My baby girl is turning one month old.
ONE MONTH!!
I'm amazed every day. Usually at least once a day Luke and I will look at each other and say "I don't understand _____" and we fill in the blank with the thing the newborn has confused us with that day. It's fun to start learning her a little but there is still so many times we haven't got a clue what she's thinking.
Our beloved Mimi left last Friday. What a blessing she had been through the first 3 weeks of Chloe's life. She smothered our girl with an immeasurable amount of kisses, cooked, cleaned, and spoiled us rotten. But, unfortunately, that life isn't reality. This first week without her has been better than I thought. Doing all the feedings myself through the night, putting our frozen meals in the crockpot for dinner, and attempting to keep up with the dishes and laundry hasn't been as tricky as I pictured... However, it's only been 7 days so that feeling might change in another 7. Luke usually spends the evenings holding, feeding, and changing Chloe so I can catch up with our house a little bit which helps so much! We are so, so grateful for the time that my mom got to stay and until next time, we are showing her lots of pictures and Skype when possible so Chloe doesn't ever forget her far-away Mimi and Papa!
Our beloved Mimi left last Friday. What a blessing she had been through the first 3 weeks of Chloe's life. She smothered our girl with an immeasurable amount of kisses, cooked, cleaned, and spoiled us rotten. But, unfortunately, that life isn't reality. This first week without her has been better than I thought. Doing all the feedings myself through the night, putting our frozen meals in the crockpot for dinner, and attempting to keep up with the dishes and laundry hasn't been as tricky as I pictured... However, it's only been 7 days so that feeling might change in another 7. Luke usually spends the evenings holding, feeding, and changing Chloe so I can catch up with our house a little bit which helps so much! We are so, so grateful for the time that my mom got to stay and until next time, we are showing her lots of pictures and Skype when possible so Chloe doesn't ever forget her far-away Mimi and Papa!
Here is the things I will want to remember:
*She is now consistently eating 3oz (90mL) per feeding. No fluctuation anymore. Mama will sometimes sneak 10-15 extra mL at night to get a few more mins of shut-eye but usually she outsmarts me and is done at 90mL anyway!
*Here is an example of her schedule right now:
7:30am -- Eat, Awake until 9-9:30
10:30am -- Eat, Awake until 11-11:30
1:30pm -- Eat, Awake until 3:30
4:30pm -- Eat, Awake until 5:30
7:30pm -- Eat, Awake on & off until 9:30-10 (still cranky time!)
10-ish pm -- Eat and right into bed
2am -- Eat, Rock about 10 mins, Asleep
5am -- Eat, Rock about 10 mins, Asleep
Each night is truly different but that's just a general timeline for our day.
*She will fight & fight & fight if you swaddle her with her hands inside the blanket. From conked out to wide awake is the result of trying to sneak her arms under the covers! As a result, we made a trip to the consignment store to add a couple PJs with hand covers to her collection because her hands get so cold at night.
*When she is having a little meltdown and I can't get her to calm down, I've found a solution that works every time....
One night when she was awake screaming at 2 am, I put her in there with the laundry room fan on until she fell asleep then tiptoed with her to her room (still in the basket, I might add) and left her in there to sleep!! I was too nervous that I'd wake her if I put her in the crib :)
*Poor girl is balding in the front!! She is losing her hair on top of her head while the back continues to be out-of-control!
Three Week Pictures
**One Month**
She is a diva and I'm okay with that... for now :)
*She is now consistently eating 3oz (90mL) per feeding. No fluctuation anymore. Mama will sometimes sneak 10-15 extra mL at night to get a few more mins of shut-eye but usually she outsmarts me and is done at 90mL anyway!
*Here is an example of her schedule right now:
7:30am -- Eat, Awake until 9-9:30
10:30am -- Eat, Awake until 11-11:30
1:30pm -- Eat, Awake until 3:30
4:30pm -- Eat, Awake until 5:30
7:30pm -- Eat, Awake on & off until 9:30-10 (still cranky time!)
10-ish pm -- Eat and right into bed
2am -- Eat, Rock about 10 mins, Asleep
5am -- Eat, Rock about 10 mins, Asleep
Each night is truly different but that's just a general timeline for our day.
*She will fight & fight & fight if you swaddle her with her hands inside the blanket. From conked out to wide awake is the result of trying to sneak her arms under the covers! As a result, we made a trip to the consignment store to add a couple PJs with hand covers to her collection because her hands get so cold at night.
*When she is having a little meltdown and I can't get her to calm down, I've found a solution that works every time....
*Poor girl is balding in the front!! She is losing her hair on top of her head while the back continues to be out-of-control!
Three Week Pictures
**One Month**
Gotta love that awkward baby-balding! I eventually started using headbands after so many people asked if Penny was a boy :) She's so precious and you're doing a great job!!
ReplyDeleteI miss the precious little girl. Can't believe how much she has changed in 1 week. She is so adorable and her messy hair still makes me laugh out loud.
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