Doctor's appointment
Mood:  a-ok
Noah is healthy. Thank God. He's now 7 pounds and 20 inches long. We asked the doctor about his gas problems and she said it was perfectly normal. She said we shouldn't switch formulas without consulting a doctor first. She said to go back to the Enfamil with Lipil, that the Alimentum is for babys that are colicky. Well we did go back to the Enfamil and again he seems to be having more gas than usual. My sister says maybe it because I'm giving breast milk and formula. She said stick to one. Well, I would love to but sometimes I don't make enough breast milk, that's why I have the formula too. I just hope this is just temporary and that his digestive system gets normal. Well, I feel better knowing that he is gaining weight and he's looking healthy.

Not Easy
Mood:  irritated
These past few weeks has not been easy. Noah sleeps during the day and wakes up alot at night. Then I have to pump my milk every 3-4 hours, feed the baby, change diapers, make sure he's ok. We're worried about him because he has alot of gas pains. We switched baby formula, bought infant gas drops, burp him like crazy, and still nothing works. I told my hubby to buy gripe water today, I hear it works wonders, so we're trying that next. Tomorrow we go to the doctor around our area for the first time. I hope they're good. Noah also seems to have a little eye infection in his left eye. Hubby says he noticed that eye was leaking alot since he was born. We'll see what the doctor says. Well hopefully the baby will start to have longer sleeping periods during the night and I'll be able to sleep again. The good news is I already lost alot of the prenancy weight! No time to eat! Lol! Just 11 pounds and I'll be the weight I was before pregnancy. Oh yeah, today was Noah's due date.

No sleep for new mom
Mood:  don't ask
I haven't slept since I got back from the hospital. Noah is now 2 weeks and 1 day old. He is getting bigger and gaining weight. He must be close to 7 lbs now. We take him to the doctor this coming Tuesday for a checkup. In the meantime I've had to heal pretty quickly from my c-section because there is no one else around to help. So I'm very exhausted, but still very happy to have my baby. Lately I think he's going through his first growth spurt because he can't seem to get enough milk! He's also been very cranky but I think that's because of gas problems. We bought the Mylicon drops for that but want to ask the doctor first before giving it to him. This weekend is going to be beautiful and warm so we'll take him out for a nice walk and get some sunshine.

I'm so in love!!
Mood:  happy
Noah is sleeping on my chest right now while I'm writing this. He is so small, yet he's growing everyday. Today he put his tiny right thumb in his mouth and started sucking it. He was hungry. And when I placed him on his stomach for his daily exercise, he lifted his little head all the way! My baby is growing up, lol!!
I'm healing pretty good. Just my breasts are sore from using the pump everyday. But I do want to continue giving him breastmilk. My stomach is shrinking as each day passes by, thank God, but where they did the c-section on the bikini line is still swollen. I know that one is going to take several weeks to heal. And I didn't even get a chance to rest. No one is here to help me, hubby has to work all day. But I know the first couple of months will be like this. In the mean time I'm enjoying my baby Noah's funny faces and watching him sleep like an angel, when he dreams he smiles the sweetest smile. I also love how he cries, it's very soft almost not a cry at all. Like a baby goat, lol! I don't know if it'll get stronger and louder or if it will remain like that. Time will only tell. I think he's looking like my hubby as each day passes by. He's 1 week and 1 day old today.