January 22

Evan is 3 weeks old now, we had a doctor visit on the 20th. It was just to check his weight and make sure his circumcision was healing correctly. Evan is up to 7pds 14oz. The doctor was happy with the weight gain and we don't have to go back again until his 2 month check up. Evan is usually a very happy baby except for when he is hungry, or tired. The days at home are getting easier with Evan, he seems to be most content when he is being held. Now that he has gained more weight I can use the baby carrier with him, which is nice because then I can do things around the house while he is attached to me. He seems most happy when he is near somebody.

This weekend has been a bit rough, Steve came home on Friday with the flu. Steve has not been able to hold Evan which has not been easy for him, or me. One of the things I enjoy about the weekend is Steve helps take care of Evan. Don't get me wrong, I love Evan and love taking care of him, but sometimes it is nice to have some time to myself while someone else takes care of him. However, my mom has been coming over everyday and holds Evan, which makes her happy, and me happy too.

Three Weeks

             Tomorrow Evan will be 3 weeks old. It has been a wonderful adventure having a baby. For those of you who followed my pregnancy blog, you know the labor story. Labor was not fun, but so worth it. Evan and I have been spending the past 3 weeks just getting used to each other. We have finally gotten to a regular schedule with each other and I am able to find some time to myself to get a few things done, such as starting this blog.
              Evan is absolutely amazing, he gets cuter everyday. Most of the time he is a very good baby, he gets fussy when he's hungry or needs to be changed. I have to admit I feel like he is always eating, It makes it difficult to do things because I constantly have him attached to me. I have only been breastfeeding. Next month we will start to feed him with a bottle, we have not started bottle feeding yet because we don't want to cause nipple confusion.
              Night time has actually been really good. I keep Evan in the bed with me while I feed him. He sleeps best when I keep him next to me. I am slowly trying to get him to sleep in his cradle. Last night I was actually able to transfer him to his cradle without any issue. It's hard because he makes lots of little sounds while he sleeps and I hear them all. I constantly lay there and wonder if he's going to wake up. Most nights Evan falls asleep around 11 and sleeps until 3am, then I change his diaper and feed him, then he sleeps until 6, I change his diaper and feed him again, then he sleeps until around 10. I feel like I am getting enough sleep, I will try to take naps with Evan in the afternoons if I can.
               That is about all I have time to write for now. Evan is awake and I need to take care of him.