So the mother-in-law (I actually hate this term so going forward she will be referred to as The Abuela) took complete baby duty all night last night. I actually went to bed around 10 p.m. and did not wake up until after 5 a.m. The husband and I are so grateful. I woke this morning actually feeling rested. It has been a while since I have slept through the night. While I was pregnant sleeping became impossible so even before the arrival of my cub I have been sleep deprived.
Well thanks to a good night's sleep I was able to do some things with my cub that for the past weeks I have felt too tired to do or time did not permit me to do because I would try to nap as soon as my soon took one. I suited up the cub and we went for his first stroll. My sister was here to help me clean so she tagged along and brought our dog Pancho. Just as we are enjoying our stroll my amazing dog stops in a neighbor's yard and you're probably already ahead of me...poops. Great!!! I brought everything I could think of for the baby (just in case stuff...what can I say I'm a new mom and sometimes I overdo it) but I did not bring the bags so I could pick up behind my pup. So to fix the problem we stole one of the neighbor's newspapers to scoop up the poop. Now hold your horses. I know what you're thinking which is worse stealing a newspaper or leaving poop in a neighbor's yard. Well it was one of the junk mail newspapers...you know the one they send to every house full of local coupons and stuff. Plus my thought was they couldn't care about it since it was still in the driveway. Anyways, the cub enjoyed our little outing and I am glad too because mommy needs to start doing something towards addressing the new mommy figure she has.
When we got back to the house I fed the cub and put him down for a nap. When he woke up I was still feeling good so we had a blast playing on his baby mat. As I type this I realize I have no idea what that thing is called but it's one of those development toys where you place the baby on his back and there are toys dangling above his head for him to try to reach. He absolutely loved it. We even danced to his Baby Einstein DVD. He actually likes some of the music. Every time I play it he becomes completely quiet and you can tell he is really focused (this could all just totally be in my head). So I realized that I need to rest well at night. It allows me to interact and play with my cub instead of feeding him and trying to find ways to make him fall asleep so I can nap too. I'm ashamed a little to admit that's all I do everyday. But now I see a new way and it is all in a good night's sleep.
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