8 weeks old

Samara is 8 weeks old today. It's hard to believe that much time has gone by. This week has been the best week and also the worst. Mom has been here all week helping out which has been amazing. Samara has been increasingly fussy which we were able to narrow down to being overtired. During a 24 hour period, she would only sleep an average of 10 hours. At this stage she should be sleeping 16-18 hours. The easy part was diagnosing it...not so easy to try and fix it. Although she would be so tired, she would refuse to sleep. Most of the day and night would be spent trying to soothe her to sleep and our efforts would only result in little 20 minute naps. This eventually took its toll on us and eventually the sleep deprivation got to me. Wednesday I started feeling really sick. Nausea, fever, chills, migraine and intense pain in my left breast. On Thursday I went to the doctor and found out I have mastitis, which is a breast infection due to a clogged milk duct. I'm feeling quite a bit better since starting antibiotic treatment but it is taking me awhile to get back on my feet. Thank goodness Mom is here, we would've been lost without her. So those were the bad things, besides Mom's visit which has been so good that we are tempted to ask her to move in with us!

The good things...Sam has turned a corner. It appears as though we have been through the worst. She is now sleeping better at night...last feed at 815 and then not up again until sometime between 1-2. Then it's back to her usual 2 hours but it is such a dramatic improvement. We are also able to soothe her during the day to take naps and although they aren't very long, it's also an improvement and will mean I don't need to wait until Shawn gets home before showering! This has led to a much happier baby which has led to a much happier Mommy and Daddy!

Here is what happens when Mommy gets to do Sam's hair after the bath: (my little tribute to Farrah Fawcett!)

And a picture of Mommy and Sammy surviving a very hard week...I look way worse for the wear than she does. Do bags under the eyes become permanent at some point?? Hopefully not!