I'm writing this up pretty haphazardly so I'll be brief and let the pictures do most of the talking. Thank you to those who have sent diapers, clothes and other gifts - it's been so helpful. Who knew an amazon wish list could make things so easy!
What Are We Like:
* I looooove to laugh in my sleep. Im not a particularly smiley baby yet, but when those eyelids close, I have the funniest dreams and I chuckle and giggle galore.
What We Like:
* Music, although, not necessarily mom singing it.
* "Yard Time" - we let her lay out unswaddled and just dance. She especially likes this when it's sunny outside
* Cat naps. Usually, less than 5 minutes, but sometimes as long as 15! Just long enough to get very little done.
* Sunlight and fresh air. We love our walks and staring out into the patio on bright sunny days.
* Staring at nothing on the wall or ceiling and freaking out Mom and Dad in the middle of the night.
* Food. So much food! We've already had a couple growth spurt days that required hourly feeding. That was... intense. But our socks are already fitting better - it's amazing to actually see milestones of her growing like that. Socks that fell off in minutes before now stay on all day!
What We Don't Like:
* Sleep. This baby... the first 3 1/2 weeks were pretty rough. We had many days where the cumulative amount of sleep had by all (baby included) was ~4hrs. That's right, a mere four hours from midnight to midnight. You may have read newborns sleep on average 16 hrs. We didn't even care if it was 'through the night.' We just wanted sleep and it was oh so elusive. We're finally coming around in this 2nd month to something more normal... but good god was that hard.
* Clothing. We're a diapers and socks only kid. And that's mighty ok in this household!
* Baths. We're getting better here, everyday she's a bit more tolerant of the process. I hope she likes being immersed in water and swimming in the near future
We're Not Sure About
And for our 1 month update!
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| Don't worry it's not on - just showin' support for Dad's work! |
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| It was not all smooth sailing with the photo shoot... |
What Are We Like:
* I looooove to laugh in my sleep. Im not a particularly smiley baby yet, but when those eyelids close, I have the funniest dreams and I chuckle and giggle galore.
(My heart wants to explode every time I get to hear it/see it)
* I'm still doing disposable diapers until I'm a bit bigger and then it's onto cloth diapers hopefully!
* Ive got a ton of energy. Mom doesn't know how I stays awake for as long as I do, but I do. And it's not for lack of trying to go to sleep either.
* Two types of sleep: Sleep sleep (0) & pseudo sleep (1). Pseudo sleep (1) generally occurs between 2am and 8am. I will coo, cry and move, but only for 5-10 seconds, then go back to Sleep sleep (0) for 15-20 minutes so that mom and dad can get some rest. Basically, I'm a very noisy kid!
* Ive got a ton of energy. Mom doesn't know how I stays awake for as long as I do, but I do. And it's not for lack of trying to go to sleep either.
* Two types of sleep: Sleep sleep (0) & pseudo sleep (1). Pseudo sleep (1) generally occurs between 2am and 8am. I will coo, cry and move, but only for 5-10 seconds, then go back to Sleep sleep (0) for 15-20 minutes so that mom and dad can get some rest. Basically, I'm a very noisy kid!
What We Like:
* Music, although, not necessarily mom singing it.
* "Yard Time" - we let her lay out unswaddled and just dance. She especially likes this when it's sunny outside
* Cat naps. Usually, less than 5 minutes, but sometimes as long as 15! Just long enough to get very little done.
* Sunlight and fresh air. We love our walks and staring out into the patio on bright sunny days.
* Staring at nothing on the wall or ceiling and freaking out Mom and Dad in the middle of the night.
* Food. So much food! We've already had a couple growth spurt days that required hourly feeding. That was... intense. But our socks are already fitting better - it's amazing to actually see milestones of her growing like that. Socks that fell off in minutes before now stay on all day!
What We Don't Like:
* Sleep. This baby... the first 3 1/2 weeks were pretty rough. We had many days where the cumulative amount of sleep had by all (baby included) was ~4hrs. That's right, a mere four hours from midnight to midnight. You may have read newborns sleep on average 16 hrs. We didn't even care if it was 'through the night.' We just wanted sleep and it was oh so elusive. We're finally coming around in this 2nd month to something more normal... but good god was that hard.
* Clothing. We're a diapers and socks only kid. And that's mighty ok in this household!
* Baths. We're getting better here, everyday she's a bit more tolerant of the process. I hope she likes being immersed in water and swimming in the near future
We're Not Sure About
* The swing or bouncy chair. Everyone said these would be lifesavers but she would have none of if until the past 3 or 4 days. Who knows.
* Our bassinet. It's been quite hard convincing this baby to sleep in her pack n play. She much prefers sleeping with Mom, the couch or most recently, the swing.
* The cats. She's not aware of them but they love to watch over her. Rosie is particular will standby to help if Elise seems upset or is kicking a good deal.
* Car Rides. These are hit or miss. There's little else as stressful as driving with a crying baby and being able to do nothing about it.
Ed and I keep saying it, we're very lucky to have such a great baby. The sleeping thing is hard, but she's really not a crier or screamer. She's tolerant of our flubs and she never startles unless she does it to herself (mostly sleep jerks). Even when she occasionally bites a nipple and I yelp and curse, she contentedly continues as if nothing happened. A very sweet baby indeed.
I'm working on a list of products we've found valuable this first month, for the next post. I really found opinion pieces like that helpful when I was combing through blogs I like, looking for baby advice.
Ed and I keep saying it, we're very lucky to have such a great baby. The sleeping thing is hard, but she's really not a crier or screamer. She's tolerant of our flubs and she never startles unless she does it to herself (mostly sleep jerks). Even when she occasionally bites a nipple and I yelp and curse, she contentedly continues as if nothing happened. A very sweet baby indeed.
Otherwise, Ed and I are hanging in there. Trying to sleep when we can. Ed is keeping the coffee industry afloat. I was surviving on candy bars (twix and snickers mainly) for 3 weeks to give me energy at 2am.
Also, we finally recieved a garden plot from the community garden. Great timing considering we started a ton of seedlings when my mom was here.
I'm working on a list of products we've found valuable this first month, for the next post. I really found opinion pieces like that helpful when I was combing through blogs I like, looking for baby advice.
Til next time!
Speaking from multiple children, I had one child LOVE his bouncy chair and he grew to like his swing and my 2nd child hated both... he needed to be in the thick of everything! Aidan was a loud sleeper, he was in the bassinet for 3 weeks and then he was in his crib because I was so worried every time he moved or made a sound that I wouldn't even go to sleep. Just remember, the more you hold her when she is falling asleep, the harder it will be to get her to fall asleep on her own. I know it absolutely sucks because you realllllllly love holding them, but eventually you will want your bed back :) PS- she's beautiful and you all look so happy! Congrats again!
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