Age: 6 Days
Just when we thought that a routine would make us feel better, Wisebaby started to feel better which translated into copious amounts of poop, some of which was shot out at Daddy. He also peed on his face for the first, and likely not the last time. What made this really hard was that we were trying to get out to see my parents who live just 3 blocks away for my niece's 3rd birthday party for 30 minutes, but I realized in a weepy break down that there was no way that I was ready for that.
I cried, and my sister and dear friend came over to visit and console me instead, which was great. Then, we did our hour of feeding, and my brother-in-law came to meet Wisebaby for the first time. It was a little stressful, but we are so blessed that Wisebaby has a whole army of people who are thrilled beyond belief to have him in their lives.
We made it through the night, and the longer routine led us to wake up more and decide that we could maybe do some blogging to keep record of our little miracle's life. Maybe we're crazy. So many parents start blogs and then abandon them in favor of spending time with their kids; however, I type fast and we have a habit of writing down our lives. When we vacation, we keep a journal together, so that habit will hopefully help.
Some of our entries will be longer and more explanatory like this one, and some should just be quick little entries during late night feedings to record this or that that happened that made his day interesting. We kept a calendar like that during my pregnancy, and it was a lot of fun.
For example, today (Day 6) would read like this:
-Settling into long nursing routine better
-Finally figured out how to clean all of the parts of the nursing equipment
-Rode in the K'Tan for the first time
-Walked in the unusually cool weather down to the end of the block and back with aide of an umbrella
-Ate lunch with Baby Z, son of our friends who I have known since I was a little girl
Hopefully, that tack will allow us to maintain the site without getting too burned out. Then, when I want to be verbose, funny, or sentimental, I can take the time while Wisebaby sleeps in the K'Tan--such a great invention, by the way.
In the end, I hope this blog is a way to capture the changes and joys of our family as we learn what it means to be the three Wiseman.
It does get easier Sarah. Logan only ate for 10 minutes on only 1 side every two hours for the first 6 months of his life. However, I pumped the rest and the non-eating side every time--which lead me to a copious amount of frozen milk for him to enjoy when I had to go back to work.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work!