It's been awhile!

It's been awhile but here are a couple of pics of the cards I made (with the help of a great friend) for a women's retreat overseas. I had to make 54 of them which is why they are very simple!

 
 

Cinderella Cake

Just a few pics of a Cinderella cake I made yesterday. :)

 
 
 
 

Judah--11 weeks

Well, our little guy is doing well. At his 2 mo. check up he weighed 12 lbs and had grown a couple of inches.

Last night he slept for 8 hours straight but that was the first time. Normally he sleeps for 4-5 or 6 hours then wakes to eat.

Overall, I think we're starting to feel "somewhat" normal again. I've been able to sart working out again which has been AWESOME! It really helps me feel better. I started Weight Watchers too, and so far in 3 weeks I've lost 4.2 lbs. It is definitely slow going but its worth it.

Getting Better

Things are getting better! Judah started skipping the 1 or 2am feeding this past week so now I get 5 to 6 hours of sleep depending on when I go to bed! Yipee! Amazing how an hour or two can make such a huge difference.

Our biggest challenge now is his waking up 45min or so into his nap. Just not sure what to do with that.

He's also eating more often now which makes me think he is hitting s growth spurt.

He is now 6wks and 4 days old.

A few smiles but that is it, I'm not so sure they were on purpose.

4 weeks 2 days

It is 9:16pm. I fed Judah at 8:25pm and after a bit of holding him and rocking him we put him down to sleep. As I type he is making signs of waking...arrrrrrrrrrg! Just checked actually and yup, awake. What the heck!!! Asleep in our arms but the minute we put him down he wakes up again!!!!!!!!!! Very frustrating. Luke and I are debating whether or not to start the cry-it-out technique, where we let them cry for five minutes then calm them down and put them back to sleep in the crib. If the start to cry again we let it go for ten minutes before we pick em up again. The fifteen and twenty and so on. With Elijah it never had to go past fifteen minutes before he fell asleep, thank God! I pray that it would be the same with this little one!

We are still fighting falling asleep at the breast, too. The is super frustrating because I am basicall stuck there for who knows how long not sure if he has fed enough because he's fallen asleep so much! Sure doesn't make me want to breastfeed for long. I am hoping I can last for six months! I know last time I had the same feelings too. I was hoping I would feel differently this time around but it is hard to be stuck doing something and not able to be there for Elijah during that time. Lord, help me figure it all out.

Almost officially 4 weeks 7-30-08

Well, I just put Judah down for a nap in the swing--hopefully, he won't wake up right away. We are still in the eat (well, try to get him to eat while awake. he seems to eat for a few minutes then doze off again. I am constantly trying to wake him once he gets started nursing. It leaves me hoping/wondering if he has eaten enough.) wake then nap routine. His wake times are still not for very long and he certainly doesn't do much of anything during those times. Sometimes he is just fine and happy and at other times he acts very uncomfortable and no matter how I hold him or put him down he fusses. Overall he is a good baby. My problem is the lack of sleep (we are still waking up every three hours to eat) and the tether that is tied to me and Judah by breastfeeding. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about how much easier it will be when we switch over to formula. My goal is the same as with Elijah, 6 mo, and just like with Elijah I kept thinking to myself that I could easily shorten that goal! Ha! Now technically, it should be easier with Judah since I am not working full time but I have Elijah now and I trully don't know what I am going to do when Luke goes back to work! Yikes! That is such a scary thought!

Anyway, there are my thoughts for the moment!

Making this a true blog

so here i am, beginning of week four of Judah's life and am having a hard time. i currently have mastitis, feel physically weak and emotionally worn out. judah is still in the sleep for 3-4 hour period then wake up to eat phase. that is bad enough as it is but it gets worse--he doesn't just wake up, eat then sleep, he eats and won't sleep until an hour or more later.

right this minute i've recovered from a little emotional breakdown which unfortunately has brought on a headache. :( i am nursing judah again and again he is half nursing half dozing off--he is master at this.

I decided to make this a real blog so that if i ever get the crazy idea to have another child that I would then make a very informed decision as I had forgotten what it is like to have a newborn.