Go away RSV!

Poor Sam is sick.  The doc thinks it is RSV.  Sam had to have a chest x-ray (which came back clear) and a nebulizer treatment.  There isn't anything we can do but monitor Sam and hopefully he'll feel better soon.

Here's our little bug getting his treatment.  He hated it but stopped screaming when he saw me taking a pic.  :-)

Can I get some sleep, please?

Sam's not doing good sleeping and is up a lot of times during the night.  Eventually he makes it into our bed by morning.  I know that bedsharing/co-sleeping is not recommended.  I really am not a fan of it either b/c I worry all the time that I'll roll onto Sam. 

J was up though and could monitor the situation.  He also thought taking a pic was his job too.  Please take note of how Sam has 1 arm out of his swaddle.  Please ignore my ugly sleep face. :-)  Some girls sleep and look all peaceful and graceful and sweet.  Those girls DO NOT have babies.  When I get 15 minutes of sleep, it's a hard sleep.  A sleep full of snoring and mouth open drooling.  I'll get back to the pretty sleeping when Sam is 18.

I know it's not football season but...

This onesie just won't fit Sam in the fall so we had to put it on him now.  Thanks, Cousin Eli, for sending this to us!

I hate the Cowboys.  J loves them.  Sam is so cute in this that I can't complain.

Now I need to get Sam a Giants onesie but mine will fit him for football Sundays this fall.  I just LURVE me some Eli Manning.  Dad, feel free to contribute with a Ravens outfit.  I mean, Sam does have a similar body type as T. Suggs. ;-)

Sam's exersaucer

Tonight I will post a video to show you why my son will make an excellent medical student and future doctor.  His focus is intense.  His determination is relentless.  Take a look:

However...if Wheel of Fortune still exists when Sam is in med school, we may have a problem. 

Apparently, solving the latest puzzle is VERY important to him and he stops everything he's doing to watch Vanna turn those letters!  :-)

Have a great weekend! <3

Oh the dreaded tummy time!

The doc has really stressed the need for lots of tummy time since Sam isn't rolling over.  I do this a few times a day.  Let me let pictures tell the story of tummy time.

The End.

Our PJ day

Today Sam and I decided to stay in our pjs all day.  Oh, who am I kidding?  We stay in our pjs most days unless we're going out.  :-)  When did I become THAT mom.  You know, the one who you see in the grocery store in her pjs.  (K-dog!)  I haven't gone there yet but I'm pretty close b/c my pj bottoms are just so freakin' comfortable!

Thanks to Sam's cousin, Eli, he has lots of pjs.  I put him in a pair today and can you believe he is wearing 12 month clothes now?  What a chunky monkey!

Here are some pics of him in his monkey pjs.  Thanks Eli!

Video of Sam and his tongue

I wasn't going to post this video with my post below but then I watched again and it is too funny not to share.

Enjoy!

Sam has found his tongue.

And he isn't sure what to do with it.  He does a lot of this all day long:

Sam's new friend

My friend, Sarah, sent Sam this cute blankie thing that has a bear head.  (Sorry, I don't know the technical term for this.  Maybe, lovie?)  Anyway, I gave it to Sam yesterday when I was trying to get him to nap and he would only be calm while holding onto my fingers.  He fell asleep right away clutching his blue friend.

Here's a cute pic:

Today, I tried the same tactic but Sam was more interested in nom nom noming on blue friend's ear.

He even thought it was amusing.

We're swinging at the park!

We decided to take a walk and stop at the park to swing since it was so gorgeous out (short sleeve weather).  As you can see from the pics, Sam was not amused by the swing.  He is teething right now so he was more interested in eating the grimy rubber instead of enjoying the breeze as he flies through the air.

I put a blanket between him and the swing so he wouldn't chew on the swing so then he just chewed on the blanket.

Then I sat him on my lap and tried to swing but I was a little nervous that I might drop him so that didn't last long.

Daddy watched from the sidelines.

My little man:



Sleep training and a New Year's resolution update

We're sleep training at the Shap house!  Sam's doctor insisted that I start putting Sam to sleep in his crib when he is still awake but drowsy b/c then he'll start sleeping through the night.  Sam obviously does not agree with the doc's orders and wakes up 2x a night now.  He has slept through the night a few times so maybe it is starting to work.  Cross your fingers that mommy and daddy get more sleep soon!

The doc also increased Sam's reflux meds and we changed his formula.  This has made for a much happier baby.  Yay!

As for my resolution to read however many books in 2011.  Well, I will be lucky if I even read 1 book this year.  I never thought it would be this hard.  I can read a book a day when I don't have a screaming baby attached to me.  I started a book this year and have managed to get to page 81.  Gah!  This is why I shouldn't make resolutions.

Here's Sam's pic of the day:

Sam is practicing holding his bottle with his Aunt KC.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Sam was sporting his Baby Legs today since they were green.  He's been in a relatively good mood today so I think we may take a walk when he wakes up from his nap.

Here's the little munchkin:

Sam's awesome weekend!

This past weeked, Sam's Harmony and GP came for a quick visit.  Sam had a blast hanging out with his grandparents.  Here's some of what they did together:

Sam was fussy at first so Harmony gave him a little ride on her back and he promptly fell asleep.

They brought new books to add to Sam's library.  He seemed to love them when I read them to him.

They took Sam for a walk to the park.

While J and I played in the park.

Harmony gave Sam a bath.





They brought lots of good food, diapers, formula and baby clothes.  They baby-sat Sam while J and I got a dinner alone.  We were all sad to see them go.  See you next month Harmony and GP!  Thank you for everything!

Sam's 4 months!

We had Sam's 4 month well-baby visit and here are his stats:

Weight:  17.4lbs

Height:  26"

Size:  mostly 6-9 mo clothing

Sleeping:  Still not sleeping through the night consistently although we did have a week of 8-10 hours in a row.  The pedi is insisting that I put Sam down in his crib while he is still awake.  We did that the last 2 nights and Sam was able to put himself to sleep just fine.  :-)

Eating:  7-8 oz of formula at each feeding.

Milestones:  Lots of smiling.  Just started laughing.  Grabbing toys and putting them in his mouth.

Sam's trying out rice!

The doc gave Sam the go ahead tp start some solids and suggested rice cereal first.  This morning we gave Sam a bottle and then attempted to serve him up some rice.  Here's some video:

Sam was all smiles but not so much into the cereal.  He refused to swallow it.  We'll try again in another week.

Here are some more pics.  (Thanks, Aunt KC, for the Wu-Tang bib.)

Laughter makes the heart grow fonder

I know that's not how the saying goes but can I just say how even more fonder I am of Sam since J managed to get his first laugh?  That's right!  Sam is giggling and it is the Best. Sound. EVER.

Even better is that I got it on video so you can share in the joy that is Sam.  You probably think you couldn't love him even more but just wait!

At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities.
Jean Houston

Out for a walk

J came home early on Friday and we took Sam for a walk before it started raining.  This is the first time that J got to walk with us in the new stroller so I made sure to take some pics.  We bundled up Sam since it was a little cooler.  He promptly fell asleep.

I don't know what I was thinking with this hat.  I used to look cute in it before I had a baby.  Now I look frumpy in anything I put on.

Asleep at the end of our walk:

I think Sam looks so big in this picture:

Happy Monday!