3 Weeks Old Today: VLog

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Jacob: 2 Weeks

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Big Sister, Little Brother

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My Boy Is A Week Old, I'm a Multitasking Momma, And I'm Still Waiting On My Body To Realize We're No Longer Pregnant

What a wonderful week it has been! Jacob came into this world at 6:43 pm last Wednesday, I stayed two days in the hospital, came home to discover plenty of naps and wonderful kindness from the amazing dinners provided by Sunday school friends, and as I walked down the hall carrying my baby and two wet/dirty diapers {Maddie and Jacob's} I realized that I AM able to do it.
It's not to say I don't become overwhelmed and/or emotional and even a bit irrational at times but overall I think we're doing great. Jacob has started sleeping in 4 hour naps during the night so I'm able to get some sleep. He eats like a pro during the day which has brought about a milk supply that could feed a small city. :) I am still feeling a bit of discomfort in my pelvic area, it's as if I've had a cyst rupture or at least it's the same discomfort as when I did have one rupture. I'm not sure if this is normal, I don't remember it with my other kids. My doctor appointment is in a couple of weeks so I'll get everything checked out then.
My belly still feels swollen and bloated and I seem to have become a gas producing machine which I'm not sure is still due to hormones or if I'm just now incapable of breaking down any foods without causing a methane gas hot spot in my gut, either way, it's not a huge problem as long as I stay inside the house forever and never have guests over. :)
Like I said, we're all having a blast and below is a video of Week 1 With Jacob - Enjoy!


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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star is the song I sing to Maddie when she's upset. It's usually the song you'll hear on a long drive with a screaming baby. Tonight it was the song I used to hum her to sleep.

I wonder what song my mother sang to me when I was a child? :) She had a beautiful voice. As I was rocking Maddie tonight a memory came back to me of me and my mom sitting in a chinese restaurant, eating. I don't remember specific things my mom really told me, but I see snap shots of our time together, and it makes me happy. I miss her. I am grateful for what she gave me, her time and my life.

So, here's to moms who are rocking and singing to their babies tonight, hold what you have and remember how precious it is.

What A Great and Exciting Day!

Hey there, how are ya?!

Me? Well, just lovely thank you. :)

I've been working on being more food conscious for the last three weeks to which I have managed to remove a pound...not exactly a big city marching down the streets moment, but hey, I was still happy. :) So, it's now time to kick this body in gear and get back into working out.

As you may have noticed, I've placed a link to my SparkPeople page on the upper right hand side of my site, it's there if you ever want to jump over and join me on the greatest fitness/health site ever. And...it's FREE! And, speaking of fitness, I'm happily awaiting my spin class this morning. I tell ya, working full time, having beautiful children, and going to school takes a great amount of time and seriously does not leave you much left for work outs, but I gotta try, right? Right! I'm not a quiter and I'm all about the underdog, I'm just impatient and distractable...I seriously need a game plan.

In other news, Jeremy's tests scores have fallen again and I spoke a little with his teacher yesterday. I'll be sending in a formal request for testing and his father and I will be writing out a structured plan for both our homes, the same structured plans. Jeremy needs boundaries and expectations and he needs to understand them both. Your prayers are greatly needed and appreciated. We'll get it done, though, there's nothing else to do but see it through tit the end. Right? Yep, gotta run that race. :)

And, speaking of racing, it looks as if there just might be a treadmill in my sights. I left a message on my Spark Page yesterday and received a message about whether or not I'd like to have one that a local group member has. I was extremely over joyed, so much so that I called my hubby and said, "I think we're gonna get a treadmill!" To which he repeated,"what, you're pregnant!!!" My response, "treadmill....." His response, "yeah, I heard treadmill." :) I graduate with my Master's in Dec. and that is all I'll publicly say at the moment in regards to more babies. :)