Could you tell that I'm a bit behind on my blogging? Yesterday I finally decided it was time to get caught up, thus all the posts. But there are still more! And of course we keep taking pictures around here. Don't worry, I do have excuses for not being up-to-date on my blogging. :)
First of all, I've been exhausted! Kaitlyn has had a few good nights. For instance, one night last week we put her down at 10:00 PM and we didn't hear from her until 5:45 AM. Unfortunately I woke up at 3:00 and then 4:00 wondering if she was alright, and then, of course, I had to pump. But this week she has been very hard to get to sleep. I'll change her, feed her, burp her, swaddle her (what more could any newborn want?) and then she is all of a sudden wide awake. Then when we put her in her crib, she starts to scream, so we rock her and hold her and she acts like she is starving, so I feed her some more and end up starting all over again. Last night she was awake from 6PM- 12AM. She finally fell asleep when we turned the humidifier on. But she woke up at 1:30 and didn't seem very interested in eating. In fact she fell asleep on the pillow she was laying on. So I put that pillow on the couch and put a blanket on Kaitlyn and let her sleep that way until she woke up at 5:00. I know, I'm breaking all the rules of where a newborn is supposed to sleep- but hey, she was asleep and I wasn't about to wake her up to put her in her crib.
Another second excuse as to why I haven't been blogging is because I've had mastitis- yeah, not fun at all. I would definitely recommend not getting it. :) Thank goodness Kevin was home during the worst part of it, the kids have been pretty good for me, and a kind friend took Jackson to a library carnival yesterday since I didn't have the energy to get everyone ready for the day, let alone chase a toddler around.
And the third reason I haven't been too good about blogging will have to wait until the next post...
But in the meantime, you can watch this video of the first (and only) time Jackson "held" Kaitlyn. I already posted pictures of it awhile back, but I thought the video was cute too.
5 comments:
Oh Jeanne, I am SO sorry. I can honestly say that I know what you are going through. Mastitis is no no no fun, and neither is a baby that won't sleep. Hang in there! Feel free to call if you ever need to, even if it just to vent.
Cute pictures of Kaitlyn. It's so hard when they don't sleep at night! I don't like to be so exhausted especially when you have other kids to take care of.
I'm impressed Kevin knows how to make rolls! That is hilarious Jackson has his own vacuum cleaner. Too funny.
Hope you're doing better and that the kids are being good for you.
Jeanne you're amazing! Not only are you being a wonderful Mom to a newborn and toddler but you're getting out and doing things and still blogging! How do you do it? I got on to look at your blog last night and looked at this first post and thought that was it since the last time I checked. I got on again today and realized that you've blogged a lot more than I thought and if I would have just realized that your posts would have answered all the questions I asked you last night. Funny. Anyway, ya you're my hero!
Oh, Jeanne, I'm so sorry! Mastitis is terrible and that must be so hard when Kaitlyn's not sleeping! I hope you're feeling better now and that Kaitlyn starts to sleep more consistently for you.
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