First Week At Home With Our Baby🩵

I was never the one to write up a song for just anyone, I I was always the one to find myself lost in old conversations, oh Cause I've always been told that things will unfold if you keep on waiting But then you came along and proved me all wrong, I was so mistaken Cause you, glue all the pieces back together Yeah you, you take all my wrongs and make them better Yeah you, you're making me wanna try forever I feel so free, oh my sweet baby I was never the one to give up the goals, no I was so stuck I kept on playing my part, wanted to give up cause nothing was changing But with you it's so clear and now that you're here I see colors in every spectrum Guess I finally learned my lesson Cause you, glue all the pieces back together Last Monday at noon, we're going to the OB today to check on my stitches and I'm in like excruciating pain But that's fine because I'm still in newborn bliss so it doesn't matter But that's what's on the agenda today, Casey is making coffee while I feed him And then we're gonna get ready and we're gonna go to the OB and have the rest of our Monday Today is like, he's like please give me the boob mom Today is like our first Monday where obviously it's not gonna be back to normal But we are going to be like working again I've like touched a couple work emails and things, I like had to for my book the past couple days But really I've just been soaking in cuddles with him and like not doing anything else Um, but I'm excited to start editing through the birth vlog clips and just like get back into things I don't have another brand deal for another week or so So that's nice that it's still just like getting back into posting and editing Not as much so like brand deals which is like the work side of things Um, but he is just the biggest blessing and gift, Arlo J. Schultes The birth vlog will have been out by now so y'all will have seen that Um, it was so sweet and definitely not quite what I expected But like still so good, everything went so smooth Um, I'm gonna feed this boy and put a little outfit on But welcome to the first week in our lives as new parents at home with Arlo He's so perfect and we're so grateful We are now at Upper Session Road Hey guys, OB went so good, nothing is wrong I'm just drama and sometimes a little anxious But I thought I had ripped my stitches because it was just so painful And I also thought I had hemorrhoids because it's like so painful to sit So I was like everything's wrong Like I wasn't like sad, I was like so happy because I'm obsessed with him and life is amazing But I was just like I have a friend who like all her stitches like came out, she had to get them redone It's just a horror story and I feel so bad for her So I think that's in my mind like scared that it's gonna happen Um, so anyways, they were just the nicest though I checked my stitches, everything is great No hemorrhoids, um, little man slept the entire time He loves his car seat, he loves the stroller I just feel so blessed because I feel like we got such an easy baby Which I know like is not dependent on the parents Like it is so dependent on the baby Like yeah, you can do great things as a parent Be a great mom and whatever But like honestly, like the way your baby sleeps and feeds and all things is kind of just up to them So we're grateful for little Arlo being easy so far Um, we're about to make a big breakfast And I'm gonna feed him and cuddle and edit a bunch of TikToks and stuff on my phone I need to do Because I lay on my side to feed him since my stitches hurt too bad to like sit on my butt So yeah, I'm gonna feed him and edit a bunch of stuff Sorry the car is screaming at us Um, edit a bunch of stuff on my phone, do emails, whatever Like I said, this is my first day like really saying like I'm working Like even though I'm definitely not like working all day Like I've done like two emails today and checked a couple things but it's already like noon, 11 Um, so yeah, anyways It's definitely gonna look different with Ari boy here But I'm excited because he sleeps like all day So I know I'll still be able to get so much done I just love every day with him, especially the mornings Because I just cuddle and it's just so fun So let's make some breakfast and get some work done Hi baby, you ready to eat? Oh you little smoochie Your cheeks are so scrunchie baby I just love him Cause you glue all the pieces back together Yeah you, you take all my wrongs and make them better Yeah you, you're making me wanna try forever I feel so free Oh my sweet baby Cause you glue all the pieces back together Yeah you, you take all my wrongs and make them better Yeah you, you're making me wanna try forever Okay, it's a little bit later and Mr. Man's just fed again I've been working on my computer and just getting stuff done around the house And feeding him, feeding him just takes so long Um, but look, his eyes are open Oh, he's just a sweetie Normally he conks out right after I feed him But right now he's like very aware And just like chillin Ari, you wanna say hi? You wanna say yourself? Oh who is that? Is that Ari? But I'm