May 15
Once again, I got up at 5 with Martyn this morning. Was kind of nice to see Eli off though. Actually I don't mind getting up, not sleeping in.....I figure, that's a lot of time I can be enjoying my boy. Don't get me wrong, I love sleeping in. But spending time with Martyn is higher on my priority list.
I also figured I could take a nap when he went back to sleep. In reality however, that did not happen....at least not how I thought it would. He was ready to lay back down around 6:30 or so....I should have just put him in the bed with me and gone back to sleep, but I had it in my head that he needed to get used to taking naps in the bassinet. So when he started falling asleep in my lap, I quietly laid him down in the bassinet, and then crawled into my bed. He woke right up and started fussing. So I got up, got him in bed with me, laying on my chest. He was awake. He just wanted to play.....so we got up.
Got the diapers going through the wash, watched a bunch of movies all day, got the rest of the laundry going and the diapers put away. Martyn took a huge nap, with about a 20 min interruption in the middle. I did eventually get him to take the first part of his nap in the bassinet.....I should have taken that as my nap opportunity as well. He woke up, needed to nurse, and then fell asleep in my lap. I was in the middle of watching a movie, and was kind of into it, so didn't take a nap then either.
He woke up, and I played with him for a while, and worked on laundry too. Then it was time to nurse again and he fell asleep again, so I decided to take a short nap then. Only about an hour and half or so, and in the chair to boot. Oh well. I really enjoyed snuggling him in my lap, and playing with him today.
He's getting where he can reach out and grab things that are hanging in front of him. Like in his little rocking chair, when I put the mobile part on, there is a little hanging umbrella that plays a little tune when you pull it. He can reach out and grab hold of it, and after a lot of figuring, he is able to pull it and play the tune. I'm pretty sure he understands that he's the one making it work, too. He just doesn't have that fine motor coordination yet. It's coming along though, and that's exciting.
He was so excited to see Eli tonight, it was really cute. I had him in his little rocker, parked in front of the kitchen while I was making dinner. When Eli came in, he went straight to Martyn, and as soon as Martyn made eye contact with him, he just lit up like a Christmas tree. His eyes got really big, and totally bright, and he smiled and just started talking away. I like it a lot, that he loves his daddy so much. I get that kind of response from him all the time, but it's a given he loves his mama. I like seeing that he knows who Eli is, and prefers him to people other than me. And obviously, I love watching Eli's response to the boy as well. You can really tell how happy it makes him....just makes his evenings home after a long day at work all the more sweet.
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