THE HAGERS !: October 2008

Friday, October 31, 2008

Rain, of course

Its probably been 340 days since it rained last. We had one day this month of cool weather. The next day the Santa Ana winds came and its been hot ever since. Finally it decided to cool down and rain -- on Halloween day. Micah's costume is a cardboard box decorated in wrapping paper so we quickly wrapped it in plastic wrap. Because of the rain we had to drive everybody to school.

I found out it is possible to pick Bradlee up from Seminary, drive her to high school, then come home and get Avarie, pick up Donavon and drive them to middle school, and then get home before Micah had to leave for school. Luckily, Kevin was home to do it, or I would have had one pissed off baby before I was done because I don't think that schedule left any time for feeding baby.

I've been putting Carsten to bed kind of late.. 9-10 at night. I decided Wed night to put him to bed earlier so I made sure he didn't sleep too much in the afternoon and put him to bed at 7:30. All went great. He woke up the next morning at 6:30 (ok, he was also up from 2-3 but that's normal. So a good 11 hours of sleep. Last night I tried the same thing. I fed him at 7:00, he sonked out completely in my lap. Laid him down at 7:30. Eyes popped wide open. He almost decided to go to sleep but then decided to get mad instead. The short story is that he didn't get to sleep in his bed until 10:30. I'm thinking that's why I was putting him to bed so late before.

He's only 3 months but I'm about ready to let him "cry it out". I'll try to hold off a bit longer tho. But shouldn't he be getting around 10-11 hours sleep at night???

Happy Halloween

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Homecoming 2008

Homecoming was great! My friend Amanda set up a limo. There was 22 total that came in the limo and we met up with more at the dance.

First stop was Chile's. It was so fun when we got there they had a big table all ready for us. It was so funny seeing all the people there with there families stare at us! We had a nice dinner and then got in the limo again to go to the dance.

The limo was so cool there was lots of room, music blasting, and lots of lights. This limo was equipped with amplifiers, light show and drinks in a cooler!

The dance was awesome. the decorations were great and there was an awesome DJ. There was also a free Henna tattoo booth setup. The dance lasted until 11. We all had a great time at the dance!

Video

I got some cute video of Carsten smiling, of course now that I'm trying to blog it he's getting really fussy and will be mad soon.

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Let There Be Light

Yesterday we got a new light. Now we have 3 good hanging lights in the house. The light we used to use didn't hang from the ceiling. it only had four light bulbs, it is cracked and rusted, and three of the bulbs don't work. The new light is very bright! It is shiny silver with glass cups around the light bulbs. It is so cool!

-Micah

Old Lamp

cracked
rusted
cord breaking
bulbs broken

New Lamp

shiny
20x brighter
on ceiling
cool looking

TV Time

I read BabyCenter.com a lot when I was pregnant. I like the week by week pregnancy calendar. But the baby part isn't as exciting, and you get advice like this.

Is it okay to nurse my baby with the TV on?

As a general rule, no -- feeding time with your baby is bonding time for the two of you. It's a time for you to hold, snuggle, and talk to your baby. She needs this interaction to grow and develop.

Kelly Ross, M.D.

Pediatrician at St. Louis Children's Hospital in Missouri, and mother of triplets.

If I couldn't watch TV or read for those 5 hours a day while he's attached I would go out of my mind starring at a wall. Anyway, he's usually got his eyes closed so what would be the point. He is usually really happy when he's done eating and we bond plenty then, thanks.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

2 months

Carsten had his two month check-up on Tuesday. He's as healthy as can be. He weighs 12 lbs, 4 oz and is already 24 inches. I knew he was taller because he's outgrown all his pajamas and we've gone up a size. He's also getting darn cute. He's still a bit cranky in the late evening when he can't decide wether its bedtime or not but otherwise, if I keep him fed, he's pretty happy. I guess you can tell he's well fed by the weight gain.