So when Sunday night came, and she started crying again and being too upset to eat, I decided to pump and feed her a bottle again. She drank 4 oz and then fell asleep by 9:45 pm and didn't wake up until 6:00 am. Wow! Heaven! I also want to add that Clint gave Jonas, Alexis and I a blessing because we all desperately needed it. It has been a rough week - actually a rough 2 months. I don't know why we didn't think of doing that earlier.
I don't know why Alexis gets so upset at night. Like I said before, it's different than when I was drinking milk. It's an "I'm too tired and hungry and I want you to hold me and not put me in my crib cry". And she can be soothed with a binky and bouncing on the ball. When I was drinking milk, the binky just made her more mad and nothing soothed her. She would just scream until midnight when she either pooped her guts out or crashed from being exhausted. So it's very different.
Needless to say, I have had energy today. I was happy, and Jonas's whining didn't bother me. I was more patient with him and I played with him! I had energy to play with him! He and I even got out my sewing machine that my mom gave me for Christmas (and I haven't had the energy/time to use it) and I sewed something. Since Alexis has been sleeping for long periods of time the past two nights (let's hope this continues), and she likes to have her arms/hands out of the blanket, her hands have been ice when she wakes up in the morning. We set our thermostat to 65 degrees at night. I felt so bad so I had energy to sew her some warm "mittens". Now, they aren't perfect, or the most cute mittens in the world, but they are free and they will keep her hands warm.
And Jonas even had fun helping me set up the sewing machine, turning the light on and off a million times, and then while I was cutting out the fabric and sewing, he cut up paper and made a mess. But I don't care because he was happy. We did all this while Alexis was sleeping. She fell asleep and stayed asleep within an hour of waking up at 6. Yay! Sometimes she has the hardest time staying asleep.
Then, I might have made a mistake, but Jonas wanted to stuff Alexis's binky in her face. So I told him he could have her old one. Jonas never liked binky's. He was more a blanket boy, and he hardly ever cried, so I never felt like he needed a binky. When he put the binky in his mouth he thought it was so funny. I thought he would think it was gross and spit it out. Nope! He sucked on for a while and during the movie he watched. Oh no!
We switched to this binky. She likes it so much better! It actually stays in her mouth and makes our life so much better when she's fussy.
And look how amazing she is doing with her head! She can hold it up like this for almost a minute. That's pretty good because I think her head is kind of big. We will find out her stats on Friday when we go to the doctor.
I was nursing and putting Alexis to sleep while Jonas was watching his movie, and when it was over, I came out to this:
Anyways, sorry for the picture overload. I just had a good day and it's been a long, long time since I've felt this good. Even during pregnancy I felt gross and awful and never had energy. It definitely was a miracle, and I want to chalk it all up to our priesthood blessings. It's amazing what something so simple can do for you.
"Blessings can encourage us when we are discouraged, strengthen us when we are fearful, comfort us when we sorrow, give us courage when we are filled with anxiety, and lift us up when we are weak in spirit."
- James E. Faust
Perfect link Stephanie! I'm so happy you had a good day! That picture of Jonas is priceless and Alexis holding her head up is sooo cute! Love it!! I loved the picture overload too!! AWESOME! :)
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