Saturday morning random thoughts

It's Saturday morning.  Josh is at Home Depot.  Claire and Max are napping. And I just took a shower.  We finally got some sleep last night.  Max got 3 approx two hour stretches.  We discovered that he must have his arms swaddled.  The problem is that he hates to have his arms swaddled so he has to be in a very deep sleep before we lay him in the bassinnet.  There were several times that I fed him, got him to sleep, and laid him down, only to have him wake up a few minutes later fighting with his blanket.  It was Josh who got him into the deep enough sleep each time last night.  Lots of standing, shh-ing, swaying, etc.  I wonder if he will get used to having his arms swaddled or if we'll need to continue getting him into the deep sleep.  Hmm..

We tried the pacifier for the first time yesterday and I was amazed at how quickly he got the hang of it.  Claire wasn't sure what to think and kept pointing at it and saying "pas".  He's been fussier lately.  My dream baby that never cried unless he was hungry or wanting to be held was just a dream it seems. :)  He is still nowhere near the fussy level that Claire achieved, but he's getting trickier. 

I can't believe that Josh's three week leave of absence is coming to an end.  Only one more day off!  It went so, so quickly, but was such a blessing to our family.  The time with him has been really special.  Claire sure will miss him; they are great buddies.  I'm glad next week is a short week. 

I had forgotten how 'trapped' (for a lack of a better word) you feel as a nursing mom the first several (maybe 6?) weeks.  Max's eating schedule is very unpredictable, which makes going anywhere or doing anything difficult.  Soon enough he'll be on a better schedule but for now we're just nursing on demand. 

Well Max is waking up so I best go tend to him.  Have a wonderful Saturday!