On January 24th:
She weighed: 9 lbs 9 oz.
Length: 23 inches
She likes to read colorful books with Caroline, loves bathtime and now even enjoys laying on her playmat. She prefers to sit in her bouncy seat if we have to put her down instead of laying flat on a blanket. She is fascinated with Liam and Caroline and enjoys any free moment they have to talk to her, usually smiling at them right away.
She rolled from her tummy to her back once but I'm not sure if it's a real skill yet.
She also may be starting to suck her thumb.
She is still going to bed late and usually will go 5-6 hours for the first round and then 3 hours after the night feeding. Lucy prefers to be swaddled with her arms in otherwise she will jerk herself awake. She still only can handle 1-2 hours of wakeful time during the day before needing to sleep again.
She nurses every 3 hours during the day and occasionally at night every 5-6 hours.
After her stay in the hospital and finishing her antibiotics she had almost 2 weeks of being healthy and very happy. Unfortunately she is sick again with a cold which has caused her to be upright in her swing at night and in her bouncy seat during the day. Which has resulted in not as long of naps. Poor girl is very congested.
We saw the pediatrician today just to make sure it was only a cold and her weight has jumped to 10 lbs 4 oz. and her length is 24 inches. The doctor said her weight is increasing but her percentage is dropping which is the pattern for my children. He's not at all concerned.
About 2 weeks ago Evan suggested we start giving her a bottle every day to get her used to it since I will be going back to work soon. I think Lucy had heard about all of the womens marches around the country and decided she would do some protesting of her own. She had taken to a bottle at about one month old with no problem so we didn't have a routine where we included it every day. She hated the bottle when we reintroduced it and would play with the nipple not really drinking from it at all. It would take her almost an hour to drink 1 ounce. Now that I go back to work next week she has decided that it's not all so bad as long as the person feeding her doesn't sit down and doesn't stop moving. So Evan has good success walking her around while feeding her and she doesn't cry anymore and will actually drink from the bottle.
I am trying to remember to slow down and enjoy this wonderful baby that we have been blessed with. There is always laundry, cleaning, dishes and more to get done but this is my last baby. I am soaking in the warm soft skin, the big cheesy smiles, the wonderful baby smell and her gripping onto my finger. She is the sweetest!
She nurses every 3 hours during the day and occasionally at night every 5-6 hours.
After her stay in the hospital and finishing her antibiotics she had almost 2 weeks of being healthy and very happy. Unfortunately she is sick again with a cold which has caused her to be upright in her swing at night and in her bouncy seat during the day. Which has resulted in not as long of naps. Poor girl is very congested.
We saw the pediatrician today just to make sure it was only a cold and her weight has jumped to 10 lbs 4 oz. and her length is 24 inches. The doctor said her weight is increasing but her percentage is dropping which is the pattern for my children. He's not at all concerned.
About 2 weeks ago Evan suggested we start giving her a bottle every day to get her used to it since I will be going back to work soon. I think Lucy had heard about all of the womens marches around the country and decided she would do some protesting of her own. She had taken to a bottle at about one month old with no problem so we didn't have a routine where we included it every day. She hated the bottle when we reintroduced it and would play with the nipple not really drinking from it at all. It would take her almost an hour to drink 1 ounce. Now that I go back to work next week she has decided that it's not all so bad as long as the person feeding her doesn't sit down and doesn't stop moving. So Evan has good success walking her around while feeding her and she doesn't cry anymore and will actually drink from the bottle.
I am trying to remember to slow down and enjoy this wonderful baby that we have been blessed with. There is always laundry, cleaning, dishes and more to get done but this is my last baby. I am soaking in the warm soft skin, the big cheesy smiles, the wonderful baby smell and her gripping onto my finger. She is the sweetest!
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