Tales of a New Mom -aka- The Mama Bat

     So...I haven't been keeping up with this blog lately because this Mamma Bat is tired! Baby boy has decided to change his sleep schedule, despite me getting him into a good bed time routine. Now he wakes up several times a night, very hungry, (growth spurt again I'm assuming) and does not want to go back to sleep in his bed. He wants to be held. He will stay asleep when held. Which is great, except for the fact that this tired body that is in much need of a professional full body massage, hurts. I can hold him for only so long before I lose feeling in my hands and arms. I have many nights of stiff neck and aching back, the battle wounds of motherhood.      Yesterday was a particularly trying day. I was very sleep deprived and on the verge of tears as I held my son, attempting to feed him without giving him a face full of formula, as my husband went off to work. Draygen did not want to return to sleepy land (mom did!). So I filled myself with coffee an...

By my last post, you may be thinking, "Gee does she enjoy being a mom at all?!" Yes, I do. There are so many good things that tip the scales for me when I'm feeling down and tired. I can't resist that little face, those cheeks, the little "o" shape he makes with his lips, those eyes, and that smile that melts my heart! Not to mention the little giggle and leg kicks. It's also so fun to watch Draygen discovering and learning. He's just now started grabbing things and holding onto them, (sometimes my hair, ouch!) and it's exciting to see him engaged in things.  It amazes me to watch him being in awe of the world around him. About ready to smile We take the bus a lot, and it used to be that the bus ride would put him to sleep and he'd sleep most of the time we are out, but the past few weeks he's been really awake and aware and he get's this funny wide eyed look like ''What's going on?!" Just seeing him laugh a...