schedules

I had my postpartum checkup today and everything is looking good!  In fact, I already went to the gym tonight, haha.  Hopefully that can be a regular occurrence so I can fit back into my old jeans.  It is sad how large my butt got during pregnancy.  I really really really want to wear my Levi's again.  Plus all of my skirts that don't have that forgiving elastic waistband.

Also, I am happy to report that the bed time schedule I implemented for Eli last week is starting to pay off.  Starting somewhere between 8:30-9:00 pm we give him his bath.  After that I feed him and burp him, and then we read a book.  Granted, Eli does not care that I am reading a book but it is something I plan on making a part of his bedtime routine for as long as he lets me.  After the book I give him his pacifier and lay him in bed (still awake).  Then I turn out the light and turn on his slumber buddy.  He is generally asleep within a half hour on his own!

Hopefully bragging about it won't jinx our system because he's slept really well initially (4 hours) after being put to bed.  The problem begins after the first middle-of-the-night feeding.  We'll work on that later.

happy 6 weeks!

Happy 6 weeks of life outside the womb to this sweet boy!

I can hardly believe it's already been a month and a half.  I have my 6 week check up at the doctor on Monday and then hopefully won't have to go back to that place for quite a while.  

It's my October goal to get Eli on some sort of schedule.  Problem is, I am the worst with schedules.  I have never been good at organizing my life but I hope I will get it together now that I have someone who depends on me to do so.  Anyway, he slept for 4 hours straight last night!!  I know this is supposed to be happening, generally, around this age, but not for our little one.  In fact, when I woke up at 5 AM and realized he hadn't woke up once since I had last fed him I kind of freaked out and was worried something was wrong.  Not to worry, all is well.

Another October goal is to get Eli's nursery FINISHED.  Somewhat, anyway.  All of his clothes are scattered about his crib because we haven't really bothered to put them away.  There is no door on his closet, still.  Rob's office stuff is still in the room.  Geesh.  It's annoying.  Anyway...we need to get the room done because once we've established some routine (asap) Eli needs to move into his crib.  Baby boy is too big for his bassinet and I'm scared to co-sleep.  

TGIF

Thank God.

I think I love the weekends now even more than I did when I was working.  I love having our little family together and to be honest everything is a lot easier for me with Rob around all day.

In other news, what is in the air in northern Kentucky right now?  Why is it ruining my life?  Curse you, allergies.

Today my brother came over (since he is home!!!!!!!!!) because he needed to use my laptop battery.  He broke his laptop in the UK and we have the same one and he was dying to get all his data transferred to his desktop (and iPhone, which he also broke and has had to replace since being home).  So he was over for a couple hours this morning.  Then young sir and I went to TJ Maxx to return a belt his dad bought in the completely wrong size, and to Target to buy our usual wood floor cleaner.  I recently bought the Method brand because I have been trying to use more environmentally friendly products.  Unfortunately Method Wood for Good is a completely sucky floor cleaner so we reverted to our Orange Glo.

Also, yesterday my baby boy wore shoes for the first time (!!!).  He had to look good to meet...

Uncle Isaac!  Hooray!  All Santels are on the same side of the Atlantic :)

P.S. I told you overalls were my favorite for little boys!

we are/have been up

Little babies with colds tend to not want to sleep.  Well, I'm sure they want to sleep but it is just too hard.  I guess we are all still sick here.

My brother, Isaac, is supposed to be coming home from London today.  He has been there since April on an internship working at a golf course.  He will finally meet Eli!

My grandpa is also coming "home".  He moved to Atlanta awhile back and is coming back to Cincinnati tomorrow to meet Eli!

My friend, Anka, is coming back to Cincinnati from her homeland of Germany.  She was an au pair over here for a family up until April and we spent a lot of time meeting up for play dates at the park, story time at the bookstore, and at the indoor playhouse in Crossroads. She can finally meet Eli!

Too bad he is not feeling so great...I will hope for a miraculous recovery in the next few hours! :)

under the weather.

So, everyone in the Chipman household has been a little under the weather in the past week.  It started with Rob's headaches, Eli has had (I'm pretty sure) a cold, possibly allergy-related sickness (I haven't taken him to the doctor...bad mom alert), and now whatever is in the air outside is punching me in the face, on repeat.

A couple nights ago I got one hour of sleep.  Yes, one.  It was murder.  The next night was not so much better so yesterday I threw in the towel and headed to my mother's so she could watch Eli while I took a nap.  Five hours later, I woke up.  It was nice.  Remind me never to move away from Cincinnati.  Mothers are angels you need close by.

Rob feels better now.  Eli is definitely better than he was a few days ago.  I may have a bit.  Let's hope it passes quickly.

I could kiss those little cheeks all day long.  And I pretty much do.

little fuss

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I guess this is going to be one of those blogs that posts baby pictures every day.

I told myself I'd still post about other things in my life.

Turns out, I don't really have other things going on in life.

And I'm okay with that.

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P.S. Overalls are my favorite for baby boys.  Also, Little Fuss is my current nickname for Eli...ha.

AS OF LATE

Amazon sent us our new activity gym...so we tried it out!

Simon has remained steadfast in his post, guarding us from all potential threats.

The occasional nap that made it all the way into the bassinet.

Sleeping on dad, part 1.

Getting teased by dad.

Sleeping on dad, part 2.

Lots of coffee consumption (in the best mug).

New crochet project.  We'll see how long this one lasts.

All the autumn scents Yankee Candle has to offer, to make our house smell glorious.

And lastly...new hair.  While the hat is convenient for slightly concealing the fact my hair is both unwashed and un-brushed, it mostly serves the purpose of hiding a bit of the second worst hair cut I've ever had.  The worst would obviously be when I wanted my hair cut like a boy when I was in the 5th grade.  

I might take the hat off in about three months.  Yikes.

*Also to note, I do not blame my hair stylist because this is how I wanted my hair cut.  I find it sad how a cut can look so good on one person, and look soooo bad on another (me).