So, babies are fun!

The silliest things make you feel accomplished when you are a new mom. You never quite know if you're doing things right until you start to see that tiny thing you brought home from the hospital turn into an adorable, mischievous, smiling person right before your eyes. This past week as been one of incredible progress for Isaac, and I'll say, for ME as a mommy!

The first big thing that happened last Thursday, was Isaac rolled over for the first time, and followed it up quickly with his second time! It was incredible to watch him figure it out, and I wish I had the video camera closer to catch it. It was so special though that both Adam and I were there to see him do it for the first time. He just rolled over and then gave us the biggest smile ~ probably because we were cheering so loud for him! It was adorable.

We're also experimenting with our sleep habits, and we've had some success! Isaac is actually a great napper, and goes down like clock work 3 times a day at the same times. Unfortunately, they were either always on his tummy (under supervision) or swaddled. Well, since going back to work 2 days a week, we've had some issues getting the nanny to actually duplicate our success. I don't trust her to supervise the way I would if Isaac is on his tummy, and I know it sounds silly, but she just doesn't swaddle Isaac the way he likes to be swaddled. Not napping just 2 days a week has really messed up the poor boy's sleep schedule at night. In a desperate attempt to get our boy back on schedule, we're trying to just swaddle with one arm, and we've had success today! I think the biggest difference has been getting a white noise cd that lasted the entire length of his nap (longer if I loop it.) We have one of those aquariums attached to the crib, and we LOVE it, but the ocean waves turn off after only 10 minutes. Isaac would always wake up as soon as the waves go off. Now with the cd (a .99 download from Amazon,) we have continuous noise for the duration of his naps. So far so good. His naps aren't as long as they were (usually between 1 1/2 - 2 hours) but I'll take 45 minutes to an hour right now if it means we're on our way to getting rid of the swaddle and napping with the sitter.

Isaac has also discovered his hands, and of course how good they taste! He'll just sit in his bumbo sucking away at his hands and drooling everywhere. Hopefully, since he's getting more and more control of his hands, he's close to getting rid of his startle reflex. We've also introduced the walker, though he's NOWHERE near being able to use it as intended, the big tray is nice to put all his toys on now that we're close to him being able to grab. Plus, it's the perfect place for us to read or sing since he loves watching our faces. Overall, a good week! I can't believe how fast he's growing and how quickly he's learning new and fun tricks. I think our next big test is when I take Isaac on a 12 hour car trip to visit his grandma and grandpa in Memphis. Adam can't go with me, but I have a good friend who is willing to suffer through a long car trip with an infant. We'll see how it goes! ~ Andrea