Picture Book

Yesterday was an eventful day. Micah got his first bath, went to churh for the first time, and went to Gail's birthday party. See below for lots of pictures.

The uncropped versions will be in Micah's baby book for future embarassment. I thought I'd spare him while he's still innocent.

See next post for more pictures....I'm getting error messages and I don't want to loose what I've got so far...

Sleepy

Although Micah slept well last night (4 hours after each feeding), the exhaustion has caught up with me in a big way. I feel as if I'm reliving the days of last December before I knew I was pregnant and craved sleep every second. I didn't make it out of the bed until 12:30 today by waking just long enough to get Micah changed, fed, and back to sleep. And even at 12:30 I managed to make it downstairs only to fall asleep again on the couch. It was around 4pm that I finally started to wake up for the day. The house is a wreck and I have zero energy or motivation to do much of anything. I'm looking forward to the day that I feel alive again.

Micah is doing well and sleeping well (see above reference :) !)

Tom went to the doctor yesterday b/c he's been complaining that his lungs hurt for over a week now. They took some x-rays and didn't find anything of immediate concern, and the doctor suggested it was caused by anxiety and lack of sleep. He's slept most of the day as well, in fact, he's still sleeping now.

Here's a couple more pics from last night that I was too lazy to upload last night.

Short and Oh, So Sweet!

Micah's asleep + I'm exhausted = Extremely short blog

Here's a pic of the boys snuggling in bed this morning while I got a shower.

BTW, Micah's belly button thing fell off today. I guess you can consider that a milestone...

Cabin Fever

Micah went on his first outing today. Tom worked a half day so Micah and I wouldn't have to spend the day alone. I was in desperate need to get out of the house after being closed in for almost a week, so we made a trip to BabiesRUs and Kohls. It was 2 hours round trip and Micah was an angel as he slept the whole time. I, on the other hand, was beat when we got home.

Here's a couple shots from this evening...

Sleep- a necessity

So, last night was rough. Micah didn't seem to want to feed on both sides before falling into a deep sleep and therefore only sleeping in little spells just long enough for me to get comfortable and drift off to sleep. Then all of a sudden, I'd hear little coos of a boy who wanted a diaper change and then to be fed again only to feed on one side, and the whole vicious cycle would repeat itself. I think with all of the combined sleeping spells, I got a total of 4 hours. I'm praying tonight will be better.

Tonight I'm taking a different approach. I cleaned and sterilized bottles and the all-important pacifiers. Although we aren't introducing the bottle just yet, I'm highly tempted to give the pacifier a go.

Micah fed really well all day long on both sides followed by a 2 hour nap each time. If that can continue through the night, I may hold off on the pacifier as instructed by the pediatrician.

Here's a few videos from today: Tummy Time with Tommy and Hiccups (Turn your head sideways for better viewing. I'll work on learning how to turn things around when I finally get some sleep)

Micah at 1 week old

I was feeling adventurous today and decided to try uploading video to this.

Labor Day- A relaxing day at home

This will be another short entry due to me having to type with one hand and hold Micah as he feeds in the other. Everyone is well. Tom & I learn new things each day. My parents are on their way home and Karen and Dawne leave tomorrow. Then, the real fun begins. Will we be able to handle things on our own?...stay tuned.