During the day its just me and Savannah, and even into the evening. Daddy doesn't get home until about 6:30-7pm, so it makes for about 14 hours of just the two of us. Some days we cry together, some days we both get naps, others she naps and I accomplish tasks around the house. I wish someone had told me that for the first 4 weeks don't put any expectations on yourself- or your house. Fortunately I had the help of my mom for the first 10 days and she got my house completely in order and now I'm just in maintain mode, which has been going fairly good.
At first I would try and do everything every day, but now I've learned that if I can get one load of laundry done, or the dishes washed, or the trash emptied, I've accomplished a lot. Babies are adorable, but let's face it, they are completely helpless and rely on you for comfort, food, cleaning, EVERYTHING. I'm not complaining, it's a just a total reversal of daily life. You go from everything being about you to everything being about her. Showers are cut to 5min or less, and come to think of it, you can get a lot done in a 5 minute shower, and in a perfect world they would stay that way cutting getting ready in half in the morning haha.
Savannah napes for about 3-4 hours at a spell and in the evening sometimes she'll sleep for 5 hours, which I think is pretty awesome. From yesterday at about 4:00pm we made some adjustments together and from that point on she's been doing a lot better. Nobody prepares for your acid reflux, gas, tummy aches, and overall fussiness of a baby. It's important to have a good support system and be open to ideas from others. The key is how those ideas are presented. I never want to come across as judgmental to other mom's and three topics you should never tell anyone what do, or what's best for them are: Diapering, Feeding, and Discipline. I've learned that its best to pose questions to friends for advice, but never give advice unless its solicited unless you want to come across as a know-it-all. All moms, unless they are truly heartless, want to do whats best for their lives. That being said, some advice from a friend yesterday really helped us out and we have noticed a tremendous difference in how the baby is feeling and we have actually had a more peaceful house because of it.
Well today is Valentine's Day and I'm feeling mushy and sentimental. I'd like to go get a coffee and then figure out what we're going to do for dinner. We thought about going out, but I bet every restaurant is going to be slammed. Maybe by Sunday we do our Valentine's day and celebrate Savannah being officially 1 month old. My how the time flies, yet seems so long on those bad days hahah.
Love to All.
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