Brody bear,
Your mommy is still very emotional - going through the baby blues but loving you more every day.
We are finally finding a little bit of a rhythm after the first week that was really hard. The check-up with your pediatrician went well. You don't really like the doctor's office though. You are fine before and after, but while we are in there, you cry pretty much the whole time. They weigh you when you are naked, I'm sure it's cold and bright for you. Your weight went from 7 pounds 15 ouz. at birth, to 7 pounds 9 ounces after 5 days and 8 pounds 9 ounces after 11 days, which is really good according to doctor. He mentioned that he assumes that breastfeeding is going well. They typically expect babys to gain their birth weight back after 10 days and we are clearly above that. :) Breastfeeding success!
You lost your belly button leftover on 4/23/2013 after 15 days. You started being really fussy and/or gassy during this week and you seem to prefer the crib over the pack n play that we have you sleep in. For the time being it is going to stay this way since we want you to be in the room with us until you are at least 4-6 months if possible. You are growing so rapidly though that I'm not sure you will fit into the pack n play for much longer.
Your grandparents were with us this week and we were so happy that they could meet you. You took your pacifier for the first time this week when we introduced it after you cried for a while.
We are taking our first walks around the neighborhood - meanwhile you are mostly sleeping and don't really know yet that you have left the house.
You got your social security number and therefore your first letter addressed to you.
We tried to get your passport pictures done but didn't succeed, so we decided to take them at home. The instructions say that you have to have a neutral facial expression. I think we succeeded. :))
We'll try to get your passport shortly and applied for your birth certificate also.
All in all everything is starting to go a little smoother but we are still learning.
Brody,
Wow - we are making it through the first week. What a shock to the system - but we are over the moon -very tired - but very over the moon.
Went to see your pediatrician and everything looks good. You weighed a little less which was to be expected for a breastfed baby a couple of days after birth but we were far from the usual 10% so you are already doing great. We are hoping for good measurements at the next appointment.
You love the car seat - just as most infants you fall asleep right away.
You hate diaper changes and cry up a storm. We try to keep you warm while we change you but it just doesn't seem to be one of your favorite things.
You started sleeping in the pack and play starting day 4 - before your dad and I took shifts to keep an eye on you all through the night and hold you. We were really nervous about you and your breathing after you spit up a couple of times in the hospital. They said it would most likely be amniotic fluid that is left over and it seems that was true since you stopped doing it here at home and we finally felt comfortable enough to put you in the pack and play next to our bed.
You have successfully marked your room multiple times already since me and your dad are still learning and tend to forget to cover your equipment during changes. You are teaching us! Aaah, the pit stops...
During the day you like to be held and prefer to sleep in mommies arms rather than the pack n play.
You became more alert already during your first week and started to 'try' to put your thumb in your mouth for soothing. You become frustrated when you can't get it back in there but it's amazing how fast you started this .
Your content face after you feed is one of my favorites. Here is a shot of your milk coma happiness (makes me happy!!)
Your skin is peeling and it sounds like this is a normal occurence for newborns. You had a little bit of a rash in the hospital that went away after a day or two.
Everything is so new and we find ourselves overwhelmed at times. We are trying to get used to you just as you are trying to get used to us and your new life outside the womb. We are happy this journey started and love you very much already!
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