My First 3 Weeks as a Mom

Well its been awhile since I've posted, almost a year in fact. The past year I've been busy being pregant. Well my bundle of joy has arrived and life has been a rollercoaster over the last 3 weeks. Part of me has been going crazy being home so much and I never knew how hard it would be to simply get dressed everyday. The other part of me feels busy all the time. In fact it is a good day to be able to take a shower before noon.

I've been reading and researching a lot about kiddo. Too bad children don't come with instruction manuals. It is crazy the things you have to pay attention to, like how much flouride levels are in your water and what things are considered "normal" and what isn't. If I was a worry wort before, well....just wait.

Reid doesn't do much yet, but it has been fun to watch him grow. He went from sleeping all the time, and Jeff and I haven't to wake him up to feed him, to getting up every hour to 3 hours. We are trying to read to him even though he doesn't understand the words to get him comfortable with reading. So far he just stares at us like we are the weirdest parents on the face of the planet. But it is certainly enteratining. He loves his pacifier, and hates baths. Everytime we give him a bath he has a look of fear like "how can you do this to me?" We'll work on that over time.

I've learned a lot about boys and gravity and how this typically equals getting your clothes wet at least twice a day. Jeff has learned to be an expert swaddler...I however need some work. This typically results in putting clothes on Reid rather than swaddling him because in about 10 minutes he has completely unwrapped himself. Mostly I've learned that you have to make decisions that are best for your family and it isn't always what everyone else tells you to do.

I definitly have felt more out of my element than I ever have. But I'm learning quickly. The best part is that throughout all the stress (and btw recovery after childbirth is not fun), that I'm so in love with my little guy and I feel honored to be a part of his life.