the boys
Soren is 18 weeks old! He is more fun than I thought possible. He is fully engaged with people, watching their every move, studying facial expressions, trying to figure out if something is funny and warrants a laugh or is serious. He gets distracted when nursing, he wants to be a part of everything.
He startles easily which is comical. If I sneeze without him looking, or someone shouts to the dog or something, he bursts out crying with the most pathetic pout. Very dramatic.
He is sitting up on the couch, in the bumbo seat and on our laps, although not on his own yet.....hmmm. He can be held on our hip which is much more comfortable. He is practicing his crawling, not very well yet...he just runs his face into the ground, but he's building arm strength.
Oma put him in the excersaucer(?) thing where he is standing and can bounce. He kinda liked it. He mainly loves to lay on his back and kick as hard as he can. He loves his little baby pool. Since he loves baths, it wasn't much of a transition. Next month we will take him to the big pool.
He experienced his first fireworks on the 4th. We did ones that didn't have noise, he was mesmerized by the colors and lights. It was fun to watch.
I am still adjusting to motherhood:
-He only sleeps 6 1/2 hours. Still one night feeding...Since I am exclusively nursing, I can't go more than about 6 hours without feeling engorged.......I would love to change this.....
-Still hard to go anywhere for any length of time, he gets uncomfortable or bored in the car seat.....unless there are two of us to distract him, its not worth the crying and the missed quality naps. It is inevitable, as soon as I pull up to a drive thru of any kind, he starts crying.....
-Church is a pain, cause he won't sit still in the service so I am out in the foyer as he sleeps or wiggles/giggles (why would I expect any different, right?)
-Still doesn't 'play' on his own. When he is awake, he demands constant interaction. He will only play by himself for about 10 minutes. This makes it difficult to get anything done. He only sleeps for 45 min-1 hour for his naps.....I race to get stuff done, but there never seems to be enough time in the day. My to do list grows faster than it gets done....and I am constantly doing something.......
-I am looking forward to getting my body back. Altough I LOVE nursing him, and wouldn't trade it for ANYTHING, it will be nice not to have my body "working" so hard. Those of you who nurse, know. I am in a constant state of draining, refilling, leaking, etc....funny....and I am still ravenous.....I feel like I just can't eat enough!
Is it worth it?
His laugh and smile make it worth it ten times over.
I love him.
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