Breastfeeding is amazing,, it's something that only I can do for Brandon and its an incredible bonding experience. I love how his eyes are always wide open looking up at me while he eats and I know its the healthiest thing for him. However,,,, breast milk digests much faster than formula, which means that Brandon is constantlyyyy eating!
Brandon is three weeks old now and while I want him to stay a tiny little newborn forever and ever, I also am really looking forward to the time when he can sleep through the night; only sleeping in 1-2 hour increments is really taking its toll on me. I love my baby to death and I love staying home with him all day and taking care of him, I just was surprised with how exhausting breastfeeding is. Luckily I have a super supportive husband who encourages me to take as many naps as possible throughout the day, and has no problem fixing dinner when he gets home from work while I am super-glued to the couch with Brandon super-glued to my chest =)
Other than the demands of breastfeeding, life lately has been amazing. I have lost all sense of date and time - Brandon and I are in our own little world hardly ever leaving the house except to go for walks in the stroller around the neighborhood. I could stare at his adorable little face for hours and my favorite time of day is when Aaron gets home from work because it literally melts my heart to watch him hold and kiss his son.
I know I am never going to get this time back and I just want to soak up every single second of Brandon being a newborn. I sometimes feel guilty for not doing the dishes or folding the laundry or cooking dinner, (I have even cried because of how guilty I feel), but Aaron reminds me every day that I am doing exactly what I am supposed to be doing right now - bonding with my baby. We sit on the couch and breastfeed and cuddle and 18 years from now when Brandon leaves home, this is exactly how I want to remember the first month of his life <3
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