about to um, keep getting some work done And just doing like housework and stuff Oh bless you, bless you He sneezes so much I think it's like newborns just do it a lot in general But I'm like, I've had him outside a lot So I'm like, is he allergic to the pollen? You know, I just get nervous but I mean I'm allergic to the pollen so he probably is But he's fine obviously Anyways, he's gonna nap Hopefully his eyes are wide open so we'll see And I'm gonna keep working on my phone and laptop I'm in the backyard, we have a little tiny tiny little backyard of our townhouse And the sun is like hitting it perfectly right now And the UV is like a 6 or a 7 which is amazing So I'm just working out there Getting some vitamin D while he rests And then this afternoon I'm gonna clean up the house really good We have like a really good nighttime routine going for him I'm gonna share like all the details on that Because first time moms you know They don't always sleep We've had 3 good nights of sleep, like over 6 hours every night So I would say we're getting there We don't know what we're doing for sure The first couple nights were rough And now we're like, okay We have a routine now and it seems to help a lot Um, I think also my milk supply coming in helped A ton because Prairie's gonna have a really good supply So that's amazing Um, but yeah, I'm just gonna tidy up Keep working the rest of the afternoon And then tonight I think I'm gonna make a Blue Apron meal If you guys are new to my channel then you don't know And you'll see later But if you are not new then you know We have used Blue Apron meal subscriptions since last year This is not sponsored or anything We just love them Um, and they are so sweet Because I've worked with them several times And they sent us like boxes for the next like 2 or 3 weeks Like just for postpartum meals Which is so sweet We also have like people doing meal trains So I'm not stressed at all about us getting in our nutrients Even though my appetite is insane with breastfeeding Like literally insane I thought people were like dramatic When they talked about how hungry you are with breastfeeding Because with pregnancy I was not that hungry And I was always nauseous, food was not that good Now it's amazing, it tastes amazing And I'm so hungry all the time So I'm excited to make a yummy dinner tonight for us Because I haven't really cooked anything good Because people have been making us meals which is so nice Um, but I also like love cooking And I can be on my feet a little bit Um, with the stitches and stuff I can't be on them too much But I can definitely do some So I'm excited to cook tonight, clean up the house And just have our cozy little routine But for now I'm going to keep staring at his eyes Until he falls asleep And then get some more work done Music Guys, so much later, Casey's watching Well I'm watching too from the kitchen But Casey's on the couch just cuddling Arlo He is milk drunk and asleep right now We're watching the Netflix show we've been watching Called This Is Us And I'm about to make dinner, I'm making a blue apple meal Like I said earlier, I am making Bacon and good cheeseburgers You guys look at this spread Munching Got buns, bacon And I'm making a little salad I'm going to put these in the oven Not french fries but close And then the burgers, I'm so excited I was honestly so excited for blue apple meals postpartum Because I still feel good enough to cook Um, it's time Which is not always great But it's still so easy that the groceries are already here Because I can't Sorry the Netflix show is loud But I can't walk too far yet Because everything gets really tired And my stitches hurt So I haven't gone to the grocery store Sitting in the car, I can't do that hardly Unless we're going to the OB Or somewhere I really need to go So it's just so nice The groceries are already here And delivered to our door So I'm just praising, I'm so excited for this Because burgers, and I've been craving bacon But burgers sound so good So let's chef this up and then have our cozy night time routine With Arlo Bye bye Good morning guys And it's the next day I've got this weird little heating pack thing on It like vibrates and does heat Because I've been having a ton of round ligament pain In the past two days Which is weird because that's normally like a pregnancy symptom Because you're stretching But I think for me everything is going back down To it's correct place And maybe that's hurting it too Also obviously my abs are split So just trying to do normal tasks during the day Maybe I'm engaging my muscles, whatever I know just everything feels wonky for a while So anyways I'm heating that Because it was like so bad last night I could hardly like roll over to feed him And just really painful, so today I'm like attacking it With all the rehab things But Casey's upstairs cuddling him I just made a coffee, I even put like whipped cream on top It kind of like melted so you can't see it But he did not sleep like at all last night Like at all Which is okay, he slept like seven hours The night before, not obviously continuous I would get to feed