Thought to thought to thought

I think we finally figured out why Rhys wasn't taking his bottle very well. Being born premature and coming home under 6 lbs made feeding a big task for us. He was coughing and choking and taking in way too much air when we first were using the newborn (size one) nipples. We quickly found some preemie nipples and noticed that he was eating his food with much more ease since the flow was more manageable. We later on went back to the newborn nipple, but until today, had never thought that the newborn nipple might now be too slow for him. We just thought that he was refusing the bottle because he wanted the boobs (which is still partly true). Brian came home with the size 2 nipples and he managed to take in most of the milk that we gave him! Lets hope this is good news and not just a fluke. I may just buy a size 3 nipple and see if that would make things better because I know for a FACT that my breasts flow much faster than any of those nipples.

Right now, Brian is walking about the house with the baby in the baby bjorn, giving me some time to write in my blog and enjoy a little free time. He is asking to hold the baby a little more often and seems to be bonding more with the baby these days. It's gotta be all the smiles and giggles that Rhys is throwing over to his daddy that is melting his heart for sure. I am very thankful that I have a hubby who is so handy around the house and is still willing to spend time with the baby without any complaint. I even was able to enjoy a few hours shopping at the mall this past Sunday. 

On another note, I think I may be a little crazy because I heard the news that Jessica Simpson is pregnant again and....I actually got a little envious. I don't know why, but I wanted another one when I found out she was pregnant. I think this is how women keep having children. They get envious about other women having babies and get pregnant too. I really do think this biological clock thing exists. I have baby fever! I guess you could say that if I could be a stay at home mom without any big financial worries for the long run, I would probably want to have another child not too far from now. But since I live in the real world, I will probably wait 2 years before having another. 

I guess I should try and enjoy at least one year of real normal people sleep before doing this all over again since I only sleep in 2-3 hour snippets every day. I've been doing this since Rhys was born. I don't know how the moms who work are able to stay up and do a whole day's work after 2-3 hour snippets of sleep. The only thing that keeps me sane during the day are the naps that I take when Rhys takes his 1 hour naps. 

Another thing that has kept me sane is my tablet and reading. I'm currently reading a book called Nurture Shock that talks about the importance of the "right" kind of praise to give to children and how the wrong type of praise can actually make children afraid of failure. If you tell a child that he is smart and continue to praise him so, he will become driven by this type of praise and choose not to try things that he may not be good at. So, if a child finds something difficult, instead of trying harder to improve, he will just give up and say that he isn't good at it and have a fear of failure. It's pretty interesting. They also talk about how it's not television, video games or even nutrition that is making kids obese, but in fact the amount of sleep that children get that is causing children to get fat. Well, I know I didn't get that much sleep when I was in highschool...I always stayed up for Conan..hehe.

Anyways, here is a video of Rhys and Mommy having giggle time together. 

Cold Streak

I find myself again with Rhys on my back with my sky blue baby carrier. Rhys has been sick for the past week and is finally starting to feel better again. I believe he had two colds because he had a nasty fever on Monday night that got better on Tuesday and then on Thursday he got another fever during the day and also developed a cough. I think both of them came from Brian unfortunately. He seems to bring viruses home from work often since the people at his work come in to work even when they are sick because apparently there is no benefit to using sick hours. So last night, I had a coughing baby and a coughing husband in bed with me. So you can imagine how much sleep I got...

But I surprised myself that I was able to avoid getting a cold this season so far...(cross my fingers). I just hope that this cold streak will end after this one. I read that infants get from around 6-7 colds in the first year of their life!! So I guess 2 down, 5 more to go.

Post baby diet? ha! I can't even get sleep let alone some time to exercise. The one part of my body that is getting more workout that ever are my arms. I am getting major biceps from holding this 17 lb baby for hours and hours, esp in the last week cuz he's been sick and has wanted to be held more often.

One of the things that has been keeping me entertained during my sleepless nights has been my new/used tablet that Brian got for me. I am reading books, watching movies, and keeping myself updated with the world the best I can for someone who stays at home most of the time.

Rhys is starting to graps things and examine them with his eyes and then his mouth. When I lay him down on my pillow while I go to the bathroom (with the door open), Rhys turns his head and stares at me while I pee...hehe. I of course wave frantically at him so he is entertained. (TMI? perhaps...)
He is already starting to try and lift himself up. I prop him up on a pillow in a recline and he tries to do a little sit-up. He is also starting to notice that he has feet. He stares at them and I have seen him bat at it once. He is developing fast and I can't wait until he can sit up on his own so I can let my arms rest a bit. Oh yes, he also stares and smiles at the dog on the box of dog treats we have next to his jumper. He won't smile at our dogs, but a dog on a box....he LOOOOVES! haha.