Six weeks

Life is so busy that I can't seem to catch up! I wanted to be good about staying up to date on my blogs after Chloe made her entrance but the sun seems to be setting before I can find a minute to sit down and blog. Soooooo, I'm settling for keeping up every 2 weeks... since it takes me about a week to get it written now!!

Chloe turned 6 weeks. I can't believe how much this sweet girl has changed our lives.
Chloe Updates:

*Hasn't been to the doctor (for a regular checkup--see below for an update) since her 2 week checkup but has visibly grown in length and weight

*Eats 4-5oz every 3.5 hours (or so!) during the day but will sometimes go 5 -7 hours between her night feedings. One night, she went 8.5 HOURS!!! Just the last few days Ive been giving her 2-3oz before I go to bed. When she was going these long stretches it would be like 5:30pm to 12am but that would cause her to get up 12, 3, 6 and up for the day at 7:30... which mama didn't like so much!!

*Has been staying with Grammy for a couple hours twice a week and doing great. Even G-pa watched her for a while this past week and Jill came home to them snuggling in the chair  :)

*Starting to smile at me. I thought they were gassy smiles until I made noises and got a smile, looked away and was quiet then when I did the same thing about a minute later, I got another smile. Unless she has the most impeccable timing EVER, I'd say the smiles are starting!!!

*Hovering between Newborn and 0-3months clothing. Most newborn clothes are too tight but she can't quite fully keep up her 0-3 month bottoms!

*Does perfectly in the carseat. Every once in a while we have to rock her as soon as we put her in it but once she is snapped into the car, I've never once had to stop the car to calm, rock, or plug in her pacifier.

*Loves her swing to fall asleep in but still hates her activity mat. Whenever I lay her on it, she turns her head away and starts to cry within a matter of only a couple mins.

*Will rarely fall asleep during the day without her pacifier in but never, ever uses it to fall asleep at night.

*Growing back her hair on the top of her head. Poor girl had gone nearly bald on top (while keeping her long locks in the back though!) and is starting to get the little peach fuzz back.

Update: we went to the Dr yesterday after Chloe had a projectile vomit all over. I'd never seen such a thing and it was sooo sad. Turns out she has acid reflux which was causing her to cry and spit up after every feeding. He started her on some medication to keep the acid down. There is nothing they can do about the reflux action but this will at least help keep the acid in her tummy which also means the vomit will stay there too! She's had 2 doses of the medication and still gets fussy but no spit up at all. The doctor wasn't too worried about her though since she is 9lbs 2oz now!

Sample Schedule at 6 weeks:
7:30am Awake for the day
8 Eat, Awake until 9:30 or 10
10am Catnap in her swing until 11ish
11 Eat, Awake until 12:30
12:30-2:30 Sleep
2:30pm Eat, Awake 2:30-4
4-5:30 Sleep
5:30 Eat, Awake until 8 or sometimes 9
8or9 Sleep until I wake her...
10:30-11pm Eat (so mama can go to bed)
3:30am Eat
That schedule means one awesome thing: I'm usually only up once a night!

MY BABY GIRL IS SMILING!!!!!!!

Sounding like daddy...

Mommy update: After being steady at the same weight for 3 weeks now, the doctor said I will have to work to get the rest of my baby weight off. I'm blessed with GREAT genes which has made weight never be an issue for me. I've never had to choose to pass on dessert, take the stairs instead of the elevator and especially never had to turn on the Kinect instead of catching up on my favorite TV show. Buuuuut, this morning I started Operation: Kick Baby Weight in the Butt. I bought spinach (yes Tyson, I'm eating spinach just like you!) to make salads at lunch, yogurt and granola for breakfast, sipping my water while I drive PASSED Starbucks, and spending Chloe's first morning snooze working out with our Xbox Kinect. This will be good for me. The motivation may take a couple days to catch up but I'm excited to commit to this. Truthfully, I didn't want to write about this. I wanted to seem like it was no big deal and just silently lose it but it's a real fact of having a baby (or a real fact when you eat what you want and gain more than you should!). I don't want to seem vain or like I'm making a big deal out of a few pounds. I don't want to be insensitive to those that have a hard time with weight. Please know that it isn't my intention to be petty or callus but I want to be honest for those other girls that may be silently struggling with wanting to shed their baby weight too. So, honest facts: I had gained 30 lbs as of 5 days before Chloe was born (they didn't weight me upon checkin since I was so far dilated), lost 18 within the first 3 weeks and have been hovering at +12 ever since. I don't think obsessing about weight is healthy and I don't plan to be that way. I just want to be real about where I'm at and that I'd like to get back to pre-pregnancy weight so I can look good for my hot baby daddy :)

Ironically, I wanted to get back to posting my new recipes that I've tried but as I'm writing this, I realize that they aren't too healthy... Maybe next post I will have something a little healthier to suggest. Until then, here are my new finds this post:  Cinnamon Roll Casserole, Secret Fruit Salad, and my personal favorite: Kaelee's Fantastical Overnight French Toast. Trust me, it's that great!

Thanks for reading. I'm headed to eat my spinach salad with raspberry walnut vinaigrette now... and a side of cucumbers and apples :)

*Mama C & Sleeping Baby C*