6 weeks old

Evan is 6 weeks old already. It's crazy how time flies. He is a great baby - we are very blessed. The past few days, he's been going through a growth spurt. He's been screaming to eat instead of just squeaking like usual, and he's been eating more often. Unfortunately, this has also affected his nighttime sleeping. He was sleeping 5 hours, eating and then another 3 hours, but for a few days, he was up every 3 hours. Last night, he was back to 5 and 3, so hopefully his schedule is back on track. He's also having some napping issues and is up a lot during them. I'm trying to vary how often he is awake to see if it makes a difference with his napping. As I type this, he is sleeping on Daddy because being on one of us seems to be the only way he's happy today. Luckily he always goes down for bedtime easily with no crying (another blessing).

He has hit a few milestones already. He is now tracking us with his eyes, and he focuses on our faces now. He smiles at us now, which just melts my heart, and he even rolled over from his tummy to his back already (at 5 weeks). When he did it, I thought maybe he just tipped over, so I put him on his belly, and he did it again. Luckily, I had my camera, so I documented the roll. :) He hasn't done it since, so maybe it was a fluke, but maybe not. I've only had him flat on his tummy 2 or 3 times since. We'll try it again soon.

This past week at new mommy group, we did baby massage. Evan loved it (until we got to the tummy massage - he wasn't a fan). I'm really enjoying our group. Everyone is very supportive, and we get together to walk the mall and chat too. It's nice to have a support system of other mommies who are going through the same things. Sometimes it seems like being a mommy is getting harder instead of easier. It has now been over 6 weeks of not having uninterrupted sleep which takes a toll. I don't really mind getting up in the middle of the night for the feeding, but when morning rolls around, I'm kind of tired. I also long for a nap, but Evan is having none of that right now. I try to do everything around the house too, but sometimes I have no energy. It's hard to never have a moment to yourself. Even most of my showers are rushed just in case he cries, or because I'll have to feed him soon, so I need to hurry and finish.

I love being a mommy though, and I wouldn't trade it for anything. There are so many people who can't have children, have trouble having children, or have losses, so I know that being tired is not a big deal. I thank God for having to get up in the middle of the night because it means I have my healthy baby boy at home with me.

We have an appointment on Monday, and I can't wait to see how much he weighs and how long he is now. His pants are getting shorter every day, and he has socks that fit him on Monday and were too small by Wednesday! It's amazing!

Enjoy the Incredible Rolling Evan!!