I'm a tired momma! But that's to be expected I guess! Liam decided he wanted to do 2 hour feedings last night. Amazing how and hour to hour and half makes such a difference with sleep. It seems like a lot has been going on but I think it's because all my days are running together.
We had Liam's 1 month check up. Everything is going well. He's 9lbs 8oz and 23 inches long. He's in the 97th percentile for his height. We are going to start seeing a Urologist because his left testicle hasn't descended yet. It's in the canal and the doctor was able to feel it and grab it (ouch!) but not where it needs to be yet. Hopefully it will descend on its own but if not it will require a small procedure. He had a bad rash and I felt bad when we saw Dr. Bohleber. I thought it was baby acne but come to find out it was a yeast rash. Oops! I'm finding I am not a mom that freaks out about every little thing (surprisingly!) and this was one thing I just wrote off. We got some ointment and he is all cleared up now.
Liam is officially sleeping in his crib. I swore I wasn't going to do the bassinet because our house is so small and he wasn't going to be that far away from us anyways. But when I got home from the hospital my hormones were going crazy and Jay went out and bought us one. I finally decided it was time to move to the crib. As I said he is probably 20 ft (if that) away from us. Also, I was having to get up and take him in his room to nurse because I change his diaper and my rocker is in there. So it really wasn't like him sleeping in our room was allowing me to minimize us moving around. Also, he is starting to make all kinds of noises, especially when he sleeps. And daddy snores...at least I can hit him to stop. There were all kinds of noise going on and I need to get some sleep :)
We've introduced a bottle. I've started pumping in the morning and then if we give him a bottle I'll pump then as well. I wanted to get him use to a bottle in preparation for me going back to work. He didn't like it the first time, but he was overly hungry and just not having it. The second time we tried we made sure to try before his feeding time and he did great! Huge relief for me!! We also introduced the paci. I have mixed emotions on it. I think about all the stories I hear about trying to wean kids off pacifiers and I'd like to avoid it. I may try to take the paci away between 4-6 months and try to get him to use a blanket or something else to sooth himself.
I'm doing pretty well with this new life. I miss adult interaction though!! Jay has had to work 2 weeks of 2nd/3rd shift and it really kills me. I also miss "me" time. However, I've got a deal with Jay that I get to go shopping Friday afternoon by myself while he takes Liam. I haven't had this opportunity since Liam was born with the exception of running to the doctor or grocery store really quick. I know "me" time isn't something that is going to happen as often but Jay and I are pretty good at recognizing when we both need a break. Also, Jay and I get to go on our first date this weekend. Probably just dinner but I look forward to it. One thing I've always heard is after you have a child is to make sure you put your marriage first. I really appreciate that and want to make sure we do.
We had newborn and family pictures done a couple weekends ago. We had Catchlight photography take the pictures. They came to the house and did them for us. It was a huge help that they came to the house. I'm so happy with the pictures. Liam did pretty good. I got peed on but that's to be expected when you've got a naked boy in your hands! Here's the link to the proofs: http://www.catchlightphotographyonline.com/Client-Proofing/Baby-Liam/17216905_dqvrc5#1306352263_BZ7NfN4
Time for sleep...until Liam wakes for the next feeding :)
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