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Last night Blake slept 12 hours from the start of one feeding to the start of another with only one feeding in between! That meant that I got a chunk of 4 1/2 hours of sleep, and then another chunk of 3 1/2 hours. It was fantastic!!!
Now, this is the first time he's gone that long. He was on a great 6/4 hour schedule, but having family in town for the weekend messed it up. He had a little too much fun (and so did we). So hopefully now we'll be on a better schedule. Who knows. I do think that letting him get hungry enough to the point of screaming, then giving him a lavender bath, then feeding him and putting him to bed actually works a little. But I could be completely wrong.
Anyways, I'm just so grateful to have such a good baby! At first I thought he was kind of hard, but then I realize he is actually a very good baby. He's not colicky, he sleeps really well, eats really well and usually cries just when he needs something. He's super happy and content to be swinging in the swing and sometimes he can last awhile sitting in his bouncy chair. He does spit up quite often, but it's not large amounts and it's not horribly bad. So I think he's pretty awesome.
As for me, I thought it was a fantastic idea to put Blake in the Bjorn and work out at home. I did some lunges, squats, calf raises, free weights with my arms, abs, and bum. It felt amazing! I was really sore the next day in my quads, and I realized I may have over done it a little, but I don't regret it! I just can't wait til I can work out like that all the time and be just fine.
Oh, and I decided that I needed a pair of jeans that actually fit me. I am so tired of wearing my maternity jeans! And my other pre-prego jeans are still too small (I put on a little extra love in my butt, hips and thighs...christmas treats.) And one of my maternity jeans has ripped in the butt 3 times, so I decided they were done for, and got myself a new pair. It feels great to have something that fits and makes me feel like a real person! I just got to focus lots on my abs and eat much better (ugh, sweet tooth), then I'll be good. And hopefully this lovely warm weather will last so I can walk outside!!!
I totally agree about having jeans that fit. It's so much of a mental thing to know you can fit in something WITHOUT elastic at the top! Baby weight takes awhile to come off, hips take awhile to move back (in my case, at least!), etc. I went to D.I. and was surprised to find really nice jeans! I put them away with my maternity clothes so that, with the next baby, when i'm too big for normal jeans but too small for maternity jeans, or right after I have the next baby, I'll have something to wear!
ReplyDeleteI wish we could've seen you in St. Louis! We didn't have time to stop and Nathan had HAD it that day...he was so done for! I just feel like we have a lot in common and I'd love to visit with you and talk about mom stuff! :o) It's the best business to get into as far as I'm concerned!
PS--I'm so jealous of your non-colicky baby! Nathan's just starting to grow out of it. At least he's sleeping better now!