Twenty one weeks old

Cousins!

We had a nice week playing outside and a weekend full of visiting family.  The afternoons were finally hot enough to go to the pool so I decided it was time to brave the pool with both kiddos.  The actual pool went well, my decision making on how to get to the pool, not so great.  I decided to load them up in the wagon.  I propped a towel around Calvin and strapped him in and all was good until we got to the hill.  He started to lean forward and couldn't get himself back upright, so Caleb had to hold him up the rest of the way to the pool.  On the walk home, I pulled Caleb in the wagon and carried Calvin down then hill and then put him in the wagon with Caleb for the rest of the ride.  The pool is a short walk away, but the hill is too big for Caleb on his bike and I'm afraid after playing at the pool he would be too tired to walk home.  I think next time Caleb will go in the stroller and I'll wear Calvin.  Calvin was indifferent on the pool. The water was chilly and the sun was blinding him, so he just fell asleep.  I'll try his sunglasses next time.  He head was covered and shaded from the sun by his hat, but I completely forgot about the reflection of the sun back up on him.

We finally made it! 

Fast asleep with his head completely covered in a blanket.

The walk home.

Caleb kept telling Calvin to be nice and stop scratching him. 

Sleep has been a mystery this week for Calvin.  Naps have always been a guessing game with if he wants to be held or just laid down to go to bed, but bedtime for two months has been the same.  Feed, burp, lay down, turn on the mobile, and walk away.  Occasionally return with the pacifier a few times, but for the most part he's quiet and asleep within five to ten minutes.  This week, not the case.  Everything was going normally and then he would just scream bloody murder the second Travis laid him down.  The first night I rocked him to sleep and after three attempts got him to stay asleep in his bed.  The next night he started screaming the second Travis entered his room. Again, I rocked him and transferred him to the crib asleep...only took one try.  Ok, maybe that's what he wants.  We can rock him, no big deal.  The next night we decide to skip laying him down and I just try to rock him.  The second we start rocking, he starts screaming.  Plan B, just lay him down like before.  Still screaming.  I took his other arm out of the swaddle (he still slept with one arm up and one down), instantly calmed down.  Kept my hand on his belly for a few minutes and then left and he went to sleep.  He was up three times that night, which is more than normal, but not too bad.  The next night, arms out, laid him down right to sleep and he slept ten hours!  No one get too excited yet...the next night, an hour long scream fest to finally fall asleep.  Just goes to show the second we think we have something figured out, he changes it.

I've fallen in love with a baby carrier again...the ergo baby this time.  I still like the Moby, but he's getting heavy for it and stretching it out if he's in it for long periods of time.  I had a mei tei, but found it too annoying to put him in it and struggled to get it tight enough where he felt secure.  I know with more practice we would have gotten it.  Several friends from Mom's club recommended an ergo baby, so when zulilly had then half off, I went for it.  Great decision!  I can front carry or back carry in it and it goes up to 45 lbs...if I'm still carrying this monster when he hits 45 pounds, someone stage an intervention.  He was in it twice on Friday for 60-90 minutes each.  He snuggled right in and took a nap and my back and shoulders didn't hurt!  It also has a cool little hood to put up when he's asleep to block the light. 

Trying so hard to roll over.  This is the farthest he can make it when he tries to go back to belly. 

I'm going to get you Sarah!

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