you're nursing your son and notice a bandaid on your arm. You think to yourself, "I wonder where that came from?"
"Maybe Ant was playing with a bandaid in our bed and it got stuck to me?"
Only to realize about fifteen minutes later, "OH YEAH, I got the flu shot yesterday".
Particularly amusing when you are unable to sleep on that side because the arm is so tender.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Sleep
I just made an Excel macro to graph Timmy's sleep patterns (yes, I am a total nerd). Here are the results for his second month (so far).
Thursday, November 6, 2008
sleep, sleep, glorious sleep
Last night I was so tired I was having trouble keeping my eyes open as I trawled the aisles of the grocery store. I had to go to pick up a couple of prescriptions - I'm still bleeding a bit at 7 weeks post partum, and when I went for my check up yesterday it was quite painful when the doc checked my ute, so she thinks I have a minor infection. Off topic, sorry.
When I got home, I told Mark that I was going to go to bed ASAP. So I pumped at 9:45 (which was already over 3 hours since Timmy last ate), and was in bed by 10:10. I didn't get woken up by the little mister wanting to feed until.... FIVE TWENTY EIGHT!!! 7.5 hours of solid, unbroken sleep. Pure heaven if you ask me. This is in contrast to the 5-6 hours of sleep in 2-3 blocks that I have been getting for the last 7 weeks. Mark had fed him a bottle at 12:15am, but still, that's a 6 hour stretch and a 5 hour stretch between feedings, which is fantastic!
I'm *not* expecting this to happen again any time soon, but boy does it make me feel more like a human being!
When I got home, I told Mark that I was going to go to bed ASAP. So I pumped at 9:45 (which was already over 3 hours since Timmy last ate), and was in bed by 10:10. I didn't get woken up by the little mister wanting to feed until.... FIVE TWENTY EIGHT!!! 7.5 hours of solid, unbroken sleep. Pure heaven if you ask me. This is in contrast to the 5-6 hours of sleep in 2-3 blocks that I have been getting for the last 7 weeks. Mark had fed him a bottle at 12:15am, but still, that's a 6 hour stretch and a 5 hour stretch between feedings, which is fantastic!
I'm *not* expecting this to happen again any time soon, but boy does it make me feel more like a human being!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Momma's new do!
I followed fellow blogger Katie's lead, and decided to cut off my tresses and donate them. I'd been thinking about doing this for a while, and Timmy grabbing onto my ponytail as I was nursing was the final impetus.
So.....Before:
And after:
It was such a strange feeling having all that hair cut off, but I didn't feel as bad about it as I thought I might. The only thing that gave me pause is that Ant loves holding onto my ponytail, "holding mommy's pony!", and it actually helps calm him down sometimes. But it was time for a haircut, and it will grow again. And I get to help a worthy cause!
So.....Before:
And after:
It was such a strange feeling having all that hair cut off, but I didn't feel as bad about it as I thought I might. The only thing that gave me pause is that Ant loves holding onto my ponytail, "holding mommy's pony!", and it actually helps calm him down sometimes. But it was time for a haircut, and it will grow again. And I get to help a worthy cause!
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Three weeks!
I cannot believe that it's been over three weeks since T was born. The last few weeks of my pregnancy seemed to drag so much, then it's just been a blink of an eye since. I guess that's what happens when you are on the go about 20/7!
The other thing I couldn't believe is when I popped Timmy on the scale today, and he was 9.96 pounds after he ate (and including clothes and diaper - so probably 9.5 pounds of baby). More than two pounds up from his birthweight already.
The other thing I couldn't believe is when I popped Timmy on the scale today, and he was 9.96 pounds after he ate (and including clothes and diaper - so probably 9.5 pounds of baby). More than two pounds up from his birthweight already.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Pretend play
I have heard lots of stories of kids pretending to do "mommy" things when a new baby enters the picture. My sister regaled me with a tale of her daughter taking out the breast pump, putting it on her belly button, and saying she was pumping to feed the baby.
Tonight it was our turn. As I was getting Ant ready for bed, he ran into Timmy's room and hopped up on the bed I'm sleeping in for now. Moved over to the side where I nurse Timmy, propped up the cushions, and put the boppy around himself, "wike Mommy!".
Then he grabbed one of the nursing pads, and put it on his belly, saying "put on nursing pad". He hung onto the nursing pad as I changed his diaper, then when I pulled off his shirt, he moved it up to his nipple, "nursing pad on nipple". When I pulled on his pajamas (the sleeper kind with feet), he kept the nursing pad in place - and when it slid down inside the pj's after he was running around a bit, asked me very nicely to put it back.
The kicker was when he walked up to Timmy, who was hanging out in the swing, and said, "Timofy, I have a nursing pad on, so you can't eat!"
Tonight it was our turn. As I was getting Ant ready for bed, he ran into Timmy's room and hopped up on the bed I'm sleeping in for now. Moved over to the side where I nurse Timmy, propped up the cushions, and put the boppy around himself, "wike Mommy!".
Then he grabbed one of the nursing pads, and put it on his belly, saying "put on nursing pad". He hung onto the nursing pad as I changed his diaper, then when I pulled off his shirt, he moved it up to his nipple, "nursing pad on nipple". When I pulled on his pajamas (the sleeper kind with feet), he kept the nursing pad in place - and when it slid down inside the pj's after he was running around a bit, asked me very nicely to put it back.
The kicker was when he walked up to Timmy, who was hanging out in the swing, and said, "Timofy, I have a nursing pad on, so you can't eat!"
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