I admit I feel a little guilty writing about “transitions.”
You see, things changing in our household are nothing compared to the transitions going on in other members of my family… Nathan and his family just moved to a new state… And he also started a brand new job this week… And Kylene started a new job this week as well… And Luke & Krista are getting used to the idea of welcoming a new baby in just a few months!
But, these are the (somewhat less exciting) transitions that are going on at our household right now.
Josiah has officially outgrown his infant car seat.
Notice how his feet hang over the end...
He has been a giant in the seat for quite some time now, but he finally maxed out the weight limit. (As well as the length limit evidenced by his feet hanging off the end in the picture above!) So, with much dragging of my feet, I’ve moved him to the backward 5-point-harness seat. This means that when I take him into stores he has to sit in the cart. Which might be a tad bit problematic for the next couple of weeks since he hasn’t completely mastered sitting up by himself… but this will give him good practice. 🙂
They are growing up so fast!
Also, we’ve been working on transitioning JD into the crib in Chloe’s room. This change is taking a bit longer (with a bit more frustration). Chloe has to get used to his noises and try to ignore him when he wakes up at 5:00 a.m. to talk to himself for a bit. It hasn’t been going well, and we all know that I get crabby without sleep 😉 so tonight Chloe is sleeping in our closet and JD will be in the big crib. We’re hoping by tomorrow that they’ll be able to be in the same room again. The good news is that Chloe LOVES having him in her room. In fact, if he starts crying during the night she’ll start singing (sometimes VERY loudly) from her bed to comfort him. Yes, yes, I know that’s simply adorable–unless it’s 2:30 in the morning and I want to sleep!
Anyway, we knew it was due time for this change when his feet and head reach both sides of the bassinet… and when he could swing his leg over the side while lying on his back…
So, alas, like it or not, change comes. 🙂
That is so funny about Chloe singing to him! Isn’t it funny how with the first child you just look for those “growing out of one stage to the next” moments, but after that, you just want things to stay simple? The first time you think “Wow, look how my child is growing” and the second time you think, “Yeah, kids grow. No big deal!” Cute pictures of them both.