I can't believe it has been one month since our baby girl was born. It seems like just yesterday we were a family of two...but then again it seems like a lifetime ago.
Instead of the novel I could write about the past month, I will try to condense my thoughts down using bullet points.
Instead of the novel I could write about the past month, I will try to condense my thoughts down using bullet points.
- Taking care of a newborn is hard, frustrating, tiring, fun and totally fulfilling.
- Nursing a baby is also more work than I thought it was going to be. She doesn't always "get it" when I am feeding her, especially during the middle of the night.
- At her 2 weeks appointment, Avery weighed 9.3 pounds
- I takes me FOREVER to get ready to go anywhere.
- She wakes up every 2 hours to eat. It still surprises me how on the clock her stomach is. I don't ever really need to look at a clock...I know what time it is by her feeding schedule.
- Speaking of the aforementioned feeding schedule...I don't sleep much. But, I still manage to get by somehow.
- Avery is still learning how to keep her pacifier in.
- Avery is still learning how to sleep in her own bed. We made some progress last night, but with Kris sleeping, it is hard to let her fuss too much before picking her up. I am a new mom...I don't really know what I am doing. I think I need to read a book on it!
- Baby girl grunts. In her sleep and when she is awake. Always grunting!
- She has started to smile back at us. It is so fun to look into my baby girls eyes and talk to her and have her react with a big grin.
- Her dimples kill me, they are so dang cute!!
- We got professional pictures done of Avery this weekend. She did so well. I was worried that she was going to cry all the way through, but instead she slept!
- Her hair is getting a tint of red. You can really see it in the sunlight.
- Baby girl is very gassy. Sometimes she hurts and we don't know how to help her. It is hard to try and console such a little person when they are in such pain.
- She really is so fun! I love being able to stay home and watch our baby girl. Only 4 more weeks that I can do that. I am going to cherish every moment.
Here are some fun pictures from the past few weeks:
I am going to take a picture of Avery in her chair every month to see how much she has grown. Kris thinks she looks like a doll in this picture. This is her Newborn picture. I will take a picture of her 1 month soon.
Avery's first Halloween.
Lovin' the sling!
Her paci is so big!!!
Love this little girl more and more every day.
I am going to take a picture of Avery in her chair every month to see how much she has grown. Kris thinks she looks like a doll in this picture. This is her Newborn picture. I will take a picture of her 1 month soon.
Avery's first Halloween.
Lovin' the sling!
Love this little girl more and more every day.
I have less and less time these days to post anything.
When Kris comes home from work I like to use his help to allow me to: take a shower, make dinner or maybe take a nap.
Blogging has been put on the back burner; which I hate! I really will make more of an effort.
It seems like Avery grows more and more every day. I just want her to stay small so we can hold her all the time. I enjoy little things about her; the cute noises she makes while sleeping, watching her smile at me and the amazing feeling of having her lay my chest. She has also started to develop a little bit of baby acne. Poor thing!
She is SUCH a gassy baby. She passes gas so loud sometimes it startles us! Sometimes, while I am feeding her in the middle of the night, she will toot so loud it wakes Kris up! I can't believe the serious power this girls butt has!
We were lucky enough to have my brother, his girl friend and my best friend come visit us this weekend. We went to the Boise street market, made yummy food, held the baby, picked apples, watched the Boise State Game, ate pizza and stayed up way too late at night. It has taken me almost 3 days to recover!
Here are some fun pictures from this weekend.
Calee made Avery the pretty pick blanket in the pictures. It is so adorable! I know it took her a long time I love it!
When Kris comes home from work I like to use his help to allow me to: take a shower, make dinner or maybe take a nap.
Blogging has been put on the back burner; which I hate! I really will make more of an effort.
It seems like Avery grows more and more every day. I just want her to stay small so we can hold her all the time. I enjoy little things about her; the cute noises she makes while sleeping, watching her smile at me and the amazing feeling of having her lay my chest. She has also started to develop a little bit of baby acne. Poor thing!
She is SUCH a gassy baby. She passes gas so loud sometimes it startles us! Sometimes, while I am feeding her in the middle of the night, she will toot so loud it wakes Kris up! I can't believe the serious power this girls butt has!
We were lucky enough to have my brother, his girl friend and my best friend come visit us this weekend. We went to the Boise street market, made yummy food, held the baby, picked apples, watched the Boise State Game, ate pizza and stayed up way too late at night. It has taken me almost 3 days to recover!
Here are some fun pictures from this weekend.
Calee made Avery the pretty pick blanket in the pictures. It is so adorable! I know it took her a long time I love it!
I gave baby girl a little sponge bath today.
I have been neglecting it a little because
#1- I was scared
#2- I remember her screaming in the hospital when they gave her a bath and hate hearing her cry
But...today I wanted her to smell yummy because she will be meeting her Uncle Greg.
And it wasn't so bad. Sure she pooped while I was cleaning her...and peed...and cried.
But after it was all said and done she smells like a baby. Not that she didn't smell like a baby before, but now she smells like a Johnson's and Johnson's baby. I could smell the stop of her head all day long.
I have been neglecting it a little because
#1- I was scared
#2- I remember her screaming in the hospital when they gave her a bath and hate hearing her cry
But...today I wanted her to smell yummy because she will be meeting her Uncle Greg.
And it wasn't so bad. Sure she pooped while I was cleaning her...and peed...and cried.
But after it was all said and done she smells like a baby. Not that she didn't smell like a baby before, but now she smells like a Johnson's and Johnson's baby. I could smell the stop of her head all day long.
Our baby girl is very attached.
To my breasts.
I hardly can do anything during the day but nurse her. I honestly think she eats more than she sleeps.
But...milk makes her happy.
I finally caught a smile with my camera. I love this picture. You can see both her dimples and if you look hard enough you can even see a little chin dimple, courtesy of her daddy.
Yesterday, after feeding I laid her down on her back. Her and I were gazing into each others eyes (i was saying...are you done? are you finally full baby girl?). When out of nowhere...a volcano of white milk erupted out of her mouth. I hurried and lifted her up thinking she was sick. I looked at her and instead of crying...she just looked at me and smiled. We really have to work on her sense of humor.
This picture also makes me smile. The two loves of my life...
This is sorta embarrassing.
But...
I am so excited over something so little. It has practically changed my life over night.
You see this little thing? It's called a nipple shield. And, in its only 24 hours of use it has saved me from a lot of frustration and helped baby sleep really well last night!
I am truly a mother now. Whatever makes my baby happy (and full) makes me happy. And baby lovessss the nipple shield. It makes her do this:
Avery Charlotte Lloyd
I really didn't realize how much work a newborn is. She loves being held so that leaves me little time to do things that need to get done (ie: typing on my blog...brushing my teeth...going to the bathroom)
I put her in her swing today with the vibrate feature and that is how I found a little moment to log on here!
I love this baby girl so much. And seeing Kris take care of her makes me fall so much more in love with him. We are a little family now and I just couldn't be happier.
Hopefully I get the hang of being a mommy soon and I can post the whole delivery story soon before I forget it!
In the meantime, here are some pictures from the most amazing weekend of my life.
