He is eating 3 ounces every 2-3 hours. He has made one 4 hour stretch one night, but we are typically waking up at 12, 3, and 5 for nighttime feedings. I can't really complain though because he zonks right back to sleep after he eats. We are huge swaddlers, and if he gets out of his swaddle - he will wake up and want to be re-swaddled. I bought a new sound machine, hoping that will help stretch out our feeding sessions. He is still sleeping in his bouncy, but we put it in his crib so he is out of our room now. Not sure when I will officially put him in his crib, it will just be trial and error.
Leo doesn't mind his carseat, as long as you put him in there with a full belly. He won't stay napping in there for very long either - so running errands with him isn't the easiest thing in the world.
He is the most alert and awake after his morning bottle, like around 8 AM. He will just lay on the floor and take it all in. But after about 15 min he wants to be swaddled and drift off to dreamland again.
The boys are still loving him a ton. They want to help feed him, get diapers, etc. But sometimes they are just way too up in his face and I lose my cool.
As great as things are going, I do still feel like I am in survival mode. Rightfully so, I mean he is only 2 weeks! I just love that I'm not so overwhelmed the way I was when Finn was born. I realize that my house isn't going to be sparkling clean (not like it was before Leo came into our lives, but I tried harder than I'm trying right now). I try to set a few goals for myself each day. Today since Kathryn came over I wanted to get our laundry done, sheets washed, and dust our bedroom. The laundry is done, not folded - and I need to throw our sheets in, and I got the dusting done. Baby steps. I forgot how hard it is to eat when you have a newborn. Seriously! I'm way far away from my pre-pregnancy weight, but at the rate I'm eating hopefully I'll get there soon. ha. I'm kidding - but not kidding about having to shove my face full of whatever I can just so I have enough strength to stand up. ha.
I look forward to when we can interact with Leo more and when his personality starts to show. But at the same time, I don't want my baby to grow up. This is my LAST baby. And I'm soaking it in as much as possible. I could use a full night's sleep, don't get me wrong. And you all know how much I thrive on routine. These hard first few weeks/months may sometimes seem like an eternity, but in reality they go by in a blink of an eye. And I think 3 children later I can finally relax and enjoy this newborn/baby stage. I use the world relax loosely. ha, we all know I have a difficult time relaxing.
So my sweet Leo, take your time growing up. But feel free to sleep longer stretches at night :-)
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