4 weeks out
My baby boy is already 4 weeks old. Time is going by too quickly! In two weeks I’ll be released back to work by my doctor and after that I only have 5 more weeks that I can take off before my employer can give away my job… that is only a maximum of 7 weeks left at home with my baby. My heart is breaking just thinking about not being with him all day long.
It is crazy how much I miss him when I’m not holding him, even when he’s right next to me. Don’t get me wrong, I take full advantage of his nap time to get laundry, dishes, errands, housework, personal down time, etc., but I miss holding him still. This weekend we were at my grandma’s house for their 60th anniversary party and, of course, everyone wanted to hold him. It was great that I could eat and do some socializing without having him in my arms but after a couple of hours I had to steal him back for a little snuggle because I missed him so much.
John is so snuggly and cuddly… I love it! He would take every nap and spend all day being held if we would let him. I would love to let him sleep on me all the time but I know that would be setting us up for some hardships later on when that is not feasible. He likes the sling sometimes but really just wants to be up against my chest so maybe I’ll try out one of the moby wraps or something similar so I can multi-task. We will see.
Birth announcements are going out this week, as soon as I can get my address list completed.
We are trying to organize his Baptism, but the Catholics are being a tad elitist and making things difficult for us… again. Why won’t they respect my casual observance of their organized religion and let me and my offspring make the sacraments in peace and without a huge fuss? We’ll get it worked out though.
Baby is awake, “me” time is over.
January 21st, 2010 at 4:33 pm
sweet <3