tobey's second month (march 26 - april 25)

Wow, I so don't remember much about when Tobey was a month old! The one thing I do remember is that he cried A LOT! He slept pretty good at night and only got up 2 or 3 times, but during the day, he would cry from about 7am to 1pm or 2pm on and off. No napping, some nursing, mostly crying. I still don't know what the deal was, but I think he was mostly overstimulated and didn't know how to calm himself down.

One thing Adam came up with to help Tobey calm down was we would take him in the nursery, rock him in our laps, close the blinds, turn of the lights, put on a sound machine, and put a paper plate over his face. It sounds a little cruel, but it would keep Tobey from looking all over his room. It actually worked in getting him to calm down and take a nap. Eventually, we could take away the paper plate, but from then on, Tobey would only nap while being rocked in his dark room with the sound machine. He would do about four or five naps a day like that for many months.

On a more positive note, it was during this month that Tobey learned to smile! He also discovered his mobile which he loved to look at!

In other significant news, Tobey was baptized on March 27th, and he did so well! We thought he'd cry the whole time, but he just sucked on a paci. We also had a little party for him afterwards at out house. My parents came, and my dad was able to see Tobey for the first time. The following week, my sister came to town for a week to hang out with Tobey and I. Every time we got in the car, Tobey would do what we coined, "The cat cry" because he sounded like a screeching cat. Tobey really hated the car, and he still does, but he has gotten much better.

Well, I don't really remember much else, but here are some of my Facebook statuses:

Casey Jaye Walker Slide Tobey is one month old today!! :)

March 26, 2010 at 9:48 am 

Casey Jaye Walker Slide is glad Tobey was an angel during his baptism but is sad her parents had to go back to Florida.

March 27, 2010 at 3:32 pm


Casey Jaye Walker Slide has a bee in her house and is hoping it stays away from Tobey! Not sure why the dogs haven't eaten it yet…

Casey Jaye Walker Slide is wearing a pair of non-maternity jeans!! :)

April 2, 2010 at 9:10 am

Casey Jaye Walker Slide Tobey is now 9 lbs, 5.5oz (25%) and 22.5 inches long (+50%)! Good job Tobey! Keep growing!

April 7, 2010 at 3:52 pm

Casey Jaye Walker Slide would like some advise on how to get Tobey to sleep longer than 2.5 hour stretches at night.

April 10, 2010 at 9:36 am 

Casey Jaye Walker Slide is loving her little baby!

April 14, 2010 at 2:20 pm

Casey Jaye Walker Slide is watching the Boston marathon.  (I got really into watching Universal Sports during this time. I'd watch all kinds of things like marathons and cycling.)

April 19, 2010 at 10:59 am

Casey Jaye Walker Slide last night Adam said "Hey Tobey, hey Tobey" in his sleep.

April 23, 2010 at 3:47 pm

Casey Jaye Walker Slide has such a thoughtful and loving husband! He set up the laptop so I could be on the computer for the many hours I hold Tobey in his dark, quiet room while he naps.

April 24, 2010 at 4:52 pm


Wow, I can't believe I had forgotten some of that! Thank goodness for Facebook statuses! Here are some of my favorite pictures!

Tobey's baptism

We used to let Tobey sleep like this if he fall asleep while I was nursing and then I had to get up for something. If I didn't have to get up, I'd just hold him. 

2 Months Old (April 26th, 2010)