Is it my turn yet?

My Son is one month old - when did that happen - everyone is so right - the time does fly by - he is getting so big too.  He had his one month well visit yesterday - he is now 10 pounds and 22 inches long - he got one shot and did well. 

I feel like I live at Babies R Us now - we are there at least once a week - if not more.  I am still not driving - I did try to drive this past weekend but it was still sore for me to do.  I am feeling much better but I have to admit - trying to sit completely upright on hard surfaces is not easy - I am still tender - not sore or in pain but just uncomfortable - I hope this feeling goes away soon.  I have my 6 week check up on the 27th.

We have our first real outing on the 26th - I am the godmother to one of my friend children and so we will be going to the church as a family and then there is an after party - with tons of people there who are going to want to hold Colin - I hope I do okay - I am sure he is ready but I am not - I just do not want him passed all around.

My SIL was due with her son on the 18th but she still has not gone into labor yet.  I am finding that staying home is not all that boring - it is amazing how much stuff needs to get done during the day - I wonder how I ever did all this work around the house while working full time. 

We had Colin's one month photo shoot on Saturday - the photographer came out to the house and Colin did really well - it only took one hour - I cannot wait to see the finished product - I should get the photos back in about two weeks.

Here is some new pictures of Colin:

For the past three nights Colin has been up - last night was the worst - he was up from 8 pm to 4 am - I am so tried - I stayed up from 8 pm to 2 am with him and then John stayed up from 2 am to 4 am with him.  I felt bad for John because he has to leave for work this morning at 5:30 am because it snowed here and he had to go out and salt.  He got home at 2 pm today and has been sleeping ever since - it is now 8 pm at night.  The worst part is today is his birthday and he has worked and slept it all away - I hope we can celebrate tomorrow - I did bake him a cake - so we will do dinner and cake tomorrow - hopefully.

So the first two nights - I tried swaddling - rocking - singing - putting him in his swing - feeding him, etc.

Last night I thought maybe it is gas so I tried gripe water twice and also some gassy holds my friend told me about - no luck - I also tried switching up his sleeping position - he usually sleeps in the rock and play at night - so I put him in his bassinet - thinking maybe he wants to sleep flat.  No luck.

So tonight I am going to try gas drops in his formula and try to increase his formula a bit as well.  I am also going to put him a swaddle me wrap - instead of just wrapping him in a blanket myself.  I may also try a white noise machine if he really will not sleep.

If none of this works I will call the doctor on Monday and see what can be done - I honestly do not know what is wrong with him.  Not sure if he is gassy - maybe it is a growth spurt or maybe he just has his days and nights mixed up - of course he has slept all day today too - which is not going to help me for tonight. 

I thought it may be his formula but he does perfectly fine with it during the day - it is just at night where we are having the problem.  I hope the things I plan to do work tonight - I am not sure how much more of this I can take.  Any advice is appreciate.

I finally listened to my husband and started taking it easy - the past three days all I have really done was take care of me and the baby and nap alot and rest.  Well it seems to be helping because I am feeling better - I am not as sore.  I am back in regular underwear and my bleeding has slowed down.

I have to say for the most part I have a pretty great baby - he only really cries when he is hungry - he still has his days and nights mixed up and likes to be up for a couple of hours during the night sometimes - but he is really great.

Since I am feeling better I feel like I am being a better mom to him - which helps - I think my hormones are also not as bad as they were before.  I hope I am not jinxing myself with all this positive talk - LOL.

I have lost 22 of the 32 pounds I have gained during my pregnancy - which I do not think it too bad - only 10 pounds to lose.  I cannot wait until it is nice out and we can start going for walks - that will help the weight come off.  Still my body will never be the same - my boobs are no longer perky and my waist is wider - I guess no more junior jeans for me.  My stretch marks are horrible looking but I am hoping with time they will fade.

I have to say sometimes I look at Colin and I cannot believe he is here - sometimes I do not think it is real - he is so perfect and my little miracle.

We got the Bella Baby Photos done when we were in the hospital and I think they turned out great.  We are having the photographer who did our maternity photo shoot to come out to the house next weekend for Colin's one month photos.  I am looking forward to that.

Colin will be three weeks old on Wednesday - these three weeks have gone so quickly and he is getting so big already.  Being home with him is wonderful - he still sleeps alot - plus he has his days and nights mixed up.  I cannot wait until he is awake more.  He is doing so well.

Me on the other hand not so much - how come no one ever tells you how painful a vaginal delivery came be.  I am frustrated because I just want to feel back to normal already - I am still wearing the hospital panties because they are more like boy shorts - I cannot wear my regular underwear because they rub against my stiches.  The stiches go all the way to the side of my right leg - which makes it hard.

I will cannot sit completely upright - which means I cannot drive yet.  Every time I think I am doing better and try to do more I get so sore and end up in bed.  For example John and I decided to head out today to trader joes to do some food shopping - by the time we left the store I was so sore and I had to come home and lay in bed while John took care of the baby.

I cannot wait to look back at this time in my recovery as a memory.  Hopefully in a few more weeks I will feel 100% again.

I have to say I love the Rock and Play and so does Colin - it is so lightweight and easy to move from room to room - Colin sleeps in it every night.

Colin does not like to be swaddled at all - all those swaddle me blanket type things we got - for nothing.

He does not like the Dr. Brown bottles but loves the slow wide mouth Playtex Ventaire bottles.

I use cozy plush blankets to wrap him up in and to put over him when he is in his swing - I only have two - I wish I had more of them

Speaking of swing - he loves his swing.  We have the sung -a-bunny swing.

Not so much his pack and play - but the changer on his pack and play comes in really handy for me changing him.

Burp clothes are a must in this house and we love pamper swaddlers.

It is hit or miss with the paci - he rather suck on his hands.