Kaia is 7 weeks old already and I can't believe it! She is smiling, laughing, and talking A LOT! I am guessing she weighs over 10 lbs. now, but we will see for sure when we go to our baby group later. She is starting to get herself into a bit more of a routine where she eats every 3 hours during the day, after each feeding she stays awake and plays for about 45 min. to an hour, then she gets sleepy and takes a short nap (about 30 min.), then wakes up, gets changed and played with for a little while until it's time to eat again. At night she's been going to bed around 9 or 9:30, sleeps until about 2:00, eats, then sleeps again till 5:00, eats, then sleep again till 7:00 or 8:00. I look forward to the time she doesn't need the 2am feeding anymore!
We had a fun Easter yesterday and Kaia got several little presents! The Easter Bunny brought her a basket with a stuffed duck, hair bows, a book, and pacifier clips! She also got a swimsuit and sunglasses, several books, and 2 stuffed bunnies from family :) We're not sure where all of her stuffed animals will go... We went to church in the morning and Kaia slept for about half of the service, then woke up and got passed down the pew for the rest. She did a great job! Then we went to Grandma and Grandpa's house for Easter lunch (and more baby passing) and then over to Grandma's house to visit with Aunt Kerin before she headed back home.
In the meantime, I got to have an exciting root canal last week and will need to get a crown put on next week. Not my idea of a good time on maternity leave! Hopefully that'll be the end of my dental work for awhile. Kaia gets her 2 month check-up and shots next week. I'm a little nervous about her shots... I don't want to watch her cry! I am interested to see what percentile she is in as far as height and weight though. I'll have to report her progress after her appt. next week!
Monday, April 25, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
4 and 5 Weeks Old
Miss Kaia is growing and changing more every day. She's up to about 9 lbs. 10 oz. and her eating is a bit more regular. Of course now that it's a bit more regular, she'll be going through her 6 week growth spurt any day now! We did start some reflux medicine since she appears so uncomfortable during and after most feedings and poor baby spits up so much. I hope this helps her to fill up and stay happy and comfortable for longer after each feeding. Unfortunately... I also have to try eliminating all dairy from my diet for awhile to see if that helps :( Anything for my baby though!
The smiles are coming more often now as well and I love it! The best is when I pick her up from her crib (or wherever she's sleeping) after she wakes up and she gives me a big smile! Or when she's in the middle of eating and she'll suddenly stop, look up at me, and smile :) I so look forward to when she can laugh, too!
Today I went and bought a Moby Wrap with one of our baby gift cards after hearing such rave reviews about it in our Baby & Me group and from the lactation consultant. Kaia is so much calmer and happier when she's close to us, which results in me having to hold her a lot of the day. She does have floor time and tummy time, but likes it best if one of us is right there with her. Let me just say that this thing is amazing so far! I know I only bought it today, but once I figured out how to wrap it around me and put her in it, she's happy as can be. She cried for about 1 min. while I figured out how to put her in it and got her adjusted, but she quickly calmed down and drifted off to sleep. And this baby NEVER napped more than 10 - 15 min. during the daytime before! Now she's on her second nap of the day all snuggled up against me which allows me to do things like put stuff away around the house, do laundry, or even check E-mail and update the blog! You know, it makes sense... think about all the cultures around the world that wear their babies constantly and have no colicky babies. And do those kids end up spoiled? Nope! They actually seem to end up better off than lots of babies/kids that are not "worn" by their parents! I know there are many, many theories on child rearing out there and some would say that infants will get too used to being worn and will not know how to sleep outside of the sling. I really don't believe that, but if I see it starting to happen, I'll rethink the sling. Obviously, I'm not keeping her in it every minute of the day! Anyway, I'm loving wearing my baby right now! There are lots of good websites about Baby Wearing but here's a simple one with an article that I liked: http://www.askdrsears.com/html/5/t051100.asp
I can't believe my baby is almost 6 weeks old! I already feel like she's growing up so fast! On another note, remember back when I posted about dreaming that my best friend and I had baby girls a few months apart and then I found out that she WAS pregnant and due in April... and that we were both expecting girls? Well she welcomed Baby Emmersyn just a few weeks early on March 30!!! I wish that I could be there to meet the baby and talk about our "new parent" issues and concerns together, but she's about 3 hours away from us, so we have to rely on lots of texting right now. It's so great to have friends going through the same things I am so I always have them to bounce questions and ideas off of!
The smiles are coming more often now as well and I love it! The best is when I pick her up from her crib (or wherever she's sleeping) after she wakes up and she gives me a big smile! Or when she's in the middle of eating and she'll suddenly stop, look up at me, and smile :) I so look forward to when she can laugh, too!
Today I went and bought a Moby Wrap with one of our baby gift cards after hearing such rave reviews about it in our Baby & Me group and from the lactation consultant. Kaia is so much calmer and happier when she's close to us, which results in me having to hold her a lot of the day. She does have floor time and tummy time, but likes it best if one of us is right there with her. Let me just say that this thing is amazing so far! I know I only bought it today, but once I figured out how to wrap it around me and put her in it, she's happy as can be. She cried for about 1 min. while I figured out how to put her in it and got her adjusted, but she quickly calmed down and drifted off to sleep. And this baby NEVER napped more than 10 - 15 min. during the daytime before! Now she's on her second nap of the day all snuggled up against me which allows me to do things like put stuff away around the house, do laundry, or even check E-mail and update the blog! You know, it makes sense... think about all the cultures around the world that wear their babies constantly and have no colicky babies. And do those kids end up spoiled? Nope! They actually seem to end up better off than lots of babies/kids that are not "worn" by their parents! I know there are many, many theories on child rearing out there and some would say that infants will get too used to being worn and will not know how to sleep outside of the sling. I really don't believe that, but if I see it starting to happen, I'll rethink the sling. Obviously, I'm not keeping her in it every minute of the day! Anyway, I'm loving wearing my baby right now! There are lots of good websites about Baby Wearing but here's a simple one with an article that I liked: http://www.askdrsears.com/html/5/t051100.asp
I can't believe my baby is almost 6 weeks old! I already feel like she's growing up so fast! On another note, remember back when I posted about dreaming that my best friend and I had baby girls a few months apart and then I found out that she WAS pregnant and due in April... and that we were both expecting girls? Well she welcomed Baby Emmersyn just a few weeks early on March 30!!! I wish that I could be there to meet the baby and talk about our "new parent" issues and concerns together, but she's about 3 hours away from us, so we have to rely on lots of texting right now. It's so great to have friends going through the same things I am so I always have them to bounce questions and ideas off of!
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