Okay...on the second day

I think that I have this thing figured out as far as entering text and formatting the page. My next task is to figure our how to post pictures onto the page and add captions. I think that it will be fairly easy since there is a button in the 'post' box that I am typing in that allows me to 'post' pictures from my computer. Unfortunately, I don't keep pictures on my computer here at work so will have to update this blog at home where I can access them. Beware....cute baby pictures are about to uploaded!

Whew! It feels good to actually write this message to you all and have it available for your viewing pleasure daily and it not be an e-mail. Think of this site as a museum of the lives of the Ann Arbor Kozlowskis - with Mark and Katie as curators.

So - on with the news.

We are currently conducting an experiment on our four month old little boy. That sounds scary and so does his screaming between 5:30PM and 9:00PM. The experiment is to try and get him to fall asleep on his own at bedtime without being held or rocked or swaddled or comforted to sleep. The books tell katie who tells me that we are to let him cry for a certain amount of time before we go and check on him for ONE MINUTE MAX. How terrifying. My interpretation of the theory is that once mom or dad leave the room linus knows that he is alone even though mom or dad may be around the corner. first we let him cry for 5 minutes, check on him, let him cry for ten minutes, check on him, let him cry for ten minutes, check on him and so on letting him cry longer each time. Apparently when mom and dad come into the room, linus is supposed to know that we are still around and will take care of him (building trust). So gradually mom and dad are gone a little bit longer and linus is supposed to think "I am okay sleeping in this bed with jailhouse padded walls and uncomfortable mattress, I think that I will sleep for 10 hours now!" YAH RIGHT!!!!

It has been four days into the experiment now and he actually is "getting the hang of it."

that's that. Onto development - Linus is pushing up with his forearms from his belly similar to a push up. Katie has seen him roll over (I haven't except for the two flukes at two months old) BUT - I was down on the floor with him yeaterday and as he was pushing up i rolled my head and he rolled his almost to the point of rolling over - so i know he can do it.

wow - it is time to get to work again.

Welcome to our site....watch for pictures...and we love you all.