Apparently, Zander doesn't like his bassinet that we got for him. He can't lay in it for two minutes without crying. And it's not the uncomfortable whimper sort of cry either. No, it's the "get me the HECK out of here RIGHT NOW!!! sort of crying. He definitely prefers to be held... not that that's any sort of surprise. Sarah and I traded off shifts throughout the night. I would hold him for three hours, then change him and feed him, and then Sarah would take a turn. By 8:30 this morning, I just wrapped him up in his baby strait jacket, strapped him into his swing that we bought the other day, and he fell right asleep... Why on earth didn't I think of that last night!?!?!? Actually, I did, but I decided against it because of reasons that make no sense to me now. Sleep deprivation will do that to you sometimes.
He makes lots of noises... He was really quiet in the hospital! I'm beginning to wonder if they switched babies just before we took him home... He's definitely not the same baby we met three weeks ago! He's now 4.5 lbs, and is eating like crazy! He can chug like no baby I've ever seen!
Little babies like to be swaddled in a blanket or in the baby straight jacket. I'm no expert of course but during my rotation babies liked that. Hang in there!! He will start liking his bed soon enough! You guys are awesome parents, he is lucky to have you two! :)
ReplyDeleteUgh - glad you survived. Tommy liked to be swaddled/straight jacketed too. I swear he slept ON me or in his carseat for the first month of his life.
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