Night Terrors

This past week Ben has started a new sleeping habit which Brian and I coined "Night Terrors." He will be dead asleep and then start a whimper and then let out a little bit of a cry or even short scream and then promptly go right back to sleep. He does this almost every time he takes a nap and during the day it's fine, but at night it's a different story seeing as he tends to get these "terrors" every 15 or 30 minutes repeatedly. I wasn't able to catch this night terror from the beginning, but here's a glimpse of what we've encountered this week.

Rolling Over!

Yes - You read that right. He has already mastered the art of rolling from his stomach to his back. He can only roll from his back to his side though so he's not quite all the way there, but he's close!

It's hard to believe he's almost a month old already and we've had our share of ups and downs so far. A quick recap would include - starting to figure out day vs night; peeing through several outfits due to loose diaper (ahem - dad's fault); pooping through an outfit (again - dad's fault); spitting up on EVERYTHING; noisy sleeper; rolling from back to side; rolling from stomach to back; staring outside without blinking for an hour or more regularly; thinks the best time to go potty is right after a diaper change; smiling right after he passes gas; enjoys his swing; likes the sound of water and oceans (I'm thrilled about this one - hopefully that means we get a beach vacation soon!); likes baths, but hates to get out of them; likes to be held; enjoys walks; knows the best time to get fussy is when we are eating; and is starting to snuggle with me by wrapping his arms around me when we are laying down.

More pics

Just wanted to add some more pics to share. Click on the pic below for the slideshow. Enjoy!

I'm A Little Jayhawk..

Red and blue.
Here is my beak and my yellow shoes.
When I watch my team play hear me shout
Rock Chalk Jayhawk - Go KU!At least that's what he would be singing if he could talk!

Smiley

So I wish he actually knew what he was doing, but I was lucky enough to catch a pic of him smiling in his sleep since that's the only time he does. I also have some more pics from the past week - click here to view them.

Welcome Benjamin Daniel!

Benjamin Daniel was born May 21, 2009, at 5:02pm. He weighed in at 7 lb 6 oz and was 19-3/4 inches long. He has big, bright eyes when he's awake, but he's started to hit a sleep como lately. Here are some pics and I'll post more later as I'm sure I'll have plenty more!

End in Sight Looking Dim...

So much for my last post and thinking there's an end in sight. That's looking bleaker with each passing day. Dr. appt yesterday basically said I'm about where I've been for the past few weeks which was a little depressing and I had to set up another appointment for my actual due date at which time I was told we could set up an induction date. I guess that's the only promising thing at this point. I've apparently already been raising a stubborn kid (wonder where he gets that from!) and I can only hope he proves me wrong. One thing I have to say is I have more respect for pregnant women who go all the way to or even past their due date. I have no idea how they can do it and handle all the uncomfortableness that comes along with it. I swear - there should be something on the market that can help women at this stage. If I'm able to come up with something that kick starts labor (only after 38 weeks of course so I don't get sued), I would be a millionaire! I'll let you know how my scheming goes the next few days before I hold my dr's office hostage on wednesday (I figured I can try to force them to let me have the boy that day instead of going past my due date).