The dry skin from adjusting to life on the outside is almost gone, but now the poor little guy has his case of baby acne-right on schedule. Things are going well, we're still all trying to figure each other out. Miles has quite a set of lungs on him and he's not afraid to use them. It's a mystery to us as to whether he's overtired, cranky, hungry, gassy, overstimulated or all of the above. Nursing always seems to help, but this can mean he'll be at the breast constantly for two hours some nights. So, we've tried introducing the pacifier and it seems to help quite a bit. The crying is just too hard and stressful for me, so hopefully, we're making some headway. I'm also experimenting with eliminating dairy and beans from my diet. If we see an improvement, we'll run with it! He still sleeps a lot during the day, but today and yesterday, we've seen some more quiet, alert time. Thankfully, he sleeps all night, even though he still gets up to eat a few times. At least he goes back to sleep, which is huge! I tried to include more pics with his eyes open...not a common event!
Giving mom a little break. It's surprising how fun washing the dishes or doing laundry has suddenly become. Just being able to move around freely and use both hands-wonderful!
Before a walk with the dogs...we're getting a little better at getting out of the house!
We've discovered the secret to the swing right now is to keep it still. So, basically, it's a glorified chair! Hopefully, he'll take a liking to the swinging part at some point.
