Back to daycare...and welcome to a new cold! It has been almost 2 weeks and the whole family is sick. Colin has been affectionately nicknamed our "Little Germ Factory." It seems that all the other kids in his class are sick as well, so it isn't just him. I'm fine with him getting sick and building up his immunity, but I sure am tired of all of us getting sick. When he doesn't sleep well at night, no one does. Matt has avoided getting sick up until this point. Both of us sound hilarious and are taking medication after medication to get better quick. So far, no luck. Colin has been coughing and wheezing enough that we have decided to take him to the doctor today. It looks like he has some fluid in his ear, so an ear infection is beginning. We have decided to start him on antibiotics and cut it out before it gets worse. I'm very happy we decided to take him in.
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On a happier note, I am working on getting him to sleep better. I started reading,
The Dream Sleeper. I haven't gotten to the "method" quite yet, but they go through all the prep to start sleep training. So far we have taken out the nightlight, removed any toys (including the mobile) from his crib, and added more white noise (we were using ocean sounds). Two nights in a row he has woken and put himself right back to sleep. The first night he woke around 4 am and I had to bring him to bed with us, but last night he slept from 7:45pm - 5:45am in his own crib! I know he woke at least twice, but we didn't even need to go in and put in his pacifier. He went back to sleep all on his own. It gave Matt and I a good chance to get some much needed rest. Yay! Now to keep it up!
Although he wasn't quite himself yesterday, he was still playful and had some fun. He's still not too happy on his belly, but I think it is mostly because he hasn't figured out how to move himself. Once he gets crawling I think he will love it.
