Up on all fours!

Last night over at my Cousins for dinner, Coy and Tristan were playing on their mat and Coy decide to get up on all fours as if he were about to crawl. He knew this was exciting, but he didn't knwo what to do next. So he just kinda hung out there looking at Tristan as if to say"look, here is how you do it." He should be crawling soon.
So later when we got home we put him in his walker and he traveled through the whole house. It was a great night!

Bail Out....Bail Out...

This is what I heard after we backed the boat in to the water Sunday afternoon. Michael hastily informed me that he forgot to put the plugs back into the boat!!! What...we could have sunk! I gripped hold of the rope even tighter while he backed the truck and trailer up. Then I PULLED until we got it back on the trailer and let it drain for a while. Oh...and this was to be Coy's first boating trip!

Here he is in his little life vest. We did a lot of research to pick out the most safe one out there, but forgot to think of comfort for him. So, need less to say, he didn't really like it too much. But the rocking of the boat rocked him right to sleep. In the picture I am holding the life vest open with my hand so it doesn't rub his cheeks.

He is still not sleeping through the night, but he is eating A LOT! He certainly has his dad's appetite. I thought that if I started him on cereal at night, he would sleep more, but I couldn't be more wrong. So then I started cereal in the morning too, and now we are having some vegetables in the evenings. Still, he will only sleep 4-5 hours max but only 3-4 times a week. A lot of the time he is still up every 3 hours. But he LOVES to eat. Here he is after some cereal that I spoon fed to him:

Although he doesn't sleep longer, he does sleep more sound after eating food/cereal. Here are a few of his sleepy pictures. Isn't he just an angel!

Diaper Rash 101

So Coy had his first major sickness with 102 fever and diarrhea. Last Thursday we had to take him to Texas Children's ER to get checked out. They weren't real concerned since he was well hydrated...they just said to give him lots of Pedialyte, Tylenol every 4 hours and let the rest 'run' its course (no pun intended). They also indicated, since all his tests came back normal, that he would be fine in 24 hours and travelling was OK. So, here is where the learning part came in. The next day as his fever got lower we decided to go ahead with our travel plans and drove to my in-laws for a weekend vacation 5 hours away. Of course we changed Coy's diaper a couple of times on the way...but it wasn't good enough. By the next morning he had a case of diaper rash that was just awful! He was crying in pain each time we changed his diaper. I only brought a small sample size of Desitin cream with me, because he didn't have a problem when we left. So grandma went and bought a large size Desitin that we used for a day, and then we switched over to A&D because the zinc oxide content was higher. After 2 days of treating it the rash just got worse. Finally the pediatrician recommended Triple Paste Medicated Ointment for Diaper Rash. This is the king of diaper rash ointments...it worked in just a few days. His butt is now diaper rash free and this morning we made a diaper change with out tears! So, check it out next time your in a bind. So here is what I learned. If you have a baby with diarrhea: 1) don't go on a road trip as it makes matters worse, 2) always carry a large supply of diaper rash ointment with you on trips, 3) make sure the ointment is Triple Paste Medicated Ointment for Diaper Rash.

"See My New Trick Mommy"

That is what I heard when I walked through the door yesterday after work. Of course this was Michael talking...he couldn't wait to show me the new trick he and Coy had been working on. So he lays Coy on the quilt on the floor face up, bends his knees and puts his feet on the grounds saying, "you have to plant your feet." Then pulls him up with his arms. For a moment Coy kind of squats there in front of Michael and then just pushes up with his legs and stands up. Can you believe it...Coy stood up yesterday. WOO HOO. He wont roll over...but with a little help he will stand up. He is just beautiful. I totally got this on the video camera and I cant wait to show his grandmothers!

2-for-2

We did it again! Coy slept through the night last night! It was great, although I didn't get a lot of uninterrupted sleep, I kept waking up and looking at him thinking he would get up and eat. I even got up and made him a bottle at one point because I just knew he was going to wake up and be hungry. When he finally woke at 3:30 this morning (he went to bed at 8:30) I came back in the room from the kitchen to find Michael rocking his bassinet and saying, "don't mess up and feed him too soon, wait another hour." He didn't realize he slept right through his 10 o'clock feeding. His sitter said he was awake a lot yesterday playing on the mat I took over there, so I told her keep it up!! :)

We did tummy time twice yesterday evening and we did better. The first time I put him on the couch while I got on the floor and talked with him and sang. He smiled and seemed to really like it. The second time I used his *Boppy*; I laid his arms out in front of him and had him face me. This time I was watching Brothers and Sister on the computer and he watched it with me. As long as I am interacting with him he does OK, but if I just leave him to play by himself he gets fussy. He has really good control of his head and can lift up some too.

Oh, I almost forgot to mention, Coy is 12 weeks today! He is getting much longer & bigger. This morning his feet actually hung off the bottom of his bouncy chair.

We did it!! WOO HOO

Well, Coy slept through the night last night! I cant really take credit for it, because it was Michael's turn for baby duty (he is off work today). So I made his cereal and bottle at 10pm and then went to bed. When I woke up at 6 this morning Michael walked in and asked if I would feed Coy so he could get some sleep. They slept on the couch (where ever Coy wants to sleep is fine with us) and he said Coy tossed and turned a lot, but didn't wake up until this morning. So, need less to say, Michael didn't get much sleep...but Coy did. WOO HOO! Maybe he will do this again to night for me, but I will put him to bed and get a good nights sleep myself! :)

Mimi knows best

We usually spend each weekend at my moms house. She only lives 3 miles away, but to get the most time with her we usually just stay over Friday/Saturday night. So each weekend she and Coy sleep in the same room since our bed room at her house is too small for all 3 of us to fit in. Well, for the past 3 weeks she feeds him at 10 and he sleeps until 4, that is 6 hours!!! I cant believe it. He has only done this 1 time at our house. I have been doing each step that she does: 1) feed him his cereal, 2)change him, 3) swaddle him, 4) rock him while he finishes his bottle, 5) put him to bed. When I do this at home he still wakes up at 1-2 am. What am I doing wrong?

Tummy Time

So, we are working on getting in as much tummy time as we can, but Coy doesn't seem to like it. Not sure what we are doing wrong. I've read that I should lay down by him or give him some toys to crawl towards. I will try this tonight. He can life his head and even some of his body pretty well, but he is not rolling over a lot. Our goal this week is to make tummy time fun for him. I'll let you know how it goes.

Happy Birthday Coy

Today Coy is 11 weeks old. I cant believe he is almost a 3-month old! He is now up to 14 pounds and about 23 inches long. His eyes are still blue and his hair is strawberry blonde. He is eating a little cereal at night and 5 ounces of formula at each 3 hour feeding. He smiles a lot and coos a little. He has great control of his head and can almost roll over. Sometimes he tries to sit up on his own. He is growing and changing with each day...he is just perfect!