major changes and gratitude
The boys are going through so many changes right now! My experience is proving that it’s true that babies will tell you when they are ready to do things on their own and will “wean” themselves of things on their own in their own time.
Last night both boys slept in the co-sleeper without any major effort. If they continue this through the weekend we are moving the co-sleeper into the bedroom! Since I haven’t been able to breastfeed Forest in the bed at night I’ve been getting up with them all along so it really is time for them to move to their own room.
Logan fell asleep completely on his own in the crib during the first part of the night! Logan is beginning to show signs of wanting to put himself to sleep. Just wrap him up in the swaddler and leave him alone in the crib with the mobile and he’ll take care of the rest. Forest has been doing this for the last couple of weeks. In fact, both boys are taking their short morning nap in the crib together right now! (edit: Logan kept waking up and thus waking Forest so he ended up in the swing…but he’s getting there!) Logan always moves towards Forest when they are sleeping, it’s so precious.
Forest rolled over onto his side by himself twice yesterday.
They can both easily put their hands to their mouths without them ending up all over their faces and heads first. They are putting their hands together in front of their bodies and Logan has been touching his fingers with his other fingers. They talk A LOT, even having one sound that they both make. It’s so sweet when they tell you about their problems.
I am so thankful to be able to be home with the boys and experience all of this each day. I am thankful for the moral and financial support of Brad and Dusty (and all three of our families) to make this happen. I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to do it, always saying I reserved the right to change my mind. But here I am, 3 months into it and really enjoying watching these two little boys grow and change and become little men. When things were tough a few months ago Brad reminded me that I could go back to work but it wasn’t an option in my mind. I didn’t want to go back, I wanted to be here with them. And this week I was reminded of all the reasons why.
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