I wish I knew to look away

Yesterday, Evan has his two month immunizations. They went as well as expected. He cried - alot. By the time we headed out to the waiting room, he was just wimpering. When I started dressing him, he was talking to his hands. I shouldn't have watched the nurse give the injections. After the first one, I just looked at Evan's face.

Anyway, he slept from 2:30 until around 5:30 pm and then woke up crying in pain. After about half an hour he settled down and went to sleep again. Actually - that is pretty much what he has been doing ever since he had his shots - just sleeping. If he's not sleeping, he just kind of sits there.

At about 3 this morning, I woke up feeling cold and achy - almost flu like symptoms. Fortunately, I don't think it is the flu - but rather me being over-tired. With Evan sleeping so much lately, I have taken the opporunity to catch up on my rest. I really feel like I should do some laundry or do some vacuuming - but Robert said none of that stuff mattered. He said I should just take it easy and he would take care of all of that stuff on Saturday.

So with my little boy sound asleep right now, I think I will take advantage of the opportunity and take a long hot bath.

My new life...

So I guess my daily activities with Evan are going to be the main topic of my posts - at least for now.

For Halloween, Evan and I spent the day close to home - and based on weather reports, I am really glad we did. While I was not as crafty as Carrie, I did dress Evan up in a onesie in the spirit of the holiday. I guess I will have to come up with a great costume idea for next year.



Last night, I was dealing with an infected ingrown fingernail on Evan. His poor little index finger was bright pink at the tip. He kind of looked like ET! Anyway, after calling HealthLink and our family friend Pat, I was able to release some of the puss and apply some antibiotic cream. Hopefully, this will all be cleared up in a few days. Releasing the puss did not come without a lot of tears. I wish I could explain to Evan that I wasn't trying to hurt him.

Today, we went to Stars & Strollers with Carrie and Lily. It was a really good movie - The Prestige. Afterwards we did a bit of shopping in the mall. We made it home by 6 pm and it's been a quiet evening ever since.

Tomorrow, we're going for Evan's two month immunizations. I hope the needles don't bother him too much.

Update

So I finally have internet hooked up. In theory, I should be able to update this blog a lot more frequently.

After the initial shock wore off, motherhood has been great. I am really enjoying it. What I am most grateful for is that I am surrounded by people who are already parents. Firstly, Robert has two children from a previous relationship. While the whole breastfeeding thing is new to him - he has been extremely helpful and supportive. I have noticed a real positive change in Robert - he seems happier.

Secondly and thirdly, Dallas and Carrie. Carrie's little one was born 16 days before Evan so I think we're both grateful that we have someone else in the same boat going through the same things. As for Dallas - I cannot say enough about her and how valuable her friendship has been during this whole process.

Anyway, I am learning day by day - just like Dallas and Carrie. Here is one of my favorite pictures of my boy!

Update

Sorry that so much time has gone by since my last update. It's a little challenging to update this thing while I don't have internet!

So my news - Evan was born on Saturday, September 2, 2006 at 7:39 in the morning. He was 8 pounds, 9 ounces! I had to have him by c-section. I was progressing nicely (up to 8 cm) but I spiked a fever and Evan's heart rate went up. As it turns out, he was face up with the cord around his neck - so a c-section was inevitable.

So far, Robert, Evan and I are doing really well. I recuperated nicely from the c-section. At my 6 week appointment this week, I found out I lost 41 pounds! Holy crap! Finally, all that time I spent at the gym and I am finally seeing results!

Here's another picture of Baby Evan - I will definitely try and post more!

New Addition

Okay fans! I haven't had time to post - mostly because I don't have internet at home yet and Robert and I have welcomed a new addition to the family. Here's a picture of the three of us!

I will try to post again soon!