little pea

birth date: april 8, 2007

Saturday, May 26, 2007

Little E' Sleeps on His Own!

Inspired from the book babywise, we have started Elijah on a flexible routine of eat, activity, sleep, in that order over and over throughout the day. We have allowed him to teach himself the art of falling asleep on his very own, instead of me or Paul carrying him around for at least a half hour, if not much longer. It is fantastic! Just over the course of the past two days he now falls asleep within about ten minutes of being put down in his crib. Occasionally he wakes up, but he will fall back asleep within a few minutes. Oh my goodness, I cannot express how wonderful it is. I feel so energized. It makes feeding time and playtime much more enjoyable when I get a little break during his nap time. Speaking of feeding time, for those of you who knew that we were struggling with breast-feeding, I would like to inform you that Elijah and I have perfected it!

Fun facts about Elijah:
-on may 19th he weighed in at 10 lbs 11 oz and measured 24 inches
-he has been smiling more and more
-he follows objects with his eyes
-he makes lots of noises
-he does leg presses with daddy
-he has lots of conversations with momma

more pictures to come...

4 Comments:

  • At 5/26/2007 02:07:00 PM, Blogger B,P,R,S & L said…

    Congratulations!! We used that book with Bekah and loved it. We've been a bit more flexible with Sarah, but I've heard that's how it usually is with #2. Hope to see you at church soon!!

    Paula

     
  • At 5/26/2007 08:55:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    hey! :) I'm soooo happy for u! :)
    .....I'm also still waiting..........................................(my mom too)......to know if Elijah got the package? :)

    love ya! :)
    Rachel

     
  • At 5/27/2007 12:59:00 PM, Blogger Crystal said…

    Kelly, Paul and Elijah!! Congrats, Kelly on "perfecting" breastfeeding. I know to well the struggle at first with nursing. You have fought the battle and won!! Good job, I bet you are quite the little team by now : ) We had been praying and I am so glad to hear of your progress. May God continue to bless you three and we can't wait to meet Elijah! In Christ- Crystal for the Bridens

     
  • At 5/27/2007 01:01:00 PM, Blogger Crystal said…

    Kelly, one more thing : ) Babywise is such a blessing! We used it for our three. They all slept very quickly and I slept like a rock. A happy mommy and daddy = a happy baby. Blessings- Crystal

     

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