So I just learned that if your baby is sleeping, and sooooo cute in his crib, it is NOT a good idea to take a picture of him. With flash. Poor little guy, almost gave him a conniption. So yes, last night went better. Our first night home was full of no sleeping- most especially for John who insists that sleepless Moms make no milk (which is to a certain extent, true) and felt a little stressful looking forward to months of trying to make a little person with a very limited communication skills happy. Night number two went much, much better. I took the early shift, fed him and sat with him when he cried. He fell asleep and when he woke up John took the middle shift. The whole process was made a little easier by the purchase of a bouncy chair, which placed next to the futon seems to make him happy enough to let Mom or Dad snooze on the couch for a bit. Third feeding was followed by sleep. He slept from 5:30 til about 9, allowing both Mom and Dad to get some good sleep. Well, it seemed like good sleep to me, anyway. John needs to sleep a little more today to get ready for school to begin again tomorrow.
And yes, the schedule is quite grueling. It’s feed Camper, pump, clean up, try to eat/drink something, try to sleep, then get up and start again. Last night we replaced one of the sleeping cycles with a trip to Babies’ R Us and the grocery store. Getting out in the real world makes that desperate feeling abate a little, although I really didn’t want to leave Camper here. But my Mom and Dad were here and sat with him while he slept, and he didn’t even know that we were gone. Except that he had some new presents when he woke up.
We’ve been told that we should keep Camper out of public spaces for three months. This seems like a long time, but combine the fact that he spent a week in the NICU with an infection, and combine the beginning of cold and flu season, and we get house arrest for a while. Whatever is best for my little Camper. If you feel like checking it out, I’m going to try and post some new photos over at codenamecamper.com later on today. If you have access go on over and check it out, and if you desire access then sign up and we’ll get you through so you can see our baby boy. Meanwhile, I think it’s time for a smakeral. For me, not him.
I still want to update with some of the things I learned while in the NICU, but hunger and my baby are calling. We’ll see if I can get time to do the pictures later.
Tags: All About Baby, babysitters, Camper, nighttime, sleeping
Erin ..Two words in this blog crack me up..conniption, and smakeral, it is like the clock has stood still and I hear my Mom and Dad…lol. Please do not fret about being able to keep this little guy happy, it is all going to work out just fine, you are doing great. As time goes by it will be less and less stressful for you both, he will start to know he is going to be ok, and cry less, and your confidence is going to grow quickly. You are a good Mommy, just go with the flow, no pun intended, and enjoy this wonderful time. I Love you all so much, Take good care of yourself Love P