I had every intention today of doing stuff around the house, like vacuuming, laundry, organizing, going to work to get my TB test read, running errands to the store for groceries/other things, dishes, etc. However, I only got laundry, very little organizing done, did get showered and Natalie bathed before Bobby got home early from work around 3p. She did take a long nap in her Mamaroo, but during that time I was able to get my shower, get some organizing done (at least Bobby noticed I did something), pump, run the washer/dryer, and wash the few dishes in the sink. Now that I write it all down, it seems like I did more than I felt like I got accomplished.
It was nice that Bobby got home early from work, so that I didn't have to drag Natalie to the office just to get my TB test read! Then, when I got home, we all headed out to the grocery store to pick up a few things, run to the post office and the bank, all to get back home by 5:30p for our generous friends that were bringing us dinner! It was so nice to have Bobby with me grocery shopping! I don't think he had gone with me for maybe months, so having an extra set of hands sped up the whole process and made the trip a lot easier. Of course Natalie slept the whole time, she just loves the car rides and grocery cart rides while in her carseat:)
Today was probably one of the first days that Bobby got to see Natalie in her "fussy" form where a bottle, diaper change, or Mamaroo couldn't solve...only being held really helped! He wasn't tired when he got home from work even though his sleep was interrupted from having to get up at 3am to make sure no problems happened with the servers (or whatever it is he does at 3am every other Friday), but I think Natalie probably definitely wore him down. Now, she was not super fussy or intolerable, but when you have a baby that pretty much is content the majority of the time except for when she lets you know she's hungry or dirty...it definitely makes for a little more difficult parenting!
It doesn't help that Natalie has been doing this thing that she will be hungry but only eat an ounce (typically she eats about 3oz at a feeding) and then she is done, only to want more in an hour or so. I'm not really sure why she has been doing this, but it seems to occur in the evening. After feeding her a few times in a couple of hours, I was rocking her in the glider in the nursery while playing lullaby music with the lights dim and she fell asleep in my arms. Those moments make all the fussiness (no matter how much there has been during the day) worth it while I'm just holding my baby girl sleeping peacefully.
Let's see how tonight goes...:)
Holding her with her butt up in the air and legs tucked under her while she fits just perfectly on your chest with her head under your chin is absolutely my favorite activity of the day! I just still can't get over how Natalie is ours! We made her and she lived in me for 9 months! It is just so crazy how God works in our lives and I have never been more blessed! I absolutely love being a Mommy even with how exhausting it can be! I never thought I could love anyone as much as I love this little 31 day old girl!
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| One of her very short cat naps today |
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| Love her! |
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