Solo sleeping

Last night, Noah slept in his room by himself for the first time, with neither Grant or I sleeping next to his crib on the floor. It was a stress-inducing situation, not of Noah, but for his parents. I have to admit that we caved twice and risked waking him up to go and check on him. We left him alone because he is back to not sleeping well and we're experimenting to see if our movements are what are waking him up. Last night he woke up just as much as every other night, but we're going to give it a few more days. Anyway, just in time for my dissertation defense, I am back to sleeping in two-hour shifts. Sub-optimal, but what can you do. I'm going to fully address this sleeping situation once this thesis business is behind me. One thing at a time.

Strategic pooping

Noah has been very sneaky lately. Most days, he'll wake up around 5 a.m. I'll nurse him and get him all cozy in his swaddle. Then I gently lay him in his crib and he seems to be almost asleep. I get all cozy in my bed, and as I am about to fall asleep, I'll hear him poop. It's been happening entirely too often lately to be a coincidence. I'm beginning to think that he is doing it on purpose to avoid having to go back to sleep. Little stinker.

6 month check-up

Noah got his 6 month shots today.

Stats:

Weight 20 lbs. 1 oz. (85%)

Height 27" (75%)

He seems like such a giant baby to me, I can't believe that there are babies his age that are bigger!

We asked the doctor about his allergies. He said we could get blood work done to see what he is allergic to if we want to. But he said if eliminating things from my diet is working for us (which is more or less seems to be), then that is fine. We got some prescription ointments to help with his excema. And other than that, Noah  is in pretty good shape. No more shots until he is 1!

Noah got to eat carrots for the first time today as his reward for going to the doctor. Carrots he seems to like very much. 

Back to the daily grind

Boo. Everyone has left. Noah has to go back to daycare and I have to go back to work. Boo. Noah misses his grandma!

I fed Noah bananas today. He liked it much better than rice cereal. I don't blame him. I tasted the rice cereal and it is funky. I will probably just use it to beef up other stuff. 

Thought I had the rash situation under control. I cut out milk, soy and shrimp out of my diet. I don't know if shrimp/shellfish is doing anything, but I rarely eat it anyway, so it isn't hurting anything. This afternoon he broke out into another rash. The only thing I can think of is maybe he is sensitive enough to react to cooked milk, since I did eat a muffin. Unlikely, I feel, but I don't know what else it could be. Oh, and I think he has ringworm. It's all super duper. Thank god we have a doctor's appointment on Friday morning for his shots. I have lots of questions.

We miss Aunty Kristy

Aunty Kristy left yesterday. We are all sad. Noah loves her so much.

Grandma, Aunty Kristy, Food, Teeth

Grandma Ann and Aunty Kristy are in town watching Noah this week since Fay, our daycare person, is taking a week off. Granted, I have since decided to stay at home too so I don't miss out on the fun, but I am technically working from home with Grandma and Aunty K taking primary baby duties. Yay!

Noah tried solid food for the first time on Saturday (4/11...his 6 month birthday!). Rice cereal in breast milk. Yum! Noah did a great job. He opened his mouth for the spoon like a pro. He even swallowed a little, I think.

Today I saw a tooth in Noah's mouth! Bottom front was peeking through. 

Wow, stuff happens fast!

Allergy frustration

Noah broke out into a rash again today. It has to be something that I am eating. But what?! I have no idea, and it is driving me crazy! The most likely candidate is milk, but I have been eating milk-containing products the entire time Noah has been alive. Also, strawberries, egg-products, soy-products. The entire time! But only the last 3 weeks has he been breaking out randomly. How am I supposed to figure it out...it could be anything over a 2-3 day period. Plus, he gets milk pumped from previous days, so it is hard for me to remember what I ate. I would gladly give up anything so he wouldn't have this rash, but I don't know what the problem is. So frustrated with myself!