Dexter is officially three months old today. I told Mr. Cobra as he was leaving for work around 7:45 am "remember what we were doing three months ago at this time?" The "fourth trimester" has officially passed as well which means the hardest, sleep depriving, frustration ridden, lack of reward part is over. Now a smile is all I need to get in a better mood. In retrospect, having a child is hard work. Physically, emotionally, it has been the most challenging thing I've done my entire life. It is also the most rewarding. Cliché I know, but clichés aren't cliché without a reason.
New things that Dexter is doing:
I'm also doing well. My arthritis seems to be controlled with 5-6 mg of Prednisone (tripled from pregnancy), though I have a horrible backache. I think that's from carrying Baby Boy around though because he's getting heavy at a guesstimation of 14lbs or so. He's hit an awkward stage with his hotsling again, so we're gonna get a Baby Bjorn this week. I'm hoping that will ease my back pain. I'm getting out more, so I don't feel as isolated. I enjoy having people over and going to lunch with our employees, even if Dex cries sometimes. It makes it hard to hold a conversations being distracted by Dexter, especially on a sleep deprived, hormone-filled brain, but I'm doing better. It's much easier when Mr. Cobra is around. I can't imagine being a single mom. I give major props to women who do this alone. Breastfeeding is also going super, no pain whatsoever these days. I wish it would've been this easy from the start. He's big enough now that I no longer need to use a nursing pillow. Goodbye My Brest Friend!
Our company is trying 10 hour days and 3 day weekends this week. It was really hard when Mr. Cobra had band practice on Monday. I literally did not see him for more than an hour that day and that's because he came home for lunch. I'm hoping that the 3 day weekend will make up for the long days. It's really not much different than what he has been working except he's leaving earlier in the morning. Dex has been asleep every morning when Mr. Cobra has left for work. That kind of sucks because he is a riot in the morning.
Squee is also adjusting well. He's protective of Dex and gives Dexter doggie kisses. Squee is desperate for playtime though because he doesn't get all our attention like he used to. He's been an only dog for his whole life with us. It's hard for him to be number 2, but we play with him as much as we can and he still snuggles with me at night. Just yesterday we all three snuggled in the bed for a 2.5 hour nap. Squee kept Dexter's toes toasty warm. I think that's why he slept so long.
Mr. Cobra is the best father. He loves to play with Dexter in the evenings and gives me a much needed break whenever I ask for it. Dexter loves to play with his daddy too. Sometimes I think he likes to play with his dad more. I think it's because it's a fresh face to look at and Mr. Cobra is excited to play. Last night Mr. Cobra was just talking about how awesome it was to have little Dexter. It's been particularly challenging for him because he's had a lot of stress taking over both of our jobs at the company. The hours are longer and the work is more stressful without me to help make decisions on the day to day stuff and be an extra hand on projects. I pretty much just write invoices, checks and consult on projects these days. He's doing amazingly well juggling it all. I don't think I could do what he's doing now.
