Week 6

Dear Noah,

This week was exciting because your Auntie Rima - one of Mommy's oldest and best friends - came all the way from Atlanta to visit you.  It was so great to see her, and she was really excited to meet you.  You really liked hanging out with her too and flashed her a few cute smiles.  She helped feed you, changed one of your diapers (you peed on her), did tummy time with you, and also cooked for you...well, she cooked for Mommy and Daddy, which is almost the same as cooking for you.

Here are a few pictures of the two of you together.

New happenings/milestones this week:

• You started napping in your crib in your own room this week.  We still use the rice bag Pau Pau made you to make you feel safe.  

• You have been used to Mommy and Daddy rocking you to sleep up until now, but this week, we started putting you down in the evening and letting you fall asleep on your own.  You really cried at the beginning - Mommy and Daddy would come into your room to comfort you after 10 minutes, or sooner if you cried so much that you started turning purple - but after a few times you were able to fall asleep on your own.  We were so proud!  We started a bedtime routine that consists of nursing you, changing your diaper and into sleep-appropriate clothes (although sometimes Daddy would dress you in a onesie intended more for going out), and then rock or bounce you on the bouncy ball while singing a few songs.  Mommy would always sing "Rainbow Connection" and "Lullayby" (by Billy Joel) to you, whereas Daddy would sing whatever tickles his fancy.  Daddy also likes reading to you too but you would always start crying after a page or two.  After the singing, we'd put you down, kiss you good night and let you go to dreamland.  Even though sometimes you change schedule on us, we try to be consistent in doing these activities so you'd know it's night-night time.
• You started sleeping in longer stretches.  There were a few 4 and 5-hour stretches at night!  Woohoo!

Love,
Mommy & Daddy