My First Week Back

I am minutes away from leaving work to go home and see my family. What a week it has been! Easy for me...but not for my mom. Elijah had only had four bottles before this week started. It takes my mom over an hour for each feeding- 4 ounces! He was so jolted by me not being home, that the first few days, he would only cat nap 10-20 minutes at a time. By the end of the week, she did get a few longer naps out of him. I have had most nights with 6 hour stretches of sleep because the poor little baby is so tired! Aiden hasn't enjoyed sharing his memere with Elijah. He has been very tempermental and short fused. Last night, he went to bed without supper because he threw such a fit!

Work wise- easy!

Let's see how next week goes!

My Maternity Leave

I am now in my sixth week home...with last week being my last week home. It has been one crazy maternity leave! With the first week, it was running out each morning by 8am to get Eli's blood work done as well as a two year checkup for Aiden. My hip was really out of whack to the point where I couldn't walk, so I was also fitting in chiropractic appointments...and still am. I can finally walk but it took about three weeks. My second week home, Aiden woke up with a fever of 103! The week Carolyn came to visit, I had a 24 hour flu bug but it was more like 36 hours. The second day consisted of major sweats...it was really fun!

Elijah is a really good baby, but he is not as easy as Aiden. He doesn't like to sleep on his own- he either needs the boob, to be on you, or to be swung in the swing. This has been problematic for my sleeping. A couple of nights this week, I have stayed on the couch because if I move him, he wakes up, and usually from 9-1 or 2, I can get a good stretch in. I remember with Aiden, that was the only sleep I needed...but I think with two kids, I require more- not less. I am really worried what is going to happen when I go back to work. We will see what happens.