Clusterfeed.

I am learning new parenting vocabulary this time around.

Apparently when your newborn goes through a growth spurt and decides to eat once every two hours or less, this is called "clusterfeeding." It tends to happen for a day or two around specific growth periods and then he resumes "normal feeding frequency" (still figuring out what "normal" is around here).

I can tell you after being up last night at 10:30, 12:30, 2 a.m., and 4 a.m. that there is a reason the words "clusterfeed" and "clusterf**k" have so much in common.

From a mother's point of view there is really little difference. And for some reason the clusterfeeds don't seem to happen during daylight hours. But hey, he's gaining weight and is healthy! His two-week checkup was yesterday and he is well past his birth weight, which means he is not "failing to thrive."

Maybe all the extra meals will wear him out and tonight I'll get a bit more sleep!