Things That Make Mason Cry

There are the known things in life that make a baby cry. They are hungry, they are wet, or they are tired (maybe toss in they don't feel good due to gas). With Mason, you would think a wet diaper is is like sleeping on a bed of nails; wait, that's his crib that does that to him. Seriously, the kid has a slight tinkle in his diaper and you would think we have been pinching him for hours with his reaction. He can sit in poo and not even blink an eye. That seems strange to me. Especially when the stench from his poo can bring you to tears. Maybe that's what he's banking on (your nose will know).

I think we are getting the nights versus days straightened out. Hopefully I didn't jinx us. His main goal for the week; learning to sleep in his crib. He really hates his crib. He doesn't really favor his rocker, his bouncer, or his swing but they are all better than the crib. I think he likes the heat from us and he likes the motion of us or any of the other items I mentioned. I know Miller didn't like his crib but we got him to sleep in it. We are at a slight loss. We keep trying it (ocean/white noise machine in his room, fuzzy blanket instead of cold sheet, closed AC vent, night light/no light, etc.). If anyone has any tips, let us know. Eventually he will use it but we would really like him to start sooner than later.

Oh, and his tolerance from not being hungry to starving is much like mine. He's fine and then all out tantrum if he doesn't get his food ASAP. I can't blame the guy. I feel the same way when I get hungry.

Other than the obvious, he's more alert. I don't remember much about the early weeks of Miller as far as tummy time, head/neck strength, and "personality" but I feel like Mason is changing daily. He is a sweety and doing well so far. We made one trip to the Dr. on Friday to have his belly button looked at. It was oozing a little. They applied some silver nitrate and sealed it up. Seems to be healing fine now. He had already gained a full pound (not surprising due to the food comment above and the amount he's been eating). We had nicknamed him "pork chop" since we jokingly called Caleb "beef cake." Miller had decided that Mason is the beef cake so Caleb is nickname free for now. The funny thing is Mason loves it when Miller says it to him and is right in his face trying to get him to laugh. It's really cute.