Week 5 - Why In The World...?

We're moving next weekend. With our 47 boxes, bedroom set, and a few bags of clothes. Then it dawned on me, we just gave away our whole house. Then I asked Bryan - why in the world did you let me give away our whole house?

He said it was because I was 37 weeks pregnant at the time, and you don't argue with a pregnant woman.

So now, we have to get dishes, utensils, hangers, coffee table, couches, desk, BBQ, and stuff like that. We are literally starting all over again.

Mackenzie has finally surpassed the 7 lb mark. I know this is still really really small compared to other 5-week olds, but it's a huge feat considering weight was such an issue from the beginning. We're aiming to be at 9-10 lbs by the end of the month. We'll see how her feeding frenzy go!

We are now exclusively breastfeeding. Did I already write that in the last post? This is very good news - we don't have to pump as often anymore, thank goodness. It was taking all of my time, and also took all of my sanity. Wait, no, I think I left my sanity behind when I got pregnant.

My mom came back from Hong Kong yesterday. It was as if nothing has changed. Mackenzie was a bit fussy yesterday and was crying quite a bit.

My mom: Why is she crying?
Me: I think it's gas.
My mom: I think something is wrong. Did you talk to the doctor about it?
Me: The doctor thinks gas is normal
My mom: No, it's not normal. Babies shouldn't be crying like that.
Me: All babies cry
My mom: No they don't. Not like this. Something is really really wrong.
Me: Ok mom. I'm going to go upstairs to calm her now.

Sure enough, Mackenzie calmed down in a few minutes afterwards. I think maybe she was picking up some of my mom's vibes.

So yeah, it's a good thing we're moving out next week. I think it'll be better for my mom. She was so anxious and pacing up and down the house. I actually felt bad for her.

Mack has been on a routine right from the get-go. It's the EASY routine - Eat, Activity, Sleep, You time. But it was still on demand - whenever Mack needed to eat, we would start that routine. But we finally got on a schedule last night. We'll see how that goes! I know we'll never go with the same exact time every day. But it will be the beginning of some kind of organization in our lives. I'll keep you updated :)

Mackenzie is with my mom right now. I better go rescue her! (Rescuing Mack I mean) Til next time!

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