Overwhelming....

This week has been absolutely overwhelming for me....It was Vacation Bible School week- so VBS every single night from 6-830. Monday we met some friends at a play place in the morning. Tuesday we had Sully's 2 month check up! I needed to take Sully to Pepper's on Wed and Thurs to start getting him used to it. Wednesday we went to Oceans of Fun with the neighbors while he was there. It was great fun. Sully did ok the first day. The second day I went to a trauma conference for work. I was gone 6 hours and he drank an ounce and a half and nearly didn't stop screaming the entire time....I skipped VBS that night because I just couldn't do it. Friday Mira had dance class in the morning. I'm longing for some at home days.....

My hope for the week was that his difficulty with taking the bottle would lessen as the week progressed. Instead, his absolute refusal to take it got greater as the week went on. As of tonight, he isn't screaming when I'm gone, but he is refusing to eat all together. It's awful. It actually makes me feel GUILTY for nursing him because if I didn't, it would be so much easier for everyone else....Obviously the benefits of nursing outweigh this bottle issue, but when you're the person dealing with it, I'm sure it seems better to just quit nursing. So for now, we're going to keep offering him a bottle at least once every day until I go back to work. I really hope he gets it soon because my stress level is off the charts about it.

So Sully's 2 month check up went like this: 11 lbs 4 oz (45%) and 22 1/2 inches (25%) Not bad! Her exact words were, "He has gained a TON of weight!" HA! I expect it will slow down since he's having these long periods of refusing to eat....

His screaming has improved a bit- he's actually pretty good for me, but he's still pretty awful for other people. Brooks says he seems to be getting used to him.

So here are some pictures....

This one just cracks me up. He's actually really strong on his tummy.

Sullivan is a really "pretty" baby. I don't know if I'm really supposed to say that, but it's true....
So big!
He talks and talks to me. I'm not sure that he really does to anyone else, but it's amazingly cute. His face lights up when he sees me. Nothing better.
He's been seriously slobbery. Perhaps teething already? Sheesh!
So I'm hoping next week will be better. It's nice to be busy on one hand, because the kids are better behaved than if we're stuck at home for days and days, but I get so overwhelmed. I need more time to workout for my sanity. I feel like the only free time I have is when I'm trying to squeeze in a workout, empty the dishwasher as fast as possible, or throw a load of clothes in. I'm seriously having internet withdrawal. Thank goodness for cellphone internet! HA!