For the first time ever, Grace let me put her ladybug boots on her this morning. Somehow they even seem to go with the outfit I picked out. Even Mommy approved without a hint of sarcasm…which is rare for my fashion choices.
Archive for February, 2010
Good Job, Hazel
02
Feb
It’s been one week since we brought home our “Take Home Baby”, so now is probably a good time to review how she is doing. Here’s the rundown on her current responsibilities…
Packing on the ounces
7 lbs 4 oz, at last week’s pediatrician weigh-in, Hazel had already surpassed her birth weight by one ounce. It usually takes a week or more to level out the expected decline but Hazel leveled while we were still in the hospital and is now on the road to thighs like croissants. There is still a long way to go to get those flaky, buttery, pastry-like limbs but we know she is getting what she needs from Mommy.
Eating and sleeping
Breastfeeding was such a challenge with Grace, we were hoping that the experience would be different this time around. And it is. Hazel is like clockwork for most of the day announcing that 3 hours has passed since the start of the last session with a high-pitched wail that would make a good deterrent for loitering youths. Since a feeding takes about 45 minutes, that would leave about 2 hours and 15 minutes for Jenn to get some quality sleep...IF…Hazel didn’t also need a certain amount of cuddling to stay alseep. Grace never required or really wanted much cuddling, she just wanted to be left alone to catch her zzz’s and grow. With Hazel, there is a lot of room for our friends who like holding babies to get their fix (please make an orderly line to the right). Fortunately, she lets Mommy get some extra winks as the sun comes up as she seems to like that particular time to catch a few of her own.