day

Oh my gosh what a day, what a day! You know you are exhausted when, given the opportunity, you lay down for a nap and end up sleeping for 5 hours! I was sooo tired and am so grateful Marcelo spent a lot of time with Levi today.

Its been wonderful that he has been sleeping through the night (mostly) now. Yess! He wakes up to feed 2 times. I usually manage to get 5-6 hrs sleep per night, but after a while it catches up with me and I literally feel like a zombie. I couldnt even think straight this morning and was just spent. Good thing Levi is so darn cute cuz it really makes up for it.

He is usually so talkative and happy in the mornings. Some days he naps a lot, but today, he didnt sleep for more than 25 min and that was only twice so we were just 'on' all day long (6am-11pm). Im so glad Marcelo was home and available to help out. We are both just so exhausted.

I also have my fingers crossed that I am back to good health soon. I had a 3rd bout of mastitis last week, which luckily went away on its own. My fever was less than 24 hours. I did see a doc and got some meds but didnt have to take since I got better. However I developed what I think is a plugged milk duct as Ive had a hard, sore, red lump on my breast for over a week now. I was hoping it would work itself out but it seems to be worsening. I hope its not an abcess. I also feel I may be getting mastitis again but am trying to rest and pump as much as possible to avoid! Lets hope this is the last of the boobie complications I have!

I do want to add in, on this note, what a great appreciation I have for breast milk. At first it kind of grossed me out but it is such a cool thing! It is very natural and healthy and nutritious. I am grateful to have it and to be able to provide this perfect 'liquid gold' to my baby. He seems so big and healthy and that is a beautiful thing. You can see in the photo below how we are taking chunkiness to the next level!

That being said, breast feeding and pumping and the whole shebang is soo much work. Not to mention how having to pump every 4 hours completely effects sleep and daily outings and activities. Wow!

Ok, Ill stop here cuz I need sleep now!

ps - I love just staring at my baby when he sleeps and listening to him breathe.