Yay!!! Caleb slept through the night last night!!! I, on the other hand, did not! Of course not...I went to check on him at around 4:00 a.m. cuz he didn't wake up yet. He was soundly sleeping, so I just recovered him and went back to sleep...

He's been moving around choke in his crib...he actually really likes it in there and will be calm for a long time before he falls asleep. He can just chill, look at his dolly friends, look at his rainforest toy, his mobile, and his mirror thing. And he does the scratchy noise on the blanket, which entertains him for a while.

Today we took him to Sam's Club and he actually sat in his stroller for the entire time. Started fussing once, but we pulled down his toys for him to look at and he was fine. What a big boy!!!

He's been really good with my mom for the past three days but tomorrow will be a change because he's going to be watched by Dave's mom since my mom is going to Vegas. We'll see how that goes...should be fine cuz she's coming down here to watch him instead of taking him up to her house.

Dave and I gotta catch up on sleep...we both have the twitchy eye thing going on.

I wondered when this erratic sleeping would catch up to me...after one week of it, I'm TIRED. Luckily, Caleb seems to be getting better, so we're praying that his cold is for real almost pau and that we'll go back to eating more and sleeping more. That's what it is...cuz he isn't eating enough in the day due to his not feeling well and being all stuffed up, he can't sleep through the night cuz he gets hungry. Grrr....this morning I did the loud "huuuuuuuhhhhhh" when I heard him start fussing after I just put him back to sleep. Luckily Dave got up and tended to him while I continued to off and on sleep. I even came out to the living room to try to get up, but ended up on the couch sleeping again. I'm hella tired now. Lack of sleep, teaching irritating kids (not all, just some are really getting on my last freakin' nerve), and not being able to figure out what Caleb needs is making me mento...

Having a sick baby sucks. It's so poor thing because he can't communicate anything to us except by wailing, or doing the little non-stop grumble. Last night he slept a little bit better...got up to eat, but was pretty okay. Then he woke up at 5:30 this morning to eat...and stayed up for a while since we had to take Dave to school and left the house at 6:00. We came home, Caleb slept. Woke up, ate, was good, slept a long one, then woke up at around 11:45 and at 6 ounces. I was stoked thinking that he was definitely getting way better. Throughout that time I sucked some big chunks of hanabata out and thought that was good too. Then the afternoon came...and I was tired as heck from being up so early...and Caleb turned into a restless, non-eating, bottle-wasting fuss bag. I wasted about 4 bottles total today...dangit. And toward the late afternoon...like 3ish, he would not let me put him down at all. Needless to say, I was getting pissy that Dave's track meet was taking forever and a day. Finally, at around 4:30, we got home from picking Dave up and at around 5:30 Caleb finally ate again.

I'm praying tonight is a good night. I'm so dang tired I know I'm going to crash hard and it's going to be hella hard to get up to feed him. Let's just pray that he wakes up and eats and goes right back to sleep again.

I'm bored. I wish I could have stayed home with Caleb today, but it seems like he's doing fine with Daddy...he ate, made doodoo, and is calm and not so fussy. I'm just glad he ate...I was getting scared that he would start getting dehydrated because he wasn't eating enough. Yesterday he didn't really eat for a full 12 hours...that's nutts and scary.

Last night wasn't too bad...his nose is super stuffy so that was the only thing that was hard because if he can't breathe out of his nose, he can't eat from his bottle. He doesn't like the snot sucker, but too bad cuz it's the only way to clear his nose so he can actually breathe. It's so poor thing to see his nose all full of boogers and hanabata.

Dave has track meet tomorrow and I really wanted to go because I have choke kids running, but I can't...and this is the only one that I could really go to cuz the other one is during school so that sucks. Oh well.

One more period after lunch, then meeting after school, and then it's the WEEKEND. This weekend, like all weekends, is gonna be too short...

My poor baby is sick. We were going to take him to the doctor tomorrow since Dave is staying home with him...but his Grandma Colmenares thought he should go today so she took him. He was given amoxycillin for his congestion....(no, Deena, he doesn't have phenomenon, na na nana, na na nana...lol)...he doesn't seem to have a fever but he hasn't been eating well at all. Today he ate four ounces at 1:30 a.m. and at 6:30 a.m. but didn't really eat all day until he finally ate another 4 ounces with me at 6:40 p.m. He has stuffy, runny nose and congested coughs...I think it's hard for him to breathe while he's eating so that's part of why he fights eating. Good thing Dave is staying home with him tomorrow since my mom went home for the weekend and Dave's mom has something else to do.

