The Joys of Mommyhood

After last week, I was feeling a little worn out and tired. It's hard getting used to being up so much at night again. After my "Day of Rest" yesterday, I'm feeling better and ready to tackle my week!! We are enjoying our baby boy, who is now a whole week old. He really is a good sleeper, but for some reason I still feel like I'm up all hours of the night (I blame it on the countless diaper changes). He sleeps for 3 to 4 hours at a time during the night, but when I'm up, I'm up for a good hour or so after the nursing and diaper changes...yes changes. Typically, when I pull him out of his crib, he's soaking wet. I take him downstairs and get him out of his wet clothes and diaper, then I nurse him, during which he fills his diaper to the brim with poop. We run and get changed again, and then I nurse him again to get him back to sleep, which sometimes doesn't work and then I have to bounce/rock him to sleep before laying him in his crib. It's quite the process!! I have come to the conclusion that little boys wet/dirty their diapers 10x more than little girls. Little boys also take way longer to change and the whole time your just watching and anticipating getting peed on. My little guy also has the funniest/loudest burps ever with no spit up! He is also the biggest grunter ever. Sometimes when I put him in his crib, he will just grunt uncomfortably for 10-15 minutes until he finally decides to go to sleep. He is also kind of an oinker. I tried feeding him in bed this morning and he woke Daddy up with all his snorting.  Although there are many differences between Hyrum and Camilla, one thing that remains the same is that they are both very cuddly. It is those little moments of snuggling that help me get through those sleepy nights. I love snuggling him up on my chest and listening to his sleepy breathing. I love feeling him curl his little body in close to me for warmth. I love that he trusts me completely. I love when he wrinkles his little forehead and looks up at me with his big blue eyes as his head wobbles back and forth. Being a mother really is a special thing!

Camilla is adjusting so well to being a big sister. She loves her little brother to pieces and is constantly wanting to snuggle/hold/kiss him. She does very well with him and is super understanding and patient when I have to change and feed him. We've had a few very special moments together since he's been born, just her and I. The other day we were sitting on the couch together having a chat (yes, she likes to tell me stories) and she came over and layed her head down on my lap and snuggled in close. This was special because it's something she hasn't been able to do for the passed couple of months because of my big belly.  It was a very intimate, bring-tears-to-my-eyes moment. I loved looking down into her eyes and seeing her face light up as she smiled back at me. Yesterday, she colored me some awesome bling in nursery for mothers day. It was very special to get something from my little girl.

I am also glad to have such an understanding and loving husband. He's been a big help even though his life is crazy busy right now with work and CASB. He even snuck on the blog yesterday morning and wrote some very thoughtful things down about me for Mothers Day. It was a fabulous surprise to read it! I am so blessed!

I'm grateful to have my Mum as such a great example to me! It was wonderful to celebrate Mothers Day and remember all the special women in my life who have been such a great influence. Mommyhood truly is a blessing!