Well, it’s finally here. Mallory’s due date has arrived. Developmentally, from what I can gather in all of the books I’m reading, she seems to only be a couple of weeks behind (for a preemie, the professionals tell you to use the due date as the reference point rather than the day she was born). She is such a great baby. She’ll let you know when she’s unhappy, but for the most part, she is so quiet. We are completely blessed. However, I am still not getting a ton of sleep. She still eats every 3 hours. At first, we were feeding on demand only. I didn’t want to be tied down to a schedule. I have since seen the error of my ways. ;) I believe the concept is to keep the baby awake during the day with scheduled feedings so she doesn’t get her days and nights mixed up. We have only been doing this for about a week so I don’t have much to report. She did sleep for 4 hours Tuesday night (the only time we’re suppose to let her wake naturally) so hopefully that is a sign of things to come.
I have pretty much given up on nursing. It was entirely too frustrating, and she just wasn’t getting what she needed that way. Instead, I forfeit my sleep by pumping. That way she still gets the benefit. The fun part is trying to stay awake in the middle of the night. I needed things that I could do in the dark so I didn’t wake up Johnathan. So I downloaded solitaire on my cell phone. That got old. . . really quickly. Now, I have found mahjong and logic puzzles on the internet. Sometimes they work. . . sometimes they don’t. It’s hard to imagine that I can fall asleep hooked up to this contraption. . . but it happens (told you I’m tired). Yes, I could blog more, but these darn internet games are addicting. ;)
Cole and I started an exercise program yesterday. We did a walk/run around the neighborhood. Gotta start somewhere. He did great, and he really needs the exercise. Mallory is still too small right now for the jogger that Aunt Cindy bought for us, so she can’t go yet. I figure that by the time she’s ready, Cole will be used to it and all three of us can go. Won’t that be fun? Anyway, it made me feel good to get out and break a sweat.
It turns out that the Jeep actually was totaled. We kind of figured that would be the case. We made the decision that Kylie would buy her own car to replace it. She has a job now and is working really hard. Actually, we barely see her these days. But she and Johnathan have spent the last couple of days looking at cars. This should be a great lesson in responsibility. . . I’m certain she agrees. ;)