Week 38 and Sleep Deprivation

Adam using the Jumperoo to stand and Mommy
playing with camera settings

We have yet to determine what is making Adam unable to sleep as well as he used to during the night. For weeks, he's been waking up between 1 and 2 am, crying and unable to stay asleep. We tried giving him Infant Acetaminophen, we tried teething tablets, taking blankets off of him, putting blankets on him, rocking him, putting him bed with us, putting him back in his bed, feeding him a bottle, giving him water, changing his diaper... Nothing seems to be a definitive solution. From that point on, he wakes up every so often until sunrise when we finally get him up for his breakfast bottle.

Worried that he might have an ear infection, I took him to the pediatrician on Thursday. His doctor found no signs of infection, but did find that Adam had a build up of wax in each ear. The doctor pulled out compact pieces of wax about the size of a sunflower seed from each ear. Adam's ears are healthy and he now has wax-free canals. We are very grateful.

Adam is teething, so that might be contributing to his fussiness. The doctor said that Adam will get his fangs in time for Halloween. He's also been refusing the bottle after drinking only portions of it. He loves eating solid foods, so we've been feeding him rice cereal with formula when he is especially fussy about the bottle. He also gets solid foods 2-3 times a day. It could be that he is getting all the food he needs right now and we're just paranoid.

Parental-controlled playing with the 360 controller

Earlier in the week, Adam caught his babysitter's cold. This is his first cold. He had a running nose for 3-4 days and was a little cuddly, but showed no other signs of being in discomfort. No fever. He did fight us and scream torture when we had to wipe or aspirate his nose. That is normal. I'm sure I'd react the same way if someone tried to wipe my nose!

Our baby boy is still determined to stand and walk. He now knows how to take steps and will motion for us to hold his hands so that he can walk around the house--usually in search of the cat. His increased mobility all-around (he can sit up from laying on his stomach and crawl when no other option is available) has challenged our nerves.

New things to make us cringe:

• Adam try to push himself up to standing (using a book, a stuffed animal or any flimsy object on the floor)
• Adam letting go while standing
• Adam screaming at us to hurry up (when we are getting his solid food ready)
• Finding Adam sitting in his co-sleeper, playing when we thought he was sleeping
• Seeing Adam's nose run and join the drool on his chin
• Copious amount of drool spilling onto the toys, the floor, us

We are still having a great time with Adam and we love him so much!

Adam Trivia

• Favorite food is green beans.
• Recognizes his name, "Up?", "Come here", kiss, piggies and cat.
• Loves water.
• Gags if fed banana or peaches.
• Prefers vegetables to fruit.
• Enjoys baths.
• Slaps the palm of your hand when you say, "Give me five!"
• Favorite toy is anything that helps him stand.
• He likes when Daddy or Mommy show him counting to five with their fingers.
• Favorite game is hardcore peek-a-boo, where Mommy or Daddy sit Adam on the middle of the bed and duck below the edge of the mattress, crawl around on the floor (unseen) and pop out in random places to get Adam. He screams with laughter and scrambles over pillows to get to the "safe" parent.