Weight: 9lbs 2oz
Height: 21in
Size Diaper: 1
Eating: Nurses 10-15 mins on each side. Will sometimes only take one side, but usually takes both. Nurses anywhere from 7-8 times in a 24 hour period (every 2 to 3 hours during the day, and every 3-4 hours at night). When I pump and give her a bottle (started one bottle every other day at 3 weeks), she will take anywhere from 3.5-4 ounces.
Sleeping: Seems to sleep more during the day than at night :) It took a while to get her days and nights straightened out, but I think we have finally accomplished this! Emma naps a lot during the day in her bassinet, and sleeps at night in either the bassinet or rock n' play. I will say that towards the end of her first month she is sleeping less and less in the bassinet and more in the rock n' play as she seems to have some reflux issues when sleeping on her back.
Size Clothes: Newborn, 0-3 months
Emma's favorite place to be is someone's arms. Sweet girl LOVES to be held...and we love holding her so that works out nicely :)
I started the Moms on Call schedule at three weeks, but am also following the Baby Wise principles within that schedule. She eats, plays for about 45 minutes, then goes back to sleep. This is the case for the majority of her feedings, but she also has several times when she will fall asleep right after feeding. I should note here that though I am following this schedule, I am not stressing about it (anymore!). A dear friend of my sister..and now a dear friend of mine...told me about a book called "Spirit Led Parenting" which has completely encouraged me and helped me feel a sense of freedom from keeping a tight schedule. We are definitely keeping a routine, but I am really trying not to worry about keeping an hour-to-hour schedule yet. This is difficult for my type-A personality, but I am working on it and am so thankful for all that the Lord is teaching me through this book.
Bathtime is a favorite time of day for Emma. She loves looking at herself in the mirror while she is getting bathed. There is NOTHING better than a freshly bathed baby :)
We started doing some tummy time around three weeks. She does not fuss too much but gets quite comfy and falls asleep most of the time :) Watson loves to help me keep her awake and try to get her to turn her head from side to side. When she does stay awake during tummy time she tends to scoot all over the place. I walked out of the room for just a minute the other day to get Watson dressed and when I came back in her room she had scooted all the way to the middle of her room. She didn't like that too much, but I was pretty impressed!
I'm not sure if we are dealing with actual reflux yet, but we are definitely dealing with lots of spit up and grunting after eating. I am hoping that this is just her little body growing and adjusting, but our pediatrician said we will reevaluate at her two month appointment.
The three week growth spurt created one HUNGRY little girl! I seriously think she nursed every hour one day....I felt like we were literally connected all day long!
She loves to stretch out on her back and look around. It is so fun watching her become more and more alert every day.
We are absolutely head over heels in love with our baby girl and feel beyond blessed to have the privilege of being her parents.
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