The Tidwells: Bad blogger...bad!

Okay, so I haven't posted since probably a week after I got home from the hospital so I'm a terrible blogger! A lot has been happening and I'm getting quite comfortable on maternity leave. Even though I'm completely exhausted, I'm in love with Trip. I cannot believe he is already almost two months old!

The first week was great. I was getting up for every feeding even before he started crying, I was on a high, and I thought "oh yeah...I can totally do this". Well, then the second week came and he hit a growth spurt and my hormones crashed. Dear God, I never thought I would sleep again. He was getting up to eat every other hour around the clock. I kept reminding myself that Robyn from work said the exact same thing happened to her and that it was just a phase. I held on to my sanity, and we got through it.

At first, I was only pumping because I thought that might be easier for some reason. Well, I was wrong. Getting up to him crying, warming a bottle, feeding him, changing him, then pumping again, and washing all the pumping equipment just about killed me. About the third week after talking to some friends, they told me not to give up on nursing. So, we tried it again and he latched. Ever since then, we've been getting in some sort of a routine and I feel much better about breast feeding.

We had a great Thanksgiving in Decatur and my Dad is completely obsessed with Trip. It's the cutest thing!! He literally swatted people away to get to Trip. It was great seeing the family and letting Trip meet everyone! Plus, he slept great in the pack n' play which I was really worried about. Actually, he started sleeping six hour stretches while we were in Decatur over the holiday. I would feed him at 10:00 and he wouldn't wake up again until 4:00...it was the most glorious thing I've ever experienced. I was a new person!

Since then, we have been getting out more and more during the day. I'm actually showering before noon :)

The past few nights he started picking up the 2:00 feeding again, so I'm hoping this is just another growth spurt. For some reason he will get up at 2:00 and then wake up every two hours until about 8:00 in the morning.

All in all, he's a great baby, loves to snuggle, has the cutest damn smile I've ever seen, and loves to be rocked. I don't want to wish his life away, but I can't wait for him to start being able to play and and be more active. Although...it sure is nice to pop him in a swing and let him be for awhile.

Below are some recent pics...