9 Weeks Old

The weekly pictures! The onesie he is wearing here is one of the ones we had to buy after he was born because the newborn clothes didn't fit him. It still fits, but it won't for much longer! The pants that he is wearing are borrowed from Kati's son, Daniel, and are also just about too small. When Kati was here, these pants were so big they had to be rolled up at the bottom and the waist barely stayed up...even though they have an elastic waist! I told Brett the other day that Henry is gaining weight faster than my arms are getting stronger - and it's true, I'm going to have to start lifting weights I guess. :) [Or wear the wrist weights Mike got me for Christmas.]

Sleep is still eluding me on a pretty regular basis. Other than on the weekends or when someone is here visiting, I only manage a couple to three hours overnight and then maybe another two to three sprinkled through the day. I'd say I average 4-6 hours over a 24 hour period. Obviously not enough; and it's taking it's toll. All I feel like doing is sitting or lying around the house rather than getting out and doing things. In the morning after Brett leaves at about 7:30 I am so exhausted that I try to convince Henry he needs to stay asleep for awhile longer by pacifying him (literally) and then collapsing back into bed. Invariably he starts fussing after about 10 minutes and I try to pacify him again, and so on and so forth for sometimes up to two hours, throwing in a diaper change and feeding into the mix at some point. The best thing I can do is to just get up and get moving, but that is a whole lot easier said than done. Actually I am of two minds on the sleep issue...part of me thinks I should just grab a few minutes whenever I can - whether it be 10 minutes at a time or an evening nap when Brett gets home from work even if that means I'll be awake later. On the other hand, part of me thinks that it would be better to try and make myself get up and stay up in the morning so that when night comes I will be so exhausted that I'll just pass out. Of course, that will be the night that Henry is up all night long with an upset stomach or something.... ahh well, at least I have lots of experience in the no sleeping arena.