Thank God for Google

So it usually takes 2 weeks to adjust to something new right? Or that's what I have found...however...maybe it is due to sleep deprivation...I finally feel after 3 weeks of being a mom I am getting a hang of it...

Gas- colic calm, rub tummy, burp more

Sleep- when the babe sleeps..and don't let anyone make you feel guilty about it

Milestones- I think we're doing good without worrying about all that...not my style anyway 

Tummy time- everyday for 10 min or so...however I get more out of him when he's hungry...

Outside- at least once a day for around 30 min

Bath- every couple of days 

Read- everyday along with my awesome singing 

Don't eat spicy food while breastfeeding= leads to gas 

By the time I get done feeding, burping, pumping, I've got about an hour before it starts all over again, aka...I don't leave the house for long periods of time...

I've become somewhat of a homebody, which has never been my style, but it's nice, just doing some house work, reading a but, and of course attending to babe 

 Now if we could hit the lottery so I could stay home from work...

Peace and love 

How you know your officially a mom

You have never been so excited to see poop and pee 

You know the different stages of poop 

You get pooped/peed on you find it startling but humorous

You can't take a shower without leaving the shower door open to make sure the babe is ok

Your Whoo haa and your ta tas are in different universes and may come back to your body you hope one day 

Sleep is but of a dream of the past 

You put a couple extra onesies in the diaper bag "just in Case" to realize we need an outfit an hour you are going to be out...babies are future supermodels and need constant fashion changes 

If takes you an hour to get the babe fed, changed, dressed, and you 5 min now, then you may have to rechange the babe due to spit up, diaper leak, etc...basically you are no longer in charge of time anymore 

You have to start getting ready to wherever 2 hours in advance due to this...

When someone wants to "wake up and play" with your babe you- 1. Remind the they only eat, sleep, poop right now 2. Make an excuse to hold the baby so they dont wake him up 3. Threaten them with the ol "if you wake the baby up you better have a boob to be feeding him" 

You have to figure out a way to stay awake and feed all night without caffeine which is damn near impossible

You now have eagle hearing and a protective lions eye on everything and everyone 

Your prego brain has not gone away 

Your idea of a good time is a 3 hour uninterrupted nap 

The min you try to fall asleep the little angel is wide awake and ready for some visual/audio stimulation. Aka wake your butt up momma 

You went from peeing every 5 min to peeing when you have an opportunity 

You now know what all the funky baby contraptions are and their uses 

Your idea of a challenge is how fast can you change the diaper to avoid getting peed on 

You have never been so patient in your whole life 

You are perfectly content never leaving the house again because you can't imagine what's out there that could be any better than being his momma 

You take pictures of him everyday and while the rest of the world maybe over it, you can't help to want to share your little love

Feel like the luckiest person on the planet to be able to be a mom 😍 

Peace and love 

One week old

My little man is one week old today. And I can't say it more, I love being a mommy! This kid has my heart and soul. In the last 7 days, I have never had this much pain, lack of sleep, foggy brain, and been peed/pooped on so much. I would do it ten times over again. 

I love to sing to him, read to him, tell him stories, etc... 

I'm not going to lie, the delivery was tough. There's a reason they call it labor. That was intense. For 12 hours I labored, the last 2 1/2 I pushed, the little guys head was turned towards my pelvis, so after cutting me a bit, and vacumming him out, we finally got to meet our little man. 

When I saw him I cried and cried tears of happiness. I've never done that before. I've cried because of a sad movie, being upset, etc...but never happy tears. This emotion is something I've not even been able to imagine. 

I've learned alot this week about myself and about newborns. 

I discovered something that saved my life after having the babe. It's padcicles. I made a 24 pack. Big jumbo pads, covered in aloe Vera, witch hazel, and a spritz of lavender for a good smell. Then I froze them. They have been a lifesaver. Do it if you're a new mommy. 

Well babe is calling me...

Peace and Love