i'm totally typing with one hand while nursing a very tired zooey. we had great day together getting out of the house to run a few errands - target, the mall, work. he was perfect. i got him in and out of the car seat to the sling several times with no fussing. fyi- moms, make sure you have a sling to wear your baby in, they work miracles.
zooey is already 6 weeks old. it's crazy. i'm amazed at how the time flies even when you're sitting on the couch breastfeeding for most of the day. i've loved it. i feel like i might be getting the hang of things for now. i'm happy - and rested enough - to say that zooey has been sleeping through the night for 7 hour stretches. amazing, right? i feel his compassionate nature already. he quietly drifts off to sleep around 11;30 and politely wakes us up around 7. of course now that i'm bragging that will probably all go out the window.
being a baby is hard work. in 6 weeks of outside life zooey has already experienced so much. shots, a mosquito bite, tongue tie clipping (so sad), thrush, clueless parents, humidity, a move to a new apartment, second hand smoke (yuck), a clumsy mom bumping his head (calm down, it wasnt hard), cat fur in his mouth, daddy's chest hair in his mouth, a lack of communication, cradle cap, apparently an unquenchable thirst, whew- no wonder he's so tired.
-kelly
Yay! I'm so happy for y'all and excited to hear that you're feeling more and more confident as a mother of such a tiny creature. Your connection to and compassion for him are obvious in your words, which is beautiful to read. He's a lucky kid.
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