Out Came The Sun: Our favorite little man

Obviously life with a newborn/infant is pretty crazy and doesn't lend itself well to blogging normally but I really would like to get back into a semi-frequent blogging schedule. I'm about ready to get back into running, am starting to get holiday baking and get togethers planned and have been working on keeping a pretty regular schedule with Elliot. Those are all things that I'd like to share with you!

But this is going to be a quick catch up bullets post because there's been a major growth spurt going on in our house this week and every minute that the baby is sleeping is precious.

*Breastfeeding is really hard. During E's first few weeks I was meeting with a lactation consultant every week. I'd highly recommend anyone about to have a baby look into what LC resources are available to them before the fact. That lady was a lifesaver. Right now we're doing pretty well with breastfeeding but every day is still a struggle. I'm just waiting for that magical turning point where it gets easier that everyone talks about.

*It was SO nice to have Josh home for Elliot's first week of life. I don't think I could've done it without him...especially with all of our breastfeeding drama!

*We've been transitioning Elliot to his crib for the past couple of weeks and gosh that boy loves being held!

*Every morning when we wake up for the day I take E out of his swaddle and nurse him skin to skin with only his diaper on and it's one of the best parts of my day.

*I absolutely love cloth diapers. He's been in them for almost 3 weeks now and they're amazing (and so flipping cute!). They're definitely worth the extra laundry and initial investment (which actually didn't end up being that much because we were turned on to a discount CD site by a good friend- score!).

*My recovery has gone really well...as well as it possibly could have gone. Since I only had 2 tiny internal tears my pain has been minimal and restricted mainly to soreness. It's completely gone now (as is the discharge- yuck) and I'm feeling great. At my 3 week PP appointment with my OB I was cleared for exercise and I've been walking since with a run thrown in here and there. This next week I'm planning on actually getting a running (let's be honest- jogging :)) routing back down and I can't wait.

*Josh is the best daddy ever. It makes my heart happy to see him with OUR SON (still unbelievably amazing).

*Elliot laughed for the first time last week and he's been smiling like crazy. Both are just soooooo rewarding.

AND here are some recent pictures. It's insane to see how much our little fella has grown. Time really has flown.

Elliot's first Halloween