Weeks 3 and 4

Week 3 - Just Me and My Boy

I was still pretty emotional during Tyler's 3rd week of life, so Mike graciously decided to stay home from work for a few more days. I still found myself crying about something every day, but Mike could easily console me and cheer me up. Tyler's original due date was Wednesday, February 15 (also Mike's 26th birthday!) and he was doing so well...keep growing, Ty!

I was anxious about Thursday, which was the first day Mike would return to work, but I ended up spending most of it feeding Tyler and catching up on missed sleep. On Friday, Tyler and I relaxed in the morning and went over to my sister-in-law's house to go for a walk with her and her girls. When Mike and his brother came home, we all went out to TGIFriday's to celebrate Mike's birthday. Tyler slept right through all the noise and chaos at the restaurant!

Happy birthday, Dad!

Week 4 - A schedule, sort of

On Monday, February 20, we took Tyler in to see his pediatrician for another weight check. He weighed 9 lbs even! All on breastmilk, thank you very much! That was President's Day, so Mike had that day off, and we were able to bring him to the doctor together.

Monday evening, I played volleyball for the first time since I was about 6 months pregnant. It felt awkward, but still good to move and exercise! I don't know what my doctor would say about it, but I didn't push myself hard and I would have stopped playing if I felt weak or was in pain.

The rest of the week was pretty uneventful. Tyler and I finally had a daily schedule...sort of! He's still up a lot during the night, and since Mike has to go to work, I nap from about 10 or 11 pm until about 2 am while Mike takes care of Tyler. Then, Tyler's all mine from 2 am on. I'm usually able to sneak in a nap or two during the day, especially in the morning, after Mike has left for work and Tyler's fed. We spend the afternoons either going for a walk or running errands. When Mike gets home, he takes over for a little while, and we also get to spend some adult time together.

I was a lot less emotional during Tyler's 4th week of life. I think the whole shock of a different life finally wore off (having somewhat of a schedule also helped!).