I can't believe it's already been a month since Chase was born! And it's been a whole month since I've gotten more than 3 hours of sleep at a time! Actually, it's not too bad. Chase usually sleeps for 3 hours when we first put him to sleep at night and then he wakes up every 2 hours after that. Getting up every 2 hours is rough, but at least he goes back to sleep right away after he eats... usually! The worst is in the mornings when he's ready to be awake at 6am and my body is just begging for more sleep! I'm just glad to know that it can only get better from here and hopefully he'll start sleeping for longer periods of time really soon!
Chase has grown so fast in just 4 weeks, although I don't have the exact stats on his height and weight yet. We go to the pediatrician on Monday so I'll find out then. I can definitely tell a difference just in the past few days on how much more awake and alert he is! It seems like he's finally looking back at us and really seeing us when we talk to him these days. And he's been smiling more, although I'm not sure if he really knows what he's smiling at yet! It's still cute though. He loves when we sit on the couch by the bay window because he seems mesmerized by the light coming from outside. He'll just sit and stare like he's watching the kids playing in the park across the street! I like to tell him about how that will be him soon enough... running around, riding his bike, getting his knees scraped up.
Yesterday I went in to work to let them know that we're moving and so that everyone could meet Chase. It was really strange to wake up early, shower, and get in the car to drive downtown. I almost felt like I was in a dream or something, driving to work with Chase in the backseat. He was so good the whole time and quietly slept while everyone in the office passed him around! It was kind of awkward to tell them the news about our move and I will definitely miss everyone there. Honestly, there wasn't a single person that I didn't get along with and it was such a great environment to work in. It's hard to believe that I was there for almost 5 years and now that part of my life is over. I went into my office and sat at my desk for the last time yesterday. That was the last time I'll ever open up my drawers or log onto my computer. There were so many times over the past 5 years when I wished that I was somewhere other than there, and now I will be. I'm no longer Shannon: Associate Project Manager (or a "Senior Project Manager", which they promoted me to right before I left)! I'm just Shannon: Mom. Really, really strange.
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