Post Partum Week 6: I need Sleep!!!!

Two normal people who had no idea a child could inflict emotion and physical damage

Agggh!

Lady Bug needs to fatten up - seriously, I need my child to be at least 10 pounds in order to sleep a full night. Packing em on too. Right now, Aurie is irritable at night - she's awake from about 5:30 pm to 11 pm every night. Eating and looking around. When its time to wind down, we get what you see below...

Needless to say Attractive Al aint looking so attractive anymore.

Just imagine this - but sober and crying. I posted a question of how to get my 5/6 week old to sleep on Facebook and so far I have gotten some good answers: from staying up late (we were right) to loading up on formula so that LB's tummy has to really digest the content. In any case we are trying that tonight. Plus she's sleeping in her crib. I have been placing her in there for daytime naps and she sleeps still not like in her bassinet where she moving and trying to get comfortable.

I know - the kid is only 6 weeks but I'm thisclose to going back to work so normalcy has to return. And in my last act has a woman on maternity leave, I give my gift of a child that can sleep for at least 3-4 hours (which she can on a good day). Plus I need to mentally prepare myself for the coming of the in-laws.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from my family to yours. May you be prosperous and fabulous!

The haul...

The haul..., originally uploaded by auburnyellowrose.

Santa was a little upset that a certain one month old stayed up all
nite. And Mrs. Claus was mad at Santa for being a man and not
sympathetic to a nursing mom.

Needless to say, we survived Christmas even though Attractive Al, I
mean Santa forced the whole house to watch "The Real Jesus" 5 times in
HD.

Oh, and my in laws are coming and already asking when am I having more
kids.

I need sanity and a drink.

Wishing you and yours a very Happy Holiday Season

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Post Partum Week 3 (She's 3 weeks old and beat you up)

Post Partum Week 3 (She's 3 weeks old and beat you up), originally uploaded by auburnyellowrose.

Whew!

Time has flown and Lady Bug is about 8-9 pounds and Momma is heading
home. I needed this and I'm so grateful and sorry she is leaving. But
alas, I have to put on my big girl pants and move forward.

The baby can make a solid fours through the night although these fours
hours are usually after midnight.

My body is slowly returning. Emotions -not so much. Oh well. I have
another 4 weeks to pull it together before my in-laws arrive and I
return to work.

And the reality of having a baby is setting in - diapers, bottles,
formula, daycare tuition, etc. And now, Attractive Al and I are again
setting the wheels in motion for moving (this time with
professionals). We are either going buy (a very narrow chance given
this current economic climate) or renting a townhouse because we need
all the space and money we can find.

Time flies when you're watching your baby grow.

Postpartum Week 2: EMO

Wow!

Lady Bug is two weeks old and I'm officially out of my program!

Time is a flying. And my baby is a growing. At her two week exam, she gained a full pound and was considered in good shape.

So this marks the first real time I felt normal. Eating normal, body semi-normal, emotionally - a desolate wreck. I take offense easy especially at Thanksgiving when I sent a holiday message to friends - one friend responded to The Banker (who she isn't friends with). So that sent me to tears to which AA has decreed this friend is verboten in seeing Lady Bug, why complicate things? It's a hard reality to face but life moves on and sometimes you have to move away from people in your life. Maybe they will return, maybe they won't.

Speaking of transition, some good friends are moving overseas for work. I miss them dearly and pray that our paths will meet again. But I blessed with the time I did have with them.

Although, I was well behaved toward X Factor at graduation. I warned Momma Sense of XF's nature and she witnessed so some interesting and not so nice behavior on XF's part (why explain the abnormal?). The only I said to XF other than "hello" was "please don't touch my child" - seriously. Graduation went off successfully!

I'm so blessed to have my mom here to help me and Lady Bug transition. Life is much easier and less stressful. Anyhoo, I need to enjoy Momma being here because she will be gone in a week or so (Boooo).

Will catch you up later.

Ahem - excuse while I go have a baby....

Heidi Ho!

Its December 1 - the days immediately following Thanksgiving (to which Attractive Al scoffs - its a Native American thing). Normally, I would be secretly gallivanting off to Gap, Banana Republic, and Coach Outlet for some major personal Christmas gifts (because God want us to be good ourselves too). But this year, I'm with the little lady who decided to make her appearance in the world about a week early (November 19). I'm cuddling my bundle of joy (lets hope for the latter).

I didn't think it would be fair to you my readers to leave in the lurch while I'm off having so much fun. So I want to leave you with a few pregnancy and random life posts (this should get you through Epiphany). Some are mine and some are my favorite bloggers, in any case - enjoy and Happy Holiday Season (I may be busy for a while).

1. A Paradigm Shift
   
2. There's a baby in dat uterus
   
3. My boobs are only going to get bigger
   
4. Its 2009 Attractive Al!
   
5. Tummy Bug's Day Out
   
6. Home...I wanted to stay longer
   
7. In the Mother Hood
   
8. And the Tummy Bug will be....
   
9. My Angry Letters
   
10. My Hours in Hell: Babies R Us
    
11. Dear Prudence: Baby Bump
    
12. Everyone Makes Mistakes?
    
13. Pregnancy Has its Downsides
14. SEC Football Stereotypes
15. Football Friday
16. The Best Conversations
17. Go Girl
18. Michelle Obama visits my job!!!
19. Inauguration 2009: My hours in hell
20. What's your James Bond Girl Name?
    
21. No one messes with Jen's House
    
22. The Second Mr. Jen
23. Dora, The Next Generation
24. Stuff they never mentioned in Lamaze Class
25. What you need postpartum - Sanity and a Survival Kit
    
26. Dear Paul Rudd (read the comments - its hours of hilarity)
27. Why brothers and sisters shouldn't live together after the age of 15
28. Canada isn't a state
29. Touch of "greatness" in DC...does this mean we have to stop traffic?
30. Crib Notes - ahhh if I only had the energy or the money.
31. The To Do List - I have learned to say "Screw it" - let whatever comes come.
32. Skywalker and Attractive Al's Greatest Hits of Youth
33. Metro Order of Precedence
34. Babies and Bladders don't mix well
35. Moving on
36. Zee Tummy Bug
37. November is Native American Heritage Month
38. Timeline on claim to the Black Hills
39. Puerto Rico
40. The Day I realized I wanted to marry Attractive Al
41. All of my Book Reviews
42. I admire Tia's devotion to Edward Cullen
43. What gets me through my day
44. No Fox News...Ever.
45. The Best Birth Control Ever (I can't even take credit for that one...)
46. I"m not buying these for my kids' teachers
47. The Best Friday pick me up....(Thanks Jen)

That said, I should be back with a picture of my lil lady and agonizing detail of her birth (I think I'll spare you). I hope you all have a blessed Christmas and a wonderful New Year.

Thank you for your laughter and blessings. And here is to my new addition, your success, and to 2010!