Babies are inadvertent comedians, or at least when you are as exhausted as I am, you find find humor in them. You find humor in the simplest things, or else you find something that makes you cry for no reason. One or the other, with laughing obviously being preferable.
The first couple of nights, she slept 3 1/2 to 4 hours at a time during the night. I didn't tell anyone but my mother this because I am a little superstitious and I didn't want to jinx it. Well, Billy must have been bragging to the neighbors because we are now on a super-fantastic 90 to 120 minute interval feeding schedule throughout the night, and during the day, she eats whenever it is most inopportune, even if that means she has to buckle down and drink only 20 minutes after last feeding. [NOTE: At this point during the 10 minutes it will ultimately take to write this post, Edie soiled all of her clothes and then needed a feeding.]
So be assured that while she might be subjected to photo sessions whenever she is comically situated, Little E is quite rested and happy. Her mother is neither as cute or as refreshed but has a new found respect for all mothers.
If you feel like this girl looks, you must feel irresistibly cute. Hang in there cousin, she obviously has a weight target she's trying to reach... Let us hope she doesn't see herself as a sumo wrestler.
ReplyDeleteYeah...it is really rough. No way to sugarcoat it. I feel for you. I hope you are sleeping as much as you can during the day. I promise it gets better, although I remember feeling at that stage that I'd never sleep again. xo, Linds
ReplyDeleteIt does get better... but it is so hard those first few months. Put the blinders on for four months... four months is good!
ReplyDeleteThanks, moms:). Last night her tum was definitely hurting so I am going to do some food elimination. I would consider eliminating food altogether for some zzzs :P
ReplyDeleteIsnt' it funny when you start doing "would I rather". For example, would I rather shower or sleep.. well sleep of course. Would you rather eat or sleep, Sleep of course. Would you rather brush your teeth or sleep, well.. I usually do this one for max 2 days, then my sweaters on my teeth win and I finally break down and brush them. Hang in there! I know it seems like it will never get better, but just think you are that much closer to month #3.
ReplyDeleteNature is amazing. After all this, we then go and have another child. Kristin, I had you in mind with this comment. :)
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