Hope

Here's to hoping today will be better than the last...

Never ending day

Today has been the hardest day to be a mom so far.

I woke up early and managed to get a shower before Tom left for work thinking I was ahead of the game. Little did I know that it would prove to be the longest day ever.

After my shower Micah and I said goodbye to Tom and went downstairs for some breakfast and with the intentions of taking a nap. Micah had different plans. He was wide awake. So we watched the Today show and the View and the 11am news. Still no nap. He did not want to sleep. I was exhausted and he wouldn't let me put him down without throwing a fit. I barely had time to go to the bathroom. Finally, around noon he fell asleep after being up for 4 1/2 hours. I put him down in the pack and play and he was up in less than 30 minutes. After calming him down, he fell asleep in my arms and remained there all day. I tried the bouncy seat but he didn't like that. I tried the car seat and he didn't like that. I tried the pack and play again and he didn't want to be in there either. In my arms he remained all day. I never got a nap. So, there are no pictures from today. Sorry, he wouldn't let me put him down long enough to get the camera.

Unfortunately, I hear him crying downstairs which means he's probably hungry again. Maybe one day things will get better. My fingers are crossed.

3 weeks old

So, the last couple days have been long, and Micah has decided that he likes being awake more than being asleep it seems. We took him to the pediatrician on Monday b/c he just couldn't sleep due to the nasal and chest congestion. I was hoping they could give him some meds, but the doc suggested that we continue to use the nasal spray and bulb suringe to remove the icky stuff. It's worked so far, but he does not like it one bit. Say a prayer that he will start to feel better soon at least for me and Tom's sake. We could really use some sleep.

Little by little, it's more like home

So, we got a late start on our day, but that doesn't mean we were completely unproductive.

Yesterday I received a pleasant e-mail from my brother informing me that there was a McAllister's in Colorado. I practically leaped off of the couch as I read the message. I double checked the info and sure 'nough, it's T-R-U-E! Yes, it's about 20 miles away from our house which translates into a 40 minute drive across town, but it was SO worth it. This afternoon we headed north on a mission for sweet tea. A part of me wondered if it would be real sweet tea. You know, like it's made in the South by adding a ton of sugar while the tea is still hot so that every grain melts and tastes oh, so good on ice. I've tried many restaurants here that claim to serve Southern or Cajun food with sweet tea on the menu, and I've sent many a glass of "sweet tea" back after the waitress says, "This is our sweet tea. If it's not sweet enough, I can get some sugar for you." They just don't get it out here. It's just not sweet enough until it tastes like sugar water with a hint of tea flavor.

As we drove up, I was prepared to "raise cane", as my daddy would say, if they didn't make the sweet tea right. Luckily, it was good. I mean good! I drank two 32 oz glasses. Although Micah may be up all night due to my high caffiene intake today, it was more than worth it.

In the pictures you can tell by the bags under our eyes how much sleep we've gotten lately. ha ha!

So, here's another picture of Micah because I know everyone out there would rather see pictures of him than pictures of Tom and me.

Bonus Video

It's Saturday, also known as lazy day at our house. It's a little after one. Micah is asleep. Tom's watching tv, and I finally got a shower. Above is another video I shot the other night. I haven't taken any new photos since then. Micah is still pretty congested. He's been sleeping in his car seat so that he's not so restless. I feel bad for the poor little guy. Hopefully, he'll get to feeling better soon.

16 days old

I'm free to drive again and only 2 more weeks of rest before I can start excercising to lose this belly. It will be so nice to fit into normal clothes again. My fingers are crossed that that day will come. In the mean time Micah and I will hang out on the couch watching all of the shows DVRed from the previous night and exhausting every OnDemand movie out there.

Micah was stuffy all day today. I'm not sure if he has a cold or not. He hasn't been running a temp, but he cries, coughs and weezes when he is lying flat on his back. So, we spent the majority of the day snuggled up on the couch at least until Tom got home after lunch in order to drive me to my doc visit.

Tom has to fly to Houston next week for work for a couple days. I'm a little nervous about being at home alone with Micah, but I guess we'll make it. I may not get a shower or leave the house for any particular reason, but we'll make it.

Doctor Visit

Micah had his 2-week check up this morning. He is doing very well. He is up to 8lbs and 3oz and 20 3/8inches long. I forgot what the doc said about all of the percentiles, but he's average on all of them except length which he's above average. There were no shots today, but they did stick his little foot and draw blood. At the 2-month check up, we get the joy of consoling him after 5 shots. Sounds like fun...

Here's a short video of Micah from last weekend that I forgot to upload. Sorry, I haven't been keeping up with picture in the last few days. I'll try to work on it.