Well, today I caved. I started using bottles this morning, after my neck and upper back were screaming in pain and I wasn't up for using the syringe to supplement. Daniel seems to be doing okay with both nursing and the bottles, so fingers crossed we can keep it up! I've also started taking some medication to help increase milk supply, it could take up to six weeks to work, so I'll give it that much time and then reevaluate. I definitely want the nursing to work out, but I don't mind doing bottles on occasion, especially in public. (Bottles aren't so bad, except for not having a dishwasher... double ugh.)
 |
| Thanks to Jenn for taking some great pictures of the boys! |
Here's a call for help from you parents out there: Benjamin has started waking up from his nap in hysterics, crying and just in great distress. He doesn't do it in the morning, just after naps. His room is completely dark, everything's the same as at night. He sleeps with his comfort animal and blankets, nothing unusual. I am really over it. I'm also usually dealing with Daniel when he throws his fits, so I can't just rush in and pick him up and calm him down. It happened a few times before Daniel was born, but now it's every day. Any words of wisdom or advice would be great!
 |
| Sweet face. |
My dear friend is leaving us and heading home, and I'm so sad. It's been absolutely amazing and fantastic having her here, Benjamin has loved playing with her and I've been able to hand her the baby and grab a nap, which has been sanity-saving. I can't even contemplate life without her here. And having a friend to chat with during the day, what a small thing but an amazing blessing. I can't just call people and chat all day, with the time difference and my friends having "jobs". (smiley face) So for real, come one come all! Come keep me company and babysit my two year old, or hold my newborn!
 |
| Sadly, Daniel is already too long to wear this. The coon! |
While she was here we started making coffee, and Thomas started drinking it during the workday to help mitigate the effects of the baby schedule. Now I've been converted, and I have a cup every morning. In addition to a Diet Coke or two in the afternoon. I used to imagine myself too superior to drink coffee, but I'm totally hooked. After a long night, it's now necessary for me to function.
 |
| Love. |
I've also started letting Benjamin watch Sesame Street in the mornings, he loves it probably too much. He asks to watch "a show" or "a movie", and talks about Bert and Ernie and Big Bird. It's not the worst thing he could watch, but I still feel moderately guilty for doing the TV thing. Of course he watches SportsCenter when Thomas comes home, and random stuff on the weekends, but this is the first consistent kid fare he's consumed. But if it lets me take a shower and avoid being a Hazmat case, so what.
 |
| Thomas is an awesome dad. |
All in all, we're very blessed and doing pretty well. I can always use more sleep, but I know it's coming... in a month or more. (Silent scream) Pray that I can be patient with Benjamin and sensitive to what he needs, while also being responsive to Daniel. Pray that we will all get more sleep.
-Rachel
 |
| Sweet baby. |
No comments:
Post a Comment