So what do we do all day?

Of course I've heard that a baby is hard work but it's really pretty amazing just how much time and energy is required to keep a baby fed, clean, and happy. Most of my time is spent nursing, this baby was not only a big boy when he was born but he's a growing giant and basically wants to nurse ALL the time, you should see the look on his face when I have to remove my nipple just for a minute so I could change positions, it's as though he's a poor orphan child abandoned in the wilderness who hasn't been fed in days! He especially 'cluster feeds' at night between 8pm-1am, I'm not exaggerating, before bedtime he literally nurses for 45 minutes, then takes a 10 minute break and nurses again for 30 minutes, then a 20 minute break and again for 40 minutes, on and on, not only that but when he falls asleep in my arms and I try to put him to bed he gets pissed and starts crying right away - "I wasn't done with that nipple woman!"

(yep, that's a view from the top of basically what I look at all day)

When I'm not nursing, I nap when the baby naps because I'm tired from not sleeping through the night, which also makes it difficult to get anything done because that means he and I are usually awake at the same time. I also try to get at least one thing done every day, and it's usually something that hardly takes any time at all, except if you have a baby. This would be something like going to the post office, enrolling the baby in health benefits online, filling out some stupid forms for my disability leave, or writing this blog, I feel like I have to sneak these things in when the baby's not looking! Here's him right now finally down for his second nap next to a giant pillow pile (my various nursing props).

Josh of course is responsible for feeding me and keeping our apartment in some sort of state of cleanliness, plus he's the official baby musician and Elliot seems to really enjoy an Irish song about a drunk man who clearly ignores all the obvious signs that his wife is cheating on him, no silly lullabies in this house, we sing about the real world!

IF there's still a little time in the day we also try to take a walk in the neighborhood with the baby in a stroller (he falls right asleep), or give him a bath, or.. well that's pretty much it, there hasn't been any time in the day beyond that, it's only been two weeks after all. I'm really amazed at how fast time flies and yet I feel as though I do nothing all day, I can hardly even shower!
p.s. there's nothing good on tv at 4am, 7am, or anytime during the day!