Her visit went just fine, she’s up to 6lbs 8.1oz which puts her light for her age, but gaining the appropriate amount of weight. She’s also at 20.25″ long now, up a 1/4 inch. No real news to report for her, things are going pretty well.
Some nights newborns just won’t go to sleep for you. Such was the case tonight.
No matter what she tried, Tiff couldn’t get Chloe to sleep. Finally, Tiff brought Chloe down to see if I could keep her busy for a while. Turns out that I have a magic touch tonight, or my computer’s fans lulled her sufficiently. Either way, she’ asleep in my arms now.
Everyone always tells you that you won’t be getting much sleep when you have a newborn. Then you always thank them, shrug it off and carry on.
Chiche or not, they’re right.
It dosn’t become real until you’re sitting there not really knowing what day of the week it is, how long its been since your kid was born, or when you ate last. At one point Tiff likend her disorientation to feeling drunk.
Well, the good news is that after some practice you can sort out a schedule. People aren’t lieing when they say you’ll be tired, but it is a tad misleading. You’re tired so long as you allow yourself to be. Tiff figured out how to get Chloe to eat more effeciently and has nighttime feedings down. Between that and naps things aren’t quite as grim now.
While you’ll get a lot of parenting advice from well meaning folks, take this bit to heart: Take naps.
Chloe made her grand entrance today!
She was born at 13:03 weighing 6lbs 2oz and is 20″ long.
I’ll get pictures up latter.
In just over 12 hours I become a dad.. yikes.
As far as we know we’re all set. The car has been packed for weeks, the nursury is ready for habitation (and diaper changing), we have more baby-sized clothes than adult-sized, and we have a stack of diapers. Now we get to find out what we’ve completely overlooked.
All of this and more planning for our upcoming move to New Jersey.