9 lbs 9 oz
22.25 inches
Still skinny and long - We're working on that.
Noah:
• smiles all the time. It is fantastic for making us feel like good parents.
• likes his owl toy and his soccer ball rattle, also loves being talked to
• has this weird obsession about staring at the pictures on our living room wall. He will ignore me to watch them.
• smiles and coos at his reflection in the mirror. It is adorable and I die from the cuteness every time. I should get this on camera.
• likes to give himself hiccups and, of course, it is usually when we are trying to get him to wind down. Which drives me bonkers.
• still a stinkbug about being on a schedule - normalized enough I can semi predict it. But there is always a catch (ALWAYS. And it's usually sleep-related)
• he REFUSES to sleep longer than an hour in his crib. Which is nice for my sentimental side that LOVES to hold him all day. Awful for my sleep/sanity that needs more than an hour at a time and at least some of it in a bed, not a recliner.
>>>>> [so. ANY suggestions for this sleep-crazed momma? please please send them over. We promise to try anything and everything - aka I'm desperate] <<<<<<
Mom (& Dad, but still mostly Mom):
• loved loved LOVED having David's parents come! Noah really loves the attention and it was so incredibly nice to have them take over when I was exhausted and a little sick. And I am SO excited for my mom to come this weekend!
• BF is still really tough. We are working on it, but we also are supplementing with formula. Which is nice for church and when I need a break. And hopefully Noah starts gaining more weight.
• speaking of church, I have 2 callings and sometimes I feel super overwhelmed. Sundays are not relaxing
• everyone says "it will get better" and I'm kind of still waiting for it to get better. (Still enjoying the moment though!) Does it really or is that just what you say to make it through the day/week/month?
• Target is my drug of choice. I can wander just enough aisles to satisfy my need to get out of the house until Noah wakes up.
• I am definitely realizing how much motherhood (parenthood?) is all about being selfless and doing things for others and when you finally get a minute to yourself you are too tired to accomplish anything other than maybe closing your eyes for a second. And I'm realizing how selfish I was (AM) and how it is hard to give that up.
• I've lost all but 8(ish) pounds of baby weight but my body has changed SO much and I'm still not quite sure how to dress myself or how I feel about it. I'm (mostly) okay with it because, HELLO I HAD A BABY. I wasn't super skinny or anything like that before, but at least it was familiar and I knew what I liked. Now everything is ......... Strange.
And I wrote most of this in the middle of the night holding my sweet little boy. He is changing so fast already and I'm sad to leave the newborn phase behind (but then I take a good, long nap and I'm not TOO sad).
