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Warren slept 6 1/2 hours last night!!!!


And of course, I woke up after 4 1/2 of those hours and couldn't fall back asleep until he ate and went to sleep again.
After about an hour of trying to get his bubbles out of his stomach and calming him down, he finally fell asleep at midnight but didn't wake up until 6:40 ish, almost SEVEN hours. I was amazed, maybe that's why I couldn't sleep at 4:30..thinking he was going to wake up any minute.
And my chances that he'll do that consistently now? Probably not, but it was amazing enough to blog about:)

slim in 6

Okay... so I KNOW I wont be back down to pre-pregnancy size in 6 more weeks but I can imagine that I will be right?! Had the "6 week check up" last Thursday and now I'm off to the races. I still look 20 weeks pregnant. bah. But yes, the little man has def been worth it! My ring fits back on and I can shimmy into some pre preg. pants that always fit a little loose, so that's a start ;)
My quest to loose the 'extra-ness' will begin with SWIMMING. i LOVE swimming. I took a swimming class at BYU for my major and LOVED it! It can do some serious toning and 'feel good' stuff to your body. My first time was on Saturday. Of course I knew I wouldn't be able to swim as far as I used to, but I didn't think it would kick my trash as much as it did. I was breathing heavy, wishing for my inhaler, the first warm-up 50!! haha. Tonight, my second go round begins.


(no, this is not me but I wish i had a swimming cap. )

But I wanna know from others out there, what's your fav ab work out? AND my lil sis and I were gifted with some extra love on the sides, I wanna know your fav for that too! Being an PE/Coaching major, I have some, but you get bored of the same ole same ole. So I want to know you're fav exercise or workout....

lucky

& blessed. and 'why' you may ask?

Because this man works from home, so I get to see him whenever I want. This man loves to hold our little man. (Which is nice when I really just need a break from trying to calm him during 'gassy' moments:) This man doesn't mind changing diapers when I ask him too. This man will eat my cooking even when it's a botched try of a recipe. This man fills our house with church music while working. This man loves his wife and deals with her craziness. This man is my other half and my baby's daddy. This man, when the flood gates opened my first week home with baby in the middle of the night, not being able to put him to sleep or calm his cries after 2 hours at 3:00 AM said to me, "you can wake me up if you need help, sometimes mommies need daddies too..." & then put warren to sleep.




Because I have this other little man in my life. This little man is alive and completely healthy. This little man flashes a few of these after being fed every day.

his many faces

deer in the head lights


sad face


"you serious mom?"


yawns


blowing bubbles



smiles


Warren's 1st Christmas

a smile is a curve

that sets everything straight.

2:00 a.m. little guy wakes up turning his head from side to side searching for food. mommy wakes up to feed him.
2:30 a.m. asleep from his first go 'round eating. change his diaper to wake him up for his next go 'round.
2:45 fast asleep. mommy knows he's not done eating. mommy picks him up to burp him. 1 burp - wide awake...
3:33 a.m. as wide awake as can be but not fussing for his last go round for food; mommy getting a little frustrated because she is tired from every 1 1/2 hour feedings the last 2 days. tries to put him asleep...no luck.
3:40 a.m. mommy puts ren in swing and lays down on couch.
3:45 a.m. ren starts fussing and searching. mommy REALLY tired. mommy feeds him. ren gives mommy three of the cutest big smiles.

mommy not so frustrated and tired anymore (even if it was a 'gas' smile:) )

4:13 a.m. mommy and ren go to sleep.

.first kinda real photo shoot.

Warren Jay Ellsworth- our handsome little man

almost 2 weeks?!

I can't believe that on Monday, Warren will be two weeks old. It doesn't feel that long. The week he was born feels like it was one LONG day and he's been home for only almost a week. It's so nice to finally have him home. I will confess, when people said I would get less sleep than I already did being pregnant, I thought, "How can I get any less, I already have to run to the bathroom at least 5 times a night, how can it get any worse?"

I now understand :) Especially when your little guy comes home with his nights and days mixed up, or he's going through his first growth spurt, eating every 1 1/2 hours in which it takes him 45 minutes just to nurse!

None the less, I wouldn't have it any other way. We love our little guy and are just humbled & happy to have him alive and home with us. I love watching Seth with him. I knew Seth was going to be a good daddy but not this good;) He loves him some baby Warren.

I haven't taken a bunch of pictures since being home with him cuz I'm usually sleeping whenever I can:) but here are a few from random ones. I'll get some more here soon, he has the cutest dimples when he smiles in his sleep.



His last night at the U of U Hospital.

He loves his daddy:)


The night he came home with both sets of grandparents

His first night home:)





Getting ready to go to a post NBICU check up.
(gotta love the Jordan beanie)