so to update on my last post... Greg DID NOT have an ear infection. He was perfectly heatlhy, just trying to drive his parents crazy. It's ok. He's cute. You can't stay mad at him :)
here are some pics:
new pics of the citak boys
Friday, December 4, 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
sooo tired...
so, when i said that Greg was not sleeping through the night, i didn't think things could get much worse. but suddenly, they have. Last night, Greg went to bed as usual after a bottle, a story, and a song at around 7:30pm. He then woke up around 9:30pm and cried the rest of the night. It was an angry, wailing cry. The kind where i know he's not just whining. He wants to sleep but can't. Something was bothering him; i'm not sure what. He could not sleep. We tried letting him cry, he didn't stop. I tried feeding him but he went back in his crib and started crying again. We picked him up and calmed him down only to have him start wailing again once we put him down. I swear I don't know what I am doing wrong.
I feel awful and he must feel awful too. He has been sleeping all morning now. I am POSITIVE he is exhausted. poor thing. I have an appointment with his doctor tomorrow for his eczema. His rash is better so i was going to cancel it but i think I'll take him in to make sure there isn't anything else wrong...
I feel awful and he must feel awful too. He has been sleeping all morning now. I am POSITIVE he is exhausted. poor thing. I have an appointment with his doctor tomorrow for his eczema. His rash is better so i was going to cancel it but i think I'll take him in to make sure there isn't anything else wrong...
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
We're back!
Hi All!
Well, i decided to start posting on this blog again because i enjoy going back and reading the old posts i had for Saro and Ari. As you know, the Citak boys clan now has a 3rd member! Greg Mikael Citak.
Greg was born on June 26, 2009 and has been a wonderful addition to our family. Saro and Ari love him so much. There was never a problem with jealousy. The biggest problem is getting Saro to stop hugging and kissing Greg, especially during this flu season!
Recently, i've been comparing Greg's pictures and stats to Saro & Ari's. I definitely think he looks more like Ari now, which is funny because one of the first things Serdal said when Greg was born was that he looked exactly like Saro! Greg is a much bigger baby that S&A were. He was born bigger and has kept on that path. At his last checkup, he was just shy of 15lbs. At this age, Ari was a mere 12 lbs! Greg has blown through S&A's old wardrobe... and i'll be cracking open the 6-12 months clothes already!
Greg is also a very different baby. All I ever prayed for when pregnant was a healthy baby that liked to eat. Well, God heard my prayers! Greg nurses well and also takes the bottle well. He gets a bedtime bottle every day and usually polishes off 9oz! In their entire lives, S&A never drank that much. However, where my sanity was saved with S&A was that they were good sleepers. Greg is NOT. He is still not sleeping through the night and is nowhere close. He also hates sitting in the car and cries most of the time. Unfortunately, he has no choice but to be in the car at least twice a day when we drop off his brothers to daycare... I never thought a kid could hate being in the car... S&A loved it...
Overall, I'm having a wonderful time with Greg. It is so nice having just one baby. I feel so mobile and so free. We go to the mall and can stay out all day as long as i can find a nursing room. He loves the bjorn so we walk around together. At this age with S&A, i never left the house because i was basically spending every waking moment feeding them. First 1 hour feeding Saro, then 1 hour feeding Ari, nap, then start over. Just thinking about it, I wonder how i ever got through it. Thank God Lenny came and saved me.
Well, that is enough reminiscing and comparing for today! I will try to post on here on a regular basis.
Here are some links to photos on facebook that i have previously posted. You DO NOT need a facebook account to view the pictures!
Halloween Pictures
Random Pictures Summer 2009
Thanksgiving
Apple Picking
Citak boys June/July 2009
Well, i decided to start posting on this blog again because i enjoy going back and reading the old posts i had for Saro and Ari. As you know, the Citak boys clan now has a 3rd member! Greg Mikael Citak.
Greg was born on June 26, 2009 and has been a wonderful addition to our family. Saro and Ari love him so much. There was never a problem with jealousy. The biggest problem is getting Saro to stop hugging and kissing Greg, especially during this flu season!
Recently, i've been comparing Greg's pictures and stats to Saro & Ari's. I definitely think he looks more like Ari now, which is funny because one of the first things Serdal said when Greg was born was that he looked exactly like Saro! Greg is a much bigger baby that S&A were. He was born bigger and has kept on that path. At his last checkup, he was just shy of 15lbs. At this age, Ari was a mere 12 lbs! Greg has blown through S&A's old wardrobe... and i'll be cracking open the 6-12 months clothes already!
Greg is also a very different baby. All I ever prayed for when pregnant was a healthy baby that liked to eat. Well, God heard my prayers! Greg nurses well and also takes the bottle well. He gets a bedtime bottle every day and usually polishes off 9oz! In their entire lives, S&A never drank that much. However, where my sanity was saved with S&A was that they were good sleepers. Greg is NOT. He is still not sleeping through the night and is nowhere close. He also hates sitting in the car and cries most of the time. Unfortunately, he has no choice but to be in the car at least twice a day when we drop off his brothers to daycare... I never thought a kid could hate being in the car... S&A loved it...
Overall, I'm having a wonderful time with Greg. It is so nice having just one baby. I feel so mobile and so free. We go to the mall and can stay out all day as long as i can find a nursing room. He loves the bjorn so we walk around together. At this age with S&A, i never left the house because i was basically spending every waking moment feeding them. First 1 hour feeding Saro, then 1 hour feeding Ari, nap, then start over. Just thinking about it, I wonder how i ever got through it. Thank God Lenny came and saved me.
Well, that is enough reminiscing and comparing for today! I will try to post on here on a regular basis.
Here are some links to photos on facebook that i have previously posted. You DO NOT need a facebook account to view the pictures!
Halloween Pictures
Random Pictures Summer 2009
Thanksgiving
Apple Picking
Citak boys June/July 2009