Needless to say, its been a whirlwind of activity since Arjun arrived. I barely have time to check my email and update facebook - if you've noticed any posts, that's because my husband is a ghost writer. Most of my time and energies are dedicated towards lil Arjun.
Many people told us that the first 2 weeks are the hardest, and then everything settles down. Well, I think Arun and I had the opposite experience. We had two blissful weeks at home together. We thought we had everything down - feeding, diapering, sleeping. And then week 3 hit and Arjun changed everything up on us. Challenges included: wide awake from 2-5 am; waking/feeding every hour; taking 15-20 minutes to latch, only to eat for 5 minutes and fall asleep; peeing on his shirt but not his diaper; screaming holy heck and then spitting up everywhere.
We are happy to report that Arjun is doing very well. He has gained more than 2 lbs since his birth, he's getting longer, and boy does he have strong legs. His latest trick: we put him down n the boppy for some "tummy time", he kicks his legs into the floor and scooches up and up, until he lifts himself over the boppy and wriggles himself down to the other side. A slow motion somersault of sorts. He's quite alert, loves staring into your eyes (or is that the light over your shoulder), and making strange sounds, alternating between honks, grunts, snorts and cackles.
Arun is back at work, and my mom is here for a month to help out. Having Ammache (grandmother in Malayalam) here is a huge help, as well as providing much needed comic relief. The other day she tried to change his diaper, only to get pee on her face, or how about the time she didn't put her glasses on - and tried to put the diaper on inside-out? Fun! :-) She's helping with running the house - cooking, cleaning, laundry - all things I don't find time to do. And I can hand Arjun off to her so I can take a shower, take a nap or get something to eat. After mom leaves, I'm not sure how I'll handle things on my own, but we all have to try at some point right?
Pictures to be posted shortly...
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