9 Weeks

I can't believe that my son is two months old. The time really is flying by. He can push himself up on his arms when he is on his belly and he gets his hips up the air in an attempt to roll over. The previous rolling over has not been duplicated which makes me think its a fluke. He is smiling and laughing a lot more now. He recognizes me and his dad. He follows objects around with his eyes and looks to see where noise is coming from. He is still not sleeping very well but has slept for 5 hours at a time. We are hoping to increase that! He has become far less fussy although there are still times when I'm not sure what to do to console him.

He is eating more too. He is up to 4 ounces now. I am still only able to produce about 1/3 of what he eats so he mostly gets formula. He isn't taking to the breast that well anymore either since he's so used to the bottle. That makes me sad. He did really good on his first plane ride. He didn't cry at all and slept the whole time on the second flight. We are going out of town again so hopefully he'll be good again.

Also, I only have 3 weeks of maternity leave left. I really wish I had a total of 6 months. It will be so hard to leave him. My husband thinks it is good that I am going back to work. He thinks I need the mental stimulation and the money will help out.

He gets his shots tomorrow. I'm worried about him getting them and then having to fly. Hopefully he won't feel too bad afterwards or get a fever.

That's all for now, I'll write more when we get back from the trip.

No More Tears

Usually when I give my son a bath he screams like he's in a ton of pain. I don't think it was the water temp, it was just that he hated it. Gradually it got better to the point of where he waited to cry until his head got wet. Today, I gave him a bath and he didn't cry at all. Dare I say, he may even begin to enjoy them!

I leave tomorrow for NC. I am flying alone with the baby since my husband can't get off work. I'm going to take my time and hopefully the plane will be on time. I'm worried about the air pressure so I'll try to feed him during take off and landing. Wish me luck!

It will be nice being home again. I do miss the south. I miss the food and the people. My best friend from home is coming and staying for a few days too. It should be lots of fun and my son is guaranteed to gets lots of hugs and kisses.

Laughing and Crying

Last night my husband was singing a song to the baby. The baby loved it so much he started smiling and laughing. We had never heard him laugh before. It was such a beautiful moment that my husband and I started laughing and got tears in our eyes. I can't describe the happiness you feel when you see your baby laughing for the first time. I don't think I will ever forget that moment.

I was looking at him this morning wondering what I did to deserve such a wonderful baby in my life. I love him so much. The love and joy I feel for him grows every day. This is what everyone was talking about. I get it now.

Advanced

I just knew my son would be advanced. He takes after me after all = ) Just kidding. However, he did something incredible for his age this morning. He rolled over!!! He'll be 6 weeks tomorrow and rolling over now is very early. I was happy that me and my husband were there to see it. It could have been just a fluke but it was great to see.

It is funny how such little things make you so happy after you become a parent. Pre baby, if one of my friends had told me their child rolled over I wouldn't really have cared. Now, I think it is such a huge thing.

The baby has been much better lately. Either that, or I'm better at soothing him. We also got a swing that works sometimes. He isn't sleeping that much at night but seems to sleep most from 8 - 12. I think I'll have to start going to bed really early since I'm usually up between 3-5 every morning. It is crazy though how your body adjusts to less sleep. I do dream of the day when I can get 8 hours of interrupted sleep. Ah, a girl can dream right?

Smiles

Today I can offically say that my son smiled at me. I can't express how happy that makes me. To see this little baby, smiling at you, knowing that it is for you. He is so cute when he smiles. Today he was pretty alert. We sang, danced and played on his mat. It was fun to actually play with him instead of feeding, changing and just soothing all day.

He still isn't sleeping through the night. Some nights are better than others so I can't always complain. I'm hoping that pretty soon he will sleep 4-5 hours at a time. The most we've gotten so far was 3 1/2 once. My husband and I are still trying to work out the best schedule for who keeps him when and who sleeps where. My husband seems to be getting less sleep and he has to work so I need to make sure he is getting more rest.

I have a spa appointment tomorrow. It was my mother's day present. I'm getting a 30 minute scrub, 60 minute facial and 60 minute massage. It will be the longest I've been away from the baby. I must say I'm looking forward to it.

Tonight we have a play date with two friends who have babies. He usually likes to see them so it should be fun.

BTW, congrats to the readers of this who had their babies!