Lily is doing well. She gained weight at each of her weight checks the end of last week and has another on Wednesday. We are hoping for more weight gain then. She is now eating up to 2 ounces in one sitting. Most of that is still formula via a syringe and feeding tube. The tube is attached to the syringe and I insert it into her mouth next to my finger. She sucks on my finger and gets formula through the tube. I am still pumping and nursing but she gets the majority of her nutrition from formula. I am trying to increase my milk supply by pumping and taking an herbal supplement- we'll see if it works. Besides eating, she still sleeps a lot! She is awake a few hours a day- like most newborns. She is an absolute doll awake or asleep. She is a very good natured baby. She does not cry much- usually only when you change her diaper- and then it's only a few cries. She really likes to be held and when she is fussy at night Brian will let her sleep on his chest. Overall we are settling into a rhythm and it revolves around feeding Lily.
She is starting to like baths. She has gotten 2 emergency baths this week after poop explosions. One of these emergency baths was followed by a Mommy emergency bath/clothing change. Poop escaped the diaper and got everywhere! All I could do was laugh.
Lily's full belly after lunch.
Asleep on Daddy
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