Random

I have so many thoughts rattling around in my brain that I keep meaning to share but haven't. Aiden is doing so wonderful, he is getting bigger and more beautiful by the day. I firmly believe that he is ahead for his age because he is so alert during the day and I even think he is starting to get hang of this sleeping at night thing. Last night he slept from 11:20pm until 4:30am. That is 5 hours and that is the longest he has ever slept. I was so proud. He is starting to develop a routine which is he gets up at about 7 or 8 for the last time, by this I mean no amount of rocking, singing, or swinging are going to get him to go back to sleep. He is up for the day and he stays awake too, usually until about noon but sometimes even 1 or 2. Then he will start taking his naps. We have developed a slight problem in that if he is awake he wants to be with me, he does not want to be set down, he wants to be held at all times. I can get him to be ok if I sit him right NEXT to me on the couch, but putting him even a few feet away is not ok with him. By this I mean he will fuss for a while and then when that doesn't work he will start crying and then it will turn into a full on screaming fit. He is still such a good baby in that he hardly ever cries or screams unless he is REALLY upset. This makes me so happy because the doctor told us that he would start crying and screaming all the time for no reason and that this was the age where parents say "what have we done?" but that is not our case or at least not yet. Aiden is really very good. I guess there is still plenty of time for him to develop into a terror baby but fow now there are no signs of that.

Now my new FAVORITE thing is his swing. He actually likes his swing, I am not sure he likes his bouncy seat, but he likes his swing. However; he only likes his swing when it is doing the cradle swing (side to side) he does not like to go back and forth so I am very happy that I ended up getting this cradle swing. Anyways it is my new favorite thing because if he is close to going to sleep but I just can't seem to get him there then I can put him in the swing and he is out in a couple of minutes. You can't put him in the swing and leave the room though, that is not acceptable. He has to be able to see you.

Is everyone tired of hearing all about my baby's schedule? I now know why there are so many books on pregnancy, chilbirth, babies, etc. It's because every woman goes through this process and feels like hey why didnt anyone tell me this or that, or what these books are saying is NOT what is happening with my child. I think I will write a book! I have felt this way many times, in fact look for my book soon. Just kidding! Kind of....One of the things I definitely think there should be a book about is breastfeeding and how it is so much more difficult then anyone ever tells you. You go through pregnancy thinking that at the end breastfeeding will just happen as a natural entension of your pregnancy and this is not true. There are so many difficult obstacles to being able to succesfully breastfeed...such as how big your baby is, will they latch on correctly, will your milk come in, will it come in the amount it needs to, and the list goes on. However; no one prepares you for these obstacles and so directly after birthing your baby when you encounter these problems it makes you feel absolutely HORRIBLE and like you have already failed your baby. In the week after giving birth I had many break downs and most of them were in some way connected to breastfeeding. Now that I am out of that initial stage and have taken the time to do the research and talk to people, etc. I have found that a LOT of women have trouble with breastfeeding. These are fairly common problems. So my question is....why was there no book about this? Why was this not in my "what to expect" book. It would have made the process a lot easier and less emotional had I been prepared. Anyways....stepping down off that box now.

Aiden is almost 4 weeks old now and yet I still look anywhere between 3-5 months pregnant. Actually thats not true, it's more just that I have this lovely left over area around my stomach that I don't think is going to go away without my intervention. Dangit! I have to wait until my 6 week check up before I can start exercising again, but my diet is about to start. Oh how I will miss all the wonderful food I have grown accustomed to during my pegnancy. If anyone knows of a doritos and pizza diet please let me know!

Ok i think that is it for our lives, this was quite the long post. Ben is still working hard, I am still trying to finish up school and I think I have adequately explained what all Aiden is doing! Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. My brother and Beth will be here!! I am so excited! Now here are some pictrures of Aiden in his swing.