Are you swaddling him? at first I swore it didn’t work and then realized that I just wasn’t doing it right, those swaddles with the velcro work great. Also, at night when the baby would scream her head off every time I put her down, I ended up on the couch, with her asleep on my chest, some nights it was the only way I got to sleep. I would have gotten a lot more sleep at night if I had realized this worked earlier.

Good luck!!!

i’m impressed you were in the shower at all 🙂

ps. i just noticed a lot of people recommended the moby wrap. i have one but my son h.a.t.e.d it. totally try it (i hear they’re amazing) but don’t worry if it doesn’t work for you.

I’m really sorry about your morning/night. I remember crying so much on mornings like these with my first baby.
Hang in there … these days will pass. Even though it may not seem true, things will get better. I didn’t believe people when they told me this, but they were right.
You are really doing such a wonderful job. I LOVE reading your blog.

hahahahaha I LOVE that porn for moms!!

about the baby carriers … my first baby was so sweet but needy so I have a Seven sling, a Bjorn, a Moby, a Maya sling and a Keiki Kuddlerz. The more the merrier. 🙂 I used different ones for different activities. The Bjorn Active is probably my fav bc of the lower back support.

It sounds like Henry is going through a bit of a growth spurt. I know for my little one (she’s four-months old) they lasted 2-3 days, and required all of my attention. I remember for my daughter’s four and eight-week spurts I literally sat in the glider all day feeding her and stuffed the side pockets with protein bars, bananas, water, etc. watching TV and calling my mother crying. I knew for those few days I would not get anything else done, and that’s just the way it had to be. Carriers are great, too, if you absolutely need your hands. Hope tonight goes better 🙂

Those shots from Porn for Moms made me laugh so much, thanks for sharing!

It took me until kid #2 to learn this, but your baby will not spontaneously combust if you let him cry for 2 minutes while you make yourself a sandwich, or *gasp* for 5 minutes while you take a shower. I promise. Just put him in a bouncy seat on the bathroom floor and sing to him while you wash your hair. It is OK. Or put him in the seat on the kitchen floor for 2 minutes and make your sandwich. He’ll live. I’m not saying you want to put him in the bouncy seat screaming while you give yourself a 90 minute mani/pedi, but taking 2 – 5 minutes to take care of yourself will make you a better mom for the other 23 hours and 55-58 minutes per day. So do it and don’t feel guilty if he cries for a minute or two.

The other day it was after 10 and we were going to bed and neither my husband or I could remember if we’d fed the dog. We probably spent about 5 minutes re-tracing the night and I finally remembered I was reaching into the garage fridge for lettuce while the was eating…so it’s not just new mommies who are forgetful.

Milo is 5 months and I still have mommy brain. Some times when my little one wants to be held and I have to do stuff I just put him in the front carrier (we use the Ergo) and go about my business…. Just have to remember to spit out toothpaste over his head not on his head.

I still have those moments. Did I wash my hair with soap or conditioner? Did I just put hair soap on my face? Did I just put my face cleaner on my hair? Last night I discovered I forgot to add soap to the dishwasher.

Just curious – do you notice whether or not the coffee affects Henry? I have a little guy about a month older. I was having a small cup of regular coffee in the mornings and he was such a fitful sleeper. I switched to decaf and have noticed a big difference. Maybe it was b/c of the coffee or maybe not, but he sure does sleep better. Which means we all sleep better! And yes, I would kill for caffiene every morning. Ha.