Tuesday, August 12, 2014
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bearshortyI'm slowly adjusting to this whole being a parent thing. It helps a lot that I'm feeling much better physically. Yesterday, I managed a 40 minute walk with my Mom and Tanya in her pram. I can't lie on my side yet, but I'm moving much better. The biggest factor for the mood during the day is how much sleep I get. If it is 4 hours or so, I'm pretty good. When Tanya has a good night with good sleep, I can manage that - I still hyper-vigilant to tiny noises from her, so I don't sleep as much as I could.
My Mom is over during the day - she comes around 7am and leaves around 5pm, and I'm so, so lucky in this regard, especially during this first month. She takes over, and I feed Tanya but that is mostly it. I do help bathe her or rock her occasionally during the day, but my Mom pretty much steals her. In the evening and night, it is all Bear and I, and Tanya needs much more soothing then. But we are getting used to it. Bear changes the diapers and burps her and I feed her every 2-3 hours and rock her and swaddle her etc. Yesterday, Bear's parents came to visit and on Saturday, his brother and brother's girlfriend. But otherwise the days are settling in a bit of a routine.
Now Bear left for his first season meeting at work - so he is away from Tuesday to Saturday. Both my parents are staying with me, since I still can't lift her a lot - one more week, and I'd be able to take over. And we have a pediatrician check-up on Thursday. (I have a list of questions) Next week, we will just go to my parents' house for half a week, while Bear is away and split up the week that way. And that way, my parents can spoil my baby and Bear can get sleep half the week too, which will help everyone's sanity. That's the plan for the rest of August, at least, and then, we'll see.
I'm rereading Harry Potter right now, since that is all my tired and sleepy brain can handle.
My Mom is over during the day - she comes around 7am and leaves around 5pm, and I'm so, so lucky in this regard, especially during this first month. She takes over, and I feed Tanya but that is mostly it. I do help bathe her or rock her occasionally during the day, but my Mom pretty much steals her. In the evening and night, it is all Bear and I, and Tanya needs much more soothing then. But we are getting used to it. Bear changes the diapers and burps her and I feed her every 2-3 hours and rock her and swaddle her etc. Yesterday, Bear's parents came to visit and on Saturday, his brother and brother's girlfriend. But otherwise the days are settling in a bit of a routine.
Now Bear left for his first season meeting at work - so he is away from Tuesday to Saturday. Both my parents are staying with me, since I still can't lift her a lot - one more week, and I'd be able to take over. And we have a pediatrician check-up on Thursday. (I have a list of questions) Next week, we will just go to my parents' house for half a week, while Bear is away and split up the week that way. And that way, my parents can spoil my baby and Bear can get sleep half the week too, which will help everyone's sanity. That's the plan for the rest of August, at least, and then, we'll see.
I'm rereading Harry Potter right now, since that is all my tired and sleepy brain can handle.