We are coping with Sleep Deprivation at the Sampson household. We have had a couple of nights of very little sleep. Noah has decided that he would rather be awake in the evening rather than the day. Thankfully, armed with advice from friends and some CD's, we may have had a breakthrough last night. We have changed the nursing room to be very low lighting for the evening feedings (thanks for the suggestion Beth). We were fortunate to receive a white noise maker as a gift - also yesterday from Patty (thanks Patty). So along with low lighting, Noah enjoyed Ocean waves throughout the night. And to top things off, I learned some very valuable lessons from the Happiest Baby on the Block cd that Teresa gave me (thanks Teresa). In any case, some of the techniques that guy uses absolutely put Noah into a mellow state - and eventually asleep. All said and done, I think I slept 5 hours...whoohoo, way better than 3 hours.
Jesse is continuing to work with a fairly decent workload. The sleep deprivation has been tough on him too. He doesn't have the luxury of laying down for a nap when the baby sleeps. For you Mom's to be, I highly recommend getting used to sleeping when your baby does. That extra 20 minutes or an hour makes all the difference in the world. It can mean the difference between stable and emotional breakdown day.
But we are all doing well. Noah has gained 10 ounces in a week. He is back to his birth weight. We are looking forward to creating a fat Michelin Man baby. He seems to love eating. I'm doing well and starting to heal much more quickly. I'm so looking forward to getting out and walking soon!
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