refreshed
April 23rd, 2007 @ 7:14 pm | Comments
Filed Under: life, motherhood
So Friday night was glorious. I slept for NINE HOURS STRAIGHT. I didn’t get up to pee. I didn’t get up to feed anyone with my boobs. I don’t even think I rolled over. That’s the first time I’ve had that long of a stretch of solid sleep since I was first pregnant, back in September or so, when I was getting up to pee every few hours. I felt like a new person on Saturday morning, I tell you!
As much as I love my little girl, it sure was nice to get a break. I must have needed it and looked like hell or something on Friday afternoon, because Dan took one look at me and was like ‘Dude, what’s the matter?’ and quickly volunteered to handle the night feedings. He even kept her in her swing and slept on the couch all night, so I didn’t even hear her wake up. Of course, she chose that night to be her first night of only waking once- she slept from 10pm until 3:30am, and then woke up again at 7:30am. The few previous nights she was up every two hours like clockwork to eat, which means I was only getting about 1 hour of sleep at a time. And a few feedings were ones where she never really fell back to sleep in between them- maybe 5 or 10 minutes, then fuss fuss fuss… no wonder I looked like crap on Friday night.
BUT! Three nights in a row now, Maggie has only woken up once between 10 or 11pm and 6 or 7am. Like magic, all of a sudden! She’s awake most of the day and sometimes she gets pretty fussy and I can’t get much done around the house, but as long as she keeps sleeping like that at night, she can fuss all she wants! We have the Best Baby Ever.
She’ll be 4 weeks old on Wednesday, which (and I know this is a HORRIBLE new parent cliche) boggles my mind how quickly it’s gone. That first week, it felt like 4 weeks would NEVER come. Four weeks might as well have been eleventy billion years. But suddenly, it’s here! We go to the doctor next Monday, where we’ll see how nutritious and delicious my boob milk is when she’s weighed and measured. No shots yet, which is good… not looking forward to that appointment :(
It has taken 4 weeks, but I truly feel like I’m finally settling into this Mom Thing. Sure, there are still times when I’m like ‘MAGGIE, I DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU WANT, WHAT DOES THAT CRY MEAN?!??!’ But today, when we were walking around our little neighborhood in the sunshine, Maggie in her Baby Bjorn and me in my shorts and sunglasses, it felt… good. Mommy and Baby, just hanging out.
Yes, I may have had to type these last few sentences with one hand because someone woke up and was hungry for the hundredth time today… but no typos! (Right?)
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April 23rd, 2007 @ 7:22 pm
It’s really been 4 weeks? Wow. Even I’m shocked! and nine hours? Girl I’m so jealous!
April 23rd, 2007 @ 7:30 pm
glad she’s sleeping well jen…sofija slept 7 hours straight the other day..it was great!
April 23rd, 2007 @ 8:28 pm
Yay for Maggie being a good sleeper! :)
April 23rd, 2007 @ 8:58 pm
Go Maggie!!!!
I’m glad you got to sleep…you needed it! Do you love the Bjorn? I used to cook and clean with a kid strapped to me all the time. I also love slings for when they are a bit bigger!
April 23rd, 2007 @ 10:06 pm
Ahhh, typing while breastfeeding… fun times. Congrats again on being a mom, and on breastfeeding. Breast milk is SO good for babies; I can’t tell people that enough.
And yay sleep! Dan did that for me a few times when both of our kids were newborns, and that sleep was the best. The only bad part was waking up in milk puddles, since my breasts weren’t used to being inactive for that long!
April 24th, 2007 @ 8:31 am
Oh I am so glad things are going well. I can’t believe it’s been four weeks…are you serious?
April 24th, 2007 @ 9:33 am
Yay, happy 4 weeks, Maggie! Way to let Mom sleep, too! :)
You’ll be even more amazed when she starts sleeping through the night, totally. It’s sooo wonderful! :)
Btw, I am loving reading your posts. You are turning into such a little Mommy and there is nothing sweeter than hearing a new Mom talking about their baby.
April 25th, 2007 @ 6:17 pm
Wow, a month?? It doesn’t seem that long at all! :) And yay for wonderful daddies who will help mommies sleep when they need it the most! :)
April 26th, 2007 @ 12:13 pm
The time has really flown, hasn’t it?? Glad you are getting some much-needed rest!
April 26th, 2007 @ 7:39 pm
Aww… I am totally in agreement with Dana… I am really enjoying your posts at the moment! You are really saying it like it is! Obviously, you are loving motherhood and are a natural… but, you are having the same worries as all the other Mom’s out there! I showed my Mom your blog, and she thought it was great - she says that you are just making it all sound so eloquent and kind of easy - but at the same time like, “Woah!” Hehe..
Anyway, I just wanted to say that, you know Jen, you got off easy! I went away a couple of weeks ago and was told my cousin had given birth - she hadn’t. She was ten days overdue! She went to the hospital last Friday and they told her she was 1cm and if nothing happened to come back Sunday to be induced. So, Sunday she was induced. NOTHING happened. So at 9.30pm Monday they wheeled her off for a Caesarean!
She said she was getting like minor contractions etc, but when you know it’s coming, you can’t do anything for the excitement. The worst of it was, they sent her partner home at 9.20pm saying he should get some rest and that they wouldn’t do a Caesarean until 1am if nothing happened! So, a few minutes later they checked the heartbeat and the baby seemed distressed and decided to do it right then. Fortunately, David got back in time, but she said she was really scared being in there on her own!
Nevertheless, my first (and not even real, but the closest I will ever get as an Only Child, lol) Niece was born weighing 8 1/2lbs!!! She is called Phoenix and is gorgeous. I think she liked me. I was just overwhelmed, those tiny feet, the tiny fingers with the miniscule nails - incredible.
Babies are just amazing. I am surrounded by children at the moment and it is fabulous, but I think I am liking the fact I am a Teacher, an Aunt and a friend - being a mother just scares me!
Happy 1 month Maggie!
xxxxx
April 27th, 2007 @ 2:48 am
aww - glad you’re enjoying this Jen! congrats on the sleep - I don’t think I’ve had 9 hours of uninterrupted sleep yet.
about the time passing - welcome to motherhood - now you totally understand what we’ve been saying all this time :)