Baby Paul

Yep, he is still here, all cute and such. As of 2 months he weighs over 16lbs! He is growing nicely. He is really quite a good baby. He goes to sleep somewhere between 8 and 9pm every night and sleeps between 6 and 8 hours. I bring him to bed with me usually about 3am and he stays with us until I wake him a little after 5am, change his diaper, and then nurse him again and put him in his crib so I can exercise at 5:45 (ok, that is the goal, it is usally more like 6am by the time I get him settled again). He generally stays in his crib then until the other kids get up around 7:30am.

He has started taking his binky pretty well. I would rather not give him one, but I live in reality and since I cannot be everywhere at once, I figure the least I can do is offer him something to keep him somewhat happy until I can get to him. Rebekah is very helpful on giving it to him and helping him keep it in until he gets a good suck going on. This is useful mostly in the car and when I'm trying to get meals ready.

I should start putting him in his crib for his afternoon nap. . . and some days I do, but he is still my baby and he will only be a baby for a while, so holding him while he naps is one of those ways I indulge myself. There really is nothing like holding a sleeping baby.