Sleep Deprived:

I am starting to understand what the Doc feels like each call night. Even if he doesn't get paged in the middle of the night - the anticipation that he could get paged makes sleeping uneasy. That is how I feel each night. There is no sleep pattern yet. Each night is different which makes it harder because one night you're up every hour and the next you get a three hour stretch.

We decided we like him best when he is sleeping - because when he isn't sleeping he is hungry even if I just fed him an hour ago. No sleeping schedule and no eating schedule is the life of a breastfed baby. We hope that as he gets older he will find a rhythm.

The cats have felt a little neglected these days - they pretty much stay upstairs in the guestroom sleeping and usually they are together. I think they find comfort in each other. Trot is mildly curious to come and see what we're holding in our arms but if David moves and/or cries then he will run away. They try to sit with us when the other one has the baby!

As for mommy and daddy - we're hanging in there. The Doc starts his CCU rotation on Monday - we're gonna miss him. Mostly for the diaper changes - that has been his job for the last two weeks. His Grammy (my mom) is flying in tomorrow morning for a week so it will be nice to have someone around to cook for us and keep things somewhat clean and organized while the Doc is back to work.