One Month Postpartum

This time exactly one month ago, I was in the middle of pushing out my little baby boy. Can you believe he is one month old already?! Time has flown by like crazy. Every day it has gotten easier and easier. I know I'm going to miss a lot of moments from the last month, but I'm excited to move on and start watching him learn and grow and be a happy baby.

Oh, and I've lost all the baby weight. No biggie.

I have my six week postpartum checkup in one week and two days. I will be going to the gym in one week and two days (as long as everything is good, of course).

I only have seven weeks of maternity leave left. :(

And that's it!
<3 Kristin

That awkward moment...

There's nothing quite like your newborn baby looking up at you, then proceeding to stare and start grunting until he's picked up.

Where's your please and thank you's, Noah?

Top 5

Short post:

Top five items I could not have lived without in the last 3 1/2 weeks

1) Changing pad with the curved sides, because that's what Noah sleeps in
2) Swaddling blankets, NOT receiving blankets (At least 4, and Carter's is the best!)
3) The clear, green Avent pacifiers
4) My breast pump (Medela Pump in Style)
5) A minimum of 2 boxes of Lansinoh bra pads. I use way more than I thought I would.

There's so much more I could put on here, but I would like to emphasize the fact that I would be doomed without these 5 items for sure.

Happy Monday!
<3 Kristin

Maternity Leave

I can't believe I've been on maternity leave for 4 weeks already! Only 8 to go, and I need to call the two waiting lists Noah is on for day care to tell them the exact day I need them. I'm hoping at least one of them can accommodate starting by August 12th!

In 2 weeks and 2 days, I (hope to) get the ok to start working out. I got all the info on their drop in care last week, and its only $25/mo! This is kind of odd though, because I only pay $15/mo to use the facility in general. As soon as he starts day care, I won't need it at all, but it's nice to know that I don't have to start day care first to start working out. I'm getting kind of bored doing the same thing all the time at home, and my tummy flab is seriously disturbing.

Other than that, here are my goals for the rest of maternity leave:
Go on more walks with Noah
Start eating a real meal every day of the week
Establish a larger breastmilk supply
Keep up my cleaning schedule :)
Learn how to play with him more
Keep us both happy and healthy

Ideally, I'd love to start reading more in my downtime, but I love HGTV and the wordsearch on my phone way too much to mess with that. Noah and I walked around Barnes and Noble a couple days ago while I sipped my iced chai latte from Starbucks. That's close enough for me!

Today is Father's Day, and Noah and I are wishing Simon a very happy one over there. Next year will be a real celebration, though.

I'm really sick of saying "Next year will be better!"

New Years is gonna be a hell of a party for our little family.

<3 Kristin

2 weeks, 6 days

 

We had our 2 week well baby checkup today! Everything looks good, apparently. It better, too, because I've been working my F&*#!%@ @$$ off...

(30 minutes later)

I have to learn how to type faster. There's a lot of things I have to learn how to do faster. I just realized I've been sitting on a dirty diaper (in my bed). Didn't get any "poop" anywhere, but it wouldn't have mattered anyways. I still wouldn't have washed my bedding. I went 4 days without washing my hair.

Something easier than expected is bringing him out in public. He just sleeps the whole time, and he loves car rides. This makes life a lot easier.

I have the feeling that sometime in the next 2 weeks or so, he'll give me like 4-5 hours at night to sleep. Probably just once or twice at first, but I'm looking forward to it. He's already 10 lbs 9 oz, and I read somewhere that they're able to sleep longer at night somewhere between 11 and 15 lbs, because they don't get as desperately hungry as fast. In the meantime, I'm going to cluster feed this baby ;)

I packed all of his newborn clothing up 2 days ago. I had no idea I would be so sad about it.

Side note: I have no idea why women have babies to get more money from welfare. Just getting a damn job would be a lot easier.

I know all moms say this kind of shit too, but Noah is doing a very good job learning about the world around him. The doctor commented that he was already able to see things at least 4 feet away. We've been doing a lot of tummy time, too. He's a strong little boy.

He poops at least every 30 minutes, though, so its no wonder that he developed a crazy diaper rash. My poor baby was in tears all afternoon on Saturday, but we were able to get an appointment for Sunday morning to get prescription cream for it. He hasn't cried in pain since, but I'm not entirely sure that the cream is working very well. Occasionally I'm still wiping some blood off his tush. We'll see in a few more days.

As for me, I'm overwhelmed but happy. My recovery and weight loss has been coming along well, and I finally feel like I'm doing something purposeful with my life. It's insane to think that I am responsible for this young life. This baby has made no mistake in his life, and he hasn't been led down any undesirable path. He's not been hurt by anyone, and he hasn't caused another pain. Having a child is like being given another chance. Noah is my do-over in life. There's not too much in my life I would have ever changed, but I can guarantee he'll be more athletic, and if he goes to college, hopefully he chooses his major more wisely ;)

No pressure, Noah. Whatever you choose to do, I'll always be proud of my little baby boy.