4 weeks!

Simon, you're 4 weeks old today! Even though these last few days have been a bit rocky (but getting better) I was remembering that you are such a precious gift to us and we are so lucky to have you in our lives.

Still can't believe that we have a baby, and that we have been entrusted to raise him.

Simon's sleep was becoming a bit of an issue these last several days; on Saturday he was awake the entire day (see previous blog post); on Sunday he was ok, managed to nap in the afternoon; but Monday was rough again. He stayed awake until 5 pm and was super fussy; on top of that, Jeff had a bad migraine headache which brought him home but was sensitive to light and sound (tough luck with a fussy baby and two cockatiels who aren't getting any attention!). Tuesday was better but then overnight he woke up at 2 am and refused to feed, even though he was hungry, and in desperation I woke Jeff up to watch him while I crashed in the other room for 2 hours. We were both a bit tired yesterday but luckily he decided that afternoon naps are indeed a good thing, and has slept well since then.

My current theory about what happened was that perhaps because his thyroid level was a bit high last week it stayed in his system until Monday and made him extra fussy/irritable. That and perhaps being overtired and being unable to drift into a deep sleep (there were many times that he would close his eyes and seemingly go to sleep but then open his eyes minutes later, wide awake). OR this is all just erratic newborn behavior and I'm over analyzing everything. Regardless, I do hope his sleep patterns become better from now on.

I'll end with some cute pictures from this week: