How's it going?
j and I are settling into a routine. After testing some gyms out, we've signed j up for Gymboree classes. It's way expensive, but T and I decided to make some room in the budget because we think it will be for the best. j loves seeing the other kids and they help give me ideas of how to keep him progressing physically and mentally. They do group songs and help us use the "gym" equipment productively. They have open gyms on Friday so I'm hoping to take him to those to help get our money out of the whole thing. I'm thinking we do it until the warm weather comes back.
The new mom's support group is going really well. I love the child development expert that they have at each meeting. She's been really helpful. I tell T that I need to shut up sometimes. I feel like I ask too many questions during each meeting. She probably thinks I'm crazy. She did inform me that a baby's sleeping tendencies are genetic. Huh. According to my mom, I was a horrible sleeper, too. Poor j. He never had a chance.
The sleeping situation still isn't at it's best. I keep getting lectured to just let him cry it out. I'm still not there yet. The expert at the new mom's group says that if I can handle the no sleep, he'll probably grow out of it on his own. Who knows how long that will take, though. I think it's getting a little better. I could just be grasping, though.
j is working on sitting up. He's doing pretty well. He can sit unassited...for like 30 seconds. He can go longer, but I'm not sure if it's because he's balancing himself or if we just happened to sit him at the right angle. Here he is at bath time. He sits by himself at bath time. T does keep an arm on him after an unfortunate face plant on the front of the bath, but he's doing the sitting on his own.
The new mom's support group is going really well. I love the child development expert that they have at each meeting. She's been really helpful. I tell T that I need to shut up sometimes. I feel like I ask too many questions during each meeting. She probably thinks I'm crazy. She did inform me that a baby's sleeping tendencies are genetic. Huh. According to my mom, I was a horrible sleeper, too. Poor j. He never had a chance.
The sleeping situation still isn't at it's best. I keep getting lectured to just let him cry it out. I'm still not there yet. The expert at the new mom's group says that if I can handle the no sleep, he'll probably grow out of it on his own. Who knows how long that will take, though. I think it's getting a little better. I could just be grasping, though.
j is working on sitting up. He's doing pretty well. He can sit unassited...for like 30 seconds. He can go longer, but I'm not sure if it's because he's balancing himself or if we just happened to sit him at the right angle. Here he is at bath time. He sits by himself at bath time. T does keep an arm on him after an unfortunate face plant on the front of the bath, but he's doing the sitting on his own.