Going in for a kissy
Max peaking in on Mama in her office
Brad and I were invited out to a MN Wild Hockey game with one of our store vendors and his wife last night. We really had a fantastic time and I found that I had a lot in common w/ the wife and we hit it off so well that we were spilling our guts out to each other in the backseat on the way to the game! It was a nice time for Brad and I to get out with each other (without kids) as well.
Anyways, my parents came over to watch the boys from about 4:30pm until about 9:30pm. I was a little worried about it as Miles is still so little and I'm not used to leaving my kids at all. In fact...it is very rare that I'm without them. Well, I made sure to pump enough so that Miles would be well fed while I was gone and got jammies and everything put together for them. Before we left I pumped and had my mom start to feed Miles and he was just fussy and didn't seem too happy (which is really unusual for this little guy), but I figured he just needed to be burped and showed her all the ways he burps best and how he likes to be held, etc. And then we snuck out before Maxwell saw us.
Grandpa John after a long night w/ Miles John
Well, I called home quite a few times (being that worry wart that I am) and poor little Miles was giving his grandparents a run for their money! Apparently he cried or fussed (with small 15-20 minutes of sleep in between) the entire time we were gone. OH NO! When we got home Grandpa John was asleep in a chair w/ Miles on his chest and Miles had just a diaper and a blanket around him. (See the picture above)...it was a sweet sight. Apparently they wore each other out. :) My dad figured out that Miles was just really hot and that's why he couldn't get comfortable and sleep long and then he just got overtired. It's so hard to trouble shoot infants over the phone, but the little guy hates to be too hot, too cold, and to have the hiccups. Other than that...he really doesn't cry much unless he's hungry or sometimes too gassy. I felt badly that they had such a rough time with him...he's otherwise so enjoyable and cuddly.
But, with that said...since it had been quite some time since I had fed him...I pumped immediately when we got home and then fed him and put him to bed. He was so tired that he slept from about 10:15pm to almost 3am!! And then he slept until 6:30am...it was the most sleep I have gotten since before we went to the hospital to have him! Go figure that I was still tired today...but it was great! He must have been making some noises before he woke at 3am because I woke up and when I saw the time I almost panicked until I made sure he was ok. He's never given me such a long stretch between feedings at night before.
In other news...I had my 6 week post partum appointment today and everything is great. I weighed in at 107 lbs...so I only have 5 pounds remaining to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight. I was surprised to see that. Also, my hemoglobin is back up to 12.1 which is right around where I should be. All the nurses ooh'd and ahhh'd over Miles and we ran into Dr A, who I've seen several times in the past when Dr J was out. Dr A actually performed one of my D&C's after one of our losses and he was always very sweet to us about our losses...so it was nice for him to meet Max and Miles after everything.
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