We got home from the hospital last night at about 5:30pm and started to get settled in. I had no idea how unprepared the house was! I spent about 2 hours straightening things up and making room for the changing table in the downstairs bedroom. The new room upstairs is not ready yet -- carpet is going in on about 3/12 and the heat around the same time. Meanwhile Daddy still has to prime the walls. I think I'll be calling back my drywall & carpentry friends this week to get the ball rolling -- I think I'm going to be pretty busy.
We think Dana's milk has started to come in and Alex is really going to town with eating. He's doing what they call "cluster feeding", where he eats for 2-3 hours straight, then takes 3-4 hours off and just sleeps. Somewhere in there he tends to poop.
We're generally not sleeping all that much. Alex hasn't figured out that night = sleep. We'll be working on that one.
Also, now that we're home, feel free to give us a call if you want to. If you don't have the number, you should be able to look us up, or ask somebody (I don't want to post the # here on the wide open web).
Also, since a number of people have asked recently, here is a link to our baby registry. Gifts are not necessary, but of course would be welcomed gratefully.
The registry is here: http://www.findgift.com/cgi-local/Registry.cgi/dmstangel
It's a general-purpose registry, not tied to any one store. To use it, just pick something you like on the list, and then check it off the list to mark that it was bought. Also, there's plenty of stuff we could use that isn't even on the list, so if you have something else in mind, go for it. Don't forget - we've never done this before :-)
Love, Dan & Dana
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Today is Grandpa Al's birthday, he would be so happy and proud of his Grandson and Great-Grandson! Congratulations!
This time in your lives is going to go by soooo quickly! Right now, concentrate on feeding Alexander, feeding Mom and Dad, and sleeping. Everything else will fall into place later.
Love,
Mom
Ah cluster feeding. It's actually kind of nice, because you do get a three hour sleep break in there between feedings, whereas the round the clock snacker doesn't take those kinds of breaks. Man those first few weeks of breast feeding are so demanding. I'm really proud of you guys for going that route for as long as you are all happy doing it.
The sleep thing will work itself out soonish. Sleep when baby sleeps if you can manage it. It's impractical sometimes but essential. Housework can wait. My mom had an embroidered poem on the wall above her rocker for all nine of her kids, it said "Cleaning and scrubbing can wait for tomorrow, for babies grow up, I've learned, to my sorrow.
So quiet down, cobwebs. Dust, go to sleep. I'm rocking my baby, and babies don't keep."
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