{"id":491,"date":"2009-07-22T19:40:12","date_gmt":"2009-07-23T03:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/?p=491"},"modified":"2023-04-17T16:12:39","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T00:12:39","slug":"big-boys-dont-need-bags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/22\/big-boys-dont-need-bags\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Boys Don&#8217;t Need Bags"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/22\/big-boys-dont-need-bags\/&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=1&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font=\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:25px\"><\/iframe><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fheathervale.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F07%2F22%2Fbig-boys-dont-need-bags%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 5px 10px; float: left\" src=\"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/images\/Konan-39wks-crib07-sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"202\" \/>For months, Barry has been trying to get Konan to sleep in as little as possible to keep his body cool.<\/p>\n<p>First, when he was a newborn, Barry didn&#8217;t want him swaddled, even when swaddling calmed Konan down and made him stop crying. Babies feel secure when their arms can&#8217;t flail around, but it looks like their freedom is being compromised, which always bothered Barry.<\/p>\n<p>Then Konan graduated to sleep bags, which are like PJs without separate leg openings, or lightweight sleeping bags with arm holes.<\/p>\n<p>Or&#8230; kinda like baby Snuggies that zip up!<\/p>\n<p>There have been a few times when he slept just in a onesie or jumpsuit, but for the most part he sleeps better in a bag. Hey, I don&#8217;t like sleeping without covers either, even in the summer (especially when the AC is on)&#8230; and sleep bags are like covers that babies can&#8217;t suffocate themselves under!<\/p>\n<p>But Barry keeps asking for Konan to nap without his bag, and today &#8212; another sweltering 100 degree afternoon &#8212; Konan decided Daddy was right.<\/p>\n<p>He wiggled his way out of his bag, and threw it on the floor (along with his pacifier, toys, rattle and anything else that happened to be in his crib &#8212; throwing stuff overboard is his favorite new game!)<\/p>\n<p>The picture shows Konan holding up the bag, shortly after he took it off.<\/p>\n<p>So, at least for today, the message from Konan is: I&#8217;m a 9-month-old big boy now&#8230; and big boys don&#8217;t need bags!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keep Unwrapping The Mysteries of Life!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Heather Vale Goss\" src=\"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/images\/sigHVG_2.1_blue.gif\" alt=\"Heather Vale Goss\" width=\"205\" height=\"35\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For months, Barry has been trying to get Konan to sleep in as little as possible to keep his body cool. 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