Shots, Sleep & Sentiment

We have our first doctors appointment tomorrow...aka he's getting his shots. He did awesome as a newborn in the hospital every time they pricked his heel..but he's bigger, more alert and aware now that he's older although I am hoping for the best. He's got a pretty chill demeanor but no one likes getting pricked by a stranger.

He's sleeping right now. I figured I'd move his bed time up an hour as he always seemed to start getting tired/cranky around then anyways. He went down with a tiny cry and I haven't heard a peep from him yet. Here's hoping he's sleeping and not just just hanging out staring at the sun coming through the cracks (we had to put up cardboard in the window so he would know it's "night time". He really is a champ. He's getting into a better day time routine and sleeping/napping all day in little chunks instead of just one huge one in the late afternoon (and then me paying for it at 3am).
Many people have been asking if he's sleeping through the night. I say yes, with breaks to eat haha! He still only sleeps consistently 3 hours at a time, and the odd bonus of 4. I try feeding him more but he pretty much buttons those lips at 10 minutes, though I do "load him up" at his first feed before bedtime. We're trying different things people have told us but I have a feeling he will just slowly make his way there and that there isn't any magical formula that will make him instantly sleep through the night.
I'm pretty content with his sleeping. He goes down easily, he doesn't scream when he wakes and he's low maintenance in the day time so if I am a little tired he isn't the one pushing my buttons (we all know it's the other kid who takes that role ;).

Sleeping in the midst of a party! I love the ease in which little babies can
sleep through anything!

I had a little nap today. I realize I really need to stop trying to do something/go out every day because I'm always missing the opportunity to nap when he naps because we are out. I am not super woman. My body is not the Iron Man and can/will break down if I don't take it easy. I realize it (my body) is not what it was in any shape or form pre-baby as even too much walking can tire me out and leave me sore.
However I am not what I once was pre-baby. I feel like the Grinch and my heart has grown 10 sizes. I coo and baby talk and kiss and hug and stare at my baby all day long. I do this in public also. Something I may have been inclined to do in minimal bursts with my husband before at home but now it's like I was always like this and everyone knows this to be me...then I look around and realize oh this is a new thing for friends and family to see in me. And I don't care what anyone thinks.

My 2 boys. One is a little more trouble than the other...
I'll let you guess which one ;)

Becoming a mom has caused me to take some parts of life a lot less seriously, to slow down and relax a little (just a little...I still get a big bothered by clothes on the floor and dishes in the sink) realizing it isn't the end of the world anymore if people come over to my house and I don't have make up on and it's less than clean and tidy. It is the people in my life I'd rather make time for. To go out and be with friends even though there's laundry to do. To lay in bed and chat with my husband even though the kitchen is a mess. To have "face time" with my baby as he kicks and coos even though I really need to vacuum...like real bad! I know myself and I know eventually those things will get done, but tasks are never, never more important than the heart of a human being.
Praise the Lord He's changing me every day. I can't say I always put the person before the task but I really am learning and seeing and feeling how that matters much more to God. Not the things we do but the people we love.

Making friends already! Exactly 5 weeks apart just chilling at a party
for and with some dear friends.