I love holding Austin. I tried a year and a half to get pregnant with him, lost 2 babies, feared my entire pregnancy that I would lose him, had to leave him in the Level 2 NICU for 2 weeks... Why in the WORLD would I ever put him down? You can't spoil a newborn right?!
Consider Austin the most spoiled rotten little cutie you have ever seen in your life... But I don't care. I spoiled him and I will continue to. He's going to be 40 weeks this week, he's allowed to be born now, so may be I'll stop carrying him since my uterus isn't supposed to be anymore! Or may be I'll just keep waiting for Christopher to get home to shower and brush my teeth ;)
I love cloth diapers. They are cheap. They are super duper cute. I don't know why everyone doesn't use them... Throw them in the washing machine at dinner, hang them up to dry over night... Done... So easy. It's not like I'm doing anything but holding Austin all day anyways! I have time for one extra load of laundry every 1-2 days!
I love slings. I hate those stupid bulky heavy infant carriers. I love holding my baby (as discussed above...) so my Baby K'Tan sling is perfect. It keeps my little man snuggled up to me and keeps us both pretty warm! It's so easy in the store and I can cover his face so that he doesn't get germs. People don't ask to hold him when he's in it, and if they were to and I didn't want them to, I could say "sorry it's really hard to get him in and out" (which it is kinda) (BTW this is for back when he was really early and I was more afraid of germies than I am now!). There are a few other baby carriers out there that I long for, but for now my Baby K'Tan is perfect!
Here I go, I will admit it... I did NOT want to breastfeed. I thought it was weird. I thought something sucking on my breasts was going to be odd and strange. I decided halfway through my pregnancy that I would give it a try. Why in the world would I turn something down without trying, especially since it is FREE?! I went to a breastfeeding class and BAM I was sold. Watching those little babies nurse was so heart warming and gave me fuzzy wuzzys! When I had Austin and he was in the NICU pumping was all I could do for him. That was the only thing that I had that I could give him that no one else in that place could and it made me feel so incredibly special and like FINALLY I was helping him. When I look down and he's all droopy eyed, falling asleep, so content... My heart melts. I don't know what it is about it, but I really love it. Plus it's cheap, and I now weigh 10 pounds less than my prepregnancy weight, and I chalk it all up to breastfeeding!
So far everything I had hoped and wished for has worked out for us really well! There are labels I could use (attachment parenting, crunchy, etc) but instead I'd like to just be Katie, Austin's mommy!
In Bumble B news,
Austin is getting so big. He smiles and he squeals when he's excited. He squeals at me and Christopher when we're playing with him and tickling him and being silly, and he squeals at his seahorse. It's so so funny! He's a pretty happy baby. I wish more of his awake time was during the day and less the middle of the night. I feel bad for making him go to sleep or leaving him awake and going to sleep when he's wide awake, but what can ya do?
His eyes are getting bluer (I hope they stay!), he's smiling with gorgeous dimples, he has the most beautiful skin, he's picking his head up and turning it, he's grasping things, and his fingernails grow faster than anything I've ever seen!
Here is Austin talking to Mr. Fussels :)
8 comments:
that is the cutest thing i have ever seen!!! and i know exactly how you felt and feel now about the breastfeeding thing...i was the same way!!! enjoy your little one!!
He is incredibly cute! As a fellow NICU mom (my Lexi only had to stay 9 days) I know how you feel about holding your baby constantly! We couldn't hold her for so long, so once she came home we held her all the time! There's nothing wrong with that...don't listen to what everyone tells you about spoiling him!
Baby Ktan and Beco are my two favorite carriers. It is one of my most favorite things to do even if my baby is almost 20lbs now. lol BFing is also super cool and I am glad you are finding it so rewarding. There is no way to express the feelings of holding your little one and them suckling on your breast. There is no way you will spoil your little man. I held Kiernan all the time and she is the most sweet independent 9M old i know.
How exciting!! I just got a Moby wrap and can't wait to use it!! Glad to hear things are going well!!
That is the cutest thing I've seen in forever!!
He's adorable!
Sass
Aw, so cute and sweet! I'm totally pregnant and hormonal and your post and that video had me in tears. I love it! :)
You sound like me! I hold Samantha 24-7. You're right...you can't spoil a newborn. I have two Moby Wraps - Samantha loves them! I also have a Babyhawk (love it!) and a Baby Bjorn (don't like it and never use it). Your baby is super cute!
I just found your blog today, but I have to say I agree with so much of what you wrote here. I really thought I would be weirded out by breastfeeding. I wanted to give it a try because I knew it was the best thing for my baby, but I was so freaked out by it. I have now been breastfeeding for 11 weeks and I have no plans on stopping. I have gone back to work and continued to breastfeed; I even visit my son on my lunch hour to feed him. I don't know now what I was so worried about.
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