This past Wednesday Ellie turned 3 weeks old! I can't believe how fast time is going by. It seems like she was just born last week. UGH! If I knew how to slow time down I would do it without hesitation.
She's still an adorable newborn but she's quickly loosing her newborn look. She's looking more like a beautiful baby girl and less and less like a grumpy old man. When she was first born I instantly thought she looked just like Gary's Grandpa Hall which only goes to show what an old man she was!
I love the shape of her almond eyes. When she's eating I can't stop looking at her and when I do look at the TV or computer for a while I feel so guilty for not staring at her longer. This guilt sets in when I'm not holding her too. If I could eat, shower, get dressed and clean with her attached to me I would. I am madly in love with this baby girl and I can't get enough of her.
There were a few days where Ellie was staying up til 1:00 am. She would then wake up between 3:00 and 4:00 to eat again and then again around 7:00. This was making me really grumpy. I feel bad but I would get so frustrated that I'd have to just hand her over to Gary and he'd take her upstairs to play till 1:00 when she'd finally sleep. The next day I'd feel so bad for being so frustrated though. She really is worth all the sleep deprivation in the world!
The past few days she's gone back to her good old sleeping pattern. She goes to sleep around 10:00 and sleeps til about 3:00 or 4:00, eats for an hour (after I change her diaper) and goes back to sleep til about 7:00 or 8:o0. We get up and I eat breakfast and maybe shower. Then we go back to bed for her skin to skin feeding and nap. When we wake up I get her dressed for the day and she starts her day of eating, sleeping, pooping, eating more, sleeping more and pooping some more! Finally at 6:00 when Daddy comes home we try to keep her awake til 9:00 or 10:00 when we all go to bed together but not before we read scriptures in English and Spanish and say our prayers.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
I jinxed myself. I was bragging confidently last night that Ellie sleeps well through the night. I of course have to wake her up to feed her every 3 hours since she's too little to sleep through the night but she lets us sleep and even when she does wake up, she lays there so calmly. She's been perfect. She eats all day long but I have been fine with that since it results in this great nights sleep.
Last night was a whole new deal. It was similar to her first night of life. She fell asleep at 9:00. It was bit earlier than I like to go to bed but I figured the extra sleep wouldn't be a bad idea. As usual, I had to wake her up after 3 hours. She ate and I changed her. She went back to bed as usual. An hour later she woke up to eat. Another hour later, again, she woke up to eat. And again, and again and again every hour til 6:45 when Gary's alarm went off. He was so sweet and took her upstairs as he got ready for work. Knowing I was beyond tired he woke up his parents to keep her while I slept. I got to sleep for 3 full hours and it was wonderful!
Now lets just hope she sleeps better tonight!
Last night was a whole new deal. It was similar to her first night of life. She fell asleep at 9:00. It was bit earlier than I like to go to bed but I figured the extra sleep wouldn't be a bad idea. As usual, I had to wake her up after 3 hours. She ate and I changed her. She went back to bed as usual. An hour later she woke up to eat. Another hour later, again, she woke up to eat. And again, and again and again every hour til 6:45 when Gary's alarm went off. He was so sweet and took her upstairs as he got ready for work. Knowing I was beyond tired he woke up his parents to keep her while I slept. I got to sleep for 3 full hours and it was wonderful!
Now lets just hope she sleeps better tonight!
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Our First Week
Well, I survived my first week with Ellie! Gary went back to work on Monday and I really wasn't sure how I'd survive alone with no one to help hold her feet back while changing her, no one to pick her up out of her bed, no one to burp her. It certainly made me realize that doing this as a single parent would be quite a haste.
I have learned to manage alone during the day. Each afternoon I look so forward to Gary's return home. He is such an amazing dad and he really is the perfect husband. I'm so blessed!
This morning (it's Saturday) I woke up to my baby MIA. I was almost concerned until I realized that her daddy had taken her out of the room to let me sleep in! See, he really is perfect. He even did something he swore he'd never do. He changed a poopy diaper and he did that perfectly too.
Ellie and I have certainly bonded this week and I'm thankful for that. I have started to figure her out and I am learning new things about her every day (like: she loves to suck on my index finger but will scream if you giver her a pacifier). She is the sweetest little baby and I'm madly in love with her.
