I went back to work on Wednesday, Feb 12th. I was so nervous (as most moms are) to go back. I had just gotten him on somewhat of a schedule and then it was like BOOM lets mix it up! being back to work is going well though. I love my job even more now honestly. I think I was so exhausted and physically worn out from pregnancy that it was causing me to just exist at work. But now I'm back and feisty and ready to be a fabulous school nurse! lol. I'm still exhausted though.
Eric is home with the baby during the day, and Wednesday his mom came out too to watch him. I'm soooo glad that I don't have to bring him to daycare. That would just make things so much harder - emotionally and financially (honestly, i couldn't afford daycare, it's more than my mortgage!). It makes me feel so much better to know that Callum is still home, and with his daddy. And I can just roll outta bed in the morning still. Seriously, I have to be at work at 7:20 and I am not a morning person, people. I pretty much HAD to buy a house in the same town, just to cut down on the commute time lol.
I had Callum on a schedule where he ate every 4 hours for 12-14 "daytime" hours. Then he was sleeping 6-7 hours before wanting to eat again, then sleeping for a few more hours. He is also taking around 6 oz now, which is crazy. I feel like that's so much! Last night he drank 7 oz before bed! But since I was trying to get him to sleep through the night, he still get the same amt of calories a day as when he was taking like 4 oz a feeding, just gets more in during the day and less during the night.
He got all a mess when I went back to work. First, I think he sensed things were different. Eric has been getting up at night with him, something I used to do. So that's throwing him off. Plus Eric doesn't know our schedule. He knew it in theory but not all the little nuances. I knew Callum's cues and facial expressions and cries so well that I just knew when he was really hungry, or only wanted a little snack. Or when he is gonna eat and be up, or eat and catnap or eat and sleep sleep. I feel like other people don't know them as well, so he just gets all "off" when I'm not there to keep the schedule up. Last night though he was a little more normal, maybe hell get back on track. It's funny though to see a true circadian rhythm though that isn't messed up from life crap yet. Callum has a natural sleep time at night and has a natural wake time in the morning (usually by 830). Eric and I on the other hand are a big ol' mess with our sleep patterns and I think we have murdered any circadian rhythms we might once have had. But the baby usually goes down around 10pm and is up by 8:30am. I wish he slept in a little more lol.
I really need to start going to bed earlier in general though. I haven't been making it to bed until midnight, and then up at 6. Feeling soooo tired today. I need to get a routine in place because its been taking me like 3 hours at night to prepare for the next day (shower me and baby, feed baby, lunch made, clothes out, pump, make 1 bottle, etc). I hope it gets a little easier.
Callum was 2 months on Monday and 9 weeks on Tuesday! He looks soooo different looking now from when he was born. His face is so big and chubby. I was looking at his newborn pics and it seriously doesn't even look like the same baby! He is so alert and laughs and smiles at us all the time. He "talks" and coos at his wallpaper. He loves being naked and he loves the bathroom, probably because it's warm and bright. So I combine his 2 loves, and just let him lay on the floor in there (on a towel) butt naked and kick and stare at the lights. If he's crying he almost always stops. He also likes his baths now, he kicks his legs all over the place. Lol, I discovered that the peri bottle the hospital gives you makes a GREAT squirt bottle when washing his hair. Seriously, if you have a baby with hair, you should try it. When I take him out of the bath though he cries hysterically. It's so predictable, it's kinda funny. I have to wrap him and hold him close to dry off, then lay him back down naked - and he'll stop crying.
He's also looking at himself in the mirror when I hold him up to it. He actually looks more at MY reflection, and sometimes will smile at it. Yay, he knows me! I think he's kinda confused about his reflection is him though. he almost looks like "hey, who the hell is my mama kissing?" haha his little face is so funny.
He has the driest, flakiest scalp ever. Poor kid.
He has his 2 month doctor appt on Monday. I am so anxious to see what he weighs/how long he is. 0-3 month clothing are pretty much too small now. 3 month fits and 3-6 month fit now, they're just a tad big. INSANE!! It was only like 3 weeks ago I was still putting him in newborn! He's supposed to get shots... it's supposed to be 6 vaccinations!! I think that is INSANE. Hep B, polio, Hib, rotovirus, pneumoccol, dTap. Which really it's EIGHT vaccinations since the dTap is diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis all rolled into one.
I looked back at my own shot record, I only had 2 at 2 months (dtap and polio) which was according to the then vax schedule. I am totally a pro-vax'er, but I really do not want to give him 6 at once. I want to talk to the dr about spreading them out. Like... why 6 at 2 months, none at 3 months, and 5 at 4 months, none at 5 month, then more at 6 months? Why not a little every month? So idk how they'll take to my concerns, probably won't like it. But no way is my tiny baby getting 6 vaccinations all at the same time. So yea, I'm becoming one of THOSE parents now.
I'm about to start February Recess... woo a week off a work. Working for a school is the best!
