As a new mother, I DO spend ridiculous amounts of sitting on the couch. But, I have to say ITS GREAT. Perhaps the tv is not so great, but I am totally enjoying the moments with my daughter.
Granted, we have had some rough nights- Her current "thing" is eating constantly for about 4 hours (aka "cluster feeding") and NOT SLEEPING. The problem is that Mamma has not adjusted to baby's nocturnal schedule...
Of course, that being said- right now, Mina is upstairs sleeping at 10 oclock. This time last night we were on the couch fighting over who gets control over the remote- which we did until 2am at which point I had to give her to Damon while I cried in the bathroom. I was feeling like Mina did not love me.
My inner control freak REALLY needs to take a backseat. I need to be constantly reminded (internally as opposed to externally) that Mina and I are new to this. She is not even 3 weeks old yet! She has not had time to change her schedule and I cannot telepathically bend her to my will. HA. And honestly, I am not certain that I want to- This "out of my control" thing is very good for me... As much as I don't like it.
Grandma came to visit today, she was in town on business and it was awfully fun to watch her interact with Mina. Damon and I both enjoyed watching Mina in a period of wakefulness, taking in all of the sweetness my mother was sending her way. Maybe all that time with grandma helped her to want to sleep more tonight... Maybe?
Of course I write that and Mina is fussing now- but she has been asleep for an hour- which is progress.
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