Keegan and I are getting this teamwork thing together. Yesterday I got up enough courage to take him to the grocery store. It was sunny and in the 40s which is warm for around here. The clock starting ticking after I nursed him and I knew I had to stick to my two hour window of opportunity. He slept through the store while I was totally paranoid the whole time. I was hyper conscious of people bumping into us or touching him with germy hands. I had nothing to worry about and we got home safe. Keegan even slept while I put the groceries away. Score one for mom.
I started my plan of pumping and having Tom give him a bottle at night to help me get some sleep. However we haven't had a lot of sucess. The first night I hadn't pumped enough and Keegan was hungry an hour later. Last night I filled a bottle but he was fussy and didn't eat well. He gulps it down and then spits up or is impossible to burp. Poor Tom kept him until after 1 am. I told him not to do that any more because he has to get up at 6am. I did not take the time to pump today as he has been eating every two hours and I can't get any pumping in. I still can't get Keegan to sleep well in his cradle. It is almost like he doesn't want to be flat on his back. Maybe it is a gas thing. So I have resorted to bringing him to bed. I am over my fear that we will squish him. He is perfectly content to lay without blankets on the sheet between Tom and I. I have also been putting him to sleep in fleece sacks. He seems to like the ability to kick his legs and I don't have to worry about keeping his feet covered. Every day is different so we have to keep adapting. He is in a Sn*ugli pack on me right now. I read somewhere that babies who are carried or held 3 hours a day are less fussy at night. Besides I like having him along while I am doing chores.