Emerson is such a good baby and does a really good job sleeping during the night. He sleeps in about 3-4 hour increments at night so we only really get up a couple times to feed him. It's nice being able to get more sleep than I thought we would be getting but it's still hard trying to get used to not sleeping through the entire night. We are definitely looking forward to the day where he sleeps through the night. Even though he's a good baby, he does have his off days just like anybody else would. We recently discovered that he is a very very gassy baby so we switched over to a formula that was for sensitive stomachs but found that wasn't really helping so we bought gas drops for him. They work a little bit but not as much as we would like. He'll wake up randomly and start pushing really hard to try and let out all those gas bubbles. I feel so bad for him because his face turns bright red and he tries so hard to get them all out but sometimes just isn't that successful. Even though it's frustrating and hard to listen to him getting so upset, I just remind myself that it could be a whole lot worse. Luckily those gas bubbles are just gas and not something else...
I have just recently started being able to do things around the house now that I've figured out how long he'll sleep for during the day. As long as I start doing things right as he goes to sleep, I'm able to get a lot done. I've even been able to start cooking real dinners again. Jordan is pretty happy about that. There are days where he just doesn't want to sleep at all unless I'm holding him (like today) but I like to take advantage of those times when he just wants to be cuddly because I know that eventually he won't want to be cuddly at all.
Jordan and I love to watch him make the funniest faces. He'll just be sitting with us and will randomly crack out a huge smile or the weirdest face. We love it! He tends to break out into little smiles in his sleep when he passes gas. That's really funny and Jordan and I get a kick out of it.
Emerson was so small when he was born that he couldn't even really fit into his newborn clothes we bought him but he is now starting to fit into them. They don't drown him anymore which is nice. He's still pretty dang small but he's definitely getting bigger. I can tell that he's getting heavier because it's not as easy to hold him in certain ways as it was when he was first born. He seemed so much more fragile when we first brought him home because of how small he was but he doesn't seem as fragile to me anymore. I used to be afraid to change his diaper and give him baths because I was afraid I was hurting him but I definitely got over that and have no problem changing him and bathing him anymore. I actually have more trouble feeding him than I do changing him. I have to hold him on my lap because whenever I put him in my arms to give him a bottle, he just throws his head all over the place. He takes about 15-30 minutes to eat depending on the day so I like to let Jordan feed him whenever he gets the chance. It works out great because I really don't mind changing his diapers so I'll change him and then let Jordan feed him. There was only one time where I was too traumatized to change his diaper when he was first born but I've gotten over that now. When he was only about a week old, I was changing his diaper and as I was cleaning him up, he started pooping right there while I was holding his legs up and wiping him and all I had in my hand was a wipe so I quickly caught the poop in the wipe before he decided he wanted to go all over the floor...little did I know that this pooping frenzy would last a whole 5 minutes!!! I probably went through at least 10-15 wipes as I tried catching it all. I didn't even know something so small could produce so much! I was pretty traumatized after that diaper changing experience that I didn't change his diaper for about 2 or 3 days and made Jordan change every single one. He has yet to do something like that to me again but I'm still always prepared just in case he decides he wants to have another one of those experiences again.
Even though he's a little puke and poop machine and sometimes just wants to cry, we can't imagine our lives without him now and are so happy that he is finally here. Pregnancy was a long road and a tough one might I add but it was definitely all worth it when we finally were able to meet him. We're excited to see him grow and develop but hope that he doesn't grow up too fast.
Just one of the many funny faces he likes to make
Another fantastic blank stare
The after bath face
He is just too sweet! Only 2 more weeks til I can meet him in person :)
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