After a break for the birth of our third child, Nathan, I am finally back to blogging! Nathan was born on October 10 and weighed in at 8 pounds, 3 ounces and 21 inches tall. Although it did not go exactly as I imagined it would, I did get to experience the natural (unmedicated) labor and delivery that I hoped for.
So far, Nathan has been the best sleeper of my three children. He typically goes to bed for the night around 9 PM and gets up once at 3 AM to nurse and have his diaper changed. He usually wakes up for the morning around 6:30 AM. I don't know why he sleeps so much better than Drew and Gracie did as babies, but I am thankful!
I am still adjusting to having three children. It was just getting easier because Drew and Gracie were finally able to play together for a while each day while I did housework, got a shower, or spent a few minutes writing a blog entry. Then Nathan came along. He eats every two hours during the daytime, so if I'm not sitting down to nurse him, the other two want attention. If the other two are occupied and Nathan happens to be napping, I always have a backlog of dishes or laundry to catch up on.
This is a hard time for me because I need quiet time by myself every day to feel sane, and I have not been getting it. When I get to the end of the day and the kids are finally asleep, I have a choice: do I take some time by myself to unwind, or do I go to bed? I'm usually so exhausted that sleep wins out, but I really need quiet time and sleep if I want to feel my best. I need to find a balance, and I hope that making time for blogging again will be a good first step.
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