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Snuggling with Auntie Janice

Sept 18

On breastfeeding: Jake likes to grab my shirt or my skin and knead at it. Also he is developing this very frustrating habit of popping off and on, off and on the boob- particularly when I'm not letting down fast enough to please him and also when letdown is fast and furious. Augh. He's doing it right now, in fact. It seems also to be something he does when he's overtired and wants sleep more than he wants boobie (but is in denial as to this fact).

ALSO, Jake just qualified as an Expert Level Nurser… for the first time (last night) he demonstrated the ability to latch on in complete darkness (without causing nipple injury from bad latch). This is significant. The less I have to be involved in helping him properly latch at 3 am, the better quality sleep I'll manage to get. Light at the end of the tunnel!

Jake's [Great] Auntie Janice is here today. Which is why you suddenly see a post from me today actually containing some number of words.

And check out Jake babey in his bumbo seat. He's not really ready for it yet, this was just a photo op. (And a demonstration for his Grandma Karen who will be amazed to see how strong he's gotten – and look at the control of his head he has now! – since she last saw him!)

Bumbo baby! (6 weeks old)

Sept 17

We've got a giggling babe! Not a full-on laugh, but an occasional darling chuckle. I just love it.

Also, I ask you: Does anyone ever "sleep when the baby sleeps"?? I can't do it. I need time to get stuff done and/or just have some non-baby DOWN time way more than I need sleep. Plus I hate napping. Despise it. Always feel hungover afterwards.

With that said, I got to bed way too late last night and had to be up way too early. On top of THAT Jake had an unusual 4 am fussy period. Result: I got 3.5 hours of sleep last night in total. I'm a dead woman walking.

Baby Jake with his mama

Sept 16

On entertaining himself: Not much yet; it's the sling for this boy – it's the only way I get anything done most days. I've tried Jake in the babyhawk a few times. I wish he liked it, because it's very comfy for me! So far though he FAR prefers to be cradled in the pouch sling. I think we'll get more out of the mei tei when I can carry him on my back… hope so anyway!

I have a rocker seat by my desk and can get anywhere from 5-15 minutes out of that here and there throughout the day. It has toys hanging above it. He has zero interest in falling asleep there, though, even when it's vibrating.

He likes tummy time for 5-10 minutes at a time also, but he's likely to spit up and face plant into the spit up, so I don't ever turn my back on him like that.

In other news, while enjoying tummy time this weekend, he rolled over to his back! He's amazingly strong already…

Sept 12

Jake seems like he's trying SO hard to laugh. I've heard him do it in his sleep (so cute!). And he squealed for the first time the other day.

Sept 10

Scott gave me some kudos yesterday as he marveled at just how much sacrifice mamas make these first weeks (especially when nursing on demand). "You," he said, "have no life!" God, I know. I KNOW. I survive knowing this too shall pass, and just how fast it all really does go. You blink and next thing you know they're ELEVEN.

6 weeks

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