in our bedroom, in the pack-n-play.
we knew we wanted cullen sleeping in our room, right next to our bed.
at least for his first few months.
also, since i am nursing every 2-3 hours this is what works best for us.
it's so convenient to be able to reach over from bed and grab cullen to feed him.
it's also convenient for middle of the night diaper changes.
**since i'm getting comments about how i'm feeding my baby i thought i'd let you know why he has to be woken up to eat every 2-3 hours. because his doctor said so! his bilirubin levels were high which cause jaundice. his levels have gone down but he still has a little bit of yellow pigmentation on his skin and eyes. the way he passes the bilirubin is my feeding and excreting. the bilirubin should all pass within 2-3 weeks, once we have gotten to that point i will be changing his feeding schedule. it will be a schedule he chooses and i'm sure he will go 3-4 hours instead of 2-3.
until then he will be eating every 2-3 hours.
here is our set up...
in the pack-n-play we have:
diapers
wipes
lotion
hand sanitizer
booties
hat
burp clothes
extra changing table covers
paci's
extra jammies
2 blankies
it's so nice to have anything i need in the middle of the night within reach.
night time...
we now sleep with our tv on ALL night.
i need it for light and middle of the night entertainment.
there is NOTHING on between 3-5.
i've gotten smarter though and started recording shows to watch over the hours when nothing good is on.
last night i watched the new episode of desperate housewives although i can't really remember what all went on.
i have to set my alarm every 2-3 hours to wake cullen up to feed him.
i have a feeling if i didn't have to wake him he'd sleep through the entire night.
once he's awake it takes anywhere from 20-40 minutes to feed him and then it's right back to sleep.
or diaper changing time.
we start our days anywhere between 7 and 9.
i think we all prefer the later.
and ellen is a great way to start the day ;)
btw, ellen is my new favorite show!
time for feeding now, this sweet baby is waking up...
