Last night we had a first. Little Bear slept for 7 1/2 hours. I was totally amazed. He made some sounds at 5 hours, so I woke up. However, he kept sleeping. He made noises off and on for the next 1 1/2 hours. He finally woke up at 6am. WOW! I, however, was awake at 4:30 and didn't really fall back asleep. I know I dozed off now and then. I kept thinking he was just about to wake up so I better stay awake. Well, today Operation Nap has so far been a success!!! He went down for his nap with minimal fussiness. He slept for 1 hour 45 min. I even was able to rest for an hour which felt great! He was awake for just over an hour and a half. He went down for his second nap with just a bit more fussiness than the first. But, he only fussed for a few minutes. He fussed/cried about an hour into his nap, but then went back to sleep. He fussed again about 15 minutes later. I checked on him, put the pacifier back in his mouth and he went back to sleep. He slept a little over 2 hours. WOW again! He's currently playing with his new found friend, the Monkey. I'm rather curious as to how the rest of the day will go. With the good naps that he's had today, it's allowed me to get a few things done.
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| Little Bear loves his friend the Monkey |
On another note, Operation Feed from a Bottle has improved tremendously as well. A friend of mine suggested keeping Little Bear in the bouncy seat or swing while feeding him. Well, it worked. I think it's because when we were holding him, it was close enough to how I'd hold him while breastfeeding him. Well, he took the bottle well in the bouncy seat. We've also recently held him on our lap facing out so his back is to our stomach/chest. He took 4oz in 10 minutes this way. He is a sloppy eater, but he's getting 95% of what's in the bottle. I'm so proud of him. I'm proud of us too. I don't know if the sleeping, napping, bottle-feeding things are Mark and I learning and improving, or if it's Little Bear. Anyway, as a team, we're getting better. This is a good thing since I go back to work in about 2 weeks. I'm not looking forward to this. It's gonna be so hard to be away from my Little Bear. I know he'll be in great hands though. On weekends, Mark will be in charge. During the week, he'll hang out with CC. The thing I am looking forward to in going back to work, is seeing my coworkers. But, after catching up with them in a few hours, I'll be ready to go back home. I have to keep telling myself that God gave me a gift in my nursing profession. On the days I work, somebody will need the care that I provide. May I do as best as I can.
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