4 weeks and co-sleeping
Can you believe she is 4 weeks old today? I have had her forever and no time at all. At this very time 4 weeks ago, I was pushing my eyeballs out to meet this baby.
I want to tell all of the parents out there whose babies slept in cribs - be thankful. I am jealous. And please don't tell me you can "make" a newborn, esp. one with reflux, sleep in the crib. Adelaide sleeps next to us in bed these days, and although I am sick of only sleeping facing the middle of the bed, I get far more sleep this way and so does Ade. We will get her to move out eventually, but right now I am just happy for the nights without crying.
Also, advice to new parents - take some abuse from each other and be gentle with each other's moods and frustrations. This is HARD work. I am glad that I have such a good daddy around to help, even when I don't remember to act like it. :-)
I will post Ade's 4 week pic here in a few minutes...
BTW - I forgot to post - Ade took the bottle onthe first try last Monday, and has been taking one almost every day since. Hoorah! Also, Ryan and I made a policy to give each other each two Ade-free hours on on Sat and Sun. I went to the mall by myself on Saturday and it was joyous freedom. :-) I love love love my little angel, but sometimes it is just nice to not have a tiny being attached to your body. I really like this policy and hope we are able to keep it up. Healthy mommy and daddy means a good mommy and daddy.
posted by stephanietrunzo @ 4:29 PM
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Keep it up, Steph. You will survive. And, trust me, in a couple years, you'll forget enough of the details, so there will be this nice shiny glow over this first few months. Sounds like you and Ryan have some good survival strategies; things may not go perfectly, but at least you have a plan. I'm thinking of you often, hoping you're doing well. I'll think of you when I stagger into Paulina's room to get her out of her crib to feed at 3:00 am, and bang my shins into whatever piece of furniture I've left in the middle of the room. Gee, I'll think, the co-sleepers are really onto something.
Oh, and ... she looks SO MUCH like you in those pics!
Good for you guys. You are raising her into your "routine", so when things go your way, chalk one up for parent success! The "my time" agreement is a life saver. We didn't do it through Dana's infancy, but we sure do it now.
When you get a chance, you'll have to read about Dana's shoe fetish...babypeich: Don't take her shoes away!
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