Motherhood

Deven has had a fussy spell the last three nights. Around 7 o'clock he starts crying and doesn't stop until about 10 o'clock when he eats and then falls asleep. We've been thinking he's just tired and can't fall asleep. I've been reading a book that gave helpful hints on getting babies to sleep so tonight I tried some of the books suggestions.

After his six o'clock feeding, I gave him a bath and he really enjoyed it. Probably because I actually got the water warm. I've been afraid of burning him so the water has been a little chilly but not tonight. Deven christened me into motherhood on our way from the tub to the changing table necessitating a complete wardrobe change, undergarments and all. I'm amazed at how much his little bladder can hold. After I diapered and dressed him, I put him into his snuggle suit, waited until he yawned and then put him to bed. He cried for about 5 minutes, so I went back in there and gave him a big hug because I felt bad. Then I put him back in the bassinet and sat close by so he could see me. He stared at me as he fell asleep and he seemed to keep his eyes open just a crack to make sure I was still there. He took about ten minutes to fall asleep and at 9:00 pm he is still asleep! I'm sure all you moms understand how awful it is to hear your baby cry and not be able to soothe him. I am on cloud 9 knowing that I was able to give my son what he needed. I am really enjoying being Deven's mom.

I think Lee can do the bath tomorrow night so he can be christened into fatherhood.

Cloth Diapers

We began using our cloth diapers a couple of days ago! We were given lots of newborn disposable diapers at showers so we have been using those up. After changing the first cloth diaper, I was dunking it in the toilet to rinse it off and I flushed the toilet with the diaper in there. Unfortunately, the flush sucked the insert out of the diaper and we now have 23 inserts instead of 24. Haha. Hopefully it has not hindered my in-laws plumbing system. Right now, the cloth diapers are in the washer and I'm still excited about using them. The best part about them is that Deven looks super cute wearing them.

Here are some pictures for you to enjoy! Deven is wearing a cloth diaper in the last picture.

Two Weeks Old

Deven turned two weeks old on Sunday! He now weighs 8lbs 10oz and is working on holding his head up. Right now he is in his swing trying to wake up or go to sleep. I'm not sure which. When he is in this in-between stage, his forehead wrinkles and his neck extends with the effort of opening his eyes. It's a pretty cute face and I've had a hard time getting a photo of it.

We closed on our house yesterday. We are officially homeowners! It is a wonderful house. It has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a loft, and really big windows. The location is probably the best part about the house. It is very close to two highways and only 10 minutes from Lee's work. Plus, good school district.

I was trying to figure out a way to control who can read our blogspot. Blogspot has a way to have people login using their email. So, you probably got an email from me last week saying that you were invited to read my blog. I didn't realize until after I sent that email that you had to have a gmail account in order to read the blog past one month. I decided that was silly to make everyone get a gmail account just to read my blog so I got rid of that feature. Just thought I would let you know why you don't have to log in to read the blog.

Here are some pictures of Deven on his two week birthday.

Deven is with his Nonna in the first picture and working really hard to hold up his head! The last three photos are just some funny faces Deven makes. After he eats, he often purses his lips as he is doing in the last picture. Enjoy!