Three weeks old today and a big day for a
little Lex. We got his first pacifier, which took some getting
used to, but now he seems to enjoy it. I’m beginning to wonder
if maybe he wasn’t really hungry every 2 hours like I thought –
maybe he just wanted to suck. We’ll see how tonight goes. We
also started using a different brand of diapers two days ago
(right when he started getting cranky) so we switched back to
the first brand today to see if maybe that makes him happier.
We also bought size 1 diapers instead of newborns. The newborn
size is a little snug, so maybe that will make him happier too.
I like it when he’s happy :)

In other
news, Lex stayed with a stranger for the first time today. My
Good Beginnings volunteer came over and Alan and I slipped out
for some alone time (well… dinner and grocery shopping, but
it’s a start!) It was a little weird for Alan and I, but Lex
didn’t seem phased. He didn’t even want the milk I left for
him, he just happily hung out and gazed at the volunteer (with
some snooze breaks in there as well).

Ooohh.. what a fun kid! :) (Can you tell I’ve had a little
more sleep today? Wish me luck for tonight!)

Lex is now 3 weeks old and he’s turned
from a sweet sleepy baby to a fussy, cranky, crying baby. Joy!
He’s also eating every 2 hours now. Since it takes at least an
hour to feed him (nurse, burp, change, repeat) I’m basically
sleeping in hour bursts all night. Although last night we
missed a feeding (we both slept right through it), so I’m doing
better today than I was yesterday. Our one salvation is a big
fan we have that makes a lot of noise. When you put Lex near it
(behind, so he doesn’t get a huge breeze) it almost always
quiets him right down. Good trick – thanks to Harvey Karp of
The Happiest Baby on the Block DVD. Let’s all keep our fingers
crossed that he is just going through a growth spurt or
something and isn’t going to be cranky forever. Please, please,
please… :)

Poor baby also has baby
acne. Alan and I were feeling really guilty that we didn’t
bathe him enough, but we got out the book and it said that baby
acne is very common around the 3rd week. So common, in fact,
that professionals who work with babies (photographers, event
planners, etc.) often don’t schedule things for that week –
just in case. So now we feel less guilty :)

Ok, Lex just fell asleep so I have to hit the shower. Not
only do I sleep in hour bursts, I also have to plan everything
else I do so that it can be done within an hour in case the boy
wakes up and starts crying again. Please let this just be a
phase…