What have I been up to

The last three weeks have been crazy hectic. On August 13, 2011 Josh and I welcomed Emerson James. He came into this world weighing 8 pounds 2 ounces and 22 inches long. Adjusting was not as hard as I thought it was going to be. Don’t get me wrong. It has been almost eleven years since I have cared for a newborn. Also there is major differences since then. I am no longer a single teenage parent. I am also cloth diapering and exclusively breastfeeding at the moment. Soon we will introduce the bottle so that when I go back to work it won’t be so rough on the little guy. Breastfeeding has been kinda crazy. Most of you that know me, know I am not modest. So that portion has been hard to get use to. I have to remember while around other people I have to make sure I am covered. This is hard to do. I have yet to find a nursing bra that not only fits properly but also is user friendly. The other hard thing is making sure the nursing pad doesn’t fall out. I am pretty excited that Emerson and I have mastered nursing while lying down. I don’t know if I could get through the night if we hadn’t mastered that. He always seems to want to nurse when I am trying to eat. I think that is because he feels left out. Cloth diapering has been very interesting. The first time watching Josh trying to put a cloth diaper on Emerson was quite comical. It has had a couple good learning experiences but over all has not been bad. Of course the baby looks like he has a big ole ghetto booty compared to when he wore disposable diapers during the first week. Also we are slowly making the switched to using cloth wipes also. It is a big pain to have a separate bag for the dirty disposable wipes when we could just through them in the wet bag with the dirty cloth diaper. Of course me being cheap refuse to spend a crazy amount of money for something pre-made when I can spend a fraction of the cost on something I could make. So in the near future I will be purchasing fleece to make “designer” wipes. Mommy duties call…Till next time