Miles and I are into day 3 of our first week at home together ALONE without daddy.  Reality hit me like a ton of bricks on Tuesday to find out that being a mom is a lot harder than I ever could have imagined (and Miles is a GOOD baby!).  I think what got to me was his need to be constantly in motion when awake.  Add to that him wanting me to constantly switch positions to ‘entertain’ him and I was drained.  I couldn’t put him down and couldn’t get anything done around the house.  The advice to “sleep while they sleep” is sooooooo true but hard for me to follow.  Eric made me take 2 naps yesterday (and came home early to give me a break).  Miles has been really good about sleeping at night.  I usually feed him around 10ish, 2ish and 5ish in the evenings.  Eric has been a wonderful daddy and gives Miles his bath at night (which Miles loves) and gives mom a MUCH needed break.  We are trying to put him to bed around 7-8ish so eric and I have a few hours to ourselves.

Eric and I are using the Baby Whisperer methods on him. It’s a book that promotes structure and routines but not a STRICT schedule like Babywise.  I was going to use the Babywise method to train him but quickly found it was TOO stressful to try and follow a schedule.  The main routine we try and follow is to Eat, Have awake time, and then sleep.  When we put him to sleep we make sure he is not 100% asleep so he can learn to sooth himself and fall asleep on his own.  If he starts to cry (for more than a few minutes) we go into his room, pick him up and cuddle him until he stops, and then lay him back down.  Sometimes it takes 30 minutes of going into his room to sooth him and really get him to fall asleep but it seems to work.  He has been sleeping in his own crib too!!

The angels were looking down on me today because Miles and I figured out that he really likes his little Jeep baby carrier.  I can just strap him to my chest and he rides along with me while I do chores.  No crying for 30 minutes and no need to switch positions!! I was so happy.  Hopefully this will continue to work.

Miles continues to be VERY alert.  His favorite thing to do right now is look out the window during the day or look at lights (I guess light is the only thing he can see clearly right now).  Our dogs and cat have been very tolerant.  Anytime I nurse Miles they are all crowded around me “helping”.  Eric and I have to watch Travis because he will constantly lick him (and throw balls at him to play).

That’s all for now!!!

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