He just made a really darkish green doodoo...hopefully it's from the amoxycillin that it's that color. We gotta make sure that he doesn't get dehydrated...of course he hasn't been shi-shi-ing much cuz he's not drinking much...this morning I had a full diaper but I hadn't changed it last night, but today we haven't had much shishi at all. I just pray he gets well soon because he's so miserable at times. He did bus' some smiles and laughs this afternoon with me, though...and he still smiles at himself in the mirror if he's calm, so that's good signs.

Last night was like baby-babyhood all over again. I swear we never get one full two hour stretch of sleep in at all. We think Caleb is teething and he just was so uncomfortable last night and not able to soothe himself. We had to revert back to the carry him, put him to sleep, put him down, he wakes up in a few minutes and is unable to go back sleep on his own, pick him up again routine... I'm sure hoping that tooth (or teeth) pop up soon and put him out of his misery. He isn't even eating good...yesterday he had about 24 ounces...barely ate at all throughout the day. Last night he ate at 11:00 (4 ounces), 12:50 (2 ounces), 4:30 (4 ounces). I think in between the 12:50 and 4:30 we tried to feed him and he didn't want to eat...I'm not sure if that actually happened or not cuz it's kind of all a blur.

Waking up this morning was killer...and usually the tiredness hits me the day after so I'm thinking tomorrow is going to be painful. I just gotta remember that as painful as it is for us, it's way more painful for Caleb...so even if he's freaking out and my lovies aren't helping and he won't let us get any sleep, we must be patient and kind. Good thing it's not Dave teething cuz I'd just slap his head.

Caleb turned over from his back to his tummy for the first time yesterday. Of course, we were at school when he did it, but he did it again when we came home...and today he's getting pretty quick about doing it. He can't get from tummy to back yet, but I'm sure that will come soon enough, then he'll be rolling all over the place.

Yesterday was a wonderful day for him, today not so good...he was a big fuss bucket with my mom today but was so good for her yesterday. I wonder if that will be the story of his life, because he did that when I was at home with him too.

Baby fingernails grow so fast it's unreal. I swear I just cut them and then the next day he's scratching on me again. And his toenails grow weird...I wonder if they'll straighten themselves out eventually.

As much as it sucks to leave Caleb at home while I go to school, I have been (for the most part) enjoying my kids at school too. I'm glad I got to go back to them to finish off the year. I can't believe we have about 6 1/2 more weeks with them and then it'll be the end of the year...don't get me wrong, though, I will REJOICE when the end of the year comes!

Time to go nene... Caleb has been such a wonderful sleeper this week so far so I hope he continues it! I can't imagine if he were still getting up every three hours to eat...I'd die! Good night!!

Getting ready for my second week of work. The first week wasn't too bad...short week, no real work to look at. This week...we have testing so that means not a lot of planning to do since we have an altered schedule, but I do collect my first book assignment from my classes this week so we'll see how long it now takes me to look them all over and assess them. I usually like to get it done the weekend after I collect them...we'll see about that.

Yesterday we took Caleb out to watch movies again. We picked up Tash and went to watch Fast and the Furious. Once again, soon after the previews, Caleb fell asleep. I wondered if the volume of the movie would get to him, but it didn't. He seems to like sleeping in air conditioned, semi-dark loudness, especially if being carried. When I tried to transfer him to Dave so I could go pee he wouldn't have it and started to fuss so I ended up taking him with me to the bathroom. Yea, I got skills to carry a baby and pee at the same time. Lol. It was tough.

Today we took Caleb to New Hope's Easter Service and to lunch and cruising around with Leish and Mark. He was kind of a fuss bucket and wouldn't take a good nap, which only added to his fuss bucket-ness. We'll see how his sleep goes tonight because right now he's eating after waking up from a 2 hour long nap. Hopefully he'll go right back to bed and will sleep until at least 5 a.m.

