My New Life As A Mom

We have had Ethan home for a week and two days now. I cannot say enough how much I love being a mom. Ethan is a great little guy. He isn't on what I would call a "regular routine" but he is on some sort of routine. He wakes up, we change him, feed him and he falls back to sleep. He sleeps anywhere from 1-3 hours and eats every 2-3 hours. I have adjusted to the night feedings so far. I have been lucky with him in , he wakes up around 3:30am and again around 5:30 or 6:00am. When Jon is working I nap when Ethan sleeps, when Jon is home he gives me lots of time to catch up on sleep. Speaking of Jon, I cannot say enough how lucky I am to have him. He is the diaper changing champ and always trying to make life easier for me, whether it is getting me a glass of water, sterilizing bottles, changing diapers, feeding, doing laundry and dishes, the guy does it all.



We have run into some challenges, like my hormones for example. I have been known to cry at the drop of a hat for silly reasons. Breast feeding has also been a challenge. I like to blame that on the hospital and the nurses that couldn't make up their mind on the advice they were giving me. One has me breast feeding and pumping milk, the other has me giving Ethan formula... by the time we got home Ethan didn't want to drink from the breast anymore so now I pump and bottle feed. This really upset me at first (and was the cause of one of my crying outbreaks) but then I realized that he is still getting my breast milk and this way other people get the opportunity to feed him - which is helpful to me.

This past weekend Jonathan's Dad and his fiancee Debbie came down with Jon's brother Nathan to meet Ethan. It was a short visit but very nice for Ethan to met some of his family. We have been very spoiled by family sending gifts (thanks to Jonathan's Tante Nic for the goodies we got in the mail today). We also got Ethan's birth certificate this week. I couldn't believe how fast it came in, it only took 3 days.



Today we took Ethan for his first walk. I was so proud to push our little man down the street. I know that sounds silly but I am sure all new moms can relate. I told Jon "it's like having a new car and you just want everyone to see it" ha ha ha...