We took Sally to the Dr. on Thursday for a weight check and my sweet girl is
up to 6 lbs 11 oz. Yay for good eating! We don't have to go back until the appt. in April but they told us we can come in anytime for free weight checks. We will probably go every few weeks just for our own curiosity.
Loves: Sleeping on Daddy's chest, snugging in the bed with Mommy, peeing and pooping with her diaper off, being held and swayed, kisses from Hank, being swaddled (sometimes she fusses because she wants her arms out, but I think she loves it once she calms down), car rides, music.
Dislikes: Being cold, being hungry, pooping
Eating: BF is pretty non-existant at this point, it wasn't for a lack of trying though. It was too frustrating for both of us. I wasn't making enough milk and my main goal right now is feeding this little girl. It is also super awesome that Joe can feed her with the bottle. I am still pumping as much as I can and the rest of the time she gets the formula. I realize that this is not what everyone would do, but this is what we have decided works best for the three of us :)
Sleeping: Sally had a few rough nights this week. She has gone back to wanting to feed every 2 hours instead of 3-4. She is still sleeping a lot during the day. Should I be waking her up? Will that help her sleep better at night? Advice wanted :)
Clothes: Sally is still in newborn clothes and diapers. I am so hoping that her weight gain will continue and that she will be wearing her 0-3 month clothes soon. She has so many cute outfits waiting for her.
Fun Facts: Sally is VERY sneezy...they usually come in sets of three. Sally can follow me with her eyes! Sally loves to suck on the back of her hand...its so cute. She loves having her paci at night but gets frustrated and angry when it falls out. She gets mad when she has to poop. I know she isn't constipated, I think she is just figuring out how it all works. She has discovered her tongue and likes to make funny faces with it.
Mommy Moments: I absolutely LOVE kissing her forehead..especially when it wrinkles up! I haven't lost more than a pound this week...boo-hiss! My rings still don't fit...wondering if they ever will again...sigh! Daddy is so helpful. He takes you at night sometimes so I can go to bed early and once this week he got up with you in the morning so that I could sleep in.
Firsts: Sally went to Swanky's for the first time! She also has her first diaper rash. With the use of Butt Paste and Aquaphor it went away very fast. Now she has a rash on her neck. I think it may be from formula getting down there. We always wipe up dribbles but I think some may get on the collar of the onesies. Any advice with this? Her middle of the night antics made daddy late to work for the first time.
Now for the pictures from this week:
Bathtime
Hank was very concerned about you being in the bathtub.
Sleeping on Daddy's arm
Mommy loves you so much!
Sleeping on Daddy!
Such a precious sleeper!
On Friday we brought Sally to her first session with the speech study that she is in. She has to wear a recording device...hence the not so cute vest.
On Saturday I took Sally on a day trip to Jackson, TN to see Beth, Brody and Kristy. Here is Sally and Brody. Hopefully they will get married one day! It was funny to see how much bigger he was than her.
Brody wasn't sure what to think about her....
We went to lunch and shopped.
Sally passed out in the car.
Sweet little baby hands....
The babies got their diapers changed in the back of the car.
The babies got hungry so we fed them in the parking lot. We felt pretty ghetto doing this but sometimes you do what you gotta do.
Kristy somehow ended up in the back with the babies.
Mommy wore you in the Moby while we shopped.
Here is a group shot.
Aunt Kristy
You also visited Poppy this week.
Aunt Nanny came to visit too.
9 comments:
She's too cute!! We had the same issues with feeding. We ended up switching over completely to formula at about 2 1/2 months. And quite honestly, it was a relief for me!
love the name!! She is beautiful!!
such precious pictures!
"peeing and pooping with her diaper off"-- haha love it!!
Not that I am any kind of expert (Evie Sue being only 3 months) but I believe in the idea that "sleep begets sleep". I've read that babies can get over tired if they don't get enough sleep during the day and therefore will sleep rather fitfully at night. I am currently reading Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child and it is very interesting. All of that said, do what works for you. I completely understand wanting to wake her because she should be hungry by now right? But I also believe that you should not wake a sleeping baby...for everyone's sake! haha
I agree with Sara above about the sleep begets sleep thing, but for us that only held true once R was a bit older and more established in his sleep habits (around 4 months). At Sally's age, I tried to do a flexible routine of eat/awake/sleep and would wake him up to eat during the day about every 3 hours (basically, I never let him sleep more than 3 hours at a time during the day, or I paid for it at night!). I think that helped him distinguish between day and night. But what you're describing sounds like a growth spurt more than anything! She'll go through several periods where she'll want to eat more frequently, so just roll with it when that happens and know that this too shall pass!
Sarah, Sally just took my breath away! She is SO cute & growing so fast already. I'm in love!
LOVED this post. It just made my Monday so much better.
XoXO, Jess
hey sarah, sally is precious and y'all are doing a great job with her. i agree with leslie (above). i woke the babies up every 3 hours to eat during the day (i never woke them at night). i also had the routine of eat, "play", sleep. that way they weren't getting too much sleep in the day. once the boys were older and were down to 2 naps a day, i didn't dare wake them up :) hope you are feeling well. loved sally's portraits!!
For her neck, you can use aquaphor or any diaper rash cream. I also would sometimes use cornstarch but was always careful not to let it get in the face. My doctor said to keep everything bright and cheery (curtains opened, music, singing, etc.) during day and super boring for night feedings and they will eventually figure it out. I would barely turn on light at night and did very little talking.
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