Goodness gracious I have the sweetest children.....
...........most of the time! ;)
With love,
Mama Hauck.
Friday, June 8, 2012
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Cue Madness
The kiddos got home Monday evening from their trip away with Grandma visiting other family. And this morning she left to go back home to CA. She had been here for 6 weeks helping pre and post baby.
That means today is officially the first day that it's just me and all three kids with no one around to lend me a hand. I'm flying solo. Just me. With three kids. All day. Am I nervous? Slightly. Have you tried consoling a fussy, crying baby (with no luck), making a snack for one kid because he's simply starving, putting the other on the potty because she has to pee right now, and cleaning up the spilled juice on the kitchen floor before you step in it and get your socks wet.....all at the SAME TIME? Yeah, neither have I. But I'm sure I will be doing just that (or something along those lines) at some point today. Wish me luck. I'm fairly certain I can hold down the fort.
Two kids was pretty do-able. How much harder can adding a third into the mix be? Total madness?? The only thing I have to loose is my sanity, right? It's a good thing my children are all incredibly adorable and I love them without fail.....I might sell them on Craigslist otherwise. ;)
So far all is well. Timothy is sleeping and Anth and Mols are watching a cartoon (hence the reason I'm able to bring you this post). But the running around will happen soon. I've learned, despite Timothy's mellow entrance into this world, he is a bit of a high maintenance baby. Boo to that. At least compared to how Anthony and Molly were as infants. I'm hoping that will change here soon because I am just so, so exhausted. Like dead on my feet exhausted. Not going to bed until midnight and then waking up to feed him ever hour and a half is NOT my idea of a good time. Neither is the crying every time he gets some gas and has to poop or, poor boy, suffers from some acid reflux. Add on top of that having to change not only his outfit, but my outfit because he upchucked all over everything. Mmmm, I love the smell of puke in the middle of the night.
Ahhh, the life of a Mama with a newborn!
And here's some from Saturday night when Sam, Timothy, and I went to visit some friends....then had to leave because fussy pants wasn't having a good time. But at least I was able to get out of the house and wear my new shirt and look great for all of 2 hours!
With love,
Mama Hauck
Friday, June 1, 2012
Feed, Burp, Change, Love, Repeat.
Sleep is a luxury around here now a days. If I'm not feeding Timothy, I'm burping him. Or changing him. Or just holding him and staring at his cute face. Or I'm working on photos and his baby book. Or doing laundry and other house chores. Maybe I'll even squeeze a shower in there somewhere. Oh but wait! It's time to feed Timothy again! lol My baby routine is stuck on repeat.
I'm TIRED!!
Things have been pretty honky dory in the Hauck home though. Anthony and Molly have been gone for a week now with my Mother visiting other family, so it's just been Sam, Timothy, and myself at home. I miss the kids, but they're off having a good time and I'm enjoying the quiet at home. Timothy is a cutie pie and I think he equally enjoys the quiet time at home with just his Mama during the day. :)
Yesterday Sam got off work early and we took Timothy to his follow up appointment with the pediatrician. Two weeks ago at 6 days old he weighed 6lbs 10oz. As of yesterday at 20 days old he's 8lbs! Holy moly that's crazy! I thought some of his outfits were already getting a little tight! I guess all that breastfeeding is paying off. ;)
Speaking of breastfeeding, I'm really stoked to be able to do so this time around! Anthony was born three weeks early and was never able to latch on, though I desperately tried. So I pumped for him until things dried up....pretty much feeling like a first time Mama failure. Molly was able to latch on, but did so incorrectly and I was never able to get her to do it right. I wound up developing horrible, horrible bleeding sores and stopped after about a week and a half. I wish I would have stuck it out with her, but the pain was intolerable. Like I did with Anthony, I pumped for Mols until things dried up. Because of my failed attempts with the two other kiddos, I was really hell bent on breastfeeding Timothy. I really wanted that experience and all throughout my pregnancy, I prepared myself as best I could by reading books on breastfeeding and talking to other Mama's and my Midwife.
I won't lie, it's been difficult and really, REALLY, trying at times. It's hard being the only one that can feed him, especially at night when it would be awesome to have Sam do a feeding instead of me so I can sleep more than 2 hours at a time. I got sores this time around too, but I continued on and just dealt with the pain and now all is well with that. I've already gotten a few dirty looks when I've had to feed Timothy out in public and that's made me feel uncomfortable. But ultimately everyone that has a problem with me feeding my son when he is hungry can just shove it. Don't like it? Don't look. Despite the hardships that come with breastfeeding, I'm 3 weeks out and things are going well! I know 3 weeks isn't a long time, but it's a big deal to me and I'm quite proud of myself for sticking it out. I've been lucky to have a few people lend me much support in my breastfeeding endeavor. My Mother, Midwife, and friend Molly have been really supportive and helpful! THANKS!!
Anyway, a few photos for you just because a post without photos isn't as fun. :)
(The wind was blowing crazy in that last photo....lol, hence the lion's mane on me!)
With love,
Mama Hauck
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