Brayden is 8 weeks old today!

Brayden is 8 weeks old today! He is such a sweetheart and still a great baby! Harly ever cries and is full of smiles. He loves standing up and talking to Blake and I. He makes the most adorable cooing sounds, it melts my heart. I heard him laugh in his sleep for the first time and it was SOO cute! I want him to do it again but he still hasn't and it's been about a week. His 6 week growth spurt was pretty difficult for me since he was wanting to eat a lot more frequently and my mastitis was awful. He wanted to get up at night more often and since I had mastitis and was exhausted all the time and in pain, that was very hard. Luckily, the mastitis is gone and he is through the growth spurt- but holy cow, where did my newborn go?! He is HUGE now, he is going to make my arms ripped!

During his growth spurt since I was so exhausted I had him sleep in bed with me so I could get some sleep and he is such a bed hog haha. He kept nuzzling into my neck and so I would scoot away (I didn't want to squish him in my sleep) and he would wiggle his way back over and into my neck. I took a picture of him after I had woken up. He started out being where his binky was in the picture above and you can see how much he scooted over haha.

He loves to stare at his hand and suck on it. He hates tummy time so the second we put him down on his belly he flips onto his back. He is much more alert and awake during the day and sleeps about 17 hours a day, which is a lot less than he was! He sleeps about 6 hours at a time at night, so he goes to bed around 10 then wakes up around 4-5 to eat and then sleeps in until 10-11 normally. It's very nice for me.

Well, looks like this is all the time I have to blog because squeaker's awake and ready to play!

The Mommy Life

Brayden is one month old today! I really can't believe it, time has flown by! Once he wakes up I will snap some pictures of him and upload them to facebook. He now weighs 10 pounds, in the 59th percentile for weight and 88th percentile for height! His waist is little tiny so he doesn't fit into any 0-3 month pants, only newborn pants and they are getting too short for them so it's looking a little funny. His hair is hilarious, he has a receding hairline and is slowly balding all over the rest of his head. His new hair is coming in blonde to match his eyebrows. His eyes are bright blue now just like mine :)

He rolled over two days ago, can't believe it. He almost rolled over again last night but was getting a little too upset about tummy time to roll all the way. He loves making cooing noises and smiling at Blake and I. He is a really good sleeper, he goes to bed at 11 now and wakes up around 5 or 6 to eat, then again at 9 then again around 11 or noon :) I really can't complain. We have done a pretty good job on getting him on a night sleeping schedule just need to work on the naps during the day more, which has been difficult since we've been so busy.

He is eating really well, taking about 4 ounces everytime he eats and he eats every 2 1/2 to 3 hours about, unless he's sleeping. I have been mainly pumping since he takes so much longer to nurse, at least an hour compared to 15 minutes from a bottle. Pumping only takes me 5-10 minutes and is much easier. I've found that for my own sanity pumping has helped me a lot.

Being a stay at home mom is definitely a full time job, even with one kid. I didn't think I would be quite as busy as I have been but things just pile up! I don't have much time for myself, which is fine, but it has definitely been a transition. Now I really can't imagine being a single parent, it is hard work! It is the best job ever though, I wouldn't trade it for the world! Brayden is my little angel and he makes us so happy. I am trying to cherish every moment I have with him because I know 20 years down the road it's not going to matter if I didn't get the laundry folded or the dishes done. It is amazing to look at him and know that I made that! Even though my body is nothing like what it was before I got pregnant (hopefully it will come back again once the doctor gives me the okay to work out) but none of that matters because I have him. I can fit into most of my clothes except for jeans so it's better than it could be.

Blake's first day back to work was this past Tuesday and he is enjoying being back but it's hard for him to be away from Brayden. Blake's 24th birthday was on Monday and we had a very fun day. He got the new Microsoft Surface tablet and it is awesome, I can't wait to get one for Christmas! We also went to the mall and out to eat then to a movie. Brayden does so good when we take him out, we are so blessed.