Feeling Human!

I hate to jinx things, but we're having a great day! Got another 4 hours of uninterrupted sleep this morning (from 5-9am) and Grey has had three naps on his own since then. I am eating better, getting laundry and chores done, and thinking about a nap.

Yesterday we went to the pediatrician and got a clean bill of health. The doctor filled my head with statistics about how much babies cry and when, how to get him sleeping more at night, etc. Grey's already back to his birth weight of 7lbs 13oz according to their scales. I nursed him in the waiting room before we returned home, and that ensured that he would go straight into his pack and play bassinet once we got here to sleep for a while. I'm getting him used to sleeping in his own space, he does it more and more each day.

On Wednesday my pal Kristi drove us to the hospital for a follow-up with the lactation nurses. It was great, we got to weigh him before and after a feeding and see exactly how much he ate (2 oz). The nurse assured me that we're doing great and he was only 5 days old, after all! I confessed to doing all of the things I swore I'd never do (like sleeping with baby in the bed, giving him a pacifier at 4 days old, etc.) and heard confirmation from other moms and nurses that that's just how life is. Dyann was so right!

Knock on wood, we're getting better at this every day. And I'm falling more and more in love by the minute. Today I started crying just thinking about my first kiss with Mikey and how it all led to this. Life is hard as hell right now, but so worth it!