I really want to continue with this whole blogging business - & now the focus will be on fitness & health while parenting, other mommy things, crafts we do together, & general recordings of our life.
Now that I have 4 weeks of learning how to be a mom to our sweet girl under my belt, I feel like I'm ready to start writing again. I feel amazing. I expected to be a walking zombie for the first couple months, but I really took to heart the whole "sleep while they sleep" advice & take morning & evening naps with my lady & spend the afternoons awake just looking at her & doing other non-important things [AKA house work, taking a shower, watching TV, etc etc]. It just feels natural. What the heck was life like before this little beauty made her entrance into our life? I can't even remember what I thought about or did before pregnancy/her arrival. Actually I can... i dreamed of future babies while taking care of my little Henry that I nannied for. That was not nearly as good as it is now.
Anyways.
Here a few thoughts on our first four weeks as a family of three & random "accomplishments" in Jori's tiny life.
1. Babies are incredible. They are tiny humans. With all their bones & organs so tiny & little crammed into their tiny little body frames. Kind of mind-boggling that this little thing will be as big as me some day!
2. Babies heads are huge. I don't know if you've ever noticed, but Matt & I joked that her head must weigh at least 3 of the 7 pounds that she was born with.
3. Breastfeeding... not as easy as it seems. It seriously takes practice. I won't go into details on the frustrations we had, but golly I wish someone would have warned me! If anyone wants the inside scoop, just ask & I'll gladly share with you.
4. Jori is an eating machine. She weighed 7 pounds 1 ounce at birth. Weighed 6 pounds 12 ounces when we left the hospital. In 2 weeks she gained back more than her birth weight & was up to 8 pounds 3 ounces. Her pediatrician was impressed. I'm curious as to how much she weighs now.
5. Jori sleeps like a superstar in her little pack n' play bassinet next to our bed at night & like a little cuddler in my arms during the day. Until she stops sleeping well at night, all her naps will continue to be in my arms [or more of them]. Those are my favorite times. I know it won't last forever, so I'll take every baby cuddle I can get while I can. Dishes... what dishes?
6. I miss my husband. Our little girls is my favorite person ever [second to my husband] but sometimes I just miss the times where he would come home from work & we could go for a run together, cuddle on the couch while watching The Voice, & go out on dates with ease. Even going to bed at the same time is uncommon, which we did 98% of the time before her arrival. I would never wish Jori away, but it will be nice when we can have a date night without my worrying about her waking up crying, needing to eat, or having to change a diaper.
7. I'm not sure how I'll ever send Jori to school. On the rare occasion I put her down during her day time naps in order to do some things around the apartment, I miss her like crazy. Yes, I will be that mom who obsesses over her child. Shut up. :]
8. We have more clothes than we can get her into. She has started growing out of newborn sizes & that is incredibly depressing. Some outfits she only wore once! So a tip to all you pals without kids who buy gifts for new moms... go for bigger sizes!! Or at least give a gift receipt if you buy newborn size so that moms can return the unworn items :]
9. 2 more weeks & I SHOULD be cleared for physical activity. Hollaaaaaaaaa.
10. 2 weeks post baby I had lost 20 of the 30 pounds I gained. I think I'm close to my pre-pregnancy weight... & I am determined to get my 6-pack back! Baby boot camp, here I come.
11. Jori has started little grins [while awake. she is a pro at smiling in her sleep]. She hasn't mastered the skill yet & can only do it once in a while, but she's learning!
12. She ROLLED OVER! Don't call me a liar! It's true! She rolled from her belly to back on our bed the other night. I know it's kind of cheating since a bed is easier to roll on than the harder floor, but whatever. She rolled. We have a motor genius, people.
13. I can't believe this is our life. Our baby. She will be with us forever. I don't have to give her back to anyone. The strangest thing is seeing her name on mail. Or her having a social security number. She has an identity that someone could steal. Whoa. Jori Marie is OUR baby. Can someone help me wrap my mind around that?!
We are so blessed :] Thanks for reading & following our journey through the pregnancy & now life with our girl. If there is anything in particular you'd like to read about/see, please comment or email & let me know!
For your viewing pleasure, a picture progression of our lady since birth!
A few hours old!
A day old!
A couple days old!
2 weeks old!
3 weeks old!
4 weeks old!
Looking Ahead:
-The nursery [that she doesn't sleep in yet... but I finally uploaded pictures!]
-Reflecting on labor
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