart. Daddy came about a week and a half later after Wyatt and I flew to Orange County. When daddy saw him, he saw how much Wyatt grew in just a week and a half. How is that possible? But he is growing like a weed! Wyatt got a lot of cool stuff while we were down there. He got a pack and play (perfect for taking him places), a new bath tub and clothes, lots of em! While we were down there, he started smiling more and wasn't as cross eyed as he used to be too. He was developing fast!

When we got home, he just turned 3 month and we did some tummy time. and he rolled onto his back 3 times that night! I was so excited!!!! He still doesn't roll onto his back that often, but every once in a while he does. He also started sleeping throughb the night!!!!! It's been perfect, but my body hasn't gotten used to it yet! So I still haven't had much sleep unfortunately. And he's on a schedule now! Well mostly. At night, we change diaper, then feed, then play for a little bit and then I tell him good night and that i love him and put him to sleep and he falls asleep on his own! The past few nights he's been fighting sleeping though. And he hasn't been taking much naps during the day either, so he's been trying to fall asleep earlier than scheduled (I think that's why he's fighting it, because I'm trying to keep him awake until bedtime).

Another milestone! He is giggling almost every day now! and he's making a lot of noises! He loves to have "conversations" it puts a huge smile on his face. And of course, it puts a smile on our faces too!!! We went to visit his great grandma and great grandpa and I put Wyatt on the floor on his back and Wyatt was just "talking" and wouldn't stop. He was having so much fun that he started giggling a lot too. He talked and giggled so much, he tired himself out that he started to cry realizing how tired he was. So, I picked him up and rocked him until he fell asleep.

Oh and I think he's starting to like his baths.... He still cries, but every once in a while, he'll stop and realize it's not that bad. One day, I know he'll love it. OHHHH, and one more thing, he's starting to learn how to sit! I've been using my boppy to teach him how to sit on his own and he is doing great! He's also learing hwo to grab his toys. I put him in his swing today and put the tray on it too and put a few toys on his tray and I watched him grab one of his toys. When I was gone for a little bit and came back, I saw that he grabbed another toy and was chewing on it. I think he's teething right now. He's been drooling a lot and he's been sucking on his hands a lot. The other day, he was holding onto my thumbs when I had him in his carrier and he was teething my thumb. So, we now have a new ritual every morning and night. I have a little gum stimulator thingy for infants. So on top of cleaning his feet, hands and face, we also rubb the gum stimulator on his bottom gums and he loves it! Lots of firsts lately and more to come, that I know for sure!

Sorry to not have posted, but I'm a busy mom and loving every minute of it!!!!