him The nights just kind of feel like a blur The night before last didn't really Like I said he slept well But I just like can never remember If I like actually fell back asleep before he wakes up again His like good sleep sack That he actually sleeps in, it's Dreamland It's weighted and it like Velcros his arms in and it works I swear, it's like very expensive But you need one because it works I'll have a link to the description If you want to check it out, they're like $80 or $90 But worth it Anyways he peed on that so We didn't have that one, I should have put it in the dryer And used it after he woke up again But we only had another Dreamland one that has like slits For their arms to come out and if his arms are out He's just waking himself up Like it's just going to happen So yeah, he woke himself up Like a bajillion times and then if he's awake He just wants to feed But then he like falls asleep on my room and it's sweet Because he doesn't actually need to feed He's just fussy, you know Anyways, so that was last night And kind of like all the other nights It just runs together But I also like, I think I'm going to love the nights more When I'm not in so much pain It's just when like my stitches hurt and like everything hurts Like rolling over, it's so hard to like Really enjoy feeding him Even though I love breastfeeding Because it's so painful Like that's the hardest part about postpartum Like to me like postpartum has not been hard at all It's bliss, it's literally amazing But Like wanting to serve your baby Like do the best for your baby Like if you can't sit Like I can't sit on my butt really well Or if I do it's so uncomfortable in weird positions It makes me hurt, whatever I like want to be able to feed him in the proper position So he gets the most milk And just stuff like that You just feel like you can't like fully be there Like as much for them as you would want to But it also is the only time where you're going to be like Locked to the couch resting So it's good because extra cuddles So anyways, that's like the hardest part about postpartum To me is wanting to not be in pain anymore So I can like be a better mom for him Anyways, I'm going to go enjoy this coffee And talk to Case because he's going to head to the gym As soon as he wakes up and makes breakfast He's really trying to prioritize Still getting to the gym and not making Like our lack of sleep and parenthood an excuse Obviously I can't work out yet So I'll just stay home with Arlo I think I'm going to read my bible because he sleeps a lot in the morning And get started on morning emails And keep editing on the birth vlog I laid in the sun yesterday while he kind of just napped Catnapped Like stared at the ceiling really cute and slash napped Yesterday I started working on the birth vlog And it was like so fun to edit through the clips That will already be up by the time this one is up But yeah, I'm going to keep editing on that today Also I feel like our house is never this clean But since we've had him we're like psycho About cleaning every night Because you just need something to feel like Controlled and organized People have been bringing us so many flowers And something about spring, the light hits different in the spring I don't know what it is, it just does I'm such a spring girl, I'm allergic to pollen allergies A little bit of a headache from pollen but it's fine We have flowers everywhere and the light is coming in And all my plants look good And he moved some off the shelf to get some more sunlight I have the door open I can hear seagulls outside Because we live right near the beach So it just reminds me of the South When I was a little girl I would stay at condos on vacation at the beach So I'm really grateful for my house today And springtime Because I did not like being pregnant in the winter So I'm very thankful that it is spring And warmer now I just fed him again And we went on a little quick sunny walk Like 10 steps down the street and back While I fed him Like underneath my shirt Our street is so chill And we have like the most family friendly people around So I loved it I feel comfortable like breastfeeding him So we fed her He's napping on the couch And I'm about to hop on a call with my manager And talk about getting back into things I mean I'm only taking a week off of work But just like touching base on all the brand deals and stuff we have coming up And like game plan, whatever brand reach outs That kind of thing So I'm excited to chat with her And then my lactation consultant friend Who's my lactation consultant Is coming over around noon lunch time So I'm going to just watch his latch And make sure everything is going good Answer any questions I have Like why does he have hiccups every time he feeds What are some hacks for like better Making sure he gets like the fattiest milk at the end Like how long do I need Just asking her the questions, checking in Making sure he's latching good And then I'll just be working from home the rest of the afternoon I want to go on a longer walk with him Because my stitches are feeling better every day So I'm like I want