On Sunday, October 16 we decided it was time to transition Vivian from the bassinet in our room to the crib in her room. I thought I would have to rock her to sleep, put her in the crib, then sneak out. Well, when I laid her in the crib she woke up, but to my surprise fell back asleep right away. This is such a huge difference from how she was up to 10-12 weeks. We used to have to hold, walk, bounce, or rock her to sleep every night as she was unable to calm herself (lots of evening crying). I thought that 18 years from
now I was going to have to go to college with her and shush her to sleep every night! But, she now drifts off to sleep every night by herself in the crib. The only downside has been the shorter spans of sleep. In the bassinet she was consistently sleeping a 6 hour span every night. Even 8 hours a couple nights! Now she wakes every 3-4 hours. But this may also be due to a growth spurt. Apparently, just when you think you've got a routine and got it all figured out, the baby changes it up! Well, it's 8:30pm now... Time for bed in the Gratz home.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Bunny Feet
Vivian loves to watch Jackson as he plays and is learning to crawl. Jackson loves to check out Vivian's accessories... Today at Grandma Jan's he was pulling her binky out to check it out (he has a different kind of binky). 
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Where did the time go?
Well, I can hardly believe Vivian Love (aka Peanut Butter) is already 3 months old! I returned to work this week, so we are all adjusting to a more scheduled life. Vivian is spending her days at Grandma Jan's house, along with her cousin Jackson, who is now about 6 months old. She seems to enjoy watching cousin Jackson play.
Vivian is now smiling a lot, babbling, and discovering her hands. She loves to look at people and toys, and really enjoys when her daddy walks her around the house and shows her things and describes them. She is definitely a happy and healthy baby.
Those first two weeks after she was born seemed pretty easy, other than my body trying to recover. BUT... then weeks 3-8 were very challenging. She would often cry very hard and fight sleep like an angry tiger. Therefore, she would be overly tired and very fussy. However, she has always slept really well at night. I often found myself anxiously awaiting the sunset, as that's when she would finally go into her deep sleep for the night. The day before she was 8 weeks old, the baby fairy came to our house and poured magic dust on Vivian. Since then, she has been calm and happy. She still gets a little fussy in the evenings, but that sounds quite typical from all the other moms I've spoken with. And her cry is no longer a horrible, soul-scratching scream (at least that's how it sounded to her mommy).
Dave and I have thoroughly enjoyed parenthood and love kissing, cuddling, and interacting with her everyday. We are excited for all the stages and ages to come!
Vivian is now smiling a lot, babbling, and discovering her hands. She loves to look at people and toys, and really enjoys when her daddy walks her around the house and shows her things and describes them. She is definitely a happy and healthy baby.
Those first two weeks after she was born seemed pretty easy, other than my body trying to recover. BUT... then weeks 3-8 were very challenging. She would often cry very hard and fight sleep like an angry tiger. Therefore, she would be overly tired and very fussy. However, she has always slept really well at night. I often found myself anxiously awaiting the sunset, as that's when she would finally go into her deep sleep for the night. The day before she was 8 weeks old, the baby fairy came to our house and poured magic dust on Vivian. Since then, she has been calm and happy. She still gets a little fussy in the evenings, but that sounds quite typical from all the other moms I've spoken with. And her cry is no longer a horrible, soul-scratching scream (at least that's how it sounded to her mommy).
Dave and I have thoroughly enjoyed parenthood and love kissing, cuddling, and interacting with her everyday. We are excited for all the stages and ages to come!
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