Tomorrow our sweet baby girl will be one week old, it's hard to believe.
We've had some great times together already and some hard times. 2 nights ago she did great, I would feed her and then Clint would get her ready for bed and we would put her in her bed and she would sleep for several hours and then wake up to be fed again. That night Clint and I got around 6 or 7 hours of sleep (not in a row of course). We were so encouraged by the night, and thanking the Lord for rest. HOwever, last night was a different story. Miss Sawyer was NOT a happy girl, no matter what we did she did not care, the only thing that made her happy was eating. So lets just say we didn't get any sleep, but thankfully my mom helped out in the morning so Clint and I could get a few hours of sleep. So today was a LONG day, and we are praying that tonight will go smoother. It's difficult knowing what is the right thing to do, so many decisions to make. I am so thankful I have such a wonderful husband who is helping out SO much, I am dreading when he'll go back to work...he still has another week off.
Please pray for a peaceful, content baby. Pray that the Lord would give us patience and that we would enjoy these first few weeks even though they are so hard.
We'll put some more pictures on here soon!!!
Love, Alex
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oh sweet alex! how all us moms can so relate! you definitely have good nights and many hard nights.....i promise it will get easier, and you will get to know her and figure out what she wants/needs! the first 2-3 months are just rough.....but after that you'll be amazed what a different baby you have! poor, sweet little newborns are just in shock i do believe out of the womb for those first few months! did you read "happiest baby on the block?" by dr. harvey karp....great resource/reference to helping you have a balance between scheduling and what newborns need! i know it helped me understand my babies a little more! can't wait to see more pictures of your girl :) love to you!
ReplyDeletePraying for all of you! She will get it figured out soon-and I don't think it takes 2-3 months, but that's just my opinion. :) Enjoy the help while you have it-I know you are!!
ReplyDeletewell, it varies baby to baby(don't know how many kids laura has but alex you know we have 3 and they are all different!).....i just meant typically by 2-3 months you are out of "newbornness" and they are more adjusted to their environment. but before that it can seem some nights/days are great and some they have a hard time settling--and just need more comforting/soothing....if you are referring to sleeping through the night (whatever all night means to some people...i consider "all night" being 10-11pm to 6am; mine all did that between 7-11 weeks--all of them did it within that span; it was different for each of them). i just meant and believe that after the first 2-3 months you have a more adjusted baby to the world and their environment......so i don't mean it is rough and chaotic for 2-3 months, i just mean all can be unpredictable....but after that i feel things are definitely more routine for then on (and you can still have routine at 1 month....but a 4-5 week old is so little and sometimes can still get thrown out of sorts fairly easily). ok i may be rambling....i just wanted to make sure i didn't sound like i was scaring you into thinking for 2-3 months it's horrible--b/c it isn't! they are all different and vary--and yes some babies are hard and some are super easy.....but i would just have expectation that for 2-3 months it is up and down at times (b/c that is "newborn stage"....and after 3 months and out of "newborn" stage your baby seems so well adjusted---it really is amazing!) just trying to make myself clear :)
ReplyDeleteAlex, hang in there. You are doing great. I will pray for rest for the two of you. She is beautiful. Tell Clint his narrating is hilarious.
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