YouTube

I have uploaded videos of AJ playing and such.  Mostly for his grandparents but also for other friends and family who'd like to see him in action. 

http://youtu.be/wuhuFGNnB4E

Bedtime

AJ used to sleep great.  Not anymore.  In fact just getting him to sleep is really hard!  We've tried it all.  The routine of bath, pjs, book bed.   That isn't really working.  So sometimes we have to push him around in the stroller to lull him to sleep.  That works sometimes.  We've done the car thing too.   We are trying to just put him in his crib when he's sleepy and get him to fall asleep on his own.   He's probably done that twice.   He's also getting up a lot in the night.  Sometimes to nurse but also just for comfort.  It's tough to keep up this no sleeping and working.  He went to bed at 1000 last night and then got up at 1230, 2, 4 and 5.  Then I had to go to work at 6.  Rough!!  That was the worst night lately.  Usually he's just up once or twice. I really just want him to be able to fall asleep easily.  He gets so tired that he cries harder and harder and his poor eyes are bright red.  Poor thing.  We are doing our best.  

CPR

I have always been a believer in CPR.  I've been certified since I was 17 being a lifeguard.  Since then I have had to be certified for work.   Two weeks ago I actually had to use it.   At my job there was a radio call that there was a 911 in our commissary.   We run drills all the time with different scenarios like animals getting out, people jumping in exhibits, injured divers, injured keepers and guests.   I have to say all our training paid off.  I ran to the commissary where they prep diets.  When I arrived the girls working said there was a man from an outside company working on their AC who had collapsed.   I immediately checked for pulse and breathing and he had neither.  He was purple, eyes rolled back in his head and his tongue was swollen.  Our vet showed up and we began CPR.  I called for the AED which some of us are trained in.  My coworker showed up with it and we began to put it on him.  The machine checked him and said we would have to shock him.  So we did!!  We continued CPR but we're having trouble getting breaths into him.  Our vet grabbed a tube to intubate him.  When he did that he gasped for air and car to.    Ems arrived then.  That was the scariest 5 minutes ever!  He was awake and knew his name before he left in the ambulance.  We don't really know why he collapsed!  The crazy part is the hospital found nothing wrong with him.  Not sure how you are dead and come back and nothing is wrong with you.   Insane!   I am so thankful for our team and that he lived!!!   Learn CPR.  It's really easy and can save someone's life!!

6 months

So I don't know where January went!!  I haven't blogged in forever.   I was very busy in January with my mom visiting, steves parents visiting, releasing manatees, and helping AJ get through sickness!  He's been on again off again sick.  Just colds but he's been coughing for weeks.  So over daycare and him being sick.  Luckily nothing serious.  I was also sick for weeks.  Doesn't help when he coughs or sneezes into my mouth!!  We've gone through lots of boogie wipes and Tylenol.  

We took AJ for his 6 month appt today.  Getting bigger slowly.  He took his shots like a champ!  

Steve ran his 5th marathon this month along with a half marathon.   I think he did great.  But looking back probably wasn't the best idea to have him train while we had a newborn.  But we managed.  We went to Disney for his races.  AJ was awesome.  We had to get up at 5 each day and travel all over to see Steve run. He was such a good baby for all of it.  

He can almost hold his own bottle.  

He can almost crawl.  He can get everything up to crawl except his head.  He's getting rug burn on his forehead Trying so hard!  

I think he'll be crawling by next month.  Better start baby proofing!!!  

We are starting solids today!!  I plan to start blogging again more. So stay tuned!