July 27

Well, not much to really report, we are settling into the apartment and I am trying to get into a routine of Gym in the morning, chores/computer-work during Matthew's mid-day nap and then play, read, and sing to Matt in the afternoon. Usually by 5-6pm I am pooped...Jay can't usually get here soon enough.

Sleeping is still an issue...but we have basically accepted that it will be until we work to get Matthew to cry-it-out and are less quick to pick him up...but until Jay takes those darn board exams we are just basically going to suffer/push through things right now. It really isn't that bad except that I basically have to let Matt sleep with me in the bed to get him to settle back down after he wakes up around the 11 pm to 1 am feeding...and the feeding is another issue...so Jay has been giving Matt I learned a bottle basically each night while I am sleeping around 1030-1130...so Matt is getting 2-3 ounces there and then waking up again with me around 230-4am which then usually leads me to give him another 2-3 ounces. I was doing this b/c I didn't realize Jay was also feeding Matt...so my solution is for Jay to give him a big bottle 3-4 oz or as much as he will take...and when he wakes for me, I am going to try and not feed him and if he does want (as mentioned by the internet) to only offer 1-2 oz...so slowly this will help wean him off this feeding thing...of course if anyone else has any other ideas, I would love to hear it...and how do I get him out of the habit of wanting to sleep with me?? It is tough b/c he is so nice to feel him reach for me and totall calm down and settle next to me...but OMG when he is starting to wake-up he starts to kick me and that is not fun...

It is so crazy...ugh...you would think with parents that are huge sleepers that our child would take after us...Just have to get through August...After August, Matthew will be 6 months and he will have parents ready to really work on this sleeping issue...until then...and it really isn't that bad...by now it is our normal routine so really I am use to it.

Ok, gotta run, gotta make a bottle, clean the other stuff, take care of the lunch dishes and try to do some more cleaning...did get the bathroom vanities cleaned today but would like to dust and maybe get to the bathtubs...it seems like my chores are never done.