He also woke up at 9:30, 10:00, 1:30, and 4:30. Thankfully he went back to sleep all those times except at 4:30 when I fed him formula in a sippie cup. Mommy desperately needs her sleep.
I just can't figure out why he is waking up so much during the night.
The thing is, I always heard/read that orphanage kids are so UNDERstimulated at the orphanage, that they are like zombies when they get to their forever home. They sleep a lot and need lots of stimulation.
This was not the case with Zac. So I just wasn't prepared for this. He is so reminiscent of an infant to me. He is a LOT of work. It's obvious that he should be, I guess. I just wasn't prepared for it.
I have been so tired (and some of us have been terribly sick lately) that I have sort of just been able to focus on the Work part of the baby and haven't been as able to focus on the other parts.
He really is a joy. His smile is radiant. He has the cutest sounding voice. He laughs and laughs when we tickle him.
There are so many differences between his skin and mine.
For instance, after his bath I have to lather him down pretty good with Vaseline/Cocoa butter or the next day dry skin appears. If he doesn't drink water during the day, then his lips will chap severely the next day. He poops constantly. I have literally gone through 108 diapers in the two weeks we have had him. (Is that normal?!). But I don't know if he has diaper rash because his little skin is so dark that I can't notice it. His nails grow SUPER fast. So does his hair.
Oops he is awake from nap. I hear him in the monitor. Better run. He slept 12:30-3:00 today (only woke up at 1:00pm for a warm cup of milk. WooHoo!).
