It's Just Routine

Well, I am finally starting Sammie on a routine. We realized that her and I just sleep too late in the morning and this is why she fights going night-night and doesn't go to sleep until midnight- 1am. We started waking up between 7-8am on Tuesday and doing more tummy time throughout the day to use her energy. So far so good. Tuesday night she went to sleep at 9:30pm, slept about 4 hour intervals, and we woke up around 8am. Strange thing is, she doesn't sleep as much during the day... which means no Mommy-time; so much for cleaning up and attempting to get this scrapbook going. But her being wake just helps us get out the house more. I figure she's going through a growth spurt (tomorrow she'll be 6 weeks) because on top of all this, she wants to eat like every hour sometimes!
 She sure is moving and babbling more since she's awake more too! She is also using her legs more, kicking and pushing.

babble-babble-oooh-ahhh

this is my swing where I nap (it's a lamb)

Sleepy Head

Sammie has been fussing at night lately (between 10pm and midnight), like she knows it's bedtime and fights it... Maybe a growth spurt? She just cries uncontrollably unless someone is holding her. Usually, around this time, I head to bed and Matt bounces or paces with her until she falls asleep. Then I get to deal with her every-2 to 3-hour-feedings! Last night, after all the fussing and crying and pacing, she went into her crib around 1am and slept until about 5:45 this morning! She started babbling in her sleep which woke me up and I waited for her to cry/wake up, but she didn't. I had to just go in and get her. She went 6+ hours without eating (her last feeding was at 11pm)! She is such a sleepy head sometimes! I wish it were like this all the time. I hope this a nice routine that's starting.... I guess we'll see.

Miss Sleepy Head

Bath time :)

A Miracle in a Blanket

Things are going great. We talked to the pediatrician about Samantha not liking the bassinet and that she likes to sleep in the swing, which she didn't agree to. She gave us a couple options: have her sleep in the infant pack-n-play and/or get a "magic blanket". Turns out the "magic blanket" is really called The Miracle Blanket, and as I was planning on going to the store to buy one, our friend, Lori, had one to let us borrow. We tried it that night in the crib (which we were wanting to transition her to) and Sammie slept for almost 4 hours, woke up to eat- which was a good feeding- and slept again for 4 hours. What a happy and blessed morning it was to see her smiling face!

The Miracle Blanket isn't just a blanket. It's a swaddle, like a straight jacket, that ties the baby's arms down so they can't break free. Samantha is such a kicker and puncher, she breaks out of every swaddle (even though she broke out of the magic blanket once), but it helps hold them real tight and helps with colic and gas. 

Check out the Miracle Blanket here.

1 Month

Sammie is 1 month today! We went to Grandma and Grandpa Wells to celebrate Grandma's birthday. Happy Birthday Grandma!

Sleepy after Grandma's Birthday dinner

Why so serious, Sammie?

... and Some More...

Finally Some Uploaded Pics

Monkeying Around

We've been putting Samantha in her crib during nap times and fussy times and watching her in the monitor.  We watch her kick, punch, sleep and listen to her fuss and babble- She does all kinds of things. During one episode, I swear she grew some bunny ears!

Getting It Straight

We tried to get Samantha's day-night straight that one day, but apparently she just needed some time to figure it out herself. She stays awake a lot more during the day, just hanging out and looking around; and she is sleeping and eating much better at night. She does, however, sleep like a champ from around 8pm-11pm~ I'm sure she gets bored watching Grandma's Spanish soap-operas hee hee. But we are very proud of her! We can't believe how big she is getting! It's not VERY noticeable to us, but her head sure is getting heavy and she is getting longer. We are getting her used to her crib, so she goes in there for her day time naps, while she's in the swing at night (it's the only way we could get her to sleep at night). But soon we will transition her to sleeping in the crib at night. It's further away for Mommy to go, so we have to see when I will be "healed".

Happy Halloween

It was Samantha's first Halloween and she was dressed as Ali Kat. It was cute! (pictures to follow)... and her belly button fell off!

We also welcome our new friend, Corbin Lee, into this world. Although he lives so far away in Virginia Beach, we hope to meet him soon- maybe next year. Congratulations Amy & Derek!

Happy Halloween, from the Wells

Sleepy Baby

The pediatrician says that newborns sleep 18-21 hours a day. It's too bad that Samantha really does all that sleeping DURING THE DAY and mostly wide eyed at night. I get a good 3-hour stretch at night- with the help of Matt and my mom staying up with her while I sleep; then it's downhill from there. She usually just fusses and fusses and doesn't go back to sleep. I don't think she likes to be swaddled, doesn't like the bassinet, doesn't like the sound machine- Errrg. But when morning comes, we get another 3-hour stretch of sleep. Matt started back at work yesterday, so he's been on the couch to get some zzz's, but that doesn't help him too much.  Luckily, it's the weekend and today we are starting to follow the doc's advice to keep her awake and fed during the day, so she's sleepy and full at night. She says to wake her every 2.5 hours to eat and keep her awake some and then there's 5 minutes of tummy time, 5 times a day. She's doing very well today and has been up a lot and feeding like every 1- 1.5 hours. Wish us luck -sigh-

2 weeks old