*On a side note- I would never been able to write this post if it wasn't for the "talk to text" feature on my phone, because there would have been no way I would have the time to type this all out!
12:50am- Sam brings the baby into our bedroom for the "Changing of the guard" (because I went to bed around 11pm even though I try to go to bed by 10pm if I'm lucky).
1:00am- nurse and burp the baby
1:30am- nurse and burp the baby again
1:45am- diaper change
2:00am- baby still seems hungry so I go and warm up a bottle of pumped milk, and take him into his room for that feeding
2:30am- he only drank 1 ounce of the bottle (that's annoying), burp him, and change his diaper again.
2:45am- get a big burp out of him and now he has room to finish his bottle.
3:00am- he finally falls asleep again, so both mama and baby go to bed.
3:30am- baby wakes up fussing (OMG), so I bring him back into his room.
3:35am- change his diaper and nurse him again! (he's very lucky that he's cute even at 3:30am)
4:00am- baby falls asleep again and mama's too lazy to get out of the La-Z-Boy, so we cuddle and sleep in his room.
6:30am- baby fusses and start waking up (Gross- cuddling the baby made my chest so sweaty, oh well it was worth it!)
6:45am- actually get up, change his diaper, and nurse.
7:10am- put him in his crib to sleep, and get my breast pump ready to pump the other side to relieve the pressure
7:15am- start pumping and pet the attention hungry cat. (He acts like no one ever pays attention to him- but he's just really attention whore!)
7:40am- finish pumping and head back to bed.
8:00am- baby wakes up, change very smelly diaper, and he wants to nurse again (REALLY!?!).
8:20am- losing hope that this baby is going to fall asleep again. Switch sides and use the "sideline position" to feed him.
9:00am- realized the "sideline position "worked because both mommy and baby dozed off.
11:00am- wake back up and realize I let the baby sleep in bed with me – whoops! (This is the first time that has happened and I'll have to keep in mind it's way too easy to fall asleep using that "sideline position". But at least I got him and myself to sleep!)
11:15am- baby is still sleeping but I "heard" it's time for a diaper change- gross!
11:30am- Prepare another bottle for pumping, then feed baby and pump the other side. (This is one of the few multitasking things I can handle these days.)
11:45am- My mom is here! She takes the baby to burp him (he fell asleep while eating again) while I finish pumping.
12:25pm- get dressed, brush teeth, take vitiamin, and work on grocery list.
12:55pm- nurse baby again but he's a lot more awake this time (I want to make sure he's got a full belly before I go out shopping).
1:20pm- head out to go grocery shopping.
2:15pm- made it home and unloaded groceries. (Baby ate a bottle while I was gone and jut went down for a nap when I got home)
2:30pm- get random stuff done around the house while baby sleeps.
3:30pm- realize I haven't eaten much all day, so I made myself some peanut butter toast.
4:00pm- wake baby up from nap. Hoping if I keep him up more today that he'll get to sleep tonight at a reasonable hour. However because he's awake, it's time to eat again.
5:00pm- time for another diaper change, and some playtime
6:10pm- baby wants to eat again and still the hubby isn't home
6:20pm- daddy/ hubby is home! Pass off the baby so I can make dinner.
6:45pm- dinner time for the adults
7:30pm- leave baby with dad and head to the store to buy gifts for my coworkers who I'll see at our Christmas party tomorrow.
9:00pm- head back home
9:15 pm- finish thank you cards for coworkers and rap the gifts I got
10:00pm- feed baby again before trying to head to bed
10:45pm- momma goes to bed while daddy is on baby duty
On a side note, the plan to keep the baby awake didn't work at all because both Sam and I were up with the baby until almost 4am. The joys of parenthood with a newborn! I know this phase will pass but right now I really do miss a having a good night of sleep.
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