I can't believe Jack is 5 weeks old, and I haven't even posted since he was born! These past few weeks have been soo fun, we love having Jack in our lives. I was able to take some time off work to be with him which was so nice. Especially because he was eating every 2 hours, so I was exhausted! We had some issues nursing at first. Just some concerns that he wasn't getting enough, so we started supplementing formula (about an ounce after feedings) which has done wonders! It's helped him sleep 4 hours at night (5 if I'm lucky). So, now we just give him formula at night, or if I can tell he's still hungry after nursing for 30 minutes. I swear my milk is just inconsistent or something. And since I'm having trouble pumping, we're having sitters feed him formula while I'm at work.
I'm in my 2nd week back at work, and it's been tough having to leave him with people. We don't have a set babysitter, we kind of just take who we can get. DJ's sister Tayler is going to be helping a lot. We found out that we'll be able to afford for me to go to working 3 days a week vs. 5 days a week, and that has been such a life saver! I now work Monday, Wednesday, Thursdays. My grandparents have been awesome about letting me bring Jack to work with me every Thursday, and also if I can't find a sitter. So, work-wise, it's been great!
Being a mommy is so amazing, I love it! I'm still kind of in that new mom stage where I kind of shelter him a little, and am a little over-protective. But, I think I've come a long way =-). Jack is such a good baby! He'll really only cry when something is wrong (dirty diaper, hungry, over-tired and just needs to be cuddled). He's awake a lot more now, and just looks around so much! He's so cute, the cutest little boy ever! I could stare at him forever. He hasn't smiled yet, which is really bugging me! He'll smile in his sleep, but not at me! He's been really close to it though this past week, so I think it'll happen any day now!
DJ is such an amazing daddy! He is so in love with Jack, and helps me so much. I'm so lucky to have him! For the first couple weeks Jack was home, I think I only changed like 2 diapers since DJ was doing them all, I loved it. It's funny, because so many people told us how hard having a baby is. There's definitely a lack of sleep, and some annoyance if we can't get him to stop crying, but it's all so worth it! It just doesn't seem as hard as we were expecting.
It was pretty hard for our dogs Mojo and Kaya at first though. They're so used to being the center of attention, so it was a bit of an adjustment. Especially for Mojo. Even though Kaya is younger, Mojo has always been the baby of the family. They're doing fine now though. I felt so bad, because I kind of ignored them at first. They love Jack, but I think I think they'll love him more when he can crawl and walk and play with them. Now they just like sniffing and seeing what's going on!
It has been a big 5 weeks for little Jack! He's met soo many people who love him. He finally got to meet Grandma Joyce and Grandpa Jim earlier this month--what a fun week! They got to babysit him a whole day while I was at work, and Grandma Joyce got to come hang out on a day I had off to spend some time with him, and go out to lunch and go shopping. It was so fun! I can't wait to introduce Jack to the east coast in May!
Well, I can't believe it's Christmas time already. We are so excited for Jack's first Christmas this week! I think I'm more excited for his first Christmas than I am for my 21st birthday! We had a family party with DJ's side of the family, and Jack got to meet Santa for the first time! It's just so funny because when I was pregnant, DJ and I used to say "Just think, by Christmas we'll have a little baby!" and it's already here! Time is flying by so fast.
On another note...I went back blonde! I've been debating whether or not I wanted to for a long time, and finally just decided to do it. I haven't had long blonde hair since I was 16, so it's a little weird, but I'll get used to it =-) Also, DJ and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary December 12th...I can't believe it's been 2 years! (We'll have been actually together, 3 years, on New Years Eve...crazy!) We just went out to a movie and sushi while Brooke babysat. It was so nice. DJ and I are the happiest we've ever been together. We wouldn't change one thing about our lives together! It's just nice to know we can make it through tough spots, but still be so in love, and not want to live without eachother.
Well, I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas, and a great new year!! We can't wait to start our new year as a family.
PS I enabled my comments, so you all can now comment on posts if you like. Love you all =-)
This is what Jack looked like after I lifted the car seat cover to get him out hahaha!