to try to keep moving more I did not move a lot yesterday Because he just wasn't wanting to nap So I just stayed at home most of the day Because if I take him in the stroller he's usually napping But yeah That's kind of the agenda for the day Lots of random work catch up things Hopefully a sunny walk And then just stuff around the house with our little boy Hey guys it's a good bit later We are wearing Arlo right now I have not baby worn yet Because I think I've been scared Like it's going to make my back be in like a weird position And hurt my pelvic floor more than it already does But I'm also like He in the afternoon lately has been Honestly all the time Except for like 9 to 1 9am to 1 He's just very clingy and wants to be held at all times Or feeding at all times And so in case he's not home it's hard Because basically he Just has to be on me the whole time And I'm trying to like get stuff done And also stay moving around So I start feeling better like my pelvic floor and everything So anyways we went on a walk And I got some work done on our walk It was like a 20 minute walk Like very slow That was my first real walk of postpartum though So very thankful to be able to walk Because I know a lot of people cannot this early And then my friend Sam came by My lactation consultant and she went over Like everything looked at my latch Or looked at his latch And just everything looked at Like all of his Like if he had any lip ties and different things And just assessed everything And gave me like peace of mind about certain things during the night Like when to wake him up, when to not And feed him And she brought over some curry Which is so sweet So I'm heating up this yummy curry She made us because it sounded amazing for lunch And she brought by some Lactation balls too So I'm snacking on these while I heat up that curry And they are so good That's one thing that for sure Has been So fun postpartum so far Is like thoroughly enjoying food again I like liked food, loved food in pregnancy But I was not that hungry all the time And if I was it was because I got full super quick And I was nauseous most days Like all the way through Towards the end I had some better days but then there were still really nauseous days So food was definitely not like a focus Other than like get good nutrients for him in pregnancy Versus now Like I'm enjoying food so much again Like so much Because I'm so hungry from breastfeeding And like I'm not nauseous anymore For the first time in literally 40 weeks So that's amazing But he's sleeping so good in here I love this carrier It's from Chico Baby, it's like a corduroy material It's a little bit big I like tied the straps in the back to keep it together better But I think if I had Casey here to help me adjust it It would fit like pretty perfectly So I'm so excited to go like on walks With my mom friends in this Like oh my gosh, I've always dreamed of baby carrying Like I just think it's so cute And just like smelly And so it's just like a dream come true That I am wearing my little boy right now This vlog is just going to be me Like so happy the whole time Sorry guys I mean that's good that I'm happy But just lots of happy blabbering Because I'm on cloud nine newborn lists But we're just going to keep working And eat some lunch Gosh the color of this carrier is so Look at him, he's so sleepy and cute I just love it I just love being a mom I just love it So Hey guys We kind of had a chaotic end to the day Because Arlo sometimes gets fussy at night And we're trying to really time Like his night time feed before he goes to bed So I'm like postponing it So he's a little fussy, but he's asleep in the couch right now I just talked him off, fell asleep Casey went out to see Gus To get something we needed And a finished dinner And probably go out and get ready for bed We'll see you guys in the morning for Oh you knew I was coming with the camera I did actually Munchkin I was going to say monkey Hi baby Arlo Baby baby Arlo Good morning you guys It is the next day, Casey's in the shower I'm feeding little man's We did not sleep to best last night Because of This culprit, but that's okay He's cute, it's so much fun I don't feel that exhausted because we actually had a couple Good nights of sleep before this, so that's amazing He, look at this little pee spot He pees through every diaper I don't know if it's because he's small or what We use the coterie diapers, like they're organic Non-toxic diapers and we love them But He just like pees through them I think it's just because he's tiny And his body just doesn't fit the diapers No matter how tight we do them I also get scared to do them too tight And mess up his digestive system, you know Anxious mom, but anyways He's literally peed through like three outfits Since 6am and it's 7.45 I'm like, first of all, I feel like I've not fed you enough For you to pee this many times But he's like mommy, he's got a small bladder apparently So, he pees a lot Anyways The sun is coming up and I'm like kind of watching it I mean it looks like it's all the way up From the window lighting, but it's not It's like sunrise