Aaron

Since the last post was all about Zack, this one will be about Aaron.

From day one Aaron and Zack have been like night and day. And when I say day 1, I mean even in utero. I remember telling Dave that I thought for sure our second baby was going to be a girl because the pregnancy was so different. Both were problem free, thankfully, but still different.

Aaron has always been a great napper. I take that back he has been every parents DREAM-napper. I lay him down in his crib, awake, and he quiet;y goes to sleep. He will sleep for a solid 2 hours everytime. He sleeps from about 8:30pm until 7:30am straight through nearly every night. His sleep is disrupted while teething though.

Whenever Zack's sleep was disrupted or he woke up scared or in pain(due to teething or illness), I brought him into bed with me. Zack would settle right now, snuggle up next to me and go to sleep. I sometimes try this with Aaron. This little boy flips and flops all over the place. He cannot seem to settle down in my bed. The other day he was so tired he finally fell asleep in bed with me. HOWEVER! He was sprawled across my neck making it very difficult for me to breathe! This only lasted a little while. Now, when wakes up in the middle of the night, I go in and check on him...check the diaper, check for fever, check the temperature of the room. But I dont stay more than 5 minutes. I have to lay him back down, screaming and close the door. He'll settle down in my arms, but the eyes remain wide open. Zack lays his head on my shoulder and is out like a light!

Aaron has this thing with laying on my head. We'll all be playing, the boys love to wrestle, and I'll lay down on the floor. Aaron invariably comes over and wraps his whole body around my head...usually the diaper area is over my face! He also has a knack for stepping on parts of me where its painful. If I'm on the floor with him, he steps on my hair half an inch from my scalp or he uses my boobs to assist himself in climbing up to my head. It reminds me of dog and how they dominate other dogs. Is Aaron trying to dominate me or is this just him being silly?