great small things: tobey's fifth month (june 26

I actually remember quite a bit about this month...probably because I didn't get much sleep. This month started with our first trip to Fort Myers with Tobey. It was a long day in the car, and as soon as we got there, Tobey flipped out and was completely inconsolable. We had a couple of those episodes while we were there, but overall, Tobey did very well for his first time away from home.

When we got back from Fort Myers, I'll never forget, Tobey slept from 9pm to 6am without waking which was the longest stretch he had done. After that, it was all downhill. The next day he get a shot or two at his 4 month appointment and got his first fever that night. Needless to say, I was getting up quite a bit to comfort him and to nurse him. But he got over the fever and was, but he was getting up all the time at night...literally every hour! It was as if he learned that if he cried, we would come get him. And all he wanted was to be rocked. He absolutely refused to co-sleep. He just wanted to be rocked so for three weeks, I was awake 24/7 (except for the couple of days that Adam stayed up for me so I could sleep). For those 3 weeks, everyone was completely miserable, especially Tobey who was so sleepy. He was not getting enough sleep, and it was obvious. We finally got things sorted out when Tobey turned 5 months, but I'll have to write about that in my next entry.

We also started Tobey on solids this month. Looking back, I probably should have waited longer, but I was just doing it because my ped told me too. (Sidenote: I really didn't mesh well with this ped and eventually switched. When I told her that Tobey was taking 5 naps a day for 45 minutes each, she said, "oh that's not normal." Okay, thanks for your feedback!) Anyways, he just wasn't ready for it. But feeding him foods was fun for sure. I think we just tried rice cereal, oatmeal, and sweet potatoes. I liked them alright, but once he tried fruit, he never went back to those.

Okay, here is what I said on FB:

Casey Jaye Walker Slide Florida bound! Finally leaving...
June 26, 2010 at 7:13 am

Casey Jaye Walker Slide my mom wanted to go for a 6 mile run this morning
at 7am...I got her to compromise by doing a 3 mile run at 8am. She kicked my
butt.
June 27, 2010 at 9:51 am (doesn't have anything to do with Tobey, but I was apparently able to run 3 miles at 4 months post-partum...)

Casey Jaye Walker Slide just listened to my mom and aunt tell me about all the
shells they have collected and how they want to enter them into competitions.
When I laughed at them, I was told "When you find [such and such rare shell],
you start to go a little crazy! And you can get your picture in the paper."
June 27, 2010 at 8:16 pm (and this is funny)

Casey Jaye Walker Slide My grandma just told me the story of when my
parents brought Jessica Gomez home from the hospital. I said "Oh Ko-ko. Oh
Ko-ko." And then I bit her foot.
June 28, 2010 at 8:12 pm

Casey Jaye Walker Slide the beach was a success today. the little man did not
get angry...partly b/c he was going to town on his thumb.
June 29, 2010 at 10:36 pm

Casey Jaye Walker Slide <3 <3 <3 <3 Tobey <3 <3 <3 <3
July 1, 2010 at 7:56 pm

Casey Jaye Walker Slide can't wait until my little ishwan (Jessica Gomez) and
Tobey's only uncle (David Gomez) get here this afternoon!
July 2, 2010 at 10:56 am

Casey Jaye Walker Slide family reunion weekend!
July 2, 2010 at 9:28 pm

Casey Jaye Walker Slide I'm not looking forward to driving back to Georgia
tomorrow, but I am really looking forward to seeing my dogs! I miss Penny and
Miles soooo much!

Casey Jaye Walker Slide my baby is now 13 lbs 3 oz (25%) and 25.5 in (75%).
he is such a sweet boy! new pictures coming soon.
July 6, 2010 at 7:00 pm

Casey Jaye Walker Slide tobey had his first fever last night. it was a little
rough...
July 7, 2010 at 8:19 am

Casey Jaye Walker Slide my baby is laughing out loud! :)
July 7, 2010 at 4:16 pm

Casey Jaye Walker Slide back from the pediatricians, and Tobey checked
out just fine. His sleepless nights for this past week were blamed on teething.
Ironically, they gave me paperwork on teething that said that teething does not
cause sleep problems.
July 12, 2010 at 2:47 pm

Casey Jaye Walker Slide Tobey loved his rice cereal! I was so surprised to see
him grabbing the bowl and spoon and opening up for each bite. I think he may
not have been sleeping because he was hungry because he is out like a light
now (unswaddled). Poor little fella!
July 12, 2010 at 8:08 pm

Casey Jaye Walker Slide TGIF! So glad Adam can help me tonight with
Tobey! For the last 10 nights, I have pretty much stayed up all night rocking
him b/c he would cry otherwise for seemingly no reason at all.
July 16, 2010 at 6:35 pm

Casey Jaye Walker Slide so thankful for Adam Slide who made it possible for
me to get a full night's rest! I love you! :-*
July 17, 2010 at 9:08 am

Casey Jaye Walker Slide Adam: What do you want to do tonight?
Me: Order some more cloth diapers.
Adam: That is what you want to do on your Saturday night?
July 17, 2010 at 7:37 pm

Casey Jaye Walker Slide Tobey thinks that sweet potatoes are yummy! (Much
yummier than oatmeal and rice cereal.)
July 20, 2010 at 10:10 pm

Casey Jaye Walker Slide oh man! The dogs just ate my sandwich!
July 21, 2010 at 11:16 am (again, nothing to do with Tobey, just funny)

Casey Jaye Walker Slide me: so I got the last of the cloth diapers in the mail
today.
adam: so it's done?
me: it's done.
adam: did you post something on facebook about that?
July 23, 2010 at 7:58 pm

Casey Jaye Walker Slide movie and milkshakes with my baby (my husband
baby, not my baby baby)
July 24, 2010 at 10:01 pm

Here are the pictures: