What happened?

How did time fly by so fast? It seems like just the other day that I wrote about his 2 month appointment!

Everything is going GREAT! The transition to parenthood has been an easy one for Matt and me. Obviously being a parent is a hard job, but it isn't as bad as some people make it out to be. It's the saddest thing that so many people make parenthood into a negative thing. You wouldn't believe the number of negative comments we received while we were pregnant with Evan. Things like "Good luck, you're going to need it." "You just think you're ready to be a parent." "Say goodbye to sleep you won't get any for 18 years after the baby comes." "Just wait until your baby is screaming and crying, then you'll wish it was just the two of you again." "It's easy to make plans now, after the baby comes you won't be able to do any of those things." etc, etc, etc. It's just the whole negativity thing. I can't believe that people look on this as a negative thing. And if you've ever said anything like that to an expecting or new parent, shame on you!

I take great joy in proving those people wrong. I can be happy even if we have a rough night, I can be happy even when the baby has fussy days, I never regret our decision to become parents, I was ready to be a parent, I'm a great mom and Matt's a great dad, we're the parents and make the decisions. Sometimes we don't know what we're doing, but we're learning and we're confident enough in our ability as parents that we don't completely freak out (we've only freaked out a little a few times ;-)). I would never make parenthood sound like a negative thing, because it isn't. And I wonder what those people think, trying to take the joy away from expecting couples. Even if those people think expecting couples are naive, that's still no reason to try to make them feel bad or sad about the situation they are in.

I told my friend about how many people made parenthood into a bad thing and she said she feels like it's Satan attacking the most precious of things, starting a family and the joy that comes with it. Modern America makes having a baby into a burden, but I'm going to assure you, it ISN'T! Everyone has their own situations and I know mine is easier than some, but still, I don't see how anyone could regret the decision to become a mother or resent their child. Of course, there are people who don't make the choice or who make the wrong choice, but that's another story and I'm not talking about those situations.

Evan is also doing great, continuing to sleep through the night and eating like a champ. Last night he slept the entire night and woke up right on time (his first feeding of the day is at 8:00 now) cooing and happily squealing. There's no better sound to wake up to!!! I woke up with a smile on my face, how could anyone not smile at a happy baby? I laid there for a few minutes listening to him happily "talking" in his bassinet.

Yep, he's still in the bassinet by our bed. I have yet to move him to his crib in the nursery.... I keep meaning to do it every night, but it just hasn't happened. I think I've needed this time to prepare myself though. After he started sleeping through the night regularly I knew I should put him in his room, but I wasn't ready. I'm starting to get ready though. I know I will sleep better when I don't have to worry about accidentally waking him in the middle of the night when I toss and turn. And when he does wake up to talk to himself in the middle of the night I won't wake up too. So it's time.... maybe it will happen in the next couple of days...I need to wash the crib sheet first.

At this point our biggest struggle is nap times. He doesn't like to take naps and then gets over tired. We've had quite a few fussy days due to him being over tired but not being able to nap long. I'm wondering if "forcing" him to nap more often just isn't working. It's hard to tell if he needs more naps or less. And maybe we should have him sleep longer at night? The other night he went 11.5 hours between meals at night and slept most of that time. Usually he only goes 9-10 hours at night. He eats 5 times a day and takes 4 naps. I'm also wondering if we need to stop going out during his nap time. He doesn't sleep well when we are out and about. Sometimes he'll stay awake the entire time and other times he'll fall asleep in the car seat only to wake up as soon as we arrive at our destination. Even pushing him in the stroller doesn't put him to sleep. At what point do you only go out when the baby is awake? Is it normal to stay home during naps? I honestly have no clue about this subject, i just know that he used to sleep through anything and now he isn't.

I've been super busy the past couple of weeks and I don't think this week will be any different. As a matter of fact, a friend of mine should be here any minute, so I need to go straighten up the house for her arrival!