Tuesday October 27 2009

Eliott woke at 230AM last night. I changed his diaper and rocked him for a bit and gave him his pacifier. He continued to cry. I gave him a bottle but he only ate about 2 ounces and didn't want any more. He just did not want to go to sleep. Leaving him alone in his room made him cry, but he was only wanting to play. At 4AM Aaron and I decided that we were going to let him cry it out. This was the first time we did this. Previously if E woke up in the middle of the night, a bottle was all he required before drifting off to sleep again. For some reason, he was not pacified with a bottle or anything else. It was tough listening to him cry, even though we turned down the monitor the lights would still flash red when E would make a noise. Eventually at 430 he fell asleep; soon after, his mommy fell asleep.

We didnt visit E at daycare today. He seems to be doing well so we don't visit him during the day as often as we did when he first went to daycare. I like the room leads now so I feel comfortable leaving him there. He is so happy to see me though when I pick him up in the evenings. It's nice to see the teachers interacting with him when I arrive, instead of always finding him in a swing when I would initially drop in for a visit or when picking him up in the afternoons.

This evening he was in such a good mood. Aaron was making pig sounds and Elliott was squealing with laughter. He's really starting to laugh a lot more these days. He will giggle at any instance of silliness. We fed him squash for the first time tonight. He didn't like it as much as sweet potatoes, so we only gave him a few teaspoons of the squash. Next, it was carrots, sweet potatoes and barley. We are looking forward to getting him on the green vegetables and eventually fruits!

When I was getting him ready for the bath tonight, he started squealing. He really likes taking baths. By the time he's down to his diaper his arms are moving up and down with such excitement! When I put him in the tub tonight all he did was splash. It was as though he had just discovered that he could splash the water with his hands. Every time he takes a bath I wish I had the video camera going.

Aaron is out of town tonight, so hopefully E sleeps well. I often say to Aaron that I do not know how single parents handle an infant on their own. We rely on each other so much in taking care of Elliott - from washing bottles, preparing bottles, preparing the humidifier, doing his laundry, feeding him, bathing him, rocking him - we have a good routine down and when he's gone I realize just how much I rely on him! Aaron is a fantastic father and an amazing husband.