Christmas & 6 week mark

Well, James made it through his first Christmas. He was awake most of the time and everyone got a chance to enjoy him. My Mom bought him a Santa outfit for Christmas and we put it on him. He didn't like it as he fussed and cried alot of the time he was wearing it.

James has also reached his 6 week mark. At this time he shared his first smile and laugh with his father. Immediately after that he stared at himself in the mirror for 1 hour. It was such a sweet moment. James is also sleeping 4-5 hours through the night straight now and going longer between feeds. This is making night time a little easier as we can get some rest.

I am doing better for the most part. My overwhelming moments seem to last hours instead of a day or so.

Enjoy some of the pics below:

Merry Christmas!

Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas this year and a safe one.

We will be spending time in Chatham this year, as always, but with James. It should be fun. I will post pictures next week.

Good night lastnight

We had a really good night with James last night. He slept for about 12 hours with only 3 feeds. He's starting to sleep more at night than the day which is so good for us now. He eats and after his feed he sleeps again. It's about an hour process but it's working. I hope this is his routine that he is starting to get into.

I am doing better. I am having more good days than bad now. Voula has been here to keep me company this week and that helps too. Thanks Voula!

I also have a great support team behind me. Friends, family and co-workers have been so great to talk to. Thanks so much everyone. I am one lucky person!

1 month

Well, James reached his one month as of Saturday. He's still a really good baby as he only cries when he is hungry or he wants his mother to hold him. At his one month appointment with the doctor today he has gained 2 pounds and 2 ounces since his last weigh in 3 weeks ago. He now weighs 10 pounds, 13 ounces. Obviously he is doing really well and there are no concerns. I have a picture of him and it's not the best one, but I wanted to get one in during the day on Saturday but as you can tell he slept most of the day.

Here's to hoping....

Well....it's been 4 days now and I am feeling pretty good. Thanks to the help of my parents this week for getting me back on my feet after I thought I was failing completely with life and handling the baby. It's been a rough 3 weeks, but I am really hoping that I am getting better. Lastnight was good. I got up 4 times in 13 hours to feed James and I still feel rested. Rob let me sleep for about 4 of those hours uninterrupted while he fed him and worked at the same time.

Please check out the birth announcement for James. This was done by a friend of the family (more of my sister's friend) as he did a fantastic job. Thank you Dan!!

http://babyannouncementswindsor.com/