One day I will be bigger than my teddy bear!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Things no one told me about having a newborn
1. When he smiles up at me it absolutely melts my heart.
2. The comments about not getting sleep are SO true, I really only get two or three light hours at a time (proven by the black circles under my eyes).
3. I really would do absolutely anything for him.
4. It is very difficult to "rest when he rests" as I have been told to do, if I need to get anything done.
5. Pumping and breastfeeding are NOT easy (pumping is liking getting your boob sucked into a vacuum). In the beginning it is a constant worry - is he getting enough to eat, did I eat something to make him fussy, how do I pump and nurse at the same time effectively, etc.
6. I have to plan everything around his unpredictable nap and wake times.
7. The first few months the outside world disappears.
8. Returning to work seems like a huge feat and is by far the most stressful thing in my life (can today's women have it both ways - work and be a mom?) the idea of leaving him with anyone for any length of time completely stresses me out.
9. All my plans and ideas of how it was going to be have gone out the window, starting with childbirth!
10. Don't let him sleep with you they say! Try sitting up in bed to nurse for twenty minutes every two hours. I will take my chances on him getting dependent on sleeping with me.
11. If your relationship is strong enough having a baby does not change your marriage - it makes it stronger (sometimes the most hesitant of husbands when it comes to having a baby, make the best dads).
12. Schedule schmedule! There will be days when it is one in the afternoon and there is no hope of showering!
13. There will be days when it is suddenly eight at night and you have achieved none of the tasks for the day... and it is okay.
14. Sometimes your greatest aspiration for the evening is a bath.
15. Watch out during diaper changes, he really will pee on you... and spit up on you... and even poop on you if given the chance.
16. Babies learn quickly. Don't go by the milestones every baby moves at their own pace. Jack held his own head up at two weeks and tracked me with his eyes at three weeks. He is five weeks and smiles in response to my smile already!
17. Nothing will drive you more crazy than when someone holds your baby's hand with their dirty germ infested hand. You know as soon as they let go your baby will put his hand in his mouth!
18. In the end all the small inconveniences don't really matter. Nothing matters but him. It's true what they say, your life completely changes and it is okay... no it is great!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Growing Each Day
Jack is so alert! He takes short naps during the day but doesn't seem to want to sleep and is always fighting it. I think he is afraid he will miss something!
Jack at the hospital
What an experience! After eighteen hours of labor ending in a C-section, Jack was born. I have never been so excited to hear a baby cry. He weighed 8 pounds 5 ounces, which was just a bit to big for me to squeeze out. My mom and Kyle were both present and my mom took pictures since I couldn't see. I was disappointed with my hospital stay, the nurses were incapable and nonchalant. I absolutely loved the pediatrician and my OB doc. In the end of course it was worth it to hold him and have him gaze up at me. On the plus side he latched right on and we have had no trouble with nursing!
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