November 19, 2009
Pictures Anyone?
Yesterday, I took B-boy to get his 6 week photo taken. We had to fight off folks getting their Christmas pictures captured. B-boy did a great job, he fussed a lot, but we still got some good shots. Several friends recommended JC Penney for getting kids photos done, so I decided to give it a try. JC Penney is having a great sale right now, and we got 50% off the entire order! Sweet!
The photographer, Stephanie, was really patient with him and got some great shots. I kept it simple, and dressed him in a red onesie, and fought the urge to do a Xmas photo… This was about his being 6 weeks old, not Christmas after all! She was nice enough to let me capture her taking a photo of him….
I took several blankets for him to lie on, including a beautiful white afghan my mother made. All the ladies at the studio drooled over the afghan- and it was the perfect accessory for B-boy. After she took a bunch of photos in his onesie, we stripped him down to his diaper for some skin shots. He proceeded to get fussier and fussier, and even the bottle I brought failed to calm him. Poor Guy!
Stephanie wanted to get some shots of him on his tummy, holding himself up- which he still does not enjoy nor has he mastered completely- so that failed miserably. I had suggested we let me hold him vertically and take the photo over my shoulder. She laughed at first, but then decided to try it. She covered me completely with the afghan, and I held him while she clicked away. Those photos came out particularly great… guess B-boy just wanted his Mamma!
The photos will be ready next week, and I was able to purchase a CD with all of them on it… I will share them with you as soon as I have them! Oh- and Neb doesn’t know about this as I wanted it to be a surprise… so mum’s the word! 🙂
November 15, 2009
A New Milestone!
Yes, B-boy is now 6 weeks old, but that is not the milestone we are celebrating today!
Last night was the first night he slept in his crib!!!!
Up to now, he has slept mostly in his swing… sometimes in his bouncer seat… but he HATED his bassinet. We had originally thought he would sleep in his bassinet for 2 months in our room, but in reality, he slept in it MAYBE 4 times.
So last night we made the decision to try his room. Neb took the 9pm to midnight shift so that I could get some sleep, and B-boy slept in his swing in the living room. We traded out at midnight, and I pumped until 1am and then slept on the couch. Thank goodness it is comfy! At 2:30am, he woke up ready to eat… So at 3am, we put him in his crib, turned on his rainforest mobile, and quietly backed out of the room.
And he slept!!!! At 6am, we woke to his crying… right on schedule. We both got up- Neb changed him and I then fed him while Neb laid on the floor with Mango. Back to the crib he went… and we RAN to our bed hopeful he might sleep. After a bit of serious crying, Neb decided we should bring out our comfort Secret Weapon- the hair dryer. It did the trick, B-boy then slept until 9am!
It also gave us an excuse to use the cool video baby monitor that Neb purchased… He hung 2 of the cameras above B-boy’s crib- we still don’t know where the third one will go. The night vision on it was really cool! Here is a shot of B-boy this morning…
We have decided he was being nice to us in honor of GatorGirl’s birthday… Happy Birthday GatorGirl!
Let’s hope he is nice to us again tonight!
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