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<\/a><\/p>\nJANUARY:\u00a0 By January, J had already developed super strong neck muscles and could already hold his head\u00a0up for long periods of time.\u00a0T went back to work in January and I was on my own with J during the days.\u00a0 I was scared at first but we quickly settled into a routine.\u00a0 Fortunately, J was getting his days and nights sorted so he would sleep at night (although he still got up every 2-3 hours to eat).\u00a0 We transitioned him to the nursery, although\u00a0I often spent the night there because J was still getting up so often.\u00a0 During the day, he wouldn’t nap\u00a0unless I held him,\u00a0so I spent most of my day holding him.\u00a0 When\u00a0he\u00a0was awake, I’d wear him in a Moby or his Ergo carrier and walked the dog, set him on his activity gym, try to read to him, or just danced around the room with him listening to country music (my secret shame).\u00a0\u00a0I usually wouldn’t get to shower until T came home because I couldn’t figure out how to set J down without him crying.\u00a0 Occasionally, our wonderful friend S came over to feed me and watch J while I showered.\u00a0 Those days seem so long ago now!<\/p>\n
FEBRUARY:\u00a0 It was like a switch came on in February.\u00a0 J\u00a0became so much more\u00a0awake, alert, and interactive.\u00a0 He started smiling and even\u00a0laughing occasionally, although it took us a while to realize that his little “huh huh” noises was laughter.\u00a0 We took our first flight to San Jose for my sister B’s bridal shower and J did really well on the plane.\u00a0 He was fascinated by\u00a0everything.\u00a0 Unfortunately, he was overstimulated by all the attention when we arrived in SJ and we had a rough night the first night away from home.\u00a0 He cried and fussed for hours and hours\u00a0before finally falling asleep.\u00a0 Towards the end of the\u00a0month, I decided I needed to start swaddling him for his naps because it wasn’t possible to hold him while he napped forever, especially since I’d be going back to work in a little over a month.\u00a0\u00a0It took a little work,\u00a0but\u00a0I was eventually free to take showers once again!<\/p>\n MARCH:\u00a0 J discovered his fingers this month and liked nothing better than to suck on them all day.\u00a0 He also became a champion napper and started to sleep in much longer chunks at night and nights were no longer a nightmare, although it was really difficult to get him to fall asleep some nights.\u00a0 I started putting him to sleep\u00a0groggy but awake and creating positive sleep associations for him.\u00a0 It gradually got easier and he started sleeping through the night or only getting up once.\u00a0\u00a0Of course, I had to rock the boat as I\u00a0tried to ween him away from the swaddle.\u00a0 He was trying so hard to roll onto his stomach and I knew we’d have to stop swaddling him soon.\u00a0 We switched to the Woombie, which allowed him to move his hands to some extent.\u00a0 Then I tried swaddling him with one hand out entirely but he didn’t nap well at all.\u00a0 Towards the end of the month he mastered rolling over onto his stomach\u00a0(although he showed no interest in sitting on the few occasions we put him in his Bumbo) and we had to stop swaddling him cold turkey.\u00a0 It turned out much better than I expected and he slept fine with his sleep sack the very first night he was unswaddled!\u00a0\u00a0This month also included a visit to\u00a0T’s family in Fresno.\u00a0 J was a champ and slept during most of the\u00a0drive and was lovely during the visit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n