Long Overdue Catchup

It’s been a week and I still have to sit on a bobby if I sit. My tailbone cannot take hard surfaces. My stitches also pull. That’s the part of recovery that sucks the most. And my nips are sore from my little Hoover vacuum. He’s got a lactation-consultant-approved-latch but still hurts the tips. So I am being gentle with them. But they are now attached to my very own b cups!

It’s now been two weeks. As you can tell parenting takes precedence over blog writing. Still sitting on the boppy… and my nips are still shower-sensitive. But healing really well! Other things. Hubs went back to work yesterday. I haven’t had to be a single parent yet.. seeing as my mom is out and helping me and A. Like today… A woke up at 730 and I fed him and then Mimi took him so I could catch up on much needed sleep. Three hour segments are taking a toll. But it’s still so worth it. Currently baby is chilling out on the ottoman wide awake and hiccupping. He really is a mostly easy and a posterchild for having a child. He rarely fusses. Only when he is over stimulated and it’s still cute. 

Things About Baby A That I Never Want To Forget. 

-I call him Boogers. I have no idea how it started but now I have my mom doing it, Boogs for short.
-He likes baths if the water covers a lot of him and we keep pouring it on his chest.
-He doesn’t like being set down. Ever. And he never is during the day. Today is the first day we are trying the lay-by-yourself plan.
-He is a gassy baby. And we supply him with gripe water to help. I have cut dairy from my diet to see if it helps.
-Being a parent still feels like playing with a live action doll
-Binky is for bedtime, diaper changes, and gas pain only
-He falls asleep in the carseat in minutes. After protesting being put in.
-He hates the bassinet we have. And tolerates the crib only at night
-He loves his arms by his head. But sleeps better with the swaddle.
- Diaper changes are baby torture
-Milk Drunk sleepy cuddles melt my heart
-My husband is a saint. 

Yesterday was Max’s first birthday, which of course meant I was on the verge of tears all day and when we ate a cupcake for him I pretty much lost it and cuddled Boogs to help. I know Max was there. A got really quiet during the cupcake and let us have a moment with him being cuddly and fuss free. He only gave us a minute or two but it was enough to have a family thing and it felt like Max was there too. 

This is a rambling post written over a week or so. Seeing as it is now 4 days past the last paragraph. A spit up all over our bed this morning.. it is lucky he is cute. He also epically blew out his diaper yesterday in public and was NOT happy to be stripped and wiped down. Then he topped it off by peeing on his just cleaned body. He screamed. We (mom and I) wiped and were laughing at how bad it was. 

Baby A is three weeks today!! I don’t want to type more right now.