The Swaddle Verdict

Last night was a mixture of both swaddling and not swaddling. I figured I would start off the night by putting him a sleepsack and a onesie. I was afraid he would get too warm if he was in a footie sleeper. So I fed him around 8:45 and put him down about 10 after 9:00. He fussed a little bit and I went back in there once, but then he was asleep by 9:30. He started crying about 1:15 and I went in there and his arms were freezing! I turned the fan off and opened his door hoping it would warm up. He has half asleep so I didn't want to change him and possibly wake him up more. Well....he fussed on an off for about 30 minutes so I finally went in there and decided to swaddle him. Once he was swaddle, he calmed down and went to sleep. I heard him fussing just a little bit around 4:30 and was going to give him a few more minutes before I went in there, but I fell asleep....and so did he. My alarm went off at 5:30 and I had to go in and wake him up.

So I fed him and put him back down in the crib so I could get ready for work. He loves his mobile so I turned that on (it is wind up kind, which stinks, because it only lasts for a few minutes) and went to take my shower. When I got out, he was fussing so I went in there and turned the mobile on again. After that shut off, I heard him making some noises, but he was just playing around and talking. It was cute...I wished I would have gotten it on tape. He didn't cry or anything. When I went to get him to put him in the carseat, he was smiling up a storm!

So....I am going to try the same thing tonight, but I am going to put him in his long sleeve sleeper and see if that works. Hopefully, this transition will not be too bad and he will get used to it pretty quickly.

On another note, Ted gets home tomorrow morning from Hawaii! He got done working last Friday and he has been hunting since then. He flew to the Big Island and went hog and sheep hunting with a guide on the island. He killed a hog the other day and was trying for a bigger one yesterday. I haven't heard from him so not sure if he got one or not. I am curious to see what Ted thinks about Brody...he definitely has changed in the last 3 weeks, that's for sure. We also get Ethan this weekend, which I am excited about. I haven't seen him in a couple weeks and his birthday is next weekend! :)

I will try and post some more pictures later! I haven't really taken any in the last few days. I feel like I only have an hour with him at night. It is like by the time I pick him up from my parents house and get home, he goes to bed soon after that! Once Ted gets back, that should change because I will be able to go home straight from work because Ted will be picking him up. That wil be nice! :)