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Samuel is such a delight.  What a blessing he has been to our family. 

He’ll be 6 months this Sunday…6 MONTHS!  I can’t believe how fast the time has gone.

I nurse him 4 times a day.  He gets 2 bottles of formula a day.  AND he is loving baby food…fruits, veggies, oatmeal, etc.  LOVES it.  And is a fast eater.

He is so pleasant…smiling, happy, easy.

But he is STILL not sleeping well at night.  Waking up 2-3 times.  He still likes to be swaddled – tightly.  And he is a big "binky" baby…loves the pacifier.  And he’s still in our room.  So when he wakes up, I inevitably get up, swaddle him again and stick the binky back in.  And he goes back to sleep, usually.  And then late morning between 4 and 6, I usually have to feed him to get him to go back to sleep.  But he eats a TON during the day, so I don’t think he needs me to feed him yet again.

I’m tired.  Really, really tired.  Exhausted, in fact.  I wake up grumpy because I haven’t had enough sleep. 

So this week is "BABY BOOT CAMP".

As hard as that is. 

I’m going to stop swaddling him.  And I’m going to move his crib into the study, down the hall from me at night.  And I’m going to have to let him cry it out…at least for a little while. 

I need him to learn to self-soothe.

But right now it’s naptime and he’s in my room, moaning…trying to sleep, because he’s so tired, but not able to because he’s not wrapped up. 

This might be a rough week… 🙂

Here’s some cute pics of our baby.