Smiles and Tears

Well Lucas is six weeks and three days old.  We really don't want to jinx it but there has been a change of sorts.  The last three nights he has gone four hours between nursing sessions and the last two nights he has slept on his own for a couple three hour sessions.

We went to the doctor today and our big boy is 12 lbs 4 oz and 23.5 inches long!  In just over six weeks he has gained four whole pounds and grown 2.5 inches.  I cannot believe.  I like statistics so he his in the 80th percentile for weight, 90th for height and 75th for his head.

Lucas had to get five shots! It was horrific. I shed many tears.

The doctor also gave us a prescription for infant reflux.  We will start on that tomorrow and I am praying that it will make a difference.

Last night I woke up with an engorged breast that hurt so bad (TMI?).  After nursing it did not go down.  After the 5 am session I realized I needed to pump and hoped that would help.  So at 6 am I went out to pump and started my Google search.  I LOVE Google!  Turns out I had a blocked milk duct that was causing a quarter of my boob to feel like a rock and each time my milk would come it just got worse.  So painful!  So Google told me that I needed to pump for as long as possible while massaging "like you are mauling a bear that is about to attack your baby."  Of course 5 min in Lucas starts screaming.  Kevin tried to handle him for as long as possible but Lucas wouldn't stop.  The article also said that you can nurse as much as the baby wants.  It hadn't quite been two hours but if it would get him to stop screaming and help my pain I was all in.  After hours of pain, several nursing and pumping sessions with the roughest massage I could handle I think I got it.  I'm completely bruised but what are you going to do.  I swear if it's not one thing, it's another.

Tomorrow my mom is coming to town so I can get some things done and then we're headed to her place on Saturday to spend Mother's Day weekend together.  I can't believe I'm a mom this Mother's Day.

Quick note on the binky.  Wednesday Lucas and I were headed to have lunch with Kevin and we got stuck in traffic.  I mean completely stopped, car turned off, people standing outside of their cars traffic.  And we were on a road where you can't pull over or turn around.  Lucas is great in the car...when it's running.  Not great when he's getting hungry and the car is stopped.  So enter the binky.  I have to admit it saved my life. Once he took it he fell asleep.  I have a love/hate relationship with it but I'm learning how to make it work for all of us.

So tired from the shots!

Ok, have a wonderful weekend! Lucas is letting me know that I've taken enough time on here;)