coming up I can see the golden light starting to just like Come up over the beach I don't have a beach view, but I can see where It's like shining through the houses near the beach Anyways Very lovely little morning, other than the fact that We didn't sleep much last night We had a good 2-3 hour sleep stint The last part of the night Which I love that he always sleeps good The beginning of the night, we get like a good 3 hours And then the end of the night So like right up until like 7am He usually sleeps good. It's kind of like 12-4am That it's like, ooh, what's gonna happen During this time and you just never really know Anyways, I'm drinking my coffee About to read my bible and just keep feeding The little man because I think he's like cluster Feeding again. Yesterday he was just very Off And just wanted to feed all day, so That's what we're doing. I love feeding him And I'm so thankful that breastfeeding is going well So I'm never gonna complain about him wanting To latch all day because I know it's like Such a gift that I'm able to breastfeed And it was like a dream of mine so I'm so grateful Because I know not everyone That like works out for him But anyways, just gonna keep Feeding my little pee boy with his pee spot And we are gonna Try to beach it with him today I think It's Friday, it's supposed to be like 80 degrees But like windy so it won't be too Hot if we have like a little tent up for him On the beach, so I'm so excited Oh, choking on some milk Hang on, crisis averted, he's fine Um Okay, he's fine I feel like since my milk's coming in so good He kinda like chokes on it sometimes because he's like You know, drinking a little too quick But Anyways, yeah, we're gonna try to beach with him today And I'm so excited, it just doesn't feel real That we're maybe gonna have a beach day with my baby Today, like I feel like Ever since we moved here, we have family With babies and it was just like so fun To like be able to, obviously it adjusts your Beach day, you have to figure out nap times And feedings and just all the things And try not to get them all sandy, whatever, but At the end of the day, it's just So much more fun with kids And I'm so excited to like have a beach day With him, keep bringing you guys along for this Weekend because I think it's gonna be a fun weekend Because the weather's gonna be so nice Um, but yeah Just loving feeding my little mans right now Hey Baby don't you understand That we only get one life I wanna make it count honey Come on now and take my hand Hey Darling I love it when it's me and you On the road With a couple of tunes In a car for two Hey darling You know we're gonna have a really good time Driving in the middle of the night Stars are bright Pack our bags And get in that car Leave a little note And we'll drop your car Let's get out We can leave this city Let's drive to the Open air Yeah the countryside Is so pretty With the wind blowing in your hair We can look back someday Baby don't you Here's my little outfit of the day I have my nursing bra on, this is literally just Amazon I'll have them linked on my storefront They're great nursing bras and then this little Princess Polly Linen set, super comfy, the postpartum belly Is She's coming back down but she still looks strange Especially because I got so tan in pregnancy That it's like so dark right here It just looks funny But I just showered, I feel so refreshed I'm talking quiet because We got a little contact nap going And I was able to slip away From Mr. Man's And he actually stayed asleep Which is amazing Normally he sleeps great but the past like day and a half He just hasn't been So happy that he's resting, I got the house like Tidied up, I always do a quick morning Tidy up and a quick night tidy up in case he helps Me too but he's at the gym right now So I just did it myself this morning But it just helps the day so much Like the room is just, I need to vacuum But he's asleep so I'm not going to Like it's just tidy now, his room Is clean, I cleaned like the changing table Because there was poop on it And I like did the dishes and the laundry Downstairs, we try to keep laundry going so he has Clean clothes because he doesn't have that many pieces That fit him right now because I know he's going to grow So quick and he's so small That like nothing fits so only like Our smallest newborn stuff like fits him Remotely close so I have to wash Clothes like 24-7 because he only has like Five things that he wears, I'm going to make some breakfast And then after that I'm going to Try to put him in the Stroller and go for a quick little walk So we can get some morning sunlight And then I'll come back and while I start Work for the morning on my laptop, I've already like Uploaded a YouTube video and done a couple emails And stuff while he was feeding the first time At like 7am but I'll feed him again once we get back from our walk And Sorry I'm out of breath for some reason From talking, I'm not pregnant anymore So I don't have that excuse but I am postpartum But yeah I just want to get some morning sunlight In my eyes and go on a little walk With him, get things