teethe, sniffle and roll

It’s been an exciting couple of months for our little Lukas (and for his parents too)! He cut his first two teeth, got his first cold, his first babysitter, he rolls over like crazy and he’s beginning to fit into something of a schedule. He is such an incredible joy, and makes Mark and Lauren prouder and happier each day!

His teeth started to come in around mid-January. He showed the classic signs of teething, all of which these first-time parents missed altogether and confused with general ‘infantitis’. He drooled, sniffled, grabbed his ears and arched in pain as those little daggers cut through his gums. He also started waking up every hour and a half through the night, making life on 731 Cooper Street a lot less fun. Mom and Dad are a lot dumber as a result of the sleepless nights over the past few months, and we’re pretty sure that our mental faculties will never recover.

Some of the ‘teething’ sniffles were actually signs of baby’s first cold. The croupy cough and boogers ran throughout the day and, wouldn’t you know it, into the night. I’m sure we’ll sleep someday. A friend’s kid had one of the nasties—RSV—so we played it safe and went to the doctor. Fortunately, we received a pretty clean bill of health, and it was just a regular cold. The highlight for Luke was all of that glorious tissue paper on the examining bed. He wrapped himself up pretty good!

On Wednesdays, Luke goes up to his friend Ian’s house, who is six months older and with whom he shares a babysitter. Caroline is great and we feel lucky to have found her. It’s especially fun to see he and Ian interact. Ian just took his first steps a few days ago, and I’m sure he’ll teach Lukas everything he knows!

Lukas turned over for the first time on December 1. He tried it a few more times, but really hadn’t shown much interest in trying it again until last week. Now we get a flip every time he goes on his tummy.

Mom and Dad are learning the importance of consistency. We’re trying to keep his schedule pretty similar from day to day, especially those naps. If he doesn’t get enough sleep during the day, we certainly pay for it at night. It took us a little while (and we’re still learning), but it seems like he does best as long as there is a nap between every two hours of wakefulness. Like I said, we’re working on it. I guess we’ll sleep when we’re dead.