Lily had her 2 month check up today. She charmed all the nurses and the doctor. She such a little cutie! She smiled and cooed at everyone. I can't believe how much weight she has gained. She weighs 12 pounds! She has almost doubled her birth weight at 2 months. She is now 90th percentile for her weight and 75-90th percentile for height (now 23.25 inches long). She had to get 3 shots and drink a solution. She was a champ. Don't get me wrong- she screamed with the shots but she calmed down quickly and was ok. I gave her some tylenol afterward and she was ok for a while. But then she got sleepy and slept basically all afternoon/evening. She was even opting for sleep over food. When she did wake up she ate some but she was an unhappy fuss-ball. She is sleeping now. We'll see how tonight goes...
As some of you may have heard we moved Lily to her crib in the nursery this week. I had gotten into this bad habit of letting her sleep on my chest. So she ended up in bed with us a lot and I ended up with a backache from sleeping semi-upright. She was not too happy the 1st couple nights we tried to move her. But last night went pretty well. Instead of using the pack'n play in our room we moved her to the nursery. She stayed in her crib all night. She was pretty restless and woke up a lot more than normal but it was light-years better than prior attempts. Hopefully tongiht will go okay- I have doubts because she is not feeling well. Cross your fingers for us!
The video below is from yesterday. Lily loves the mobile above her crib. It's too bad it only lasts a couple minutes- we might need to get a longer playing one.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Saturday, October 23, 2010
8 weeks old
Lily turned 8 weeks old yesterday. She is getting bigger by the day. Over the last week she has started smiling a lot and it is SO cute. I have caught a couple on camera. She is also sleeping for longer stretches at night but not consistently. We still eat every night at 3 AM and then between 6:30 and 7:30. Sometimes there is a 11 pm or 1 am feeding too but that varies.
I find out about Lily's daycare spot on Monday. They are dragging their feet on this big time. I go back to work in a week and don't know for sure that she has a spot. It's really not good for Mommy's peace of mind to wait this long. I think we'll be fine- she'll have a spot. They were giving the last family ahead of us on the waiting list until 6:15 Friday evening to claim the spot. If they did not claim it the spot will be ours. So I will find out Monday morning. I will be very relieved once it's all set up.
Linda and Kenny are visiting. They came Thursday and leave tomorrow morning. Lily has stolen their hearts and she is enjoying all the attention. She is a lucky little girl to have so many people who love her.
Here are some pictures from this last week.
I find out about Lily's daycare spot on Monday. They are dragging their feet on this big time. I go back to work in a week and don't know for sure that she has a spot. It's really not good for Mommy's peace of mind to wait this long. I think we'll be fine- she'll have a spot. They were giving the last family ahead of us on the waiting list until 6:15 Friday evening to claim the spot. If they did not claim it the spot will be ours. So I will find out Monday morning. I will be very relieved once it's all set up.
Linda and Kenny are visiting. They came Thursday and leave tomorrow morning. Lily has stolen their hearts and she is enjoying all the attention. She is a lucky little girl to have so many people who love her.
Here are some pictures from this last week.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Weekly Pictures
Lily is getting bigger and more expressive. She is holding her head up more- though sometimes she fools you into thinking that she has good head control then flop. She is still eating like a champ and growing. She is chubby now with the most adorable cheeks. I would guess that she weighs a little over 10 pounds and she is now wearing 3 month size clothes. They are all mostly big on her but the newborn size is too small.
My return to work is looming. I am not looking forward to leaving Lily but I do miss my friends and colleague's at work. I am nervous about returning to work. Lily is going to end up in daycare- the nanny sharing idea is not going to work out. There is a daycare center across the street from the hospital. Several of my friends use it and like it. Lily should have a spot there by the time I go back. It will be convenient for drop off/pick up and also I can run over and see her if I have time during the day. It's a 5 minute walk from my office- it takes longer to get to parts of the hospital. I hope it will work out ok.
Not much else going on here. We were happy to have great grandma visit this week. I am pretty sure that Lily stole her heart. Everyone who meets her seems to fall in love with her. Lily is so lucky to have so many people who love her. Great-grandma has to go back to Florida today, Helayne is coming in for just a day tomorrow and then Grammy Linda and Kenny are coming Thursday.
Here are some pictures from this week.
My return to work is looming. I am not looking forward to leaving Lily but I do miss my friends and colleague's at work. I am nervous about returning to work. Lily is going to end up in daycare- the nanny sharing idea is not going to work out. There is a daycare center across the street from the hospital. Several of my friends use it and like it. Lily should have a spot there by the time I go back. It will be convenient for drop off/pick up and also I can run over and see her if I have time during the day. It's a 5 minute walk from my office- it takes longer to get to parts of the hospital. I hope it will work out ok.
Not much else going on here. We were happy to have great grandma visit this week. I am pretty sure that Lily stole her heart. Everyone who meets her seems to fall in love with her. Lily is so lucky to have so many people who love her. Great-grandma has to go back to Florida today, Helayne is coming in for just a day tomorrow and then Grammy Linda and Kenny are coming Thursday.
Here are some pictures from this week.
Friday, October 8, 2010
Mommy's try at video
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6 weeks old
There's not much going on up here. We are all doing well. We have a few more visitors coming in the next few weeks. And I only have a few more weeks before I go back to work- scheduled to go back November 1st. The big project between now and then will be sleep. We have not really started working on our sleep schedule yet. I have been letting Lily dictate when sleepy time is so far. I know that we need to get her on a schedule that we can keep after I go back to work but we have not started that process yet. It's not going to be fun.
Lily continues to grow like a weed. She has a great appetite. Over the last week she has really found her voice. She is crying and protesting more. She has been more fussy this week than she had been cumulative in the 5 weeks prior. That said she is still a remarkably good baby. I really can not complain. She is such a snuggle baby. She likes to sleep squished up next to you or on your chest- very sweet.
Here are some pictures from this last week.
Lily continues to grow like a weed. She has a great appetite. Over the last week she has really found her voice. She is crying and protesting more. She has been more fussy this week than she had been cumulative in the 5 weeks prior. That said she is still a remarkably good baby. I really can not complain. She is such a snuggle baby. She likes to sleep squished up next to you or on your chest- very sweet.
Here are some pictures from this last week.
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| tummy time |
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| tummy time |
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| sleeping or deep in thought? |
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| little bean |
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| bundled up and ready to go |
Friday, October 1, 2010
5 Weeks Old Already
Lily keeps getting bigger and better each day. She is eating like a champ and growing out of a lot of her newborn clothes. She is probably over 9lbs now. Brian thinks that she is about 10 lbs but we have not weighed her since her doctor's visit to know for sure. She is doing really well and trying to get her days and nights straight- she has a bad night every now and then but she's working on it. It's hard to believe that she is 5 weeks old already. The reality of going back to work and having to finalize child care plans is looming. I am trying to ignore it and enjoy my time with her for now.
My Dad has been visiting the last few days. Lily clearly has him wrapped around her little tiny finger. Everyone that meets her seems to fall in love with her. She is such a sweet baby- very snuggly and happy. She has discovered her voice a little more over the last week- she'll give one loud cry- or squawk as I call it- to protest something and now she'll actually cry when she's hungry. Before she would just fuss and wiggle when she wanted to eat.
My Dad has been visiting the last few days. Lily clearly has him wrapped around her little tiny finger. Everyone that meets her seems to fall in love with her. She is such a sweet baby- very snuggly and happy. She has discovered her voice a little more over the last week- she'll give one loud cry- or squawk as I call it- to protest something and now she'll actually cry when she's hungry. Before she would just fuss and wiggle when she wanted to eat.
