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First Year as a Daddy

I can’t believe it’s already been a year since I became a daddy. I tell everyone it’s been the longest, fastest year of my life. I can’t believe how fast Connor has grown! It’s been too fast!

Things I loved

His personality
His giggle & laugh
Bath time
Rocking/bouncing him to sleep
Laying next to him while he slept

Things I hated

Ear infections
Teething
Hearing [...]

Sleeping through the night

Connor began sleeping through the night at eight weeks old. Sadly, at six months (once he stopped going to daycare and subsequently stopped having a bottle shoved in his mouth at every sign of discontent) he began waking up several times through the night to nurse.

Naturally this was incredibly frustrating for new parents. Why on [...]

Pro Breastfeeding article

I know, it has been awhile.

My last day and birthday are on Friday. I’m very excited. Watch here for updates.

Article:

Breast-Feeding May Boost IQ
Study finds children who were nursed exclusively had higher test scores
By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay Reporter

First night…Check!

Connor slept like a doll in his crib all night, and woke up about his normal time (about 7) and just sat and coo’ed to himself for a while. When I went in there, this is what I found:

Am I off-center?

I'm pretty sure we didn't put him in there like that!

Look momma, [...]

Boob Talk (Help!)

Turn away now if you uncomfortable reading about breastfeeding.

We have been having some issues with Connor’s feeding. He isn’t wanting to open his mouth wide enough to get a good latch, and when his mouth does get open wide enough, his head is going side to side so fast I can’t push him on the [...]

Happiest Baby on the Block…

except when he’s being swaddled.

Innovis offered a class on the methods taught by Dr. Harvey Karp which Chris and I took last week. You can check it out here: http://www.thehappiestbaby.com/

Anyway, part of it involves swaddling, which is basically when you wrap up baby really tight so he can’t swing his arms around and startle himself. [...]