Day 38 - My neck, my back, my wrist...

Last night - Allie slept a whole 4-1/2 hours without waking. For some that's no big deal - for the lady that has to get up every time to feed Allie when she wakes up - it's a HUGE deal!! Brad got up this morning to go to work and I just asked him to bring her into our bed so I could snuggle with her. It was great - we snuggled for about an hour and then we got up to start our day. The only thing that threw me off was how to start her schedule back this morning since we didn't wake during our normal time - since she slept a little longer - our feeding times were a wee bit off.

So all was good until about noon today - she decided she wasn't having anymore sleep time. And that sucked because I was totally ready for a nap. She has been fussing ever since like she's in some discomfort. I was hoping the stomach, gassy issues were over, but I guess they sneak back in every now and then. AND she's been slobbering a lot and wants to gnaw on my shoulder. At first, I thought she was just hungry - but she does this even after she's done eating. She's not quite 6 weeks old - there's NO WAY she could be teething yet, right? Anyway - I don't mind letting her cry herself into sleep when Brad's here at night - but for whatever reason, I have a really hard time doing it during the day...when I'm here by myself. I've done it a few times and she nods off within a few minutes, but 30 minutes later, she's crying hardcore...and I wait for a few minutes...then have to go pick her up. I just really can't stand to see her sweaty with the huge tears rolling down her cheeks and that frown...and I really don't like to see her fontanel sunken in like that...it just makes me worry...

I have always respected stay at home moms - I always said, it is one of the hardest jobs and the past few days has proved my opinion! Between feeding, burping and changing Allie, I feel like a 90 year old woman with the aches and pains that I now experience! I am still dealing with the carpal tunnel from the pregnancy that started out as numb fingers and has now moved to numb fingers and pain in the wrist. My back is killing me from the way I maneuver around with Allie on my shoulder and my neck...well let's just say - it all hurts!

Allie is not sleeping all that well, but she is loving the new mobile that we got her. We upgraded from the bunny mobile to one that plays music, lights up and rotates. It's totally cool because it's tilted so the objects on the mobile will slide. She can now fixate on one object and follow it all the ways around. I love watching her watch the mobile - she's so amazed by it and in awe.







And I couldn't help but post these - I got some kick ass light in Allie's nursery and Kitty was soaking up that sunlight. It was just too pretty to pass up!