nelle4871's Journal

Max is 7 weeks already today!!! I have to say Motherhood is better than what I imagined so far!  Busy but very fulfilling. Interesting how much less time we have these days to write journal entries. Lol    I’ve been so blessed, that DH has been home with me all this time and shared these early weeks with me!  Less sleepless nights and we get to enjoy Max well rested. He’s such a great baby. Very calm and relaxed. Except for those hungry and tired moments of course!  His sleeping is still so random, but lately he sleeps about 4 hours on his 1st stretch, then anywhere between 2-3 hours until we get up. So that’s not bad at all I think. The other night he slept 7 hours however and I about freaked out!!!!! I think he just went through a growth spurt, and then everything is off anyhow.

Unfortunately I have to go back to work on the 25th and it’s going to be very hard on me. But at least I don’t have to ship him off to Daycare. I’m talking DH into being Mr. Mom until the end of the year and then MIL wants to babysit anyhow.

I’ve truly enjoyed every second I have with Max.  Even his cries still sound like music to me. Lol   And now he’s getting to the stage where he smiles more and makes other cute sounds. It’s amazing how fast he’s grown. He’s about 11 ½ lbs by now. On 10/1 he will get his shots, already took the whole day off from work for that, hopefully he won’t have a hard time with it.

Anyway, that’s all for now. I hope all my DS friends and new moms are doing well!!

Wow, haven’t written in a while. Lol    Quick update…. Max was born 7/21 @ 8:40 am, he was 7 lbs 8 oz and 21 ¾” long. The c-section was so surreal…. But I was prepared so I knew what to expect. I fell in love with Max instantly….he’s perfect. It’s just what everyone tells you and you never know until that moment you hold your little baby, how it feels to be a mom. He’s already 16 days old now and everything is wonderful. I’m lucky enough to have DH still home, so we’re not really going through the “terrible” sleep deprived phase. We work great as a team, so we are good and awake to enjoy Max.

The c-section sure took its toll on me though. Talk about needing every second of the extra 2 weeks they give you off from work for that. Unfortunately by incision became infected and I had to be on antibiotics for a week. It’s still not totally cleared up but I guess it will take some time. For the most part though, I’m feeling much better moving around now. We’ve already been outside for a stroll with Max….

Anyway, things are going great and I love every second I get to spend with him!!