Arizona Ainsworths: 7 Weeks

Our little angel is already 7 weeks old, and he continues to grow in size and personality. Overall, Isaac is a very happy baby - as long as he is fed, dry and held.

Since he has filled out quite a bit in the past 2 weeks I have new outfits that I can dress him up in, and he spits up all over the place quite often, so he has plenty of opportunities for wardrobe changes (the poor little guy - it is much more fun for me than for him).

Isaac isn't the best sleeper, but what he lacks in sleeping time, he more than makes up for in his zeal for eating. I've been told that babies are supposed to sleep an average of 16 hours a day, but I highly doubt that Isaac gets anywhere near that. In the middle of the night, he wakes up every 1-3 hours. The nights that he wakes up hourly are rough, and it is amazing how rested I feel when I get those 3 hour stretches in. Who would have thought that only 3 hours could actually feel restful?

Our little guy is quite the cuddler - he loves to be held, and tends to cry immediately when we try to set him down. His pediatrician recommends that he hold him as often as he wants to be held to make him feel safe and secure, and wait until he is closer to 4 months before we "let him cry it out." And so we do hold him pretty much all the time. The Moby Wrap is quite a life saver for me- it allows him to feel comforted by snuggling up close to me, and it allows me to have my arms free to do things around the house with him. The Moby Wrap seems to mesmerize Isaac - as soon as I put him in the body sling, he calms down and either falls to sleep or silently looks around scanning the horizon with his wide eyes.

Below are some pictures we've taken in the past week:

He was being quite fussy, so daddy tried "Rocket Ship" with him for the first time tonight, and it certainly did the trick. He stopped fussing immediately, stared at daddy with his big eyes wide open, and waved his arms and legs. I think he likes the noise and the motion.