Thu 1 Dec 2011
I posted this photo on the social networking site when I announced Allie’s 1-week birthday, saying “Cindy’s Allie Cat is 1 week old today! Time flies when you’re sleepless in babyland.”
People on the site have been incredibly responsive and when I posted that I’d given birth, within 20 minutes there were 40+ responses and comments. For this one, I got a lot of comments about the bear, too, which is a gift from the Sheriff’s Department at work. I also got a rap from a DA at the courthouse:
“To see something as adorable would indeed be rare, as Allie dozin’ off without a care, all hugged up inside of a bear….”
My little Allie, inspiring music. haha
I think Pooh is saying, “Go back to sleep pretty girl”. God, she is so sweet!!!
she is adorable! but why is she naked in all her photos? has she already outgrown all her clothes? 😛
Maggie – I swear my breastpump talks to me. When the motor’s going, I hear words. One time it was “Look at Pooh. Look at Pooh.” I did look at Pooh, but there are so many Pooh items in that room I didn’t know which one the breastpump was referring me to.
flip flop girl – haha! it just so happens that the last few photos are breastfeeding time photos, and I breastfeed skin-to-skin to keep her awake longer in the cool air and to add a sense of comfort (altho the 2 probably cancel each other out). The photo here is her placed in her crib for a few minutes as I pumped and Mr. W was busy doing other things. The photo heading off the last post is actually of breastfeeding with the camera angling away from Rated R bodyparts. She’s on her Boppy on my lap in the living room.
reading this reminds me so much of myself 2.6 years ago. Although my kid ate well and was very mellow, it didn’t stop me from going into full panic mode the moment my mother in law left for the air port leaving me completely alone with an infant. I was online consulting my friends about EVERYTHING, even different views on wiping vs. washing after wet diaper changes etc. etc.. I wasn’t obsessed about giving my kid deluxe care (although I really wanted that) but it was just that I felt so bewildered and completely helpless for the first time in my life. I had difficulties with latching for the first 2 weeks too. My baby slept well for the first 10 days after birth, and then after that, honeymoon was OVER.
Since things seem fine now, I’m gonna use your story to feed into my hopeful optimism. 🙂 You described it perfectly; it’s the bewildered and helpless feeling that’s foreign, the not knowing what to do and not knowing what’s wrong or how to fix it when she’s up screaming bloody murder at 1am after you’ve fed, burped, changed her.