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Week 12

Ok, who is this crab of a baby and what did he do with my sweet Oscar?  The grumpies have attacked him – HARD!  Ugh, he doesn’t want to be put down, he doesn’t want to be picked up, he is a little fuss bucket and no fun!  Oh how we love the swing when we start getting baby attitude - the music and motion are like a little mute button for our boy.  Swing away little one, swing away. Thank God for the invention of swings!

Week 11

Week 10

Just when I think I’ve got it all figured out, it changes.  And by “it” I mean Oscar.  One night he sleeps until 4 am others he is waking every two hours.  So even when he does sleep a long stretch I continue to wake up for two reasons – 1) my brain is now trained to listen for him 2) my boobs are like giant boulders in my bra and need to be relieved.  I’ve found myself pumping in the middle of the night for some relief.  Can you say exhausting?

Week 9

Holy growth spurt Batman!  I think we’ve got one here and it hit mid-week.  He’s been noshing every 2 hours, consistently.  Oscra’s been napping for about 45 minutes to an hour, but the past few days he has been going to bed at around 7 and waking up at 4-4:30!  WOO HOO!  Man, I feel like a normal WOMAN (compliments of Shania Twain).  After his feeding he then goes back to sleep for another 3 hours.  I’m feeling renewed and like I am one lucky lady.

Week 4

Week 2

Week 13

I feel like overnight I’ve POPPED. Where did this come from? (obviously, I am not stupid and I know where it all came from, but seriously, I feel like it crept up on me!). The quote of the week is from my darling daughter Rose (8 years old). I turned the corner out of my room and ran into her in the hallway. She looked at me with the brightest eyes and said “Mom, I really don’t mean to be rude, but….YOU’RE HUGE”. Kids are so sweet aren’t they? (she’s actually belly laughing sitting right next to me as I write this).

Week 10