Al Rolls over... this aint his first rodeo

He is a pro now. He has only rolled back over (from front to back) about 3 times and each were completely by accident and shocked him so much he almost cried. :( But, I have confidence that he will master that move soon!

Merry Christmas to All

Beau and Al opening Christmas stocking from Grandma and Grandpa... we didnt win the lottery this year.

I love my keys... now all I need is a car

"My toys are the coolest!... thanks Aunt Le Le"

This Christmas thing is too much... can a little guy get a nap around here!

Breakfast with Santa

We had to do the proverbial picture with Santa, so we opted to have breakfast included and do it at the MAC; afterall, we are the Reinbergs. Al didnt seem to care much either way; beard, big red suit, eh whatever. We attempted at a family picture as well and this was the best we could do. Merry Christmas!!

The rolling blues

So, since he has now mastered the incredibly difficult task of rolling from back to front, he, of course, wants to do it all the time... practice makes perfect is what he tells me. However, when trying to sleep this is not such an amaizing thing. (especiaaly when he cannot roll back over, and he HATES being on his tummy) He is now waking up in the middle of the night pissed off bc he is on his belly! haha. Fun for mommy!
Hopefully rolling the other way will come soon!

He rolled over!

Yeay, we have accomplished another feat! Great granny sent him this hilarious dancing santa and she said it was to entice him to roll over (back to front). So, last night I was sitting there and put it slightly to the left above his head and with much effort he finally rolled over and got it!! So awesome. Here he is asking santa for some figgy pudding for xmas (forget rice cereal :))

He woke up this morning fighting mad bc he had rolled over onto his stomach and couldnt figure out how to get back so his head was bobbing up and down ferociously... so funny.

Sweet Sleep

I got 7 straight hours of sleep last night!!!!!!!!! You do not even know how good it feels to get consecutive hours of sleep. Its like a fog has been lifted and I drink my morning coffee with a little less desperation. :)

He actually slept for 8 hours straight, which is awesome. But, we will see how tonight is. He still doesnt really want to go down for the night until around 10, and I cannot change that... too much work when I dont have control of his daytime nap schedule. Oh well, he will live.

He still loves his cereal, and we are going to try sweet potatoes tonight! I am so excited about him eating, you dont even know!

A

Break me off a piece of that...I'm Hungry!

Al had rice cereal for the first time today! He did pretty well, and despite the dirty looks, I think he liked it. I actually tasted it too... not bad.

Big Ole Baby

Al went to the Dr. on Friday and he weighs 14lb 2.5 oz (<50th%) and 26 in (75-90th%).... long and lean. The Dr. said " well that is pretty predictable... then he looks at me and says... you're thin, and he (pointing at Beau) is tall" Beau was like... "what does that mean about my weight?!"..haha
He also has an ear infection, which could be why he has been waking up every 2-3 hours at night! Poor baby. He had shots too, and then ran temps on Friday and Sat.. so sad.

White Noise

So, we put a box fan facing out, in Al's room and it is wonderful. It drownds out the noise and I think it is helping him sleep... and he has slept 2 nights now without nursing (yeay 12 hours!). So now we are just needing him to not wake up. :)

He is going to be around 7 or so and then he either wakes up 30 min or 2 hours later, just fussing. So I rock him back to sleep with binky. Then he sleeps until about 3 or 4 and I rock him back to sleep. No big deal, but I am just so anxious for him to make it all the way through the night! Seriously, this girls needs some straight uninterrupted sleep. Although, I will say, Beau is very good about getting up and rocking him for me now. Thanks honey.

I also gave him a snuggle blanket last night and he loved it! It gave him something to do with his hands so they werent flailing around. (Thanks Winnie, I stole that idea from you)

Praying for sleep....
A

Giving Up

I cant take it. Am I putting him to sleep too early? Am I making him STAY asleep too early? He is tired at about 6:30 or 7, but then last night woke up about an hour later... cried for 30 minutes, went to sleep for 15 miniutes, cried for 30 minutes, woke up at 9 and was just talking and jabbering like he had gotten 8 hours of sleep! I felt so bad just leaving him in there talking to himself (especially since I dont see him all day long) that I went in there and just talked to him while he was in bed for about 20 minutes. He finally fell asleep again by 10:30pm. Ahhh. I just want an answer. I think I am going to see if I can make him take a nap at 5 and then not go to bed until about 8 or so. We will see. I hate this.

What is the deal little Al?!

So I powered through Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Baby, thank you Abbey (and Cary for giving me the book). I hate that he is always saying dramatic things like... "your baby will become an obese insomniac if he doesnt get enough sleep as a child" ... so I just skip those rediculous sentences. Other than that, I like the book. I was hoping to have a later bed time for Al, but with me working and having to wake him up at 6:30 every morning, he really needs to go down by 7. SO that is what we are doing. I bathe him or read to him and put his jammies on and then surprisingly he falls asleep around 7 or a little after. HOWEVER, he is waking up about 20 minutes later and fussing for about 2 hours! Seriously, it is like he knows that we are now trying to put him down for the night (as opposed to letting him wake up and play until 11pm) and is just fighting it. He is so tired though. Its not like he is awake and happy, he is awake and exhausted. So we comfort him when the crying gets really loud, but other than that we are trying to let him cry it out. It is so hard, but I know this is the best thing for him. He needs to sleep,... and so do I!

But wait... there's more.

We cant leave out Al and Gigi. Al loves his Gigi, but he's not so sure about the hat she bought him.

Oh yes, and then there was Thanksgiving..week

I love this thing called a hand.

I can look like a turkey too!

I found my thumb!

Papa is so comfy.

Al and Aunt Kristi in a talk off...

Al and I went to nana and papa's and then to gigi and popi's and saw all the family in between. No wonder he isnt sleeping. He had stimulation to last a lifetime.

Sleep... what sleep?

Albert thinks sleeping is for the birds. (Except for last night when he slept beautifully for 13 hours, not straight, but 13 hours none the less). We are on a horrible schedule of taking about 5 cat naps during the day and going to bed at midnight. I can deal when I am on vacation at my parents house, but when I have to get up at 6:30 and go to work, um no thank you. I am on a book boycott, but I am thinking i may give in and take up sleep theory 101. I mean how do you get him to go to sleep when his is jabbering away at 11pm like he has had a full nights rest. I hate leaving him in his crib talking to himself when I havent seen him all day. I dont know what to do. This better get better soon. (or maybe we'll get some teeth and the problem will be solved)! I swear I see nubs.