14 weeks and 6 days
So much has changed for me and for Jackson since I last wrote. First off I went back to work. I’ve been back 4 weeks now and it’s like nothing at work has changed but, everything at home has. The house is a mess, the laundry has piled up, Jackson is off his schedule, most days by the time I see him he is either tired, cranky and ready for bed . This all becomes compounded and by the end of the week I am also tired, cranky and ready for bed. Also he has moved out of the constantly fussy, bump on a log newborn phase and is now a bundle of fun who wants to play with his playmat and coo at you. We just got him a bumbo seat and he loves it. We spent an hour on Sunday playing on a blanket on the floor. I lined up all his stuffed animals and took out a bunch of his toys and we just played. It was fun for both of us. He picked up his rattle all by himself and shook it around. He is such a joy to be around and I feel like I’m missing out on so much. Missing out on this precious time with him.
Though sometimes a break is nice. Especially now when I have no time to myself and no time for the house, which is an ever growing disaster. My mom came back from Aruba and over the past 2 weeks I’ve had some time after work before John picks him up from her house to get stuff done around the house or go to the gym which is a blessing . I don’t know how anything would get done without that time. And still it’s not enough to keep the house running smoothly.
My baby book calls months 4-6 the honeymoon phase because the baby is alert and playful but still can’t get away from you. Lol. I wish that I could have chosen the 3 months I got to spend at home because I may have chosen these ones. After such a fun day on Sunday I was so sad to leave Jackson. I know my mom is taking great care of him and doing all of the things that I would do with him. She makes sure he has his tummy time, reads to him and talks to him but I want to be the one doing these things. I want to do tummy time and read him stories and play with his toys.
Just this week we have started to get into a bedtime routine. Every night we have our last bottle at about 10 then we have a story and then I swaddle him up and rock him for a bit and then he goes to bed. I love this time together. I hope to break him of the swaddle by the end of this month. I also hope to get rid of his pacifiers by the end of the month. I think getting rid of these will be hard and I plan to start working on getting him out of the swaddle this weekend. I just can’t do it during the week because I just can’t take the chance of him not sleeping since John and I have to work.
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