It's amazing how quickly Gideon changes. This weekend, we took our first road trip to Tulsa. Although he has been quite unhappy in his carseat on short trips into Wichita, he fell asleep on the drive and we couldn't wake him up! He did wake up to eat on the way into Tulsa and then became fussy when he realized he wasn't getting out of the carseat. Thankfully, we were almost to the hotel! On the way home, he woke up to eat and then fell asleep again. It messed up the rest of his day, but at least we had a peaceful drive.
Poor Gideon still has a stuffy nose. It seems to be waking him up more frequently than he would otherwise wake up. And, once he's awake, he's hungry. More work for momma. I keep praying that this would pass, and we have tried just about everything. Humidifier. Steamy bathroom. Vapor wash in his bath. Nose drops. Three different aspirators. (The one that uses your own mouth suction has, by far, worked best for us. BabyComfyNose is the one that we have. Nosefrida is another one that people seem to really like. Gross, I know! The adage "you will do anything for your kids" is coming true in my life!) I'm just praying that this passes soon. It's been well over two weeks.
Last Tuesday (April 29), Gideon rolled over from his belly to his back for the first time. Daddy was taking care of him in the morning while I got a little extra rest. He laid him down in his crib for a minute to use the restroom, and when he got back, Gideon was on his back! He had managed to not only roll over, but to pee out of his diaper, his clothes, onto the crib sheet, bumper, down the crib, and onto the carpet! Now that takes talent! Try as I might (by giving him lots of tummy time), he hasn't rolled over again. Hopefully I don't miss it this time when he succeeds! :)
He has still been spitting up quite a bit. We've gotten to the point that we can tell when it's coming, so we can at least minimize the mess a little! He mainly spits up during daytime feedings, so I've tried limiting his feeding time. It's difficult, because I have no way of knowing that he's had enough to eat. I don't want to feed him too much so that he spits up a lot, but I also don't want to keep him from eating and then have him wake up early from a nap or in the middle of the night.
He is just a smily, happy baby most of the time. This weekend, he was very focused on me and smiled frequently. It is so neat to know that he knows who I am and wants to interact with me. Daddy has been making silly noises for him, and he will smile and coo. I can tell that he loves his daddy very much!
We are enjoying this sweet, innocent stage, and praying that he will fully recover from this bug so that he will be able to breathe and sleep better!
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