I haven't started seriously trying to lose my baby weight yet...I'm not good at limiting my intake of food, so I think I'll have to just try to eat healthier and exercise. When that's going to happen, though, I don't know. I just haven't been motivated yet to wake up early and work out...sleep is too precious for my sanity at this point. We'll see. I told Dave I want to lose my weight first before we get pregnant again so if I plan on getting pregnant later this year, I better figure it out!

For a little while I was really considering teaching summer school this summer to make some extra cash to save up for when (if) I stop working...but the more I think about it, the less I want to do it. I just want to spend summer with Caleb...enjoying every day with him and Dave before we have to go back to work again. Extra cash versus quality time...I think I want the quality time more right now. I might regret it later, but I doubt it. The older he gets, the faster it seems he changes, and if I gotta go back work again for next year, I want to enjoy him as much as possible when I can.

Three days as a working mommy...and it hasn't been nearly as bad as I thought it would be. There, I said it, and now it's going to get all messed up!

First day I was kind of sad...I tried my best not to cry on the way to school but some tears did escape. I put pictures of Caleb on my desk, though, and that helped. Having a no-prep day to start with and seeing all the kids helped too.

Second day...Caleb gets up at 4:45 and eats...then doesn't want to go back to sleep. I'm hella tired so we lie down in bed and he just kind of cruises for a while. Then he starts fussing and after a while I ask Dave to take him cuz I really just need about 20 minutes more of sleep. So he takes him out, I take a quick nap, and then I hear Caleb really fussing so I take him back and put him to sleep. He goes to sleep at about 6:15 and we get ready and go to school.

Third day...how's this...Caleb sleeps the entire night! He goes down around 10:00 p.m. and when we're ready to leave at about 7:00 he's just starting to stir! Kind of sad that I didn't get to hold him, but extremely happy that I got to sleep all night (well, except for when my mom's extremely loud alarm goes off at like 4:00 a.m.!).

Tomorrow...last day of the short week. I just pray for a good sleep tonight (though I think he'll be waking up cuz he only ate 4 times today).

Good night...

So Caleb's recent "routine" (what routine...no routine...I call it a routine and he changes it up...) is to get up at 4:30 a.m. to eat. So I'm thinking...well, he gets up then, I feed him and put him back down by 5:00...then do I stay up and do stuff, or do I get in a bit more sleep? I'm thinking get more sleep, but we'll see if that proves to be the only time I have to get some stuffs done...

Tomorrow's my test...how will I be as a working mommy? I'm sure it will all work itself out...thank goodness for starting with a 4 day week. But then again, 4th quarter is killers with only two holidays. Who am I, a state worker??? Hehe...so spoiled!

Dave's starting to get sick...grrreat. I don't want to catch it and I don't want Caleb sick.

Caleb is listening to my mom read to him Green Eggs and Ham. He's a good listener when we read him books now. He actually really seems to be paying attention and looking at the pictures and responding to your intonation. It's so cute.

Caleb's been sleeping super good for the past couple nights. He will stir and move around, but instead of rushing to him, I listen from my room or go and sneak a peek at him, but don't pick him up. He goes back to sleep. He's been sleeping for about 9-10 hours each night. It's a trip. I know my mom will say that it was my fault because I was picking him up with every stir I heard, but I just think it's his age...he's just ready to sleep that long now. Just like with his naps...I swear two weeks ago he was taking his short little half hour naps...now he's taking naps for about an hour...it's just a part of growing up! Wow. He hasn't been eating as much either...few weeks ago, eating at least 6 times a day...now, eating 5 times a day, 6 ounces at a time. Like I said, though, just when we start getting into a rhythm, he'll change it up on us. Next thing I know he'll be having another growth spurt and waking us up in the middle of the night again.

It's funny because it seems like his long sleeps have coincided with super cold weather. The colder it is, the longer he sleeps. That makes me worry for summertime...he seems to love being cold and covered with his blanket...I hope that in the summertime he'll love being naked with the fan blowing!

I trip that he's already 3 1/2 months old. In a few weeks we'll be going to the doctor's for his 4 month appointment and he'll get more shots. Dang. That's nutts. I look at his baby pics now and I trip on how much he's grown and changed!