Well, we finally did it. The new baby Bean (Raymond, after my grandpa who died last March) arrived April 1 at 7 a.m. after only 25 hours of labor. Phew. There is a reason they call it labor and not tickle party.
We've been home from the hospital for 3 days. Everyone seems to be in good health so far. Although, mommy and daddy are exhausted. I knew it would be hard, but I didn't know it'd be quite this hard.
No sleep, constant feeding, crying. Seems like the little guy is either passed out asleep or if he is awake, screaming his lungs out. I'm hoping that's just a phase. He is after all, brand new and the world must seem a bit overwhelming.
He and I are both having a pretty bad week! (Until the week I get the hospital bill...)
Speaking of money...
Not that I can even give it much thought right now but I will have more to add to the tiki fund soon. Probably about $20 but I haven't done the math yet.
And I'll also have another $2,000 to put toward retirement savings, thanks to a check for a freelance project arriving while I was in the hospital. Since I haven't decided whether to do an IRA or a Solo 401k , I'm just going to stash the dough in savings until I have time to think about it.
So that's the news!
The baby bean has arrived
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Oh the first week is the worst. It WILL get better. Rest up and enjoy best you can.
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Anyway, I obviously have no idea your situation, but since big babies run in our family so was the first thing that came to mind. They get much more happier once they get well fed.
Good Luck!
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If you can, take advantage of Aunts (biological or others) to come and take care of the little one so you can have a longer nap between feedings. If people ask what they can do to help, don't hesitate asking them to help clean or wash...especially if they've already have kids, they KNOW that's better than any other gift they can give you! Mom and sis would come by with food every day the first 2 weeks, and sis would wash the dishes and whichever bottles I had, and set them in the sterilizer...Since I didn't have a washer, Mom would take Ale's sheets and my clothes to wash them at my parent's and bring them the next day...
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Also, the hubby and I are sleeping in shifts to make nighttime feedings a little easier on us both. Still, this is a lot harder than I thought it was going to be!
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It will be tough, but you'll have your routine down soon enough. And once you think you've figured him out, he'll do SOMETHING to change everything all sorts of up again. That's part of the fun, I swear!
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He sure is a cutie!
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The picture is just adorable! And yes, enjoy the new baby smell.
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