Big Boy, Little Boy, Mountaineer

Milo's "big boy" eating is continuing to go well... however he is still sleeping like a "little boy." We have pretty much made the transition to regular crib sleeping. But Milo was still waking frequently. I don't regret letting Milo sleep in the swing during those first five weeks. It was survival. He was sleeping; I was sleeping. At the time that was the most important thing. Because of that... he still doesn't sleep great flat. He wakes up and his arms fly up in the air. Not really like the moro/startle reflex... more like a 'Ah no one is holding me and I feel insecure' kind of flailing. So last night we decided to try swaddling him. It definitely help him sleep better. He was still up every two hours, but definitely seemed much more secure. I ran into the nursery probably four or five times after putting him down, and finally decided to swaddle him again. He did wake up crying one more time, but immediately stopped and feel back asleep on his own in a matter of seconds. I really don't mind swaddling him if that's what he needs. As I've said before, as long as he is getting sleep, I'm getting sleep, and we're making baby steps towards good sleep habits, I'm satisfied.

Today we ran down to the outlets to do some shopping for a few things. Nathan bough some new socks. I bought some new shoes... Molly style Crocs. And we bought Milo some more of our favorite onsies in the next size up {50% off}, and we bought Milo his first pair of shoes. Milo was given a pair and we had some that were Nathan's when he was little... but Milo's feet were too big at birth... they never fit. And we went with 6-9 month size. They're a little big, but right now they are just to add an extra layer on his feet in the cold... its always good to buy stuff with a little extra growing room.

And we finally settled on Milo's first Halloween costume. I really want to make his first costume. But we just couldn't decide on his costume. We thought of everything from an astronaut to a banana. We finally settled on the costume we had originally planned on making before he was born... a little Mountaineer... as in the West Virginia University mascot. I went to the fabric store this evening and bought three types of fabric to make his pants and jacket, the fringe, and a "coon" skin hat. And since I only needed small quantities of each, it only cost $8. Now I am not a fan of guns. But... the Mountaineer fires his gun at every WVU sporting event... its almost a must. So I am going to make a paper mache muzzle loader or rifle or whatever kind of gun he carries. :) Oh and Nathan is insisting he have a beard. We were trying to come up with a brown substance that we could use to paint a little scruff on his face... we came up with chocolate. I'm still going to try to get Nathan to give up on the beard, but we'll see. And my newborn group is having a Halloween potluck so we can show off all of our dressed up babies. I'm so excited.

OK. Time for bed. Good night everyone!