Time Flies

I cannot believe how fast the days fly by! Daniel and I are starting to get into a bit of a groove. Of course, some days go better than others, but I'm not feeling completely lost or overwhelmed anymore. It's funny how even after caring for other people's babies, how different it is with my own.

The hardest part of my day is actually the night. Usually once the sun goes down, he gets fussy. He cries a lot during the evening and wears me down. If I'm lucky I have him down for the "night" around 10:30, although some nights it's closer to 11:00 or later. For the most part we're down to 2 middle of the night feedings. My biggest problem is getting him to go back to sleep. He'll drift off while nursing, but will almost always poop, which means I have to get up and change his diaper. Diaper changes wake him up completely and all of a sudden it's party time. Last night he and I were up from just before 2:00 until 3:30. Then back up at 5 to eat again. I try to not stimulate him at all in hopes that he'll drift off. Sometimes I get lucky. Other times, not so much. This will eventually end though...we just have to get over the hump! Although, just thinking of him sleeping longer stretches makes me sad at the same time because it means he'll be getting bigger!

I admit too that it's hard to get up at night while Jacob is snoring through it all. I kid you not, he doesn't even flinch when Daniel is crying right next to him! But, I'm the one feeding him and I don't have to get up and go to work, so I understand. This is my job. :)

My life is crazy. There are days I don't do much of anything except care for the munchkin and try to nap. Then there are others where I'm running around trying to get things done before he wakes back up. I swear he can sniff me out. If he knows I'm eating or cooking, he goes off and will wail until I can give him attention. Little stinker!

I love watching Jacob and Daniel interact with each other. Sometimes that is the highlight of my day. I know Jacob was worried about bonding, but I'd say that they're bonding just fine now!

On Sunday, Grandma and Grandpa Elam came for a visit in the afternoon. It was great for me because I was able to go grocery shopping. Jacob was willing to go, but I was dying to get out of the house and have a little "Rachel time". Even though Wal-Mart was a zoo and I almost got hit by a lady who ran a red light...it was nice to get out for a bit. I think as Jacob gets more comfortable with caring for Daniel, I'll be able to do more grocery shopping alone.

And on that note, I have to wrap this up. I feel like this post was all over the place, but my brain isn't functioning very well. Blame those late night feedings/parties!