Baby & Me - Week 6

Today is the first time I've truly been "home alone" with the baby. No girlfriends, cousins, aunts, or other friends or family are over to lend a helping hand (my parents are in Vegas). So far it's been okay, but I have to admit that at 2am I was a little overwhelmed as I was operating on less than two hours of sleep. It's only the afternoon but so far I'm proud of the following accomplishments (in no particular order):

1. Emptied the Diaper Champ and took out the trash from our bedroom and bathroom.
2. Threw bedspread in the washer and it's now in the dryer (baby had peed on it several times already this week).
3. Learned how to cut my baby's finger nails and did so without shedding any blood - yay!
4. Went to the bathroom on several occassions and let the baby cry it out while I did so. (When you gotta go, you gotta go!)
5. Realized that I must pump after the baby is fed (not before) and did so accordingly.
6. Did #4 and allowed the baby to cry it out while I did so. It was tough, but I did it.
7. Prayed, several times, for the Lord to help me and the baby through the day.
8. Exchanged emails with my boss and the travel coordinator regarding my first trip when I return to work next month.
9. Ate a Fiber One bar for breakfast and inhaled leftovers for lunch.
10. Left a message with my Lactation Consultant.
11. Took a nap with the baby.
12. Had time to write this blog.
    

Things I'm looking forward to:

1. Hubby will be home from work in a few hours... I'm hoping I can get out to get some fresh air and recharge for a couple of hours.
2. Mom-in-law arrives next week to help take care of the baby.
3. Sunday, July 19th - baby will be 8 weeks old, the age his doctor said he could go out, whoo hoo!!!