First month
The first month was a whirlwind. Lots of emotions, questions, lack of sleep, Thanksgiving, Christmas preparation and an impromptu house renovation. Even writing this only 1 month later, a lot of the first month feels like a blur to me. I’m blaming the lack of sleep.
But, we were finally home and it officially was our job to keep this perfect little baby alive. Scary, but exciting! There was so much to figure out. Why is he crying? Is he Hungry? Tired? Cold? Dirty diaper? I spent time during this month reading multiple baby books to try and figure out how often to feed and nap/sleep. I also asked multiple questions to my many friends and family with babies. They are usually the best and most realistic advice out there.
First picture of Grant at home
First time in the house!
First bath. It did not go as well as the bath at the hospital.
We were told to wake him up every few hours to make sure he was eating enough. We went to our one week appointment and Grant had already gained his birth weight plus some. He was 7 lbs 6 oz. We were obviously feeding him enough! Greg and I were happy about this because now we didn’t have to wake him up during the night. This gave Greg and I (a little) more sleep. Grant was a bill of health at the appointment which meant our next doctor appointment wasn’t for 2 months. That seemed like a long time to Greg and I!
Grant started out sleeping in our room in a bassinet. That only lasted a few weeks. We quickly realized how many noises babies make; making it almost impossible to sleep. He went unto his crib by the second week. We were able to sleep a little better but, like every parent, I still wake up periodically to make sure he is still breathing.He is sleeping pretty well, only getting up once a night to eat. We are told we are lucky he is sleeping so well. I am glad because I honestly can’t imagine having a baby up more than that! We are working on nap time and trying to get the eat, play, sleep concept down. Definitely a process. Right now nap time is wherever we can get him to fall asleep. Ha.
Sleeping on mommy!
Sleeping on daddy!
Sleeping on his newborn lounger!
Sleeping in his rock ‘n play!
Sleep, sleep, sleep! Mom and dad were jealous.
Finally some awake pictures of our Grant. These were hard to come by in the first few weeks. We love seeing his eyes!
Breastfeeding was a struggle for me at the beginning. As I said before in the hospital blog , Grant was born with a tongue tie; so we left the hospital still very unsure if he was latching correctly or getting enough milk. We were still supplementing with formula because he had only peed once. I also started on the wrong foot. I would let Greg feed Grant in the middle of the night so I could sleep. I didn’t get up to pump while he fed him. Big no-no when you are trying to regulate your supply. The things I would do for some sleep :). I ended up having to pay catch up with some mothers milk tea, lots of oatmeal and extra pumping sessions. I don’t think I felt confident with nursing until he was about 3 weeks old. I went to a breastfeeding class through the hospital. I fed Grant at the class and he was weighed before and after to see how many ounces he ate. He ate 3.8 ounces!! That is a lot of food for a 3 week old! Also, he weighed in at 9 pounds 10 ounces. He had already gained over 2 pounds since birth. I definitely left that class feeling a lot better about feeding my child!
I had textbook baby blues. I got sad at the same time each day; it was when the sun was setting in the evening. I would get this overwhelming feeling of missing being pregnant and missing our “past life.” It was such a weird feeling because I knew the feelings were crazy, but I couldn’t stop them. And I definitely couldn’t stop the tears accompanied with them. I asked Greg to come home at 4:00 those first 2 weeks just so I wasn’t home alone. Being alone seemed to make things worse. Having company would keep me occupied and my mind off my crazy emotions. Like I said, it was textbook so it last about 10 days to 2 weeks. There are times when I still miss being pregnant, more so a nostalgic feeling because I loved it so much, but I wouldn’t change having Grant here for the world!
It was beautiful in November this year. Grant is a week old in this picture and we were able to go on a walk (wearing shorts!). Getting some fresh air helped my mood, for sure.
Having this cutie here for Thanksgiving also brightened our life. We had no problem finding something to be thankful for this year. Grant, Grant and Grant!
Greg has been great this first month helping me out. He would take Grant downstairs to sleep so I could get more than 2-3 hours of sleep at a time. He is super involved. It is really amazing watching your husb and become a dad. This is totally a cliche comment, but it makes you fall in love with your husband all over again and on a different level. It is something you can’t explain until you become a parent!
Grant starring at his daddy! He is lucky to have such a good dad!
We had our newborn pictures a week after he was born. There were many rules to get him to sleep like he did. It was a stressful morning for Greg and I, but it was worth it. They turned out awesome! I will leave you with some of my most favorite pictures because, actually, I love them ALL!
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