Big Boy!

We sat Joel in his new exerciser tonight for the second time, and let him stay in for a while to check it out. He is really too small for it, although his feet touch the floor. He is supposed to be able to sit up by himself before he uses it, but we kept a close eye on him. He loved it! He whacked the frog a couple of times and even giggled once when he did it. He bounced by accident and his eyes got really big, but he didn't cry. I have been working on his scrapbook lately, and it is hard to believe that the little four pound baby in those pictures is the same "big boy" in the exerciser pictures. In only four months! We have had a frustrating couple of days because Joel has been extremely irritable and fussy. It's hard for me being alone with him all day long because I get tense that I am doing something wrong and that there is something really wrong with him. He usually settles down eventually. He has developed a bad habit in the last few days of only going to sleep when he is held. Of course, we are holding him more because he is so fussy, so it is sort of a vicious cycle. Plus, Rob has his annual "Boys' Trip" this weekend so I will be without him from Thursday afternoon until Sunday afternoon. We will be fine, but I hope that Joel isn't as fussy as he has been. I don't think poor Bailey can take it if both of us are cranky! :0) Joel actually fell asleep after I fed him around 10:00 and is still sleeping. We will need to get him up for a bottle around 12:30, but he usually falls asleep easily then. He did sleep well last night (about 6 hours) after being so fussy, so maybe he will sleep well again tonight. Let's hope so.....Good night!