My first week home alone

So everyone has gone back to work. Bob went back last Wednesday and my mom went back just this Monday. I have officially begun my new job as a mom.
Jake has been incredible. I couldn't ask for a better kid. He barely knows how to cry. If you keep him dry, and fed he is a happy boy. He's becoming a little accustomed to waking up at 10pm which is when we like to go to bed so that has been a little bothersome. I like to try and keep everything under control at nights so that Bob can sleep and be well rested for work. Jake usually eats in 3 hour intervals which means he's up at midnight then at 3am then at 6am. He needs to be fed and changed and then he goes back to sleep. On Friday and Saturdays Bob helps out by changing him at every feeding so that I can get that much more sleep. Everything was going really well until last night. Jake was up to eat at 9pm then he never really went back to sleep until after midnight. After 2 hours of trying to get him to sleep Bob got up and took over and managed to get him to sleep relativly quickly. Which made me feel a little incompetent. Maybe when Jake realized that dad was holding him he knew we meant business. Ahh wishful thinking. I hope he doesn't make a habit of this.

Another thing I realized was that I haven't had a straight 8 hour sleep since I gave birth. When I was in labour, by hour 18 all I wanted to do was sleep. Once I was able to push, I pushed so hard to get Jacob out so that I could finally sleep. Wrong! They gave me enough time to have a shower (which I admit I spent alot of time "stalling" in before facing the real world) then I was whisked away to my room where I began feeding my little guy every three hours. The beginning of getting through the day on 4 to 6 hours of sleep. Not that I'm complaining. Jake isn't fussy or colicky. I'm sure I'm getting way more sleep than most of the moms out there.

Jake is a gem! He's such a happy baby. He smiles alot, even though I know it's just gas, it still makes my heart melt. I'm looking forward to his first offical smile, his first giggle and the first time he sees me and greets me with a grin. Right now he can hold his head up high and he really likes tummy time! He's peed on me 8 times and counting. He doesn't mind sponge baths but still hates a full bath. And today I realized that he wakes up a little scared when he doesn't hear my voice. I'll keep everyone posted on Jake's firsts and share my experiences with all of you. Take care.