Greyson is 3 weeks old today! I cannot believe how quickly time has already gone by! He's changed so much since the day he was born & when we were able to bring him home!
We got 10 whole days with daddy at home with us before he had to go back to work [boo!] and we enjoyed adjusting to our new family of 3! We spent lots of time cuddling while also running errands - pediatrician visits, BX & commissary for stuff, go see friends & Skype with family! I was so sad to see his leave end, but we knew it was coming so we just had to accept it!
Greyson is doing pretty well with sleeping through a good portion of the night! Recently he's been fighting his sleep & wanting to stay up until 1 or 2 AM, which isn't fun for mommy & daddy who are exhausted! Plus he's hit his growth spurt & gets super hungry at night! We got a Rock-n-Play sleeper for him that he sleeps in next to our bed! This helps with middle of the night feedings & to keep him close since I'm still a little nervous at times to leave him alone! Greyson & I end up getting up around 9 & thats when the fun starts for me - get him downstairs, get the dogs outside & food in their bowls, sneak in a quick morning pee, make food, start nursing him & eat over top of him! By the time his morning feeding is done, I'm already exhausted & ready for a nap!
Being so young still, Greyson sleeps most of his day! He loves the napper on our Pack-n-Play & ends up taking most of his naps there throughout the day. I take advantage in the mornings during his nap to pick up & clean the house a bit. Our house isn't perfectly clean, but considering we have a newborn, I'd have to say it's doing pretty good!
After nursing & napping some, Greyson amuses me & lets me take pictures of him! I set up a mini studio in the living room & attempted to take some photos of him. I need to go through & edit them, & will share them soon! Greg was impressed by what I came up with just using simple things from around the house!
Swing time! Our lil monkey [usually] likes to sit in his swing! He is soothed by the music & loves the motion. Almost anytime he is moving around he is content, given he isn't hungry. The swing is great when we're trying to make dinner & want him in the kitchen with us or to stimulate him a little before bedtime.
Greyson's umbilical cord fell off about a week ago & we gave him his first bath [look out for a post on the event]. He's gotten 2 so far & seemed to like it a little better! We do nighttime baths with calming bath stuff to relax him& help him wind down at the end of the night.
My favorite part of the night is after dinner & bathtime - family snuggle time! We usually pop in a movie or How I Met Your Mother [we're crazy obsessed with this show - never gets old!] and cuddle up on the couch! Even though we have something on to watch, we usually spend most of this time watching Greyson's expressions & the little things he does. He makes some silly little faces already! I love seeing his personality develop each day & cannot wait until it is full blown unique to him!
Our goal has been to stimulate him some, give him a bath & put on warm pjs, get a good full belly of milk & get him to sleep! Unfortunately, the last few days he's had an issue with the sleep part! A wide awake baby isn't so fun at midnight, but we're working on it! Once his growth spurt slows down & he's not wanting to eat every 30 minutes, that should help! Greg is great at getting him to go to sleep & once he's finally down, he sleeps for 3-4 hours at a time, sometimes longer!
Our days aren't filled with what seems like much excitement. But I love spending all day with Greyson & love when Greg gets home to be with us! I love my little family & sometimes cannot believe that I am so blessed to have such an amazing husband and son! I may get exhausted & worn out with having a newborn, but I wouldn't go back & change a thing to make us not have him!
