We had a very quiet first month, and now he's getting pretty talkative. I can't expect any kid of mine not to be talkative...but I wish he would limit the majority of discussion time to the hours between 9am and 10pm. Alas...he talks all night. And as far as I can tell, he's not asking for anything in particular. He's not crying...just making sounds. Although half the time his face looks upset so I spend my time split between trying to figure out what he wants and falling asleep rather than figuring out what he wants.
Last night was particularly tough; I don't know whether I could have quieted him, but I was too tired to do more than nurse and a little half-hearted back/belly patting.
I shouldn't really call it a "tough" night though, but I wasn't particularly upset. If I can keep my attitude positive, I can handle all kinds of things. This morning I stayed in bed until after 8:00am (pretty late for us) because Ecco was at Grandma's. I would like to have slept more...but we went out for a hike and I don't feel too tired.
So the next thing is to figure out how to get more exercise. I'm thinking I'll start 'stroller strides' in a few weeks ... I'm not totally sure. But what else? Ecco isn't into hiking yet.
I've had John or family in town since Gray was born so I think I'll spend the next few weeks trying to figure out what its like to be a Mom of two.
Sometimes I think I'm spending too much time in front of the TV, but the TV can be a very useful tool! I don't want to be ungrateful to the TV gods, but I SERIOUSLY want to figure out what else I/We can do.
It seems like Gray nurses constantly...but maybe this is just a growth spurt period...I'll just have to wait and see. How do people nurse on the go? My nipples still hurt a lot sometimes so I'm not inclined to move. I keep thinking how easy it would be if I only had one kid...too bad you don't really feel that way the first time. Although, I was quite productive when Ecco was tiny, so there's hope!
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