Milestone

This morning I was taking pictures of Oliver wearing his awesome akino and he decided to roll from his tummy onto his back!!!!

I couldn't believe my eyes and rolled him back and he did it again!  Then I called Patrick and he did it a third time and then a fourth time for my Mom...

 Oliver is 2 months and 10 days old today and this was right before he rolled-over 

Not as bad

We survived the first week back to work...  

I think Oliver adjusted a lot better than I have, it is a lot more exhausting than I thought it would be.  Last night I feel asleep with him at 8:30 pm and only woke up when he needed to nurse until 6am... One part of me is happy to be back at work and do my job and another part of me just wants to sleep!!!! Oh and a third part of me just wants to stay home with the little guy...  I guess I should look into creating Donik clones but I don't think that would work out... Just imagine the expenses on three times the amount of clothing LOL 

Big Day Tomorrow!!!!

tomorrow is my first half day back at work... URGHHHHHH

Grandma is here and will take care of him :)  So I know he is in good hands, but do I want to go back?  No! I think I need to start playing the lottery to increase my chances of becoming a millionaire (I take any suggestions for the next lucky numbers) 

I enjoyed my 8 weeks of being a stay at home Mom and unlike my prior believes I actually could see myself doing it full-time!  Crazy, huh?  I never thought I could see fulfillment in being surrounded by drool, dirty diapers and the sleep deprivation  BUT I love it!!!  At the end of the day (or I should better say MORNING) I get rewarded with the biggest smile and it makes it all worth it.  

It is almost time...

.... to go back to work...  :(

I thought I would go stir crazy just being at home, but so far I LOVE it!  It also helps that there are a few new mommies in my circle of friends and it is nice to chat with them about the little ones, day to day life and everything else in between...

On the bright side, my mom is going to be here soon and she will watch Oliver when it is time to go back to work... Thankfully my bosses are also pretty amazing and I will be able to spend less time in the office and work more from home...  Let's see how it will be once I am back at work...

Being a Mommy

Now that I can reflect on the last 4 weeks - I enjoy being Oliver's Mommy :)

We have learned a few things together, we have cried together and we ate together... It is amazing how quickly one adapts to do things with one hand! Like EATING!!!!! Or not eating because you simply forget about it or can't really make anything with one hand...

There were nights I woke up with a baby in my arms and had no recollection where he came from!!!!  Speaking of "the nights" usually he wakes up two to three times...

And why is it so difficult to get yourself and the baby ready by a decent time in the morning???

Here a little status update on Mommy's little guy :)

Just the other day he started lifting his head up and keeping it up for a bit... He also just now started to enjoy Tummy Time :)  The only time he really smiles is either by accident or right before he falls asleep... As far as I can tell he only has one dimple... We will see if his eye color will stay blue (dark blue) but since birth his hair has been getting lighter...  I can't wait for his one-month-well appointment and find out how much he has grown... :)

Oliver Patrick Lamb

He is finally here!!!

After almost 26 hours of labor and 2 hours of pushing Oliver Patrick Lamb was born Saturday August 7th 2010 at 04:07 am... he weighed 8.1 lbs and was 20.75" long...

Immediately after his birth the doctor placed him on my stomach and according to Patrick I had the most surprised face expression - Wow is that a baby? Where did he come from? -

The feeling of holding him for the first time is indescribable and overwhelming yet fulfilling...

Now that he is a week and a day old we already faced the following challenges:

- Oh my God what do you do with the baby when he cries?

- I am glad to be out of the hospital, but what do you do the first night?

- Breastfeeding how can you be more difficult and painful than birth?

- How can the farts of a 7.11 lbs baby be louder and juicer than anything we've ever heard before?

- Stupid hormones, leave Mommy alone!!!

On the bright side the breastfeeding challenge lays in the past now and Oliver's current routine is similar to Julia Robert's new movie (no desire to see it) "Eat, Love & Pray" his is more "Eat, Shit & Sleep". He wakes up during the night about every three hours, which is not as bad as I thought it would be... Falling back to sleep has not been that hard...

Frankee is handling the new baby in the house pretty good... for the most part she doesn't care about him too much, walks by him and gives his feet the occasional sniff or lick and moves on... But I can see it in her eyes, that she is wondering if someone is going to come pick him back up soon, so we can go back to our normal threesome routine... Poor Frankee, he is here to stay and soon you are going to be able to play with him on the floor :)

any day...

and so the waiting game begins...

I am 39 weeks and 4 days pregnant and so far I've been very blessed with an easy pregnancy... We are expecting our first child and we are looking forward to meet and hold Oliver Patrick Lamb :)

My due date is this Friday!!! I can't believe how quickly time has been flying by....

His room is ready, the hospital bag is packed and we are ready ~ as ready as you can be for your first child ~ now it is just a matter of when...