Almost 6 weeks

Tomorrow Tyler will be 6 weeks old! A month ago, I thought we'd never get to this point. I don't dread nights so much anymore, even though Tyler went through his 6-week growth spurt earlier this week. He was waking and eating every 2 hours on the dot.

On Monday, I had my post-partum doctor's appointment. Wow, I really missed my doctor! She's so nice and understanding...it was nice to be able to see her so often when I was pregnant, but now I'll only see her for my yearly checkups! But I did have a great talk with her during my appointment (and she got to meet and hold little Tyler). She made me realize that I hadn't gotten a full night's sleep since he was born. She suggested that I work something out with Mike for one night during the weekend where I sleep a full 8 hours uninterrupted. She even gave me a prescription for Ambien (though I don't think I'll need it). I talked to Mike about it last night, and he said that he would let me sleep through on Friday nights. Ahhhh...that will be so nice! Nowadays, when I get 3 or 4 hours of sleep at a stretch, I'm feeling pretty good!

After my appointment, Tyler had his 6 week check-up. He weighs 10 lbs 6 oz! And he got another booster shot for Hepatitis B. He was so good during the whole day! The pediatrician is really happy with his growth and muscle development. Looks like Mike and I are doing something right :)

Yesterday afternoon, Tyler and I even made it out early enough to meet Mike at work for lunch. We stayed for a couple of hours so that some of Mike's co-workers could stop by to meet Tyler. Last week, Mike had realized that a lot of people at his office were sick, so he got a hold of one of those anti-bacterial gel dispensers and installed it on his cubicle wall! It was pretty handy yesterday, because I didn't mind anyone holding Tyler once they used some of that anti-bacterial gel :)

Today, my goal is to work on some birth announcements...we'll see how that goes! The rest of this week is supposed to be gorgeous, so I want to get that stuff done today and spend all week outside with Tyler!