Life as a Dad

Teething

tcail — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:45:51 +0000

She’s teething or at least we think she is. The past few days she has been very whinny. For no reason she will start crying. Not the blood red face I’m starving feed me now cry but the I’m hurting cry and need some relief. We finally got some stuff you rub on their gums to help with the pain. That seems to have helped some but not as much as we would like. Car rides are still good and after she cries for ten minutes or so in her crib she goes to sleep. Once she is asleep though she has been setting record for the amount of sleep. We put her down at 5:30pm last night. She woke up at 5:30am hungry. Amy fed her and then she went back to sleep until 9:30am. Let’s see how good she does tonight. Have a good one.

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And here we lay

tcail — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:46:51 +0000

So after her bath at 8:30pm we decide to put her to bed.well that doesn’t last long. We have changed the diaper, fed her, and even held her for a while. The holding puts her to sleep but as soon as you lay her down the starts crying again and again and again. She has been doing so well lately. She has been sleeping all the way through the night. When I say all the way I mean all the way. From 9pm or so until 8 or even 9am. My wife loves how long she sleeps. But I guess tonight will not be one of those nights. Wish us luck.
Tired and sleepy……….

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Who’s turn is it anyways.

tcail — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:33:50 +0000

Grandparents. They love to be around there new grandchildren. The problem is trying to figure out who gets to hold the baby. Being around the baby all the time my wife and do not notice the need to hold the baby if she is content in her car seat. After taking a good look at it I have found that because the grandparents are not around the baby all the time they want to make the best of the time they do have. In order to accomplish this it requires effort on both parents and grandparents. We are trying to find a happy medium but could always use some help. If anyone has any good ideas please leave a comment.

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Breastfeeding Remedies

tcail — Sat, 10 May 2008 18:40:04 +0000

One thing we have already noticed is the difficulty of Breastfeeding. We know there are certain times she is suppose to breastfeed but we have to wake her up sometimes and it is difficult to keep her awake. For those who are also having this problem I have found some solutions to help the situation. Check them out below.

SLEEPY BABIES (from www.kellymom.com)

If your baby is sleepy here are some suggestions to help keep the baby awake and interested:

make sure your free hand is supporting your breast so the weight of the breast isn’t on the baby’s chin
switch breasts as soon as the baby begins to lose interest in active nursing, this *may* need to be done every 30 to 60 seconds at first (the first few times you do it). You should begin to see a difference within a couple days of doing this.
Burp and change diaper. Burping should be done with the baby sitting supported upright on mom’s knee or lap rather than over the shoulder because it’s also less sleep-inducing.
nurse in clutch or “football” hold as opposed to cradle hold - it’s a little less “cuddly” and sleep-inducing.
massage the baby’s head (crown) in a circular motion while nursing. Also using a wet cold washcloth and wiping back against the grain of the hair growth can help Try this for several days and see if there’s improvement, and please update us as you can.
Place baby on your lap with legs near your tummy and head on your knees. Gently supporting baby, raise in sitting position, like doing a “sit- up”. Do this two or three times, then do “side to side” a couple times.

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Women and Babies

tcail — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:44:13 +0000

One thing I will never understand is the dedication a mother has to her child. As soon as a woman gives birth, anything that child needs the women feels obligated to take care of. I like to think I would do anything for my daughter (and believe me I would) but if someone I trust like my parents or my wife’s parents ask if it is ok for them to push the stroller or change the diaper, I am all about letting them. Women are not like this, I can see it in my wife’s eyes every time I ask “would you like for me to change her” or “if you want to get ready I will being her to you” I get this look of longing for her to want to do it for me. Not in a bad way as though I cannot do it or that I would mess it up but in a needing way. The question is will this ever go away? Even my wife’s female friends that have had children seem to have this selflessness about them when it comes to taking care of a child. I have already notice that even though our child is only 4 days old every time I hear a baby cry I wonder “What is wrong”, “Does she need her diaper changed”, “Is she hungry”, “Is she hot or cold”, “Is her straps rubbing her”. I use to always think “Why did you bring your child here” and “Don’t take them out if they’re going to disturb everyone else”. Wow how things have changed. I can’t wait to see what is next.

Thanks for listening,
Best Dad Ever

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Waiting for Baby

admin — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:21:11 +0000

This is the first and last post before the baby. The purpose of this blog is for friends and family to get an inside track to the life of our new child. I will try to also provide guidance to those other new parents out there. With this being our first child it will be a new experience and I hope you will come along for the ride. So put our RSS feed in your favorite aggregator sit back and enjoy the show. Pay close attention and you might even learn something.

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