As a side note, I am extremely thankful that my body is recovering so well! I feel awesome and I have already lost 24 of my 31 pounds. Seven pounds to go and I'll weigh as much as I did before I was pregnant. I don't know how that's possible. I really think it's because I worked all 9 months and chasing 16 toddlers is a lot of exercise. I'm 90% convinced that my stomach is smaller now than it was before I was pregnant. Seriously.
I have learned to manage alone during the day. Each afternoon I look so forward to Gary's return home. He is such an amazing dad and he really is the perfect husband. I'm so blessed!
This morning (it's Saturday) I woke up to my baby MIA. I was almost concerned until I realized that her daddy had taken her out of the room to let me sleep in! See, he really is perfect. He even did something he swore he'd never do. He changed a poopy diaper and he did that perfectly too.
Ellie and I have certainly bonded this week and I'm thankful for that. I have started to figure her out and I am learning new things about her every day (like: she loves to suck on my index finger but will scream if you giver her a pacifier). She is the sweetest little baby and I'm madly in love with her.
As a side note, I am extremely thankful that my body is recovering so well! I feel awesome and I have already lost 24 of my 31 pounds. Seven pounds to go and I'll weigh as much as I did before I was pregnant. I don't know how that's possible. I really think it's because I worked all 9 months and chasing 16 toddlers is a lot of exercise. I'm 90% convinced that my stomach is smaller now than it was before I was pregnant. Seriously.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Being a New MomI
I spent the first few day's of Ellie's life trying very hard to soak up every second. I wanted to remember it all. I took and still take pictures all of the time trying to savor it all. I know that this time is going to fly by and that I need to enjoy every moment of being a new mom. I am trying!
I wanted to write a little about what it's like but right now, it feels so boring I'm not all too inspired to write about it. A day looks like this:
6:45 Gary's alarm goes off
7:20 He leaves for work. I either am sleeping or up with the baby. If I'm up I eat with him and follow him around like a lost puppy trying to enjoy each moment with him. Once he leaves we go back to sleep.
Between 8:00 and 9:00 Ellie and I decide to get up for the day. We go up and eat breakfast with Gary's parents.
Once I'm done with breakfast Kent or Jeannette hold's Ellie while I shower.
We go downstairs with 2 filled water bottles and strip down for a skin to skin feeding and nap.
Around noon we go back upstairs and eat lunch.
We come back down stairs, Ellie naps, I do tasks such as making appointments, helping Gary with business chores.
As Ellie wakes, sleeps, eats, poops, sleeps, eats and poops some more I watch TV, blog, take pictures of her, email my mom, facebook... look at Ellie
Finally at around 5:45 Gary comes home and we smother him with love. The poor boy is bombarded because I have missed him all day long.
6:00 We all eat dinner with Gary's parent's.
7:00 Gary, Ellie and I get in bed and spend the evening together. Gary reads Ellie scriptures in Spanish. After feedings he snuggles with her as I read scriptures in English. He then sings her hymns in Spanish.
Around 10:00 Gary goes to bed and Ellie and I start her cluster feedings
Between 11:00 and 12:00 she goes down to bed.
3-5 hours later she wakes up for a changing and feeding and goes back to sleep
6:45ish Gary's alarm goes off and we start all over again
I love my simple days. I love spending all of my time with my adorable baby girl.
I wanted to write a little about what it's like but right now, it feels so boring I'm not all too inspired to write about it. A day looks like this:
6:45 Gary's alarm goes off
7:20 He leaves for work. I either am sleeping or up with the baby. If I'm up I eat with him and follow him around like a lost puppy trying to enjoy each moment with him. Once he leaves we go back to sleep.
Between 8:00 and 9:00 Ellie and I decide to get up for the day. We go up and eat breakfast with Gary's parents.
Once I'm done with breakfast Kent or Jeannette hold's Ellie while I shower.
We go downstairs with 2 filled water bottles and strip down for a skin to skin feeding and nap.
Around noon we go back upstairs and eat lunch.
We come back down stairs, Ellie naps, I do tasks such as making appointments, helping Gary with business chores.
As Ellie wakes, sleeps, eats, poops, sleeps, eats and poops some more I watch TV, blog, take pictures of her, email my mom, facebook... look at Ellie
Finally at around 5:45 Gary comes home and we smother him with love. The poor boy is bombarded because I have missed him all day long.
