Tuesday, February 12, 2013

3 weeks old

A little info about my 3 week old baby boy and what these last few weeks have been like!
Tristan is a dream baby.  For the first 2 weeks he was a very sleepy little guy and hardly even opened his eyes.  He would wake up to eat and that was about it.  It kind of worried me a little bit but with him eating every 2 hours I knew he was fine. This last week he has been awake a lot more and his eyes are open a lot of the time.  He has beautiful blue eyes that are very dark so I'm thinking they will probably turn brown soon. 
Like most babies he loves to be held but he also does really well sleeping in the Boppy I have set up in his crib in Rem's room.  That is where he takes his naps during the day and at night he sleeps in the bassinet we have set up next to our bed in our room.
He has such a calm personality.  Noises don't seem to bother him at all which is convenient since Rem can be very loud sometimes.  He also seems so happy.  Constantly when he is sleeping he gives the biggest smiles, I wish I could get them on camera but I haven't been so lucky.  When I talk to him he just stops what he's doing and stares into my eyes and listens to me.  Even though he doesn't smile at what I'm saying yet; I swear he is smiling at me with his eyes.  They light up and you just can tell he is so happy and it completely melts my heart.
This last week I noticed he was waking up with tummy aches due to gas.  I've been working on improving my diet to make sure I don't make it worse for him.  It seems like it may be improving a bit, however I think most of it is from when he nurses he is swallowing extra air.  He is the noisiest eater ever and it's a little embarrassing.
Rem is loving having  him as a brother.  She is literally all over him whenever she can be.  She comes over to kiss him about every 30 seconds, is always asking to hold him and touch him.  Most of the time she is so soft and sweet and loving.  There have been a few times that she's gotten a little too rough but I don't think it is because she is jealous or doesn't like him I think she's just figuring out what she can and can't do with a little baby.
The time does seem to be going by so quickly.  I can't believe its been 3 weeks and I know that in the blink of an eye I'm going to be saying 3 months, then 3 years and then probably 30 years!  I love these sweet baby moments and I don't want to forget any.  I love being a mother especially to my amazing kids.  I've made a goal to start journaling more so that these moments aren't gone forever.   I'd also like a better camera so I can capture some of our moments that way as well.
I feel so blessed to be a mother.  Even the days when I get puked, peed and pooped on and have to change my clothes 5 times in a day; every negative thing I have to deal with there are a hundred positives things I get to do and experience.  I love smiles, hugs, kisses, seeing them accomplish something or explore something new.  I love it all and would do it all over again in a heart beat.

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