My Mom sent me some pictures she took of Jared via email, so I am now able to post a few - hopefully more in the next couple of weeks, after we move into our new place, which is coming along nicely. Finally. Anyway, Jared is now 5 months and a week old and I weighed him the other day at 16 pounds 13 ounces. He has definitely slowed way down in the gaining weight department. Which is good, since you can't keep gaining 2 ounces a day forever!! And he's 26 1/2 inches tall, which I think is quite tall for his age. He is such an alert little boy - he always has been, but the more I am around other babies, the more I realize it. He was never a dozey baby. If he's awake, he's AWAKE! And he does things early - like sitting and moving around. I think he's close to getting up on all fours - when on his tummy he lifts himself into a push-up position. He just needs to learn how to get his knees under him and he'll be so close to crawling. Yikes. Am I ready for that?My only complaint is that he has started waking up at night. And not just once a night. I know it's because of the move, since it started around the time we started packing - everything is so unsettled right now for him. I can live with it until we move in, but my fear is that it has become a habit. I see three or four hard nights of crying in the near future to "retrain" him how to put himself to sleep and stay there. He knows how to do it - he did it since he was really young, so hopefully it will come back to him quicker than I think. I just can't do it now, since we are living with Ryan's parents and it just wouldn't be fair to them to have a screaming baby up half the night for a few nights. Plus, we'd probably have to do it all over again when we finally moved into our place. SO for now, it's lots of co-sleeping (which I said I would never do, but there is the desperation factor here!) and night feedings. Sigh. I am so grateful for Ryan, who usually gives me a break for one of the awakenings per night, even though he has to go to work in the morning. I has been really exhausting for me - I was spoiled when Jared was younger!!
Speaking of Ryan, he starts his last session of school on Monday - and then the practical test and he has his journeyman's!!! YEAH!!!!
Jared in our new cupboards!!!
Jared and Grandpa Unger - same face shape!
Sitting so proud in his Bumbo chair.
I love my little boy!!!
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Hi Allison! It's great to see some pictures of Jared! He looks so good!! I'm glad to hear that things are progressing with the house. I had the same problem with Libby in the night, but I used the "pick up, put down" method and now she is sleeping through the night again. I can give you the details if you want when you're ready for it! Hope your nights get better again soon!
Hey Allison,
Why don't you like co-sleeping? I wish Annika would sleep with us, but she just can't. They are my little, cuddly babies for only so long, and I like to hold them as much as possible. They grow up so fast, and I used to think they were so big, but now I look back and realize they were so small!
If I can give you a word of advice (ha, me giving advice about sleeping), but with big babies, even if they're good sleepers, I don't care what the books say, when they're not getting much protein in their solids, I think they need to get up at night to nurse -- at least once anyways.
But, I'm sure things will settle down soon for him, and then again when you've been in your new house for a bit.
Wow, he looks so good!!! He looks so much like you now, such a little Unger. I'll phone you soon.
He's so cute! I love the little chair, what a great idea.
Hey Al
Dang your kid's cute!!!!!!!!! Seriously - he's so precious! He looks like he's so happy! I really would like to see you sometime...but you might have to call me because I just don't seem to be able to take a break unless someone makes me. I can go for lunch anyday, 11:30 to 12:30 if that works for you. So call me at work if you like. 651-3540 or at home 945-22749. I would love that - really! talk to you soon!
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