My LO saves the biggest smiles and laughs for dad. She is clearly starting the finger wrapping at an early age. My rave: our first few months were rough and neither DH or I had bonded well with LO. I have definitely moved past that, but I was unsure about DH.
The other day, I was holding LO while DH was making faces at her and she was giving him the biggest smiles and belly laughs. He says "I would do anything for DS or LO but it's definitely different with her. I'm OK with DS fighting his own fights but if anyone ever wrongs LO, I will hurt them."
Not that I condone physical violence, but to see how protective he is warmed my heart. Just an FYI, at this age DS only had eyes for me. There is definitely a different dynamic for boys and girls.
1. I started pumping and having DH give him bottles back when he was being helpful, well now LO will only take bottles. So now we have a situation where I'm tied to an effing pump all day and watching my now (somewhat) mobile son on little to no sleep with NO help. This has resulted in a serious dip in my supply and supplementing like crazy (which isn't the worst thing that could happen, but still not really what I wanted).
2. In the mix of all of the unhelpful-ness DH says "yeah, I didn't really sleep when we first brought him home either." Wait. What?! So you were awake while I was losing my shit delirious and watching our son..? Cool.
3. I feel like I could be a much better mother if I was well rested and not full of resentment wanting to slip some laxatives in DH's tea at night just so he had an idea of what it means to "not get any sleep"
DS is most certainly a mommas boy and makes no apologies for it. It breaks my heart a little for DH. When it's bedtime he always cries "I want you mommy!!!!" Sometimes there's even tears when it's DH's turn to read stories and put him to bed. They have a great bond, it's just very different from ours. Maybe it'll be different with DD.
Re: DH rants and raves for October
The other day, I was holding LO while DH was making faces at her and she was giving him the biggest smiles and belly laughs. He says "I would do anything for DS or LO but it's definitely different with her. I'm OK with DS fighting his own fights but if anyone ever wrongs LO, I will hurt them."
Not that I condone physical violence, but to see how protective he is warmed my heart. Just an FYI, at this age DS only had eyes for me. There is definitely a different dynamic for boys and girls.
1. I started pumping and having DH give him bottles back when he was being helpful, well now LO will only take bottles. So now we have a situation where I'm tied to an effing pump all day and watching my now (somewhat) mobile son on little to no sleep with NO help. This has resulted in a serious dip in my supply and supplementing like crazy (which isn't the worst thing that could happen, but still not really what I wanted).
2. In the mix of all of the unhelpful-ness DH says "yeah, I didn't really sleep when we first brought him home either." Wait. What?! So you were awake while I was losing my shit delirious and watching our son..? Cool.
3. I feel like I could be a much better mother if I was well rested and not full of resentment wanting to slip some laxatives in DH's tea at night just so he had an idea of what it means to "not get any sleep"
4. Not DH related...maybe - My neck hurts :-|