6:00 We all eat dinner with Gary's parent's.
7:00 Gary, Ellie and I get in bed and spend the evening together. Gary reads Ellie scriptures in Spanish. After feedings he snuggles with her as I read scriptures in English. He then sings her hymns in Spanish.
Around 10:00 Gary goes to bed and Ellie and I start her cluster feedings
Between 11:00 and 12:00 she goes down to bed.
3-5 hours later she wakes up for a changing and feeding and goes back to sleep
6:45ish Gary's alarm goes off and we start all over again
I love my simple days. I love spending all of my time with my adorable baby girl.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Being a New MomI
I spent the first few day's of Ellie's life trying very hard to soak up every second. I wanted to remember it all. I took and still take pictures all of the time trying to savor it all. I know that this time is going to fly by and that I need to enjoy every moment of being a new mom. I am trying!
I wanted to write a little about what it's like but right now, it feels so boring I'm not all too inspired to write about it. A day looks like this:
6:45 Gary's alarm goes off
7:20 He leaves for work. I either am sleeping or up with the baby. If I'm up I eat with him and follow him around like a lost puppy trying to enjoy each moment with him. Once he leaves we go back to sleep.
Between 8:00 and 9:00 Ellie and I decide to get up for the day. We go up and eat breakfast with Gary's parents.
Once I'm done with breakfast Kent or Jeannette hold's Ellie while I shower.
We go downstairs with 2 filled water bottles and strip down for a skin to skin feeding and nap.
Around noon we go back upstairs and eat lunch.
We come back down stairs, Ellie naps, I do tasks such as making appointments, helping Gary with business chores.
As Ellie wakes, sleeps, eats, poops, sleeps, eats and poops some more I watch TV, blog, take pictures of her, email my mom, facebook... look at Ellie
Finally at around 5:45 Gary comes home and we smother him with love. The poor boy is bombarded because I have missed him all day long.
6:00 We all eat dinner with Gary's parent's.
7:00 Gary, Ellie and I get in bed and spend the evening together. Gary reads Ellie scriptures in Spanish. After feedings he snuggles with her as I read scriptures in English. He then sings her hymns in Spanish.
Around 10:00 Gary goes to bed and Ellie and I start her cluster feedings
Between 11:00 and 12:00 she goes down to bed.
3-5 hours later she wakes up for a changing and feeding and goes back to sleep
6:45ish Gary's alarm goes off and we start all over again
I love my simple days. I love spending all of my time with my adorable baby girl.
I wanted to write a little about what it's like but right now, it feels so boring I'm not all too inspired to write about it. A day looks like this:
6:45 Gary's alarm goes off
7:20 He leaves for work. I either am sleeping or up with the baby. If I'm up I eat with him and follow him around like a lost puppy trying to enjoy each moment with him. Once he leaves we go back to sleep.
Between 8:00 and 9:00 Ellie and I decide to get up for the day. We go up and eat breakfast with Gary's parents.
Once I'm done with breakfast Kent or Jeannette hold's Ellie while I shower.
We go downstairs with 2 filled water bottles and strip down for a skin to skin feeding and nap.
Around noon we go back upstairs and eat lunch.
We come back down stairs, Ellie naps, I do tasks such as making appointments, helping Gary with business chores.
As Ellie wakes, sleeps, eats, poops, sleeps, eats and poops some more I watch TV, blog, take pictures of her, email my mom, facebook... look at Ellie
Finally at around 5:45 Gary comes home and we smother him with love. The poor boy is bombarded because I have missed him all day long.
6:00 We all eat dinner with Gary's parent's.
7:00 Gary, Ellie and I get in bed and spend the evening together. Gary reads Ellie scriptures in Spanish. After feedings he snuggles with her as I read scriptures in English. He then sings her hymns in Spanish.
Around 10:00 Gary goes to bed and Ellie and I start her cluster feedings
Between 11:00 and 12:00 she goes down to bed.
3-5 hours later she wakes up for a changing and feeding and goes back to sleep
6:45ish Gary's alarm goes off and we start all over again
I love my simple days. I love spending all of my time with my adorable baby girl.
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