Whoever came up with this term must have not had my baby. We are nearing the end of week 3, Bill and I are still in shock that we are now parents. Bill went back to work today and Mom will leave by the end of the week.
Benjamin is doing great. He celebrated his first Valentine's Day and is nursing very well. In addition, we are slowly getting him into a good sleep schedule. As a preemie, he loves to flail his arms and grunt - which often scares himself, wakes him up or keeps him awake. First, we needed to find the right bed. We have a crib, pack n play and newborn napper. The crib worked for a few days, then the napper worked for a week, then nothing worked. I finally put him on the Boppy for a nap and it worked like a charm. However, the Boppy is the last place a baby should be napping. It's actually very dangerous. Needless to say, the Boppy has gone back to it's primary use: feeding. After a few more failed attempts, Benjamin seemed to go back to the newborn napper. This taught me a lesson: try something more than once.
Next: Arm flailing. The mighty Benjamin is quite forceful - he manages to get his arms out of every blanket swaddle we've made. We then tried the SwaddleMe - which is basically like putting your baby in a straight jacket. It worked! Well, when morning came, he usually manages to get one arm out but he sleeps quite well throughout the night :)
At week 3, Benjamin's (or his parents) favorites are:
-Swaddle Me
-Newborn napper
-His brown blanket
Beni is now taking in about 3+ounces and slowly able to find his thumb. He is over 8 pounds and can sleep up to 3 hours at a time. He loves it when Daddy's changes his diapers and always leaves extra surprises. Mommy loves playing with his feet and watching as he changes every day :)
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