Mom left at the end of the week and so it was our time to do
it on our own. We were actually ready. I was feeling much better. I could
actually sit down and walk normal so that was a major milestone. I thought I
would cry when my mom left but I didn’t because I knew I would see her in a few
weeks, plus I was ready to take on the challenge of being a mom. Jon was very
confident that we could do this and WE DID! I am not going to say the first 6
weeks were easy but they were manageable and we learned quickly that we had to
work as a team. We took turns getting up at night to feed and change diapers so
the other one could get a few more ZZZZ’s.
Jon and I kept Beau in our room for only 6 days! We decided
that we would get more sleep if he slept in his own room. We were not getting
much sleep with him in our room because he made so many noises. He really did
sound like a little piglet rooting around in this bed. We were fully equipped
with a video monitor and it was very sensitive to sound so we felt confident
that he would be find in his room. My cousin’s wife Aimee and her mom gave us
one of the best gifts ever! It is a little “hammock” as we call it, made by
Fisher Price and it was the perfect thing for Beau to sleep in. It allowed him
to be slightly reclined, it rocked and he fit snug in it so he could not turn
over. We LOVE this hammock for than I can tell you! It is portable so we can
take it on trips with us or over to a friend’s house for dinner. It really has
made our life so much easier. At the
beginning Beau was going to bed around 9 so we were getting up at 1, 4, 7 and
then he would nap off and on during the day. Around 2 months he was getting in
a much better routine. He would go to bed around 9 and wake up around 4am and
then get up for the day around 7. Finally around week 9 he was sleeping through
the night! It was an awesome feeling the first time he did that! Jon and I both
woke up in a panic and I said “Jon, did you get up with Beau last night?” He
said “No, did you?” And I smiled and said “NO.” I quickly went into his room
and saw that he was sound asleep! His new sleep pattern was going to bed
between 7-8pm and then waking up around 6 for about 15 minutes which was just
enough time for us to change him and then would sleep until 8-9am. WOW this
really changed our life. We finally did not have the “fear” of going to bed but
knowing that we would not get a full night sleep. We finally could go to bed
and know that we were going to get some good sleep.
Jon and I were talking the other day about how rough the
first six weeks are. As a new parents who have never been through this wild
journey, you just don’t know how lack of sleep will mess with your mind. We
were getting frustrated with each other and with all kinds of things for no
real reason. We could not understand why we were getting frustrated until we
started getting good sleep. It is like we have just come out of some crazy fog
and are back to normal. Jon’s parents live in South Huntsville and have been a
huge help. I am really not sure what we would do without family living close
by. They will sometimes keep Beau on a Saturday or Sunday for a few hours so
Jon and I can either go to the store, shop, go to the pool to relax or just
sleep. This “free” time that we have is much needed. I love to run into a store
and not have to take a baby carrier, diaper bag and be on a time crunch in fear
that Beau might have a meltdown at any moment. I can get so much more done by
myself! On the flip side of that, I know that Beau LOVES his time with the
Reynolds. They hold him, tell him stories and just love on him for the entire
time he is with them. They are great grandparents! I with my family lived
closer so my family could get some regular Beau time too!
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