WAAAYYYY Behind!

Okay, Okay, Okay, so I am a little behind on my blogging. Enough already! I never knew how little I would get done while I was home full time with Anna Campbell. I cannot imagine what our home will look like, or how it will operate once I start back to work in January! We'll see!! Just maybe there is a housemaid in my future:)

So, for all you that check regularly (and ask for more info) I have decided to work backward. I am going to give you the latest info and work back to July 4th (my last up to date post). I have learned that what really takes so long is converting my pictures to usable size files and then putting the slide show together. My promise to you all is that I will try to do better, and I will have to do this after she is asleep!

Today, Wednesday October 1! WOW, where has time gone? It is scary. We have not decided or really even contacted babysitters for Anna Campbell. WE would love to have someone come into our home, but the person we contacted that used to do that has not increased her hours to almost full time at a local department store. My Aunt Frances and cousin Melanie have a great daycare, and our plan is to call them. We are looking for something "small." I want someone to read to Anna, I want someone to hold her and I don't want a T.V. to be the babysitter.

Nursing has been frustrating for me for the past week or more. This past Thursday, September 18th, Andy's grandma B passed away. We left for Ohio that day and her funeral was Saturday. Anna Campbell did well her first long trip to Ohio (the longest trip so far). I do believe that this trip threw us both off. She would nurse for only 2-5 minutes on one side and then have nothing to do with me. I had my pump so I would pump to keep my milk up and also to relieve myself--who would have thought this feeling of fullness (engorgement) would be so uncomfortable? Her naps and sleeping were off, too. She slept some in her pack'n'play but she slept with us for a good part of the night. I think she felt more safe and comfortable; this was a new place for her. Never would I have thought an infant would pick up on changes in their environment, but I believe it now.

Today, Anna Campbell nursed pretty well. I thought that something was really wrong this morning when Anna Campbell woke at 8 am (after waking once already at 5 am) and she did not want to nurse. It was not until 9 am that she was interested in eating. Normally, even if she eats a little during her "dream feed" at 5 am, she would chow down at her normal wake time between 7:30 and 8:00 am. Anyone there with suggestions? Her naps are crazy too. She will normally wake herself about 45-50 minutes into her naps. She is still doing this (I will blog more about this later). She slept for 2 hours in her car seat today while I ran errands. After I got home around 10:45, she slept another hour in her seat. She normally stirs and wakes once she is still in the seat. She is taking 4 naps (9:30 am, 12:30, 4:00, 6:30-7 ish). The last one is a small nap normally and the morning tends to be the longest. Hopefully we can get her to sleep a little longer. I just don't think she is getting the rest she needs during the day. She goes to bed after 9 and is down until 4-5 am and then to finally wake after 7:30. Her nights are GREAT!!!

Okay, enough for now! Love to you all :)

P.S. If any of you have a Web Camera and want to set up a date night, let us know!