Little Pumpkin

Jacob had surprised us with pumpkins this last weekend. So after Nadia fell asleep Saturday we stayed up and carved our pumpkins. We had a lot of fun together. It just feels so weird getting ready for Halloween and having it be 90 degrees out. Our pumpkins are already starting to whither, its just too hot here, even with keeping them inside.

I have a new work schedule at work. I will work Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and stay full days. I am excited that I will have more days off to spend with Nadia and I took off the days that my Dad is golfing so it makes it better for everyone.

Today with the day off I am going to try to catch up on laundry and cleaning. We will see how far along I get. Nadia has been very needy these past few days and nights. Her newest development is wanting to eat a little bit every hour, so its hard to do anything. Last night and the night before I had to make dinner while holding her in order for it to be done when Jacob got home. Hopefully this will pass soon and we will be back to normal.

Fall fun

Jacob has this weekend off so we wanted to do something fun with Nadia. We always look forward to sleeping in on the weekends, but it always seems to be the day that we wake up early for no reason. After breakfast we headed out to Vertuccio Farms to do the corn maze and pumpkin patch. It was about 85 out today so the weather was perfect! Afterwards we went to try to find Nadia a halloween costume but had no luck, she is just too little for what we could find.

Nadia is starting to track things with her eyes now and she is starting to make faces at us not just for the fun of it. It is truly amazing how fast they grow!

One month old

Time just fly's and we have been very busy lately. Last weekend Jacobs family was in town. We were very excited for them to meet Nadia. We wish that they could've stayed longer. Both Jacob and I had to work but his Mom was more than happy to be able to stay at home and watch Nadia. They came in Sunday night around 730. Monday night my parents came up to the house and we had dinner together. Tuesday when I got off work we went down to my parents house and everyone swam until Jacob was off work. He ended up having a very hard day and didn't get home until almost 8. Nadia went in to the pool for the first time and she wasn't really sure what to think LOL. His family was heading back to CO that night so we got to hang out a little bit before they headed out. We wanted to go to the corn maze while they were here but we ran out of time so hopefully we will get there this weekend.

First day back to work

Nadia slept great last night. We fed her at 1130 and she slept until 4, then until 7. We woke up and I fed her then got our lunches ready. I had to wake Jacob up so that he could watch her while I was getting ready. Just as he was leaving my parents showed up. Everything worked really smoothly this morning. I was trying not to let it get to me that I was leaving Nadia for the day, but I cried all the way to work. I only had to stay until 1 today and my boss gave us a card with a nice bonus in it. I think my parents were disappointed that I came home early. They were really enjoying their time with Nadia. My Mom did not want to give Nadia up! They left around 4 and Jacob came home at about 515. I wanted to take a bath tonight so I had Jacob put Nadia in the tub with me. She LOVED it!

2 Week Checkup

We have still had some rough nights, but I can tell that we are getting into more of a routine. She almost slept till 8 yesterday. Granted we were up at 2, 4 and 630. Poor Jacob was up until about 4, I got to sleep from 11-2, but somehow 3 hours just doesn't cut it LOL. We both sleep a lot better without her in the bed. We are just so paranoid when we sleep like that. She seems to like her swing best, but the boppy and the pack-n-play she is getting used to.

Friday Nadia had her two week check up. I managed my first outing with her by myself and we did pretty good. It still isn't easy trying to carry that car seat everywhere. Nadia has gained a pound since last week and grown an inch! She is already looking so different! There are a few pictures that she looks just like me when I was a baby, so we are finding it harder and harder to say who she looks like. The Dr won't see her again until her 2 month appointment. I did like this office much better and the people there were nice. We talked a little bit about a delayed shot schedule and while she wasn't excited about it she said as long as I agreed to vaccinate and the schedule didn't put her seriously behind then she will work with me. She is supposed to get 6 shots at her 2 month check up, I think that's an awful lot. The Dr also said that she has reflux, which most babies have so it is best if she sleeps at a 30 degree angle to keep her from spitting up so much.

So tired

Well Nadia's sleepless nights are starting to catch up with me. Jacob is great with helping, but I really try to do it on my own since he is working. I start back to work on Monday though and I am a little nervous about how sleep deprived I will be. I am guessing that this is why people wait 6 weeks before going back to work. I think that my hormones are finally starting to level out. I tell you, women have SO much to go through when having a baby. I still find myself missing Jacob, but from what I hear its pretty normal to miss the time that you had just the two of you. We have started a whole new chapter in life and that is exciting! Nadia came almost 2 years to the date that Jacob and I met, hard to believe how much life has changed for the both of us in that time. We are the happiest we have ever been though and so thankful for what we have together. I don't think either one of us thought that we could be as happy as we are. I am going to call and schedule my 6 week check up at the Dr and talk to her about what form of birth control we should use. Since I am breast feeding there are only a few options. I think I will ask about the mini pill. We are a little nervous considering it took me less than a month to get pregnant this last time! On another note, I now weigh less than I did when getting pregnant. I am pretty excited about that! Now if my hips will go back to normal I would be set.

