We Made It

You have no idea how good it feels, to feel like myself again. I feel like the 'fog' has officially lifted. Those first two weeks were tough... but we made it! In fact... Milo will be three weeks old tomorrow. People always say you forget labor (which I have already started to do...) well you must also forget those first two weeks, too! :)

We had another successful outing today. Milo is getting to be a good car traveler. I can now put him in and get him out of the car seat without tears. And as long as Norah Jones is playing on the radio... we are good to go. I told Nathan we may be listening to Norah Jones for many, many hours on our big car trip. I listened to it all the time when I was in the car while I was pregnant... and he really seems to favor this particular album. As soon as we turn it on... he seems to settle down almost instantly.

While in Target I decided to carry Milo in the Moby wrap instead of bringing him in the car seat which proved to be a good choice. He slept the entire time. After our shopping was done, he was still sleeping so we decided to stroll the mall for a little bit until he woke up. It really worked out very well. And I can even get him wrapped up in the Moby by myself now. It takes a little practice, but its definitely worth it.

Milo is also continuing to sleep well. He was up for two hours again last night, but it could be worse. And its not like he is up crying. He gets changed, eats, and then is just awake. I don't want to encourage the middle of the night parties, so I keep the lights very low and keep the tv off to avoid stimulating him too much. So we kind of stroll around the house, snuggle, and talk until he starts yawning. Then I do one more changing, then feed him again and he goes back to sleep. I've also tried to stop making the second stretch of sleep, co sleeping in the LayZBoy. I'll still do it if need be, but I'd like him to sleep his entire night in the same spot. That way Mommy can also sleep in her bed.

I'm really hoping to get to Dr. Shamma's office soon to introduce Milo. I know my emotions are finally under control, but I know that is going to be an emotional visit. And we'll also be taking a picture to add to the wall of babies. We'd see this wall of babies who were conceived with the help of Dr. Shamma and Dr. Fakih... and it was such a great symbol of hope. I cannot wait to add Milo to the wall.