Hypothermia

Nathan's cord fell off on Saturday so I decided to give him a bath on Sunday morning. I was so excited! He did pretty good and loved it when I poured warm water on him. But that was about the only thing he liked. Otherwise he was screaming. He pooped twice and peed once, requiring a rewashing. It was a disaster and probably took three times longer than it should have. By the time we were done he was shivering and his feet were purple. I felt horrible! I swaddled him up and held him until he calmed down and was nice and warm again. I feel better after talking to other mommies that this has happened to as well. Hopefully the next bath will go a lot better.

He's two weeks old today. Last night was a long night. The night before was wonderful and deceiving. He usually is up from 11pm to 1am every night, wide awake. The night before last he switched it to 9pm-11pm and slept for almost 4 hours at a time. Well, this was short lived. Last night he was up every two hours, if not sooner, and was fussy. I'm exhausted today and I have a headache. I should be sleeping but of course I can't always sleep when he does.

He has a doctor appointment tomorrow. I'm anxious to see how much he weighs now. When we took him in after 5 days he was almost back up to his original weight. Jaime brought the boys up yesterday and now Nate seems so small next to Landon. It will be neat to watch them grow up together.

I woke up this morning to find a light dusting of snow on the grass. It's gone now but was the first sign of winter we've had. The temperatures are definitely getting colder. I can handle the cold, I just don't know if I am ready for the snow. Hopefully this will be a mild year otherwise we might end up getting snowed in. I can't imagine how I'm going to shovel any snow.