Tummy time with Finnegan

I'm feeling much better today. I think Popeye was right about eating
lots of spinach and iron-rich foods because it feels like it's starting
to pay off. I'm pretty tired right now and will go to bed in a few
minutes, but I've had a busy day.

I managed to go upstairs six times today: 1) to make my lunch because
Doug was taking a nap with Finnegan, 2) to feed the dogs their dinner,
3) to make some dinner, 4) to get the rest of our dinner, 5) to make
some snacks to eat while watching a movie and 6) to return dishes to
the sink.
Believe me this is huge progress for me, but now I feel really tired
and my hands are shaking and I don't think that I can pick Finnegan up
until I get a nap. I also managed to take a long shower this morning
without feeling like passing out. I'll keep eating the spinach.

Finnegan kept me occupied most of the day with nursing him and holding
him in my lap. He's real sensitive to the cold so I held him close and
he slept for about five hours in my arms. Even though I felt like my
arms would fall off, I didn't want to put him in the crib. He looked
so angelic while practicing his smiling during his nap. I was just
amazed at how beautiful babies are and especially Finnegan. This
evening I put him on a donut shaped pillow called a boppy so he could
practice lifting his head. He doesn't usually enjoy it, but this time
I got right down on the floor and looked into his eyes and encouraged
him with try while patting his back and caressing his face. He didn't
fight or put up a fuss at all and as soon as I noticed that he was
getting tired, we stopped in order to reinforce a positive event.
Babies are so smart, I'm amazed at how alert he is.

The more I hold him in my arms the deeper I fall in love with this
little guy and I can't wait to hold him again.