Five Weeks

I missed 3 & 4 weeks.  Bad mommy.  What they say is so true - time goes by so quickly!  I thought I would never get to 6 weeks, and we're almost there already.

I'm not sad yet though.  I don't miss being pregnant yet.  Or any point yet in his life.  I still think the first several weeks were so difficult, they will never be missed.  Instead I'm looking forward to other milestones.  Right now, I'm most looking forward to his being three months because that's the age I can take him to the childcare at my gym.  I also can't wait until he starts smiling! 

He's holding his head up pretty well.  And he rolls over.  A lot.  His doctor didn't believe us until we showed her proof.  He did it five times today while I was watching him. 

He did it after I took these pictures.  He sure does love tummy time. 

He holds his head up so high.  I love this little boy! 

In the beginning, I would have described Isaiah as a little fussy.  We had several issues with his temperament.  He cried & screamed a lot during the night.  When he was awake, it was a nonstop workout trying to keep him happy.  We lost a lot of sleep. 

But now, he's so calm!  He eats.  We stare at each other.  He looks up at the ceiling fan.  He plays with his daddy & Mama J.  He loves tummy time & doesn't even mind his diaper being changed.  And then he sleeps.  He is occasionally upset by his gas or by a dirty diaper, but that's all.  Nothing that a little bounce on the ball or a walk in the sling or a good swaddling can't soothe.  During the night, he still wakes up to eat, but he goes back to sleep immediately afterwards. 

I feel like we are in tune with each other's needs.  Who knows if that's what happened or if he just needed a little adjusting to his new world.  Whatever happened, the difference is amazing & wonderful.