Night time wake up calls (it's the most obvious so lets get that out of the way). He only wakes up twice during the night really, BUT he takes so darn long to eat between trying to get him latched on, keeping him awake to get a full meal, changing his diaper, burping, waiting for the hiccups to subside so he'll go to sleep, and waiting for him to stop fighting sleep so I can go to bed again! This has been the pattern the last few nights. Thanks Aaron for helping me with him and for taking Eli off my hands when I feel like I can't take anymore! I don't know how anyone does this parent thing alone!!
Mom and Dad's breakfast/scripture reading schedule is now way out of whack! I'm so tired I just want to go back to bed (Eli usually wakes up around 6:30 am and finishes eating right around when we'd usually have breakfast). We've started that back up again, BUT you never know when Eli's schedule won't fit with ours.
Mom's ready time. I often don't get a shower until 1-4pm and so I feel a lot less like a woman and more like a cave man! It's a wonderful day when Eli is sleeping well and I have a good long while to shower and can shave my legs. It's amazing how that one little act can make me feel so much cleaner! My hair is usually in a braid right now. Will I ever style it again? Who knows!
Laundry! It's no lie that babies go through laundry like it's candy! Whether it's spit up on, leaked on with Mom's milk while I'm trying to feed him, pooped on, peed on (some leeks mysteriously show up out of no where with no apparent cause), or some other random act of soiling, there's tons of laundry!
Mom and Dad time. We usually spend it cuddling in bed before I fall asleep. We often have conversations while one of us is asleep (life is more entertaining when you both talk in your sleep!). In fact I have a great story about Aaron. He LOVES to bounce Eli and he has started bouncing in his sleep sometimes. The other night I finally asked him what he was doing and he said he was trying to give him (Eli) some respite. I asked why and after delving into a long and broken football game explanation Aaron asked if I wanted to put Eli back in the bassinet. I told him he was already there and it finally dawned on Aaron that he had been bouncing by himself and that if he really did have Eli, he would have probably been smothered. Aaron is such a GREAT dad! I love him so much.
OH so much LOVE. It's amazing how much your love for your family grows when you bring a child into it. I was really worried at first because the week before Eli was born, Aaron and I seemed to be arguing and fighting every day. We even bickered on while I was in labor (before we went to the hospital) and I thought "why are we bringing this baby into a house where we are fighting all the time?" Just Satan working on us. Since Eli's come, my love for Aaron has grown so much! It's so fun to see him as a dad and how things I was worried he would avoid (diaper changes) he has jumped in with full force! It's also amazing how much my emotions rely on Eli's. He is so sweet! I love him so much and even though it's so weird and kind of sad that I don't feel little nudges in my belly, I have a beautiful face to look at and say "man we make cute kids"!
This is for Grandma and Grandpa on Aaron's side. Just remember that he's only 50% Canadian because Mom's all American. Even though Dad's 1/2 Canadian, I'll still say Eli is 1/2 because Dad usually claims all Canadian!
Eli watched (slept through) his first BYU foot ball game last Friday and we got him all decked out.
He was a little concerned when it wasn't a shut out of USU like it had been the last two games.
My attempts at fun photography. Give me any pointers you can Amy!
5 comments:
I wish I lived closer so I could help with the laundry and cooking! Waiting on Burps was the Worst at first. I swear Haylee took Forever to burp-I thought I'd lose my mind for the want of Sleep . . . but things get SO Much Better. I am sure you are doing GREAT and you are Such a GOOD MOM!!
I love your pictures, they are VERY Good!!!! You guys did make the cutest little Boy:)
Well, Carrie! Get ready for 3 1/2 days of me being able to change diapers and burp him while you get some sleep and shower...and shave your legs! I'll help with the laundry and everything! I'm so excited to come out and see you! I miss you tonz!
I refuse to allow my nephew to be called 100% Canadian- When I think of Canadian I think of Canadian bacon, ice, and the movie Strange Brew. While I enjoy all of them, I also like good ol American Apple Pie (with some ice cream). So I would think that the best mix would be 50% Canadian 50% American- which would make Eli Canadian Bacon Pie with a scoop of ice cream!
I know those first days of being a mother are crazy. But, shower or not, it sounds like you're doing a great job! Just keep being flexible, and before too long you'll find a routine you like even better than the one you had before Eli was born.
He is so stinken cute! Especially all decked out for the football game! I really like the 100% canadian, that is cute! You are such an inspiration, I'm sure you doing great as a new mom, I can't wait to see you in December! Lova you!
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