So Grant has been struggling lately to take his naps. He sleep GREAT most of the time at night... say 7 hours, then I feed him and then about 3 hours. Later in the day around 9:30 or 10 I can tell he is tired because he is crabby so I feed him to get him relaxed and put him down. The dilemma is he wakes up like 5 minutes later awake as can be. Sometimes I wait to see if he will fuss himself to sleep but he really just starts to coo and fuss which is cute and I can't resist playing with him. I feel like if he is awake enough to coo.. he must not be that tired, yet he will get crabby once again. At the moment he has been sleeping about a half hour. He used to go down at 11:15 am like clock work and sleep 3-4 hours straight and that would be his name. Sometimes he would sleep another 2 hours around 4pm. Not sure where that routine went. However I can't complain about my lack of sleep deprivation. THAT part is wonderful.
I recently also bought a wrap from a local blogger http://bhacmw.blogspot.com/. We decided that if Grant can sleep while holding him he will probably sleep in this while we do what we need to do while he should be in his bassinet. Lately we carry him around while he is awake. I'm not sure how much he likes it, but hopefully we will find more ways to use it. There are several holds we have yet to try. Grant is so cute and funny looking in it, with his head poking out!
On Sunday I made a resolution to get back to exercising no matter what. I was doing really well postpartum for a while until I started my internship, and that threw my groove off. I would also put Grant down for a nap, exercise, clean, and whatever else needed to be done and now I don't have time by the time I get him down. So I went on an hour walk with him in the stroller. It was amazing! I know it sounds like an exaggeration but being couped up in an apartment that is tiny, with a baby who is bored of being in the apartment can really UNrelax you. I first thought I would go for 30 minutes since that is the recommend daily amount for adults, but by that time I was just so energized and rejuvenated from the experience I needed to go longer. It was sunny, low wind, about 50 degrees, green grass and trees, birds chirping....aka Wonderful! Plus I have healed so much that I could walk for ever. I will eventually start to run but I have to work up to it. So basically I have made the no excuse policy. I can go with Grant, especially if it is nap time and has been fed, he will fall asleep. Grant enjoyed the walk, fell asleep for half of it and probably enjoyed the fresh air. I know he can see things better now too so I'm sure he found some good things to look at.
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I love that you both modeled the wrap. I am glad you feel much better. I am recovering from my trip. I had no idea I was so tired.
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