Faith's parents gave us a wireless network camera at the baby shower and now that we have high speed internet at the house I've set it up so family can peek in on Zane from time to time. Of course that's if Zane is in his crib at the time, which is usually a big IF since he sleeps in the co-sleeper at night and wanders around the house during the day (not under his own power mind you ... not yet).
So to see him someone needs to get on AIM or send an email, then I run Zane over to the crib for his cameo. Zane, jolted out of whatever project he'd been working on, starts looking around and fussing, to let all of us know that this wasn't in his plan and we have mere seconds to restore order. I take him out of crib to counsel/feed/beg at which point said relative says "Hey, where's Zane?!"
For those relations who have Macs we fire up video iChat and use the laptop's built-in camera for a private showing without moving Zane to the "studio." The benefit of that is it also includes Total Zane Surround Sound™.
Faith is still feverish, but feeling better now that the doc has her on antibiotics. Zane went on a feeding binge yesterday and hasn't really, uh, you know, had an equal increase in output yet. Sometime today he's surely going to make up for lost output. Lucky me, I'm at work.
I caught him on the cam yesterday - very cute. There's something so peaceful about a sleeping baby. Hope Faith was sleeping at the same time - and continue to hope you are feeling better. ;-)
Yes, and something EXTREMELY nice about said sleeping baby when it is your own and you'd also like to be sleeping.
May I go on record and say that all of the "better catch up on your sleep now!" advice prior to birth really wasn't much help. ":^)
AMEN! I was already up at all hours of the night before the baby came. Also, the advice to do everything before the baby comes wasn't much help either. i was too tired to accomplish much.
And, I would like to point out that for those of us over 40, we have heard ALL about babies and the work involved. You'd have to be living under a rock to not hear about it. Personally, I have believed every one of the HUNDREDS (ok, well MANY) stories about babies. That's why I waited this long!
Me and my soap box are now going to put some laundry in the dryer.
Ah, these are the best days of your life! Enjoy them!
Snort. They are so not.
Enjoy the baby phase, because it is totally, beyond reason priceless. But let me tell you, it does get immeasurably better.
And here's a secret most parents won't share - the first night they sleep through the night? You will wake up and your first - very first - thought will be - "Dear God, thank you." The second will be "Shoot, hope he's okay." And that's cool. It's just the way it is after however many months sleep deprived.
We're here rooting for you!!!