It's hard to believe Naomi turned a week old last night. Time does truly fly by- i'm sure it will feel like we just blinked and she will be a month old. For now, I suppose the only thing to do is try and continue to live in the moment as we have been. I'm sure you've guessed it hasn't been all rainbows and unicorns. We've definitely had our fair share of sleep deprivation and challenges.
Let's start at the hospital. Naomi was born at 9:57p.m. We were finally able to be transferred to a double room and able to go to sleep around 2:00a.m. We were interrupted constantly (every two hours or less) for the next two days for anything from "vital checks" to food to you name it! I kept telling myself that everyone is just "doing their job", and that you attract more bees with honey than vinegar... and as irritating ..umm, I mean "well meaning" as people were it was essential to try and get through it. Let's just say by the time we were released we were definitely ready to go!
There was a harsh learning curve to the no sleep slash try and be the best parent you can be thing. Night three is one we will never forget. We were being woken up every hour on the hour for feedings with fussiness and demands in-between by baby. There was no rest for anyone; by the next day we were peeling our sandpaper eyelids open and carrying on the best we could. At that point we decided to switch Matt back to a night shift (his work schedule when he returns anyway). This has been working out MUCH better! I actually get two to three hours of uninterrupted sleep until it's time for baby to eat again. It doesn't sound like a lot, but I will take it compared to hourly with insanity in between. I can zonk out knowing that she's safe and being well tended to by daddy down stairs. By day five I was feeling frisky enough to actually take her newborn pictures. I'm so proud of how they turned out. I'm including them below for your viewing pleasure. There isn't much else note-worthy to tell you at this point. She's typically a good baby... usually only cries if she's hungry or needs changed. Every now and then she will fuss, but we are managing. As the milestones go by, I will be sure to update everyone.
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