On Friday Max will already be a month old...wow how time flies. We have been trying to get him on a quasi schedule from this book I have read...we are only on day two so I'll give it a few days to see if he can follow it. It's pretty labor intensive but if it allows me to sleep more at night it's worth it.
This morning I had my second break down. I am just soooo tired that after four weeks of getting no more than two hours of sleep at a time it's starting to wear me down. I was crying to Steve asking him if I had the baby blues....he said nonsense, it's the lack of sleep that is getting to me. I agree, I have no other symptoms to think I have the baby blues, it's just pure exhaustion which would affect anyone. So Steve called the doctor who told us to come in with Max so he could be weighed and give me a piece of mind. They also wanted to see if he had acid reflux and to address my concerns regarding supplementing him with soy based formula which I have heard bad things about. We are almost certain our lil guy is lactose intolerant so they put him on a different formula...of course it's the most expensive kind out there, but we are going to see if it helps with his gas and vomiting.
Max weighed in at a healthy 9.4 pounds....Last visit which was 13 days ago he was 8 pounds, so he has put on 1.4lbs since then. That definitely makes me feel better since I've been worried about my milk supply.
The doctor told us after 8 weeks he can slowly leave the house and travel, however to be very careful around people and especially not to let kids touch him. We have been pretty good about that and luckily he hasn't gotten sick yet.
Tonight Steve and I are heading into the city for a nice dinner since we can't go out for new years. Of course we are making it an early dinner, but it will be nice to get out a bit and have some time to ourselves. His Grandma will be watching him so he is in good hands. Well, I'm going to try to get some rest before we head into Manhattan xoxo
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