5 Weeks Old
Today marks baby boy’s 5 week birthday! Last week I mentally was chuckling, thinking how ‘funny’ it would be if we woke up to celebrate his birthday… note to self… it’s not so funny when it’s only Mommy invited to celebrate. LOL.
Last night, I heard DH saying something about him rolling over, but didn’t think that he’d let baby boy do that without me in the room to see. WRONG. He did… how sad, I missed his first rolling over. 
He rolled from his stomach to his back DH said, 1 day before his 5 week b’day. I’m not sure how this lines up with the other children, I don’t usually have time to sit and watch them on their stomachs – I’m either holding them or they’re sleeping.
I guess it was 2 weeks ago that DS2 came in my room early one morning, saw the baby in the bed, and said his name for the first time! I was shocked since it’s kinda a hard name for a toddler to say (I would think). He says it quite well, and it’s the cutest thing ever.
Apparently I say it a lot when he’s fussy, over and over again, because if those two are ever together and the baby starts fussing, DS2 starts saying his name over and over trying to calm him down – it’s TOO CUTE!!
He still looks the most like DS1 to me, as far as baby stage goes. I can see glimpses of DD and DS2 here and there as well. On Sunday (4 weeks, 4 days), he weighed around 10 lbs., 14 oz – so I’m safe to say he’s over 11 on this 5 week mark. I still have yet to measure his length.
Sunday was the first time I gave him a bath that didn’t involve him screaming! He was great the whole time. I started by sliding him in, with one arm still under his back. It worked, so I kept it there while I began bathing him. It was wonderful being able to take my time with the bath. He didn’t scream until it took 5 mintues to get him dressed. (My parents dropped by on the way to church, and that was right as he came out of the bath/ before getting dressed.)
We’re developing a rountine – which I like. My babies have never had a real true routine, so it’s wonderful to know what’s going to happen when – I’m spoiled! The only things that I don’t really like are that it begins at 6:40′ish each morning, and he doesn’t really sleep much at all until lunch time. Then he sleeps most of the rest of the day, waking for an hour or two maybe once or twice – then sleeping all night.
I’ve been introducing foods back in. He got to spitting up/ fussing more the other day after I had Pizza Hut. I know, but we were out and were starving! That pizza was the BEST thing because of the hunger, but also because I’ve been deprived of my pizza multiple times a week. (Not carryout – mainly frozen, sometimes homemade)
Paci’s are being accepted better now. I’ve learned that most of the time he’ll take it better if I hold him like I’m about to nurse him – with my hands holding his arms in the fetal position. Weird – but it works! He won’t take it if he’s hungry, but readily will if he’s tired.
I LOVE how I’m learning all of his little ways. Maybe I’m wrong, but it seems like I’m understanding him better than I did the other ones. Of course, there are still times that he’s screaming and I can’t figure out what’s wrong for anything. I guess there are just times that babies will fuss – it’s just part of the day (but only for 1 or 2 spells).
It’s late, and I’m getting to bed earlier now that he wakes me up earlier. We still don’t know if our house is sold – they haven’t gotten approved for their loan yet. Today, I just had to separate myself from it mentally – I’ve been way too stressed out about it all. We’re supposed to move out in 3 1/2 weeks and don’t have ready land, a trailer, or even know if they’re approved!
“Little Mommy”