new to me: blog #1

  So this is my first blog and I am not sure what it's going to bring however I thought it would be nice to have some where to share my thoughts and concerns about life with my first child. His name is Huxley and he was born on Christmas day 2010 he is currently 8 weeks and 4 days old.
  So far motherhood has been intense, rewarding, tough, frustrating, wonderful, and indescribable. There is no way for any one to prepare you for the struggles and intensity of the first month with a newborn; I was sleep deprived, recovering from natural child birth, and a complete emotional wreck. I felt as though my life was over and I would never get the old me back. I was lucky to have my husband home with me helping me through the chaos. My son and I struggled through breastfeeding, he got thrush (yeast infection in his mouth) and then passed the yeast infection to my nipples while breastfeeding. This caused extreme pain every time I had to nurse making it very difficult to bond with my little boy. After 3 weeks of this hell I decided to pump and bottle feed, that went well for about 5 weeks then I noticed my let down becoming more painful and we thought the yeast was moving into my milk ducts so I stopped pumping and now am formula feeding. This was extremely difficult for me b/c I wanted to breastfeed for at least 6 months however, I have learned that you have to roll with the punches when you have a kid and do what you have to do to survive.
  We are finally in somewhat of a routine and I am feeling better about life with an infant. My son is smiling more and more and reacting to the world around him with awe. I am loving being a mom and enjoying the little delights he brings to my life. Of course we have our moments, mostly at night when he is fussy and want to be held non stop, or cries for no apparent reason, but I am holding on to hope that he will grow out of it soon.
  There is still one thing we really need to work on within the next few weeks and months and that is trying to get Huxley to sleep in his bassinet in our room; we have only got him to do it a few times for a few hours. Usually Huxley and I sleep in the front room and I am not sure how to transition him to sleeping in the bedroom so if anyone has any advice I am open to suggestions. Well I guess that's all for my first blog, just a quick history about the last couple months in my life. Please tell me your stories about your life as a parent.