Nine Weeks

Todd got such a kick out of her surprise at discovering both fists.

 

Our happy girl is growing and developing by leaps and bounds it seems these days.  I've forgotten how much change happens in a week when they're newborns.  And she is seriously such a happy, content little baby.  The only time she ever fusses is if it's time for a nap or I'm trying to wake her up from sleeping, and during tummy time - she loathes tummy time.  This week she started sleeping eight hours from 10:30 pm to 6:30 am. Yay!  She continues to give us big smiles and loves to talk and coo and interact. Oh! And she figured out how to suck her thumb which is the cutest thing ever!  I'm sure it won't be cute when she's two or twelve, but right now it's adorable.  She loves the toys on her bouncy seats and has even started to try to bat at them - if only her hands would cooperate!  The girls continue to be so sweet to her and have been big helps with watching her and playing with her if I need to be doing something else during her waketimes.   

Six Weeks

Five Weeks

This week we hit a little snag with nursing.  I thought things were going well in that department - she was pooping and peeing the appropriate amount, not acting fussy or starving between feedings, sleeping well - but it turns out our little lady is a bit of a "lazy" nurser.  She'd been systematically reducing my milk supply over the past few weeks by drinking less and less at each nursing once the flow got slower, and she had to work harder to get it.  I thought she was just an efficient nurser, but it turns out I was wrong.  She wasn't gaining weight!  So now I am triple feeding - nurse, pump, feed with bottle - in an effort to help her gain weight so that in turn she will hopefully be a better nurser once she's bigger.  I'm not super enthused about having to do this, and I cried buckets when I had to buy formula to supplement because my milk supply was so low, but a few days perspective has made all the difference, and I'm going to persevere and see what happens over the next few weeks.  It actually makes me feel better knowing she'll take a bottle and that formula is an option if things don't work out.  One way or the other she'll get fed, and she IS gaining weight, which is the most important thing.