Yesterday he was extra fussy in the late afternoon and every destraction we had in the house he enjoyed for only 5 minutes. He went from the bouncy chair, to the Ocean gym mat, to the swing, bouncing on mom's knee, cuddling on the couch, being in the baby bjorn, and just being held walking around the house with a pacifier. It was exhausting... one of the walking times we walked into the laundry room with the washer and dryer going. Cason's eyes widened and he got quiet... so we went old school and used the dryer trick which relieved me for 15 minutes. Don't worry all you grandmas... I stood there the whole time to make sure he didn't fall off. :)
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| Cason in the warm, loud, laundry room |
He sounds just like michael--I found out that as soon as he woke up he had to be fed NOW! Also learned that he needed to let out all of his frustrations before he took a nap, went to bed etc. For the first year. -- which meant he had to cry for at least 5 minutes before he would quiet down. -- if you picked him up before that he would stop fussing, but when you put him down again he would start crying all over again. Give it a try when it's time for his nap and set your timer for 5 minutes so you don't think it has been longer! Yes, he even cried I the car when it was his nap time -- thank goodness I had read the baby book written by dr. Sock or I would have never learned that some babies have to let out all their energies (cry) before. They can fall asleep. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteNancy also writes --I am not great at writing on bob's IPAD. -- should read dr. SPOCK -- see you in February!
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