Bouncing Balls
OK - I've figured it out... if you really haven't held too many babies, here's what you need to do:
Start with a large ball that bounces and practice bouncing it around. Continue this exercise while progressively using smaller balls until you get to a tiny bouncy ball. If you can bounce this little ball around and not drop it (not just up and down, but off of objects and around the room), you are then ready for a newborn. This is good for hand-eye coordination and for the unexpected movements that newborns tend to make!
No, I haven't dropped Sam (thank goodness I have decent hand-eye coordination --- most days!)
That being said, he is a WIGGLE WORM. He has been since he's been born, but, he obviously is getting wigglier and wigglier!!! Cuter and Cuter too! I can hold him against my chest, and he can lift himself up on his feet!!!! He's only 5 weeks old!!!! Is this normal???? What happened to the little newborns you hear about that eat, sleep and poop??? Don't get me wrong, Sam DEFINITELY does this, but he is awake A LOT - and active!!!!! What am I going to do when he starts crawling??? If I lay him on his stomach (his favorite way to sleep), he actually SCOOTS himself up!!!!!!!
He is still sleeping good most nights - as is BJ!!!! No, really, BJ has been AWESOME... he gets up at each feeding (I just have to wake him up, but that is his request!) and feeds him for the 2 or 3 am feeding... and when he's home, he feeds him and holds him so that I can get some things done. I really couldn't do this without him - I hate it when Monday comes and he has to go to work!
We made it to church yesterday (just for the 11:00 service), and Sam was a little angel! He really is such a good baby!
Sadly, I really have nothing going on that doesn't deal with babies, sleeping or poopie... well, not sad for me - I don't even think his poopie smells bad; it's a pleasant smell to me!!!! Does that make me wierd????? =) Probably, but I'm a proud Mama!!!!
Start with a large ball that bounces and practice bouncing it around. Continue this exercise while progressively using smaller balls until you get to a tiny bouncy ball. If you can bounce this little ball around and not drop it (not just up and down, but off of objects and around the room), you are then ready for a newborn. This is good for hand-eye coordination and for the unexpected movements that newborns tend to make!
No, I haven't dropped Sam (thank goodness I have decent hand-eye coordination --- most days!)
That being said, he is a WIGGLE WORM. He has been since he's been born, but, he obviously is getting wigglier and wigglier!!! Cuter and Cuter too! I can hold him against my chest, and he can lift himself up on his feet!!!! He's only 5 weeks old!!!! Is this normal???? What happened to the little newborns you hear about that eat, sleep and poop??? Don't get me wrong, Sam DEFINITELY does this, but he is awake A LOT - and active!!!!! What am I going to do when he starts crawling??? If I lay him on his stomach (his favorite way to sleep), he actually SCOOTS himself up!!!!!!!
He is still sleeping good most nights - as is BJ!!!! No, really, BJ has been AWESOME... he gets up at each feeding (I just have to wake him up, but that is his request!) and feeds him for the 2 or 3 am feeding... and when he's home, he feeds him and holds him so that I can get some things done. I really couldn't do this without him - I hate it when Monday comes and he has to go to work!
We made it to church yesterday (just for the 11:00 service), and Sam was a little angel! He really is such a good baby!
Sadly, I really have nothing going on that doesn't deal with babies, sleeping or poopie... well, not sad for me - I don't even think his poopie smells bad; it's a pleasant smell to me!!!! Does that make me wierd????? =) Probably, but I'm a proud Mama!!!!
posted by Tammy @ 5/08/2006 10:15:00 AM
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