Love Love Love

I can't believe it! It's already been 9 days since my little guy was born. I am SOOOO in love, I can't even begin to explain the feeling. Sometimes I look at him and just want to cry, okay sometimes I do cry but I blame half on the crazy hormones...my poor Husband. So far (knock on wood) he is a unbelievably good baby. He basically sleeps, eats, poops and sleeps again. So far we have not had any crying sessions that we either don't know what is wrong or can't stop. He wakes when he is hungry and gives a little whine or whimper, eats has a little awake time when we get to see his big blue eyes then shortly after he goes back to sleep for another couple hours until it's time to eat again. He' not a big fan of diaper changes but as soon as his clothes are back on he is a happy baby. He is so strong for being such a little guy, he moves his head and likes to move to his side when he's sleeping. Thankful for the sleep positioner I sleep better at night, he can't move because he bust right out of his swaddle. He loves his fingers and using his hands.

The biggest challenge has been nursing, but he is catching on which is a huge relief. I will admit without my amazing support system I would have probably gave up by now. Something inside of me just kept telling me to keep at it, despite the frusteration to both Owen and I. The last two day he has soley nursed and been satisfied. I am still pumping some because my supply is insane and this little guy can only drink so much. I do have a pretty large stash already which is a good feeling.

He is a great sleeper, wakes up about every 2-3 hours to eat then back to sleep he goes. Last night I woke up with him alone since Merrick had to get up at 5:30 for work I let him sleep.

Today was the first time I have been alone with Owen because Merrick went back to work , and honestly it's been a piece of cake.My Mom stayed with us once we got home from the hospitial and over the weekend, it was a big comfort and I cried like a baby when she left and still tear up when I think about it.

Owen had a Dr appt in Bloomington  today so my Mom drove us there and Merrick met us. It was a little hectic this morning getting us both ready just because I dont have a routine down yet. Getting myself ready, feeding him, pumping, getting him ready, diaper bag packed.... At least we didn't have to go the whole day without seeing Daddy!

Okay, this blog is taking me all night between feeding Owen and oh ya I have to remember to feed myself and Husband....I totally lost my train of thought.

Just I'll just put a few tid bits in here
-Owen loves his baby papasan chair the best, he will sleep in it for hours

-He's not a big fan of the swing (when it's on). We noticed tonight while we were eating dinner that when the swing was on he was a little fussy as soon as we turned it off he was sound asleep. Guess I'm glad I didn't buy a big one yet.

-We had Owen's "Two" week Dr appointment today, eventhough technically he won't be two weeks until Tuesday. The long weekend messed that up since the Dr wanted to see him before the weekend for his one week checkup. He was back up to 7lbs today, last Friday he was 6lbs 11 ounces. He's a little guy in the 30 percentile. Dr says this doesnt mean anything about his size in the future and that usually isn't determined until around 2 years old. I think he will be a big boy, his arms and legs are so long! We will go back next week for another weigh in to make sure he's gaining weight, they want to see him back to his birth weight at 2 weeks. By the way he is eating I don't think this will be a problem.

-Yesterday we had his newborn pictures done by Laura Elliott , they turned out amazing. I will cherish these pictures forever! Laura was able to capture his funny faces and his little personality perfectly. I could look at them over and over and tear up everytime. Thanks Laura!! She has some pictures of little O up on her Blog.

-We have a big weekend coming, Owen will be out and about. Let's hope he stays as content as he is at home.


Sweet Dreams....