Falling to Sleep

      Quinlan has been sleeping much better now that we are allowing him to sleep between us in bed. We are careful to make sure there are no pillows near him and that he has his own blanket and does not end up under ours. Mom still moves him to the co-sleeper when he is sound asleep as she sleeps better with Q in his own sleep space, but Milkpup usually only stays asleep there for 1.5 hours prior to waking up and getting moved back into his parents' bed. This may prove to be an issue in a few months during the transition to his crib in his room, but for right now the 3 of us have never slept better. He is even sleeping 4-5 hours starting at 8 PM and then falling back asleep for another 3-4 after his midnight snack.

   Quinlan's awake time is now becoming more consistent. He's usually awake and interactive from about 7-9am and we continue to an increase in his development. Q is now able to turn his head toward sounds, track objects from side to side and he recently discovered his own thumb, which he can suck in order to self sooth!

He is also outgrowing some of his newborn clothes and some of the 0-3mos stuff as well....which is bittersweet, since there are some outfits he has worn only once! This outfit is exactly a case in point--he's wearing it here for the second time, and it wont fit over the re-usable diapers! However, we have also begun to notice the wide discrepancy in baby sizing, especially after going through our recent treasure trove of hand me downs.