moving and grooving before I sit down again to feed him for like an hour So let's go make some breakfast You're doing so good and mommy's having Such a good morning because you're doing so Good mister Take my hand Ooh Let's get out We can leave this city Let's drive To the open air Yeah the countryside Is so pretty With the wind blowing in your hair One thing I want to be good about in my videos Is sharing the little tips and tricks I've Heard help your supply But this is my favorite fresh Fresh juice from Whole Foods, I think once I've Calmed down a bit I'm going to be fresh pressing My own again because I have a juicer And then this is just a bunch of carrot Tumeric juice from Trader Joe's Which this juice has carrot juice in it But I'm adding extra because Oh wow I just made such a big mess But I hate this juice, it tastes Disgusting to me but I love the juice From Whole Foods and it has so many good nutrients in it Currently like having a glass Of carrot juice like age 12 ounces Midday is like really Good for milk supply, I do not know Why carrot juice but Apparently it's one of those things That just randomly boosts your supply So I kind of just sip on this all Day and like I said it has carrot juice But I add extra every time you buy another One of these, they're like expensive, this is like A $10 thing I think That's why I need to get back to pressing my own But I know how important like the nutrients From fresh veggies and fresh Fresh juices and different things Are for breastfeeding and so in addition To like my supplements and everything I've just been doing this throughout the day, one because I love it It makes me feel good and two because It's supposed to help with supply Two scrambled pastries, eggs with butter And salt and some salsa And then a cream cheese on a blueberry Bagel, yummy Okay guys look who's In their swimsuit for the first time A little mooshy Boy, it does not fit him At all, it is so big on him But he looks so freaking Cute, he just woke up from the longest nap Ever And we're going to try to get him in the Stroller without crying too much and get him to the beach Because he's still a little sleepy And then I'm going to feed him underneath the tent on the beach And hopefully he'll go back to sleep Or he'll just want to take it all down to the beach But we're going to keep him in the shade and if it seems too hot Under the tent, our bedroom fan Upstairs, it like detaches From the wall and has charge So we can bring it to the beach for him It's the Shark Flex Breeze Fan, he has seemed To feel like warm today And it's really hot outside so I'm like is it me sweating Or him, you know But I just am obsessed with You want to show them your swimsuit You want to show them Oh you look so cute He has the hiccups right now too And then I have some little sunglasses for him I'm excited to take like a little picture Of him at the beach I hope it's not too hot for him though, we'll see We'll see how you do, okay Let's go to the beach, I'm so excited Okay guys it's so much later So we had a great beach day with Arlo He took so many naps on the beach, he was a king on the beach And our family met us there Some friends met us there and now we're headed to dinner We're going to go get Mexican and Margaritas With some of our friends, Kate and Zach In downtown Atlantic Beach and we're so excited This will be my first drink postpartum so I'm excited to have a little margarita, you know Go crazy, go stupid, just kidding One margarita, nothing crazy But Arlo is being a king in the car seat as usual I feel like he's been very sleepy today Because he didn't sleep good last night But yeah He's a new cutie boy We're kind of matching, I'm wearing green and he's wearing green So mommy and me But let's go to dinner and get some tacos Morning vlog Good morning vlog Guys, it is now Sunday morning So I did not pick up the camera yesterday because Honestly Arlo was just cluster feeding Like all day, so we just chilled all day And then today is like our Sabbath So I don't work on Sundays So we're going to put the camera up and just have a good Quality fam day But Casey started off the day making us some almond There's some almond flour pancakes With blueberries and we just made coffee And Arlo just fed And we're having just a chill little morning We're going to watch some soccer We were thinking about going to church But my stitches are still just pretty bad So we're going to give it one more week Before we go back to church But I didn't pick up the camera yesterday also Because my allergies are so insane I felt like sick and I feel the same way today So we're just going to have a chill fam day And just make this the outro to this video But thank you guys so much for watching Hope you enjoyed our first little week in our life with Arlo J It was so fun to document I know I'm going to look back at these vlogs I've had like so little And just love the fact that I vlogged Because he's not going to be little for that long Which is really sad But it's okay Anyway so we'll see you guys next week with another video Peace Say bye My little scrunchie monkey Oh you're so cute