Month 1: The days are slow, but the weeks are fast.

They say, "The days are slow, but the weeks are fast. So so true. Another "I can't believe" moment..tomorrow Jaxon is six weeks old. The past weeks have been a blur. 

Let's recap what I can remember:

Week 0: Bringing Jaxon home from the hospital and all that adrenaline kicked in. Who needs sleep anyways? At that point, J was sleeping over 20 hours a day and so peacefully. We had to wake him up to feed him. It was easy. We watched him sleep. We "fought" over who got to change his diaper. We oOed and aahed about the color of his poop. We dressed him in onesies that had a million buttons.

Week 1: Jaxon was loosing too much weight too quickly. He was slightly tongue-tied at birth. We tried BF [breastfeeding], but my nipples were inverted and he couldn't quite get a good latch. It was very frustrating. We tried all sorts of nipple inverter products, talked to LC [lactation consultant] and a doula. BF was the most painful thing I've experienced ever..100000x worse than pushing out a watermelon. My nipples were cracked and bleeding and every feeding..I was SCREAMING. What was wrong with me?

First car ride. Destination: Home Sweet Home

Week 2: We started Jaxon on formula while I continued to pump. Once Jaxon started on formula, it was life changing. He was happier, slept better, and more importantly, I was at ease.

Bib from Auntie Feli from Mykonos, Greece

Week 3: Jaxon slept almost 6 hours at night for one night. Nuff said.

J&J Selfie: Showing Dad how much fun we are having at home

Jaxon LOVES LOVES bath time. So Mommy gives him daily baths

Week 4: Jaxon began "talking" to us. oOoooo so sweet, but mommy doesn't know wtf you're saying though. you're lucky you're cute!

Week 5: Pumping is so time consuming. I am very lucky (Hi PoPo!) my mom has stuck around to help me some more. She fears that I will not be able to handle everything (Jaxon & household duties) when she leaves. She could be right. If any of you guys have tips on how to pump while being a SAHM (stay at home mom) with no extra hands..please send them my way.

This is how we sleep. Co-sleeping for the win.

Jaxon just slept for one hour straight which allowed me to power pump for an hour and write this blog post. Little victories.