Just the two of us

Jason is back to work and Kylie and I survived our first week alone. She is still sleeping a lot more during the day than she is at night, but slowly she is staying awake for longer periods of time. Nights on the other hand have been a challenge. She gets hungry about every two hours, which I can handle, but then usually once a night she will "cluster feed" where she is pretty much feeding up to two hours pretty much straight through. I'll feed her, change her if I need to, usually she will eat a little more and fall asleep. I put her down and not even 10 minutes later she's up again and still hungry. We repeat this 4, 5, or even 6 times in a row. After a few days of this I started to become completely exhausted and frustrated because I was starting to wonder if something was wrong because how could she possibly still be hungry but apparently this is normal behavior that hopefully won't last forever. Most nights she does get a good 3 or 4 hour stretch of sleep, which definitely helps out Mommy a little bit. I especially feel bad for Jason because he has to be at work at 4am and as much as I try not to wake him up, sometimes we do and he ends up being tired all day at work.

We had our first poop explosion this week. I thought it would be a good idea to change Kylie on my lap. I left the diaper underneath her just in case, and of course she starts pooping. OK its all going in the diaper, we're good, when all of a sudden it explodes out and all over me. Jason and I are dying laughing at this point and next thing you know, she starts peeing too. Yup, I'm covered in baby poo and pee, and there's nothing we can do but laugh about it! Lesson learned, do NOT change a newborn baby on your lap!

I am feeling almost 100% back to normal, finally. The pain and bleeding are both almost completely gone, the belly is pretty much completely flat although it is still pretty jiggly, and I still have a few more pounds to loose. It has been so nice out lately that I keep saying I'm going to take Kylie out for a walk around the block, but between feedings that last an hour long each, naps, and housework that needs to get done, I just haven't been able to find the time or energy yet. I'm hoping by next week I feel good enough to start doing a light workout at home a few days a week.

Other than that, we are still just still adjusting to being parents and learning what works for our baby girl and what doesn't. Hopefully soon we will start getting into more of a routine and things will start to get a little bit easier.