Beloved Bouncy Chair

This is our beloved bouncy chair. The Peaceful Hero, after three weeks of his life decided that this was the best (read only) place to sleep. If it wasn't vibrating he wouldn't sleep. We were fine with it, and even took the bouncy chair with us on our almost three week jaunt to the West.

While we were in the West, The Bug Hero and I were wondering if it was time to start weaning him of the bouncy chair. The Peaceful Hero was pushing ten weeks while we were there and that meant that it was time to start thinking about sleep training. It's just not safe to sleep train a child if he's sleeping in a bouncy chair. Also, in our favorite sleep bible, I mean book, it said that vibrators gave junk sleep.

The Peaceful Hero also proved that it wasn't necessary, because on all of our plane rides he slept right through them without being vibrated. So once we were home and back to a somewhat normal schedule we tried to wean him of it. It was rough for two days. He woke up every two hours at night and wanted to be held and nursed. That made Mom really tired.

On the third day, he got his two month shots. I decided that because he got his shots, he could sleep in his beloved chair. He slept the rest of the day and the night, waking up every 6 hours eat and get some Tylenol. That was the last time he slept in the chair. After January 6th, he decided that it doesn't give him good sleep, and gets upset if you try to put him to sleep in the chair.

We were amazed at how fast the Peaceful Hero went from needing and loving his chair as a sleep aide, to wanting to use it as a chair so he can see his family. Our sleep bible is right that now the chair provides junk sleep. I think that the Peaceful Hero was making a transition between womb sleep and world sleep. In the womb it must have been a lot like the bouncy chair...I don't hold still and when I'm asleep the blood must have vibrated him a lot. Now he's used to the world, and holding still and has decided that he'll sleep like the rest of us, on a non-vibrating bed. I love the chair and I love that he weaned himself! We'll start sleep training sometime before he's four months old. (That's when we did the Friendly Hero.)

Aunts

I was listening to the Friendly Hero play with his toys. He held up each toy and told me it's name. The names change, but there is always a Kis, Drea, Aria. There has been a Apew, (Uncle M.) and Grandma and Grandpa. He loves his family!

We miss you guys! Yes, everyone has taken turns being the pig. He loves that pig.

Swordfighting in San Diego

Honey and Papa have awesome swords. They are foam and the Friendly Hero loved playing with the Bug Hero. They had this whole routine, but when the camera came out it took three short tries to get it on film.







The best part of all the short films? When he stabs himself. The Second Best Part? You get to see him pointing out airplanes!

Vacationing too long?

You know that you have successfully overtired your child, when you come home and he practically falls asleep at the lunch table. Another sign--when you ask him if he's tired he tries to sign no, but decides instead to suck his thumb instead.

Planes and Trains

The Friendly Hero delights in looking for Planes and Trains. Ever since he rode on an airplane, he can't get enough of them. Here he is pointing them out.
He is a delight!

Six Week Sleeping...

Call me Hopeful. But because The Peaceful Hero slept so much, yea he would fall asleep in the middle of anything we were doing: photo shoots, playing games, getting hugs, and once while his diaper was being changed. I thought that maybe we would not suffer on the sixth week and he'd sleep right through it. But he didn't. I have to say, it wasn't near as bad as it was with the Friendly Hero. I wasn't teaching during the day, so it's loads better. He also got the cold I had last week. We didn't get lots of sleep this week, but we got enough to muddle through. It helps that he's almost 7 weeks old and he's getting better. Sleep does come to us!

Posting

I find myself wanting to post, but not really having much to say. The Friendly Hero is getting over a cold and is getting really excited to travel and see both Grandma Honey's. I'm trying not to go crazy over how much laundry I have to do, or Christmas Cards I need to send out...The Bug Hero is getting ready for finals and the big Entomology Conference, and the Peaceful Hero sleeps through everything--including photo shoots!

We love December!