Sick baby week 6

The past week Grant has had his first terrible cold. At 6 weeks, he has been coughing, sneezing, congested, and downright miserable. We are going on day seven, and although he is sounding better (a dry cough rather than a mucous one), he still groans and is generally upset when he begins to cough. Suctioning his nose has been an interesting experience, using the nosefrida (you use your mouth to suck the mucous out!), and we invested in a humidifier along with trading in some things at babysrus for a portable bassinet so he can sleep upright in our room.

However, despite the fact he has been sick, sleeping more and eating less, Grant still finds that he wants to play when he is awake (what a goof!). The past few days he has discovered that he has hands, and he enjoys trying to eat them. We awake in the middle of the night to him sucking on his fist to signify that he is hungry.
Yesterday for the first time (Nov. 8th), Grant began to roll over from his stomach onto his back! Uh oh, I guess that means we really have to make sure he doesn't roll off of anything now. Instead of practicing forward momentum, he decided that shifting onto his side and eventually rolling over during tummy time was more interesting. Now if only his face wasn't covered in snot during tummy time ;).

He is beginning to speak more often, and one can only imagine what he is saying with the high pitched cooing.  He also has been making more "real" (not gas) smiles, but they are still only a rarity during the day so trying to catch a picture is difficult by the time I grab my phone or the camera. I managed to sneak a picture during the middle of the night a few days ago:

As tired and grumpy as one can feel when waking up to a screaming baby at 3am every day, a little smile here and there sure goes a long way :).

Jay is still looking for work, and he has been doing great! Between phone and in-person interviews, he has had at least 5 interviews in the past two weeks. He has been waiting to hear back on a couple of positions, but in the meantime will keep applying for more.

Fall weather is here, and I wonder what happened to Spring and Summer. The year has seemed like a blur, but we are looking forward to the Holiday season with family.  I enjoy taking walks now and admiring all the different colors around our apartment complex despite the cold weather :)