All right. I know what it looks like. It looks like I set a goal to post new pics of Emrick every day and then promptly failed the day after I set said goal. But the truth is… you’re right. I failed.
I think that when I established that goal (and further, when I had the audacity to publish it) I was high on the thrill of having recently gotten three hours of uninterrupted sleep. The joy made me unreasonably optimistic about the near future and what I could accomplish there. But as it turns out, when a newborn is in the picture, being home all day does not necessarily equate to having loads of time or energy on one’s hands. Who knew? It doesn’t seem like it should be that demanding. The baby’s needs are simple and predictable, but somehow the overwhelming bulk of my waking minutes are spent serving him. And my sleeping minutes? Well even they are not spent entirely selfishly. I don’t sleep like a log anymore; I sleep like a cat, ready to move from a slumber to a pounce at the slightest stimulus.
Last night was a good night, though. Emrick slept from about 12:35 to 4:15 AM. Yee haw! My new goal, more modest than the last, is to post new pics of Emrick on any day on which I got at least three hours of sleep in the past 24 hours. How’s that?
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Emerick needs swaddling. Wilson could only sleep soundly if swaddled tightly. Funny now still, if he’s feeling ovewhelmed he wants me to roll him up
Into a “burrito”. It pleases me to see your boy sleeping so satisfied. Well done momma! 😉
P.s. I won’t spell his name wrong again, sorry!
I can tell he’s gaining weight. He looks so unbearably huggable! I need a “fix”. I will definitely be there sometime between now and Thanksgiving.
Cinda, I’m so completely jealous that you’ve got to hold and kiss that sweet baby. Please, if at all possible, give just one squeeze and a kiss on those perfect little cheeks from me. Clark is on his own!
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Kellie, we do swaddle him sometimes. It usually helps, unless he’s really restless. I think of a burrito too whenever I wrap him like that, but once he’s all bundled up, Marcus and I think he looks like a larva! By the way, how did you handle newborn twins???!!! I’ve got my hands full with just one 😉
Mom and Kelly, I may just start charging for hugging privileges. You can pay in dirty diaper changes. Change one diaper, get one 2-minute cuddle!