Charlie’s First Week
It’s been a big week for Charlie.
He watched his first Mizzou game.
He went to the pediatrician for the first time. He’s almost back up to birth weight! He got down to 8 pounds, 6 ounces the Friday after he was born, but rebounded to 8 pounds, 15 ounces by the following Tuesday.
We started cloth diapering. So far, so good! We got a bunch of free disposables from the hospital that we used the first few days at home. Now, we are cloth diapering during the day and just using the disposables at night and when we leave the house. I’m still a little…fragile…these days, so we’re easing in.
(PS: The BumGenius Newborns, pictured above, are still too big for his chicken legs. Right now, my favorite diapers are cotton pre-folds with Thirsties covers, seen below.)
Charlie also met the pets. They are largely uninterested. Milhouse gives him a good sniff every now and then, but that’s about it.
We also had professional newborn pictures taken on Sunday—I can’t wait to see them!
We took our first outing, to Target, and he slept through the whole thing. He did great; I nearly had an anxiety attack in the middle of the tampon aisle. My postpartum emotions are still a bit out of control. I THINK they’re getting a little better at this point? We’ll see.
Generally, and I hate to jinx us—we’ve been blessed with a pretty easy newborn. He sleeps long stretches at night, to the point we have to wake him up to eat, and he seems to fuss and cry only when something is wrong, like a dirty diaper or he’s hungry or gassy.
My mom went home yesterday, so today is the first day with just the two of us. So far, everything is going well, although I admit I’m a little lonely and bored. The weird anxiety is keeping me fairly house-bound for today, but I think tomorrow we will attempt a short trip to the grocery store. We’ll see. Although I knew my life would change drastically, you can’t really KNOW until one day you’re like, “whoa, my formerly independent, career-driven life is now all about breastfeeding on the couch watching Top Chef reruns.” It’s a huge shift. And then there’s the anxiety—I worry that he’s sleeping too much, or nursing too much, or if he’s crying.
Physically, my body is completely different overnight—my stomach is squishy and has stretch marks and my hips are wider, even though I’ve lost 30 pounds since he was born. (Don’t worry. I still have plenty more to lose. Ugh.) My boobs are gigantic and none of my clothes, pre-baby or maternity, fit right.
Also, because it deserves mention: I have never loved my husband more. Going through labor and delivery with him by my side was absolutely incredible, and seeing him as a father just brings everything to a new level. (And the push present doesn’t hurt, either…a gorgeous sapphire and diamond ring!)
Anyway. One week down. Here’s to week two!
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I just LOVE his face in the first picture! He’s so adorable! I hope you are able to get through your postpartum emotions soon and are able to fully enjoy your handsome boy!
Charlie is SO freaking adorable!!
Sure sounds like you have a great family, enjoy the time with your little newborn
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Sounds like you are all doing wonderfully!
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For me, the baby blues were extreme the first week. I felt trapped and was horribly anxiety ridden. I couldn’t sleep and had weird thoughts like who will take off work when he is 5 and there is a snow day? It was totally unlike me. It lifted though at about two weeks pp. I hope it does the same for you.
I hope adorable Charlie see’s his first Mizzou SEC victory this Saturday.
Brie, he’s absolutely adorable. Where did you get the Mizzou outfit? I need to start stocking up for any future kids.
Will you please continue posting about how your cloth diapering experience is going? I want to do that with our future kids and any opinions/suggestions is really helpful.
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Congrats, Brie, he’s beautiful! I’m glad things are going well. Take it easy and hang in there. I’m sure you’ll start feeling better soon!
“Although I knew my life would change drastically, you can’t really KNOW until one day you’re like, “whoa, my formerly independent, career-driven life is now all about breastfeeding on the couch watching Top Chef reruns.” It’s a huge shift. ”
I feel this was exactly. It’s hard to sit still because for some reason I had the idea that I’d have all this time on maternity leave to get things done. It’s been hard to let that go & just use this time to focus on being a mom. The projects will always be there but this uninterrupted time with my baby won’t.
Just came to see how you’re doing. Wishing you and family well!
Hoping all is well with you and your family! Will we hear from you soon?
Okay Charlie, hang in there… we’re going to get our first SEC victory on Saturday. Yes, we can beat Kentucky!
I miss your blog please post soon.
I hope everything is okay and youre just crazy in love, and catching up on sleep rather than posting!
I miss your posts!
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