Eli is almost 10 weeks old! Time has really flown by these past few weeks. The next few weeks are going to be intense and stressful, as we approach Christmas we have a big event every weekend from now til the first of the year. This coming weekend is my best friends wedding, and I am making her wedding cake. It is a three tier ivory cake with black ribbon and red roses. I will post pics as I get it done! I am hoping and praying Eli co-operates over the next few days in order to let me finish it! Today I got all the butter cream made, and one of the 14" rounds. Tomorrow I hope to get the rest of the cake baking done. It should be pretty easy to do between Eli's naps and stuff. He is a pretty good napper during the morning, he seems to like to sleep between 10-12. On Wednesday I am going to get all the fondant made, and hopefully on Thursday get the assembly done. We have to deliver the cake on Friday by two. The problem with that is Geoff has a final that has to be turned in by noon that day, so I am really, really hoping he gets it done in time so we're not late...I am gonna be pissed if we are. I know finals are important, but my friend only gets married once, ya know?
Any way, onto Eli. He is a good baby mostly. I hate to use that qualifier "good" or "bad" because no baby is bad IMO. He is settling into a loose sort of schedule, he gets up around 7-8, nurses, cuddles and naps some more. Around 10 or so he eats again and then takes a long nap. Then he eats AGAIN and is usually awake for a little while. He is smiling and cooing and actually laughed out loud at me tonight. He is a lot of fun :o) He is going through what I hope is phase right now though...every night between 4 and 6 until 8 or so he screams his freaking head off and is completely inconsolable. I love him to death, but I have almost lost it with him on nights when he is like that. I hate being screamed at like that. It doesnt matter what I do, or what Geoff does he just screams. Sometimes I can get him to nurse and cuddle down and go to sleep that way but usually he is just impossible. One thing that seems to make a difference is this song I'm Yours/Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Straight No Chaser. It has a sort of reggae sound to it, and is sung by a talented acapella group. It has about a 75% success rate with him. I had a doctors appointment this past week to be seen for PPD. My doc doesnt think its serious, but definitely there. I think its because I feel alone in this. I dont have any mama friends really, and the ones I have I am not super close to or they live far away. Geoff is at work a lot, and I am home a lot. I dont do well being alone with him all the time. I love him, but dont love being stuck in the house. She recommended getting out as much as possible, even if I go for a walk or something. She also recommended coffee with friends or social interaction of some sort. Thats hard too because a lot of my friends work full time and I am not super close to anyone in foco. bah. Oh well. This too shall pass right?
Next weekend is Christmas, and we are going down to our parents house for it, and the weekend after that Geoff's grandparents are coming out from Missouri to meet Eli. I am excited for them to see their great-grandson. I never had grandparents to speak of, so its important to me that he does. Damn, the baby is fussing, I'll post more later
