One Of Us Is Sleeping

We won't know what it's like to feel well rested for awhile, but baby D will. And luckily, Lexi has been better at staying in her room and sleeping past 8AM. Baby D still likes to eat though and I haven't gotten past the 2 hour mark at night yet. I guess he can be loud when he sleeps too (just like Lexi); I can sleep through the non-cries, but Mr Smith moved to the couch. I really wish we had a guest bed or at least a longer couch.

I wanted to do a basic comparison between Dallin & Lexi (which I'll have to add to once I remember things). Like…

Differences: w/Lexi, I had swollen feet/ankles, cried a lot over nursing, clogged tear duct, cradle cap

w/Dallin, I had indigestion, mastitis infections, choking until blue, failed glucose testing, light eyelashes & little hair on top

Similarities: gained same amount of weight, similar birth weight, loud sleepers, shallow breathers, came out nursing every 1-2 hours, great in the car seat & body carrier as well as bath time

Mr Smith went back to work full-time and Gammi came to play! And she makes dinner and will go shopping too. Plus she has spoiled Lexi with some much needed attention. It's a wonderful break to try and pick my feet up a little more. The bleeding keeps coming back and that's sort of bugging me. However, I'm back in my jeans! And that's a wonderful feeling.

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