Week 2

have now hit week two as a mother, and again there were new frustrations and new things to boast about as well!
Frustrations: (#1) Three nights this week, Isaac has not slept much at all, the first night I stayed out in the Living Room with him until about 4 am when Christopher was about to leave for work. I had a big scare that night when I had nodded off with Isaac in my arms while in my rocking chair, I had managed to jolt awake and both of us fall out of the chair. I hit my head pretty hard but no damage done to Isaac [thank goodness]. The second night Isaac seemed to have been a little restless,he did sleep all day as we were out shopping and he does nothing but sleep when he's put into the carseat. Then the third night his restlessness was back, and we spent the night on the couch. Christopher doesn't like the idea of us doing that but I don't want to keep him up on nights he has work. (#2) Crying, I know that infants cry a lot but Isaac has picked the worst time of the day to do nothing but cry. With Christopher just getting home from work, and me trying to cook dinner - he thinks its okay to cry and cry and cry. We end up not eating at the same time, one will hold Isaac while the other one eats. (#3) I can't clean the house.
The good times: (#1) Smiles - he is learning how to smile, and I know that it doesn't necissarily mean he's happy since infants can't really control much of their muscles and nerves, he could have gas for all I know. But he's got the cutest toothless smile ever and it just fills my heart when I see it! (#2) He's starting to learn how to hold himself up and hold his head up during tummy time and he gets so proud of himself! (#3) Christopher is such a wonderful father, he's been such a big helping hand. He can't do much on nights he has work the next day so I have to get up with Isaac every time, but whenChrsitopher gets home in the evenings he does a few feedings before bed and holds him while I cook dinner. The weekends is when he's a huge help! He gets up in the middle of the night to help feed or change diapers. I honestly wouldn't know what I would do if he wasn't around.
So theres week number two, all in all, a good week with a few tiring days and nights. But nothing I couldn't handle.