On a Schedule?

Well...not quite but I think we're getting there. Mateo is already 7 weeks old!! As of a week ago he finally started sleeping more consistently at night. My mom came over on a Thursday, rocked him to sleep and he slept for 4 1/2 hours straight! He's been doing that ever since! It is great to at least have some predictable moments with him. He now goes down every night around 8:30 and sleeps for 4-5 hours straight. After that...well...we're working on that but at least he's sleeping! Mateo is now cooing and gurgling and has started smiling more and more. It is so much fun seeing him awake and more alert.

They say when you become a mom, it is a lot like having your heart outside of your body. I totally think this is true. We had our first few times out without Mateo and while I had fun, all I could think about was getting back home to him. It's not a lack of trust, in fact my mom takes such good care of him, I don't even think he knows we left...it's mostly just me. I'm learning to take it a step at a time and not worry so much. We'll see how I do when I have my first wedding shoot this summer :)

A Smile!

Mateo gave me his first smile today. He smiles all the time in his sleep but today he just looked at me and smiled. It sure makes all those sleepless nights worth it when I see his adorable toothless grin.

Speaking of sleepless nights, it seems like everyone I've talked to lately has some amazing story about how their child slept through the night from the beginning. It's very discouraging to hear when Mateo gets up every 1.5 hours and 2.5 hours if I'm lucky! I just have to keep reminding myself that this will pass shortly. Every week that goes by I tell myself that is is one more week closer to more sleep! Who knows when that will be!!