HAAAA - LE - LU - JAH!

Guess who slept from 9pm to 6am last night??

(Unfortunately Ked and I couldn't take total advantage of this long stretch since we're programmed now to get up earlier, but we're still very, very excited.)

Do you think it hurts to be this CUTE?

Here's our little snuggly bear!

All the World's a Lollipop

Micah has recently discovered his tongue. He now likes to lick everything in sight. We swaddle him; he licks the top of the blanket. We try to burp him; he licks our shoulder. We try to do tummy time; he licks the carpet (actually he licks the blanket that we put him on so he WON'T lick the carpet). He is wearing his first official "drool bib" today since he was getting his shirt all wet! Too bad he doesn't have the hand/eye coordination to get things into his mouth yet!

Napping Dilemma -- HELP!

All right, we need some input on this one. Micah is sleeping well at night. He will sleep in his crib, flat on his back, and fall asleep on his own without pacifier or being rocked. Napping during the day is a different story. He does not sleep well in his crib at all. He basically needs to be propped up (in swing, boppy pillow, etc). He also needs to be held to go down for a nap. If I rock him to sleep and then set him down, he will sleep for like 15 minutes and then wake up screaming. If I pick him up then, he will be zonked out again within 5 minutes.

I know he's only 2 months old and we have tried letting him cry it out a few times. I'm not sure if this is the approach we should take or not! Plus I don't know what role his colic is playing in this. He does not seem to be gassy during the day much, so I don't think it's gas pains waking him up.

Parents out there, we need your suggestions! Is it OK to always rock him to sleep at this age? If yes, are we setting patterns that are going to be hard to break later on? If no, is it OK to let a 2 month old cry it out? Should I just set him down when he's acting sleepy and let him cry? If he falls asleep in my arms and I set him down, do I pick him up and rock him again when he wakes up, or let him cry it out then?

Which one?

Which option do you see in little Micah's future?