my little helper

An OBSESSION

Sleep....I am obsessed with sleep. I have been so sleep deprived that all I can think about is sleep. One night when I just couldn’t take it anymore I got on the internet and bought a step by step program to help Zach learn to sleep. After I bought the program I felt kind of bad that I spent money on it but decided that I would follow the program exactly and it is definitely paying off. The first couple of nights were awful Zach cried between 1-1 ½ hours before falling asleep and woke up at night about the same amount of times and cried for 30-40 minutes before falling back asleep, the third night it only took him 20 minutes to fall asleep and he only got up twice, once it only took him 10 minutes to go back to sleep and the second time was to eat and he went right back to sleep. He went to bed at 6:45pm, woke up at 10:30, 4am to eat, and then woke up for the day at 7:30am. That is awesome. Now we just need to get ride of the 10:30 wake up. Anyway today it only took him 5 minutes to fall asleep. Hopefully the rest of the night will be this awesome. Anyway, I’m mostly writing this because, first, I’m obsessed, and second I bought this program so if anyone is having sleeping problems with their children let me know I have some good pointers from this little program. It is saving my life and my poor husband and son from a grouchy mother.

Little Destroyer

Zach rolls so well now. both ways. He can also turn himself around so he can get to anything he wants. Itis really fun and nice because he can entertain himself for a little while. The other night we left Zach on the floor and I was makingdinner and Mark doing homework. After a few minutes I though, wow zach hasn't even made a peep, I looked into the family room and he hadrolled himself to a pile of Mark's homework papers and had chewed them up. Luckily they weren't that important. Mark and I were just so excited that he was happy playing by himself that we didn't even realize he was destroying and eating Mark's homework!

pictures

Zach playing with grandma taylor
zach loves his oatmeal cereal

Mark and zach were really excited to see each other when zach and i came back from utah

Update

It is about time that I post something new, unfortunately I won't be posting any pictures. It has been a crazy week. Zach has been extremely fussy. He has been sleeping on about 7-9 hours in a 24 hour period. I'm going nuts!! I'm pretty sure it is his tummy. After putting him to bed he wakes up about every 45-60 minutes just screaming and arching his back in pain. Poor guy. Mark has been really good about helping So I can get a couple hours of sleep in a row. I have been living in a daze the last week though. We have started giving Zach rice cereal so hopefully that will help a little bit. We gave it to him for the first time about a week ago. I thought he would spit it out and not really know what to do but he had no problem eating out of a spoon and swallowing it. He loves it. Zach has also started rolling from tummy to back. (he used to just do back to tummy) So he can pretty much get anywhere, although he typically likes to just be held. I'm getting some pretty strong arms lugging around a 15 1/2 lb baby all day everyday!

Zach

I love this coat Mom gave us. It is perfect for the weather we are having.

Rolling Over

We are getting excited that Halloween is coming up. Zach has started rolling over from back to tummy the last couple of days. (A couple of weeks ago he rolled from tummy to back but hasn't done it since.) He started doing it when his pacifier fell out of his mouth. He turned his head to get it but obviously couldn't get it so he kept trying and turning until he rolled over. He know rolls over everytime I put him on his back.

Sorry these pictures are backwards but im not going to fix it :)

I love this picture. He looks so goofy. He is upset because he can't quite get his pacifier

Chubby legs

I love these little chubby legs.

Zach trying to get to his pacifer

Growing Zach

Zach reminds me of Issac because he chews and sucks on all of his cloths.

Zach has just started rolling over. He has only done it a few times though. He is also getting really good about lifting his head up. The last couple of days he has also slept through the night, until 6am!!!! The only catch is that he doesn't go to bed until about 10pm. It is worth it though.

FRUSTRATING

I have been trying to do a post all morning and my pictures won't upload. ANNOYING!!!!

This is my new haircut. I cut it about a month ago so it was even shortter when I first got it cut.
Zach is getting a little belly!

It is getting a bit chilly here so I bundled Zach up for a walk. I put socks on his hands becuase we didnt' have mittens. Thanks for the hat Jami it is way cute.

10 Weeks old

People have been asking me to put more pictures on the blog so here they are.

This is a picture of Zach and Mark's sister Becca. She came and stayed with us for the weekend a couple weeks ago.
Zach Loves his crib mobile.

Smile

I finally got a little bit of a smile out of Zach for a picture.

Cutie Bug

Zach is getting so big!

After seeing a few pictures of Raegan and Sadie Zach sure looks big. We weighed him the other day and he weighs about 10 pounds. He still is being a stinker about sleeping but he is getting better. We were told the swaddling really helps and some friends in our ward sugested getting a swaddle wrap blanket. Ever since we got one he is sleeping so much better at night and he will actually sleep in the bassinet for a couple of hours. Before we had to hold him all night long.
Zach also loves bath time. He will often calm down when we take off his cloths and diaper and just let him lay there. We don't like doing that for very long because he usually soils everything!

I just love sleeping pictures....maybe it is becuase it seems like those sleeping moments don't come very often. :)
I just thought this picture was kind of goofy.

Little Cowboy

This outfit used to be Marks when he was a baby. I think the shirt is cute but the little shorts are so hilarious. It makes his bottom look HUGE. I was laughing so hard when I put this outfit on. Apparently Zach was feeling pretty bad that I was laughing at him.


I love these pictures of Zach punching Mark in the eye. He always sticks one of his arms straight up in the air. It is kind of funny. He will just leave it in the air for awhile before moving it and bending it.

Zach sure loves playing with his Daddy.



Zach has been so fun. He is sleeping better and crying less. HURRAY. We love him. I never realized how wonderful it would be to have a little baby. It is hard work but the joy definitely outways the hardness.

Our Perfect Little Baby

Just looking at this cute little baby.... You wouldn't believe he spends most of his time doing this...

Zach has been crying so much lately. It is driving me nuts. I feel so bad when I don't know what is wrong and I can't help him. It is also hard because I don't get much sleep. The only time he will sleep is ( I have to feed him to get him to sleep first) when we are holding him walking and bouncing, in the swing ( he has to be a sleep first, he won't just fall asleep in it) and in the baby carrier. I hope this little stage will pass by quickly. Hopefully it was just a bad week and he will get better. But despite all of that he is a joy. I love being a mom and careing for him. I guess i can handle all the crying. It is worth it.

Pictures

On Monday we took Zach to the zoo. He had lots of fun. After about 30 minutes of screaming we gave him a bottle and then he slept for the rest of the outing. We had lots of fun though. This zoo we went to is free so it was fun to get out of our apartment and be outside for a little while. ( although I did a little paranoid about germs. )

My two boys.

I love this pictures of Zach. He discovered his thumb.

We have been faithful about giving Zach tummy time every day. He may not always like it but look how strong his neck is getting.