Bed Time

We have been having a very rough time with Judah's sleep pattern the last few weeks. I'm assuming it has been due to his illness. Every nap time has been a tough battle and bedtime has been even worse. I would dread having to put him to bed because it is such a challenge.
Tonight was a complete surprise. We ended up getting Judah to bed really late because we had been out with our family. We started his bedtime routine around 9. I fed him and he wanted to eat for almost an hour. Then at 10pm he was rubbing his eyes and acting very tired so I decided to head upstairs and start the battle. I laid him in his crib and he was wide awake, smiling and making noise. I started to read him his bedtime story and he got very quiet and just stared at me. I finished the story and wrapped him up in his favorite blanket.
At this point he usually becomes very fussy because he knows that it is time to sleep. He also attempts to break out of his swaddle to chew on his fists. Then he'll usually cry a lot.
What did he do tonight? As soon as I wrapped him up tight, his eyelids began to droop. I couldn't believe it was going to be this easy. Sure enough he broke out of his swaddle, so I wrapped him up again and said "shhh shhh shhh." His eyes slowly began to close again and he was out.
WAY TOO EASY! Wow! Probably the easiest bedtime in Judah history. Let's hope and pray for more nights like tonight!

On another note - who the hell is Sasha Fierce? Okay, I know who she is. She is Beyonce Knowles' alter ego. Can I just say that I hate that song "Single Ladies"? She girates all over the screen acting like a moron in a leotard. She just looks awful. I hope I don't have to see that video ever again.

Twenty.Four

Jack is soooo back! Andrew and I used to love, love, love 24. We were not anticipating that this new season would be good at all. We were pretty sure Jack would be as lame as the limp-wristed Jesus. (Not that I am paralleling Jesus as Jack Bauer - that would be absurd.) It turns out that Jack Bauer is so back without apologies! We are loving the new season so far. Even though I missed a good portion of the show tonight because I was trying to get my son to sleep, I was loving what I saw. Yes! Finally a show worth watching again!

Judah seemed to have taken a turn for the worse this morning. I was so worried about him and his coughing. His whole face was like a giant puddle. His eyes were watering, his nose was dripping snot like a faucet and he was drooling and hacking like crazy. His fever was back up too. I was so thankful Andrew stayed home from work today. We decided to have him seen at the doctor again this morning. It probably wasn't necessary at all, but it was worth the peace of mind. I was getting worried about his lungs and thought they may have been filling with fluid. The doctor assured us that his lungs sounded fine and that we basically just needed to keep doing what we were doing. He told us signs and symptoms that we need to be wary of and sent us on our way. Ever since then it seems like Judah is feeling a whole lot better. He is draining a lot less snot from his little nose and his cough doesn't sound so severe. Of course his entire family has been praying for him as well. Let's just say that ever since he was in the womb, it has been Judah's M.O. to cause drama with his health issues. I'm worried we might end up with a lifetime of huge doctor's bills because of this kid. He's more than worth it.

Andrew and I got a couple of gift cards to Applebee's from my Grandma for Christmas so we decided to use them tonight. We needed a break from being cooped up in the house with the sickness, so his mom came over and took care of our bean for a couple hours while we enjoyed some fine, classy, south Everett dining. It was super romantic.

Brave Little Boy

It turns out that Judah's nasty cold wasn't only a cold - it was a full blown ear infection in both ears. Poor little guy got started on his first round of antibiotics on Thursday. He had a really rough couple of days. His nose has been all kinds of congested and he has been hacking and coughing. I've felt so worried about him. He is too little to be sick like this. The meds seemed to kick in late last night and he seems to be doing a lot better. His congestion is still present, but his spirits seem to be better. What a brave little boy!
Now I am starting to feel sick. I feel a sore throat coming on. Ugh! Please no!

Tomorrow is the start of a new week and I am trying to decide what exactly to do with myself. It will be kind of hard to get out and about with a sick baby. I need to see my best friend. I have something to give her and we need to talk wedding plans. I also have some errands to run and some shopping to do. There's a wedding coming up next Saturday. Black and white formal attire requested - so I'll have to make sure my outfit is compiled.

Off to bed! Here's to hoping this week is a good one!

Well, Judah officially has his first cold. He has been congested for the past few weeks over Christmas, but it seemed to be clearing up. Now he has a full blown nasty cough. It's bad enough when I feel sick, but to know that my poor little baby feels terrible makes me feel helpless. There isn't much I can do for him. He's too little to take any kind of medicine. I'm just trying to make him as comfortable as possible. 

Tuesday he had his 4 month check up. He did great! He passed with flying colors. He weighs 16 lbs, 9 oz. What a big boy! He's growing oh so fast! He didn't even notice the first shot, then screamed for about 5 seconds after the second shot. So brave! His doctor said not to start solids until he is 5 months old. This means we hold off on the rice cereal for a couple more weeks. I was getting so excited to get him started on it, but we can wait a little longer.

The only problem Judah has is that he probably isn't getting quite enough tummy time. His head is a little bit flat in one spot so I've been doing my best to keep him off his back and on his tummy or sitting up. No flat heads here!

Andrew and I discovered today that if we had waited until now, we could have purchased a lot more house for our money. It's very frustrating to know that our house is only sinking in value. By the time we are ready to move, it may be pretty worthless and we won't get anywhere near what we paid for it. Such is life!

Another frustration - our homeowners association! We pay over $200 a month to these idiots and I don't know where the money goes! I feel they just throw it away! While we had the snow here, they didn't even have the decency to hire someone to shovel the sidewalks or clear a path to the street. What are we paying these people for? Andrew and I went through the list of things our money goes toward and it all sounds bogus! I can't wait until we are no longer tied to this stupid association. It's a scam to make money anyway.

More Snow!

I'm loving all the snow that is falling. If it were up to me we would get another 12 inches tonight and it would stick around for weeks. I realize that since I don't actually have to be anywhere in the morning, this changes my perspective a bit. I don't, however, believe that 2 inches of snow will slow down anyone's morning commute after all the snow we've had in the last 2 weeks. So stop getting mad, people!
We took down Christmas today. We were putting it off a bit because the Boy Scouts don't come to collect our tree until January 10th. What are we supposed to do with our tree until then? Right now it's just sitting on the small patch of grass outside our townhouse. Hopefully the homeowners association doesn't complain.
Our house looks so bare now that all the decorations are gone. It makes me feel like going on an interior decorating spree. Not gonna happen though.
I just started reading an article about a teenage girl in Port Angeles who killed her newborn son and threw him in the trash. This is a horrible story, regardless, but now that I'm a mom it hits home even more. My heart goes out to the girl who was obviously horribly overwhelmed and didn't know what to do. Of course my heart breaks even more for the baby boy who didn't even get a chance at life. I couldn't continue reading the article, I was going to end up in tears.
Kind of makes you think about abortion....how it's okay to kill your baby when it's growing inside your body, but as soon as he is delivered he suddenly has rights. How is this any different?

I've decided to join the world of "bloggers" and start this page. I have a livejournal page and I used to have a xanga, but those seem to be old news. I'm excited to start writing again.