Week 1 - Sleep? What's that?

Week 1 - Sleep? What's that?
(8/15/09 - 8/22/09)

Well we have made it through the first week with a newborn which inevitably is always the hardest. With Jacob it was going from no kids to one and with Andrew it is adding a new baby into an already well oiled (and scheduled) machine.

Overall I can't complain about Andrews sleeping, as anyone who has had a new baby can attest to they sleep for about 21-22 hours a day with little waking other than to eat. So being on a two hour feeding schedule hasn't been too bad because even though it leaves little room for more than an hour to hour and a half of continuous sleep got me at least it is predictable and can be dealt with.

The hardest part has been to try and get in naps. With Jacob I could nap whenever I wanted but with Andrew I can only nap when Jacob naps which has been a little harder. I think we are all doing well and are looking forward to Andrew starting to stay awake more during the day and sleeping for longer periods of time during the night. The biggest thing that has changed with Andrew over the past week has been his face. Of course most newborns are all squishy looking and red and their faces are even sometimes beat up and swollen. So over this week Andrews looks have started to morph and Paul and I have spent a lot of time looking at him and seeing what he shares and doesn't share with his brother. We have gotten a couple of involuntary smiles and there are definitely two very deep dimples on this little guys face which will be really cute as he piles on the baby fat and gets more and more cuddly!