This morning we went down to my parents house so that Howie could get groomed. They just adore seeing Nadia. I did have to watch my Mom though. I keep telling her that if she doesn't stay on her oxygen she is not going to be allowed to watch her. I was going to change Nadias diaper and my Mom wanted to come watch so she takes off her oxygen and starts to get up. I told her "Oh no!! You said that you would have no problem staying on your oxygen at home because you can walk all around the house with it!" My Dad asked me if I was comfortable if he was the only one to watch her some days and I told him that was fine, I just don't trust my Mom by herself. Of course my point was proven today. I don't know why she just can't do what she is supposed to do, it drives me nuts! After we left my parents I had to drive Jacob up to North Phoenix to get his work truck. It was nice having him home with us, he had a hard time going back to work. We have this weekend together though, so that will be nice.

Tomorrow is Nadias 2 week check up. I am trying the same group of Drs but a different office. They opened in April so I am hoping that I will like it better than the last office. It will be my first outing with Nadia by myself. The Dr doesn't want me lifting more than 10lbs for 6 weeks, but that is just crazy. I think I can manage with the car seat even though it is a little heavy. I will update tomorrow on how her apt goes.

2 Weeks old

Its hard to believe that 2 weeks have flow by so quickly. We have had a few rough nights, but I think its because Nadia is going through a growth spurt. Last night I tried to cluster feed her before putting her to bed and it seemed to really help. So this will be the new routine, at least for now. She is such a strong girl. Everyone that she meets cant believe how much she moves her head around and how strong her neck is. I guess I don't know any different because this is how she always has been, but it amazes everyone. She moves around a LOT and I have to really watch her, she even tries to roll over. She also loves to suck. In the womb she would suck on her hand but we are trying to keep her from doing that and give her the nuk instead. Although I have to admit, if she would just suck on her hand then she could self soothe and we wouldn't constantly have to give her the pacifier. The Dr said it's much easier to break the pacifier habit than the sucking on the hand so thats why we are trying it. Not much else new to report. She did lose her umbilical stub 2 days ago so we can finally give her a real bath.

Jacob is at home with us today. The poor guys work van broke down yesterday and the spare van is also in the shop, so he got to stay home with us. Its nice to get to spend some time with him. I tried to take a nap since he was home but of course I couldn't fall asleep.

Nadias day out

Nadia had her first real outing today. We went out to breakfast and then to Walmart for some quick grocery shopping. Everyone was just oohing and aahing at her but we kept her in her car seat and put a blanket over her so no one would try to touch her. She was a good girl and didn't even make a peep. She was too busy chewing on the snuggly covers my sister Kelly bought us for the car seat straps. We tried to shop quickly in Walmart, but I probably shouldn't have tried to do that much walking yet. I had forgotten to take my Motrin and I was feeling it! I can't wait for these stitches to dissolve. I hope that I will be ok by the time I have to go back to work in a week. Thankfully I sit most of the time, but I'm not gonna lie, even that is uncomfortable.

Friday my parents came up to watch Nadia while I ran a few errands. I was only gone an hour, but I think I needed desperately to get out of the house. It felt so good to be out although I missed Nadia. Saturday Jacob had to work. I have found it so hard to be away from him. I think my baby blues are missing Jacob blues. When pregnant I was really worried about getting PPD, but I think that I am doing ok. He got home at about 3 and then we went down to my parents. My brothers wife Karen and their daughter Julia hadn't met Nadia yet and they were both dying to meet her. Karen was in heaven holding Nadia and Julia was very exited about the presents that they had bought for her. We came home at about 7 and watched the fights. I of course fell asleep earlier than I wanted. I have been pumping to start saving milk for when I am working. I also pump if I want to have a drink at night. Since Jacob was still awake when Nadia was ready for her 1am feeding he fed her with the bottle so I could sleep. She is doing great going back and forth between bottle and breast so I am hoping that we won't have any problems when I go to work.

Shes a week old already!

I can't believe that a week has gone by already. She is such an easy baby, she latches on wonderful, she sleeps a lot at night, she rarely crys. I feel like we are really lucky. I just hope that we can keep the routine that we are getting into up. We are going to try to feed her with a bottle once a night so she can get used to it before I go back to work. I have to go back in 11 days :( Its going to fly by so fast! I am thankful that its not for long hours and only 4 days a week. I'll attach a few pictures from the last few days.