Declan's first month of life went by way too fast.
I love these days.
Declan is smiling more and he started to giggle and it is so awesome.
I'd be lying if I said I didn't miss eight consecutive hours of sleep, I never thought I would miss it as much as I do...but we are getting by surviving and he sleeping longer stretches during the night.
Nursing is challenging, rewarding wonderful, & exhausting.
It is in those moments at 3:30 AM when I'm dead dog tired and I go to nurse him and he looks up with those big blue eyes, grabs my thumb, and smiles that I am humbly reminded of who & what is important.
I wish my mom was my next-door neighbor, 8 hours away is just not cutting it.
I have to turn my brain off to the thoughts of am I doing this right? Should I not rock him to sleep? I don't want him to depend on that...If he eats every 2 hours is he a snacker? Or is he just Declan, a hungry baby? I have to remind myself the books, blogs, & outside sources aren't Declan's parents & they don't/won't ever know him the way Kyle & I do so we just need to trust our instincts and hearts. Sarah over at Saturday's Story puts it perfectly in perspective http://saturdaysstory.weebly.com/
He looks great in yellow.
I wish I could put food coloring in his milk and dye it green for St. Patrick's Day
He is in his 3 month clothing at 6 weeks...a full baby is a happy baby.
I love these days.
Declan is smiling more and he started to giggle and it is so awesome.
I'd be lying if I said I didn't miss eight consecutive hours of sleep, I never thought I would miss it as much as I do...but we are getting by surviving and he sleeping longer stretches during the night.
Nursing is challenging, rewarding wonderful, & exhausting.
It is in those moments at 3:30 AM when I'm dead dog tired and I go to nurse him and he looks up with those big blue eyes, grabs my thumb, and smiles that I am humbly reminded of who & what is important.
I wish my mom was my next-door neighbor, 8 hours away is just not cutting it.
I have to turn my brain off to the thoughts of am I doing this right? Should I not rock him to sleep? I don't want him to depend on that...If he eats every 2 hours is he a snacker? Or is he just Declan, a hungry baby? I have to remind myself the books, blogs, & outside sources aren't Declan's parents & they don't/won't ever know him the way Kyle & I do so we just need to trust our instincts and hearts. Sarah over at Saturday's Story puts it perfectly in perspective http://saturdaysstory.weebly.com/
He looks great in yellow.
I wish I could put food coloring in his milk and dye it green for St. Patrick's Day
He is in his 3 month clothing at 6 weeks...a full baby is a happy baby.
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