I would be willing to bet that nobody expected to see a subject line like that on the first baby post. Fact of the matter is that it's true and that's not a bad thing. He sleeps, cries, eats, poops, pees and then does it all again.
I am not totally sure what I expected other than being sleep deprived (eh) and overwhelmed (eh). On the first note, JJ did test our patience for the first week or so, then magically started sleeping consistently between feedings. Not to jinx it but this has been going on since last Saturday night. The trick, it seems, is to bring him upstairs around 8:30-9pm and do his final feeding at that time, burp him, check the diapie and VOILA, he's fast asleep for between 3-4 hours. All I pray for anymore is that this continues until he can sleep even longer between feedings and not a moment earlier. In other words we need to keep gaining ground on the hours of sleep and not go in the other direction.
That covers nights. Days are a different story. JJ has been a terror to mommy this week, rarely sleeping and generally acting like a turd. He's helping out dad but mom, not so much.
Regarding the second point, I haven't really felt overwhelmed. Again, the whole sleeping at night thing. Mommy, again, probably feels a little differently. I will allow her forum to express her feelings should she so desire. For the record, she's an amazingly patient and loving mommy. She's everything I expected her to be and then some. She's a great mommy and a great wife! I am lucky to have her. However, she's been in training "raising" me the last 7 years so she's had some practice...and it's paid off.
There is so much to write I could go on for hours. I have many topics to cover in later posts. I will probably delve into how master Stewart is handling all this...as a teaser I can tell you he's rediscovered his love affair with toilet paper rolls. He's special.
To round this up I just want to say that JJ is amazing and being a dad is better than I ever imagined! Ally and I are truly blessed to have each other and now our special little guy, Jackson James.
Stay tuned...
2 comments:
I'll bet you'll take the long days over the long nights any time! Jax, I miss you! gi
I'm so glad he is doing so well. Again, he's amazing. But give Ally my condolences...Abby was NOT a good day rester, and that was really hard to deal with. Thanks for sharing and can't wait to see more of JJ.
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