That Sleeping Through the Night Thing... Yeah. Not So Much.

So, the sleeping through the night thing didn't take. The last couple of nights have been rather rough. Sunday night Kayci was up either hungry or with a gassy tummy either 3 or 4 times. Last night she slept with us because of the nasty weather (Kristi insisted) and got up 3 times. Like I said before, I'm ready for a full night's sleep on a regular basis again. That's not to make it seem like we're up all night or anything, but those nights when I have first feeding are rough. Sleeping for 2 or 3 hours and then having to get up is not one of my favorite things. It's one of the reasons I never joined the military.

This past week Kayci has had some pretty painful gas, which was painful for us to watch and help her get through. We've tried a variety of changes in her diet without a whole lot of luck. At this point it seems like bananas are the main culprit. Peas also make her gassy and she's developed a taste for pears after initially grimacing every time we gave her a spoonful. Right now we've decided to go back to the basics to try to figure out what's making her so gassy. So it's back to rice cereal, pears and sweet potatoes. Then we'll introduce new foods again gradually and watch her for a couple of days to see if it has any effect.

Kayci is sitting up mostly on her own now. She can't pull herself up to sitting yet, but if you sit her down just right she can sit for several seconds without falling over. When she starts to fall, she can usually adjust herself and stop it.

She's also goten to the point where she doesn't mind tummy time anymore. She can even scoot a little- backwards. She'll also wiggle herself around in circles.

She's such a happy baby. We're truly blessed. Whenever things are really getting heavy all I have to do is play with Kayci for a little bit and everything seems okay. She has the biggest smiles and I am constantly amazed at her. She radiates such love. Being a Daddy is the best thing ever. I really believe that if everyone had the time to be with thier baby and to love on them that the world would be a better place. I know that sounds a bit Utopian, but having a baby makes you do things for her and for Mommy, not just for yourself. It makes you see the entire world and the people in it a different way. I dread the day that Kayci will ever get hurt or have to deal with some of the jackasses out there. I wish I could put these days in a bottle.