Ready for his crib? No, not so much!

In this photo that I took a week ago, Tiernan looks like he is enjoying life in his crib. Don't be deceived! This visit to his crib lasted about 20 minutes before he started crying to Dad to take him out. Good news: he did seem to enjoy himself for those 20 minutes. The mobile that we had bought at the Swap Meet was definitely a hit. He also had fun with his stuffed puppy dog and the pillow that was sent all the way from New Zealand.

The crib is located in his nursery, which doubles as my office. For now, he sleeps in the bassinet in the playpen that we keep in our bedroom. Or, when he's fussy, he sleeps in the bed with us. A friend recently loaned us a mini-bed that sits in our bed between us so he sleep with us without us needing to worry about crushing him! It doesn't leave us with much room, but it's great for peace-of-mind.

Tiernan is starting to spend more time alert during the day. When he's happy this is producing some quality play time. He's smiling a lot more now, which makes playtime much more fun. Today, he did some jumping. I held his head up and supported his bum and he bounced up and down on the floor. When his neck becomes stronger, he's going to love the jolly jumper.

Unfortunately, part of the alertness seems to be a bit more trouble falling asleep. Once he's asleep, he has been having longer and deeper sleeps, but he has trouble getting to sleep in the first place. Lots of rocking is starting to build up my forearms!

Last Friday he had his final visit to the midwives. He passed "final inspection" with flying colours! He now weighs 11 lbs and is very healthy. That's great news, but comes with the sad addendum that we don't need to see the midwives anymore. We are very thankful to Carolyn, Lindsey, and Heather for all of the care that they provided for Deb and Tiernan. Great job, ladies. Thanks so much!