Sleeping through the Night?!!

Above: Cole today, at 6 weeks

Was it just a fluke? I hope not! Last night Cole slept through the night (11pm-7am-when I woke him up!!) I've been using PDF scheduling (parent directed feeding) which is basically following a set schedule, within a 1/2 hr either way, unless you determine that changes need to be made ie. additional feeding for growth spurts. The book this is in, "Babywise" says that 80% of infants will achieve nighttime sleep by 8 wks... I hope Cole is part of these statistics!

Last weekend was exciting with a visit from my sister, Sarah, and her boyfriend, Shlomi.(pictures below) Shlomi's got a little height on Sarah as you can see... he's got really long legs... heehee:) It was so great to have my friend Alison visit last week as well! She was great with Cole and it was so nice to have some adult conversation ecspecially since Cole doesn't have much to say these days, although his new little coos and smiles make the crying spells a little easier to bear!

The past week felt a little long after all the visitors last week. My sister Miriam did make an overnight visit though with some more freezer food, sooo appreciated, and this helped break up the week a little! For Fathers Day tomorrow we are having a bbq with a family that lives down the street. Tomorrow evening, Cole's Uncle David is hoping to make it down for his first visit to see his nephew. Here's hoping for a good and restful next week!

Aunt Sarah and Cole

Sarah and Shlomi

Alison and Cole who's once again in the football hold, you don't mess with what's working!

Awww!

A couple pictures so cute I had to add them right away!
Above, I managed to get some pants on Cole this morning... he's a pretty warm baby and generally prefers to just be in his diaper... we weren't going to push our luck with trying to get a shirt on too.
The picture below was taking last night after bath-time. Cole is a big fan of the football hold that Grandma showed to us... puts some pressure on his stomach which seems to help out with the gas pain.

Jeff's "mini me"!

above: Cole in his crib, loving life a little more since we discovered the Ortho Pro pacifer!!

below: one of Jeff's baby pictures

Since the day he was born, it was pretty easy to see Cole's resemblence to Jeff. The other day though looking at Jeff's baby pictures (one posted directly above) the similarities are even more evident. (he does have the deBoer chin though!)

Cole's been missing his Grandma since she left 2 weeks ago.. (me too!) so we're all happy that she was able to come down today. He's also really looking forward to meeting Alison and Aunt Sarah (coming all the way from California to meet her nephew) ...both are coming to visit before the end of the week.

We've found our sanity again with using gripe water! Cole has developed a few colic symptoms over the past couple weeks. Gripe water and switching his pacifer to one he can hold in his mouth better have helped.

Cole has been putting more of a strain on our arms carrying him around the past week. So much so, that to satisfy our curiousity of his current weight we invested in a digital scale. He's now weighing in at 11 lbs 6 ounces!! Almost a pound per week gain since he was born. He's already outgrown some of his clothes... they sure don't stay little for long and we're trying to enjoy every moment even the night-time ones that seem like they won't end!

taken at the start of last week, doing some tummy time, he's gotten really strong!

3 Weeks Already!

Cole's 1st real bath last weekend... had to do sponge baths till we got the ok from the pediatrician. He looks a little worried... named "the budget look" by his Grandpa!

Another week over. Cole is doing well and we're starting to feel a bit more adjusted to life as a family of 3 (five, if you count the cat and dog!) Last weekend I made it out to a bridal shower and Cole did really well and slept right through it in the Baby Bjorn. It was great to get out and socialize and Jeff enjoyed meeting up with his brother and going to a driving range nearby. The past couple days Cole has done really well at night-time, only having to get up once or twice for a feeding. Along with this though he seems to have more awake time during the day much of which he has been fussy... but I just keep telling myself at least it's not the other way around!

Jeff, feeding Cole his first bottle this morning(breastmilk)... he had no problems taking it. Am looking forward to a couple longer stretches of sleep on the weekends now! (although in this picture it looks like Jeff needs sleep more than I do!)

Something my sister Miriam sent us.. Pee-pee Teepee's! heehee! Cole got the wall in the Dr's office last week:/ and has gotten Jeff's shirts wet a couple times as well! What a neat invention.. designed by a Canadian company.

Growing Fast!

Cole chilling in his bouncy seat from Aunt Miriam and Uncle Matt wishing he was big enough now to play with all the toys they got him! (he loves this seat and it is a lifesaver at night to get him to sleep right now!!)

Cuddling with mommy...

Cole's beautiful quilt made by Grandma

Spending time with Grandma...

and hanging out after bathtime...

Another week almost over... time is flying by! Cole had his first appointment with the pediatrician today. Everything looks great and he's still doing a good job putting on the weight... was 8lbs 14oz!

Jeff is off today and Monday for a long weekend so my Mom left this morning after being here since Tuesday. It was such a help having her here!... and once again the freezer is fully stocked!! (little worried about what we'll do when all the food is gone, going to have to start a collection of takeout menus:P)

Jeff is worried I'm starting to go a little crazy from lack of sleep! Last night I was talking in my sleep, holding out the baby(imaginary) to him telling him that he was done eating and needed to get changed... first he tried telling me that I didn't have Cole, when I wouldn't believe him he finally took "the baby" from me!! After all this he took Cole who had been fussing quite a bit out to the sitting room to let me have a more restful sleep. When it was time for him to eat next and I was awake I couldn't believe he was eating again ALREADY and insisted I had just finished feeding him. This morning I finally understood everything:) Maybe I should head to bed for a nap now...

The First Week...

Well, we're surviving!... and thanks to the help of my sister Miriam who was down for the delivery and stayed till Monday, things haven't been all that bad. She stocked up our freezer with meals for the week, which have been so appreciated, and helped out with Cole that first night home.

Cole is pretty laidback (Jeff says this comes from him) and isn't too fussy except for if he gets hungry. Right now feedings are about every 3 hours. And Cole is packing on the lbs from them... weighed in at our hospital check-up on Friday at 8lb 1 oz already! His cheeks and arms are evidence of this as you can see from his most recent picture with Jeff to the right.

Jeff is heading back to work on Tuesday and I'm a little worried about handling the majority of the night-time work but happy that my Mom is headed down for this time so that will make things easier.

Cole Jeffrey Sarazen

Baby Cole has arrived! Born Saturday, May 9th at 8:16 am he weighed 7lbs 10ozs was 21 inches long. We are all doing well and so blessed and thankful for our little boy.

Just a few pictures for now... will try to post more of an update later...