Videos..

So apparently I am just...slow. Don't ask me what the issue was before. Anyways, here are the videos I was talking about in the last post. The first one is Charley's happy place (the changing table) and the second is his "rolling" over. I'd like to note that whenever the camera is pointing toward that boy, he stares...and normally avoids anything that makes Mama and Daddy respond.

Charley's appointment and returning to work...

Charley is 9 weeks this week! Yay for getting older and doing things Mama isn't ready for her baby to be doing! But that's okay, it's out of my hands and I'm totally okay with that.

Ok, so about 3 weeks ago...he rolled over. We totally thought it was a fluke cuz I had layed him down on our bed face down and he somehow ended up on his back. We just thought that our bed was too soft. Second occurence...tummy time mat. We thought the pillow just was too high and he ROLLED off of it. Third occurence was last week when I put him on the floor. He fussed and then pushed himself over. Layed there on his back, content as could be. We thought there was no way he was doing this. We put him back on his tummy...cried/fussed and pushed himself over, contentment again. We have a video of it but have yet to figure out why we can't post it so that will be forthcoming. We have another video of him while on the changing table. Dad does this jackhammer motion with his arms and his reaction is funny. That too will be posted...eventually.

Charley had his 2 month appointment today. He is long and skinny with a big head. 23 inches long (50th percentile) and weighs in at 10 pounds 13 ounces (25th percentile). I can't remember what his head circumference is but it's apparently relatively large (50th percentile).

ON RETURNING BACK TO WORK...

MAD props to all full-time working moms who pump. I never thought this would be so hard. Not only being away from your child for 9 or 10 hours (sometimes more depending on what you do) but pumping itself can be the most stressful thing in the world. Knowing that if you don't get what you need out of this thing your little baby ain't gonna eat is STRESSFUL. (I mean there's always formula but for those of us wanting exclusive breastfeeding...eek!) Now pumping comes easily to some people but for me...you've got to be kidding me. After 3 weeks I'm finally warming up to the mechanical thing that sucks at me four or five times a day. The baby can do it so much better than this pump. I've spent the past two weeks struggling with: 1) getting enough milk, 2) clogged milk ducts - I think I've had 3 days over the past 2 weeks that I did NOT have a clogged milk duct, 3) not STRESSING about pumping. I'm finally kind of getting the hang of things this week but it's still difficult. I'm sure it'll get better but this is my venting so...get over it. I can see why they tell you to EASE into work. I'm still trying to figure out the mornings. I wake him up at 6am right now so I can feed him before I leave for work. He's been sleeping through the night off and on (he's teasing Mama) otherwise he'll sleep for 4 or 5 hours and wake up for a feeding at 3am.

Now I'd post about being home with the baby all day but I can't speak for Ryan. So I will leave that to his discretion. :)

7 weeks

I guess I could have waited until next week and posted a 2 month blog but...I got bored. There's not much to update except he's growing. I can tell he is heavier. He doesn't like to sleep and he will fight it til he passes out. He HATES being woken up, for food or otherwise. He sometimes "sleeps through the night" (from midnight to 6am) otherwise he wakes up once if he goes to bed at 10:30pm. I'm thankful for that. He loves being outside and read to. :) Yay! Though I have never met a child with ssssooooo much flatulence. On another note, this is my last week on maternity leave. I go back to work next Tuesday. I'm sad but I'm sure I'll get through it. I am very glad that we don't have to pay for child care. Ryan works at night so he will be watching him during the day. A double hooray there! I've finally got the clear to start running/working out again...slowly...ugh. 

I'm going to take a moment to brag...guess who fits into their Lucky size 0 jeans...whoop whoop! Barely...but they're on. I'd like to thank breastfeeding for that. On to another moment of complaint...dumb boobies feel like bricks. Though they are smaller than they were toward the end of my pregnancy <- thankful for that. I'm also thankful for a husband that totally helps out with the dirty diapers and burping duties! Kudos to Ryan! (Also for always thinking of me when he gets off work and brings me tea lattes and creamslushies!)

The shirt he is wearing below was Ryan's shirt when he was a baby. As you can see, he was very happy here...probably because seconds after I clicked that bottom picture, he spit up aaalllllll over himself.