We had such a full weekend last weekend. It’s also been a busy week, as evident by the lack of updates on the blog.
Hubby and I both worked Saturday morning (in fact, he worked from 6 am to 5 pm!) and then the little man and I went to a birthday party. It was our cousin’s first birthday party. His theme was a Thomas the Train. There were a few other kids there as well- 2 four year olds, a 7 month old, and of course the one year old (all boys!). They had set a playpen up in the living room to contain the babies and all the kids seemed to have a good time. I remember thinking that Rickybear was interacting just fine with the other babies so I still feel really good about not having him in daycare. As long as he has plenty of interactions and sharing times with other babies, he isn’t lacking much social interaction. He did try to munch on his cousin’s arm, though. Maybe I can blame that on teething??
Rickybear had his first experience with BALLOONS at that party. We had such a kick out of watching him try to play with them. They had balloons on strings all throughout the living room and kitchen areas. Such a great idea! We wouldn’t be able to do that at our house because our kitchen has a peak and I would never be able to get those things down if they went in the peak!
On Sunday we had another birthday party for Ricky’s only girl cousin. She turned 4 and had a princess theme. She was so excited about everything. She was absolutely adorable. It’s safe to say that he got lots of attention from her and from his aunt and uncle. He was a lot fussier at this party, but he did get to play with more balloons. We had to take a time out and go swing outside for a bit and that seemed to calm him down. Then he watched the Superbowl with his daddy.
Monday was his daddy’s birthday! We went out to dinner with his parents. It has become apparent to us that at this age it’s no longer easy for us to just bring the baby to dinner with us. At eight months old, he is not content to just chill out in his car seat. He wants to get up and go! So we either need to get a sitter or do takeout! We went out to eat twice over the weekend for birthday dinners and it was not peaceful at all.
On a final note- is it normal for babies to stop sleeping through the night again at eight months??? I don’t think he is teething. We put him down for bed and he can sleep for an hour or two by himself before he gets restless and starts crying out. Sometimes he calms down if we bring him in the bed with us, but this past week his just kicked his daddy in the ribs and slapped mommy in the face and still cried. I have been cranky all week since he has kept me up. (And I want to have another one?? Am I crazy???) Last night I stuffed him with bananas and mum mums and a bottle of the nighttime formula. He was so stuffed! I also turned on the humidifier and the Vicks vaporizer (he had a stuffy nose) and he slept all night! It makes such a difference when I can get a good night’s sleep!! He did whine a bit, but not to the extent that I had to go pick him up. He was curled up in the corner closest to the vaporizer and he was pretty peaceful. Let’s hope tonight goes just as well…
I can’t wait for the weekend again!
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