Tuesday, June 16, 2009

A growing 5 week old baby

My son is in the midst of a growth spurt, and I am learning to live with little sleep. I know that it is the song of all new mothers, but I am only now realizing how challenging it can be to be so sleepy. Rylen's growth keeps him eating every two hours and actually sleeping quite a bit, but somehow I am failing to nap when he sleeps. It is hard to get a good and restful feeling when your sleep is chopped up into such meager pieces.

When he is awake, he ends up exhausting himself by looking around and taking in his world. I still marvel at how new it is to him - yesterday's trip to the grocery store was by far one of the most thrilling things he has experienced (all the lights and new objects!) - and he really enjoys it all. I find myself, even in my fog of my exhaustion, being as happy as he is. And he smiles a lot, very excited to see it all....

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