My mom was a great help, it was nice to have her here to hold Reid and help with the extra things that I wasn't getting to like dishes! But Reid fooled us all while my mom was here. He slept 6 hour stretches and went back to sleep each morning so I could sleep in, he was great! I didn't need my mom's help at night and right when she left he decided it was time to start nursing every 3 hours again and not go back to sleep after nursing in the morning and sometimes in the middle of the night!
While she was here my hands started to get really weak and numb! After about 3 weeks I got really worried and found out it is common to develop carpol tunnel after having a baby. He's 6 weeks old now as I write this and I still have it a bit, especially at night! This has not been fun at all!
While my mom was here we gave Reid his first sponge bath. He of course did not like it, even with a heater blowing right on him!
Lots of afternoon naps with dad!
Love the burrito baby
One afternoon on day 8 we finally played around with our camera and got a few more newborn shots
Like I said, Friday we got to meet Santa and Mrs. Claus the Chiropractors office. They were so cute with our kiddos and let Hayden pick out a toy. Of course she picked out another tea set.
She got to eat pizza, decorate sugar cookies & make a craft!
The Christmas festivities continued with making gingerbread houses of our own. It was hard for me, but I let go of control and let Hayden decorate it the way she wanted to.
It's never fun having family leave. My mom was greatly missed when she had to leave.
The good thing about holidays is that you are able to bond with family. It’s such a nice experience. Even if you’ve been very busy for a couple of days because of your son’s pediatric, chiropractor, and lactation appointments, it’s still turned out to be the best Christmas for all of you.
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