How far along? I am 39 weeks. . . or I would be, if I were still pregnant. She is 5 days old.
Size of baby: At her appointment yesterday, she was 6 pounds 8.5 ounces and 19.5 inches long.
Sleep: I have been sleeping much better since my parents are in town and are taking the night shifts while she's awake and fussy. The first two nights with this little one were rough. Jacob and I basically took turns holding her all night because she would cry every time we set her down. She sleeps really well in her swing (or in someone's arms) during the day and is much more alert at night.
Total weight gain: I haven't been on a scale since my last OB appointment, but I imagine I've lost at least 6 pounds since last week. She lost an ounce in the hospital, but is already back up to her birthweight, give or take half an ounce.
Unglamorous body changes: I have accumulated a second degree tear and a tendency to leak fluid from various orifices. She is just as beautiful today as the day she was born. Maybe more so, since she's not so squashed looking.
Best moment this week: I had the chance to meet our baby girl and have been soaking up every moment ever since. She has been loving the attention from her parents and grandparents. Or at least I like to think so.
Movement: I have been waddling like a penguin, though it's getting easier to walk around and stand from a sitting position as time goes by. She is pretty squirmy and continues to get the hiccups several times a day, just like her momma.
Food cravings/aversions: I had a delicious milkshake last night. She can't get enough of the good stuff.
Symptoms: I haven't had heartburn since her birth, for which I am grateful. (And perhaps there is something to the whole "heartburn = hairy baby" wives' tale.) I've also been incredibly hungry and thirsty. She doesn't have a sign of jaundice!
Currently looking forward to: I am looking forward to snuggling with my baby, General Conference, and possibly seeing my cousin this weekend. She probably doesn't have a care in the world right now.
Realization of the week: We have a baby! And we get to keep her!
Sleep: I have been sleeping much better since my parents are in town and are taking the night shifts while she's awake and fussy. The first two nights with this little one were rough. Jacob and I basically took turns holding her all night because she would cry every time we set her down. She sleeps really well in her swing (or in someone's arms) during the day and is much more alert at night.
Total weight gain: I haven't been on a scale since my last OB appointment, but I imagine I've lost at least 6 pounds since last week. She lost an ounce in the hospital, but is already back up to her birthweight, give or take half an ounce.
Unglamorous body changes: I have accumulated a second degree tear and a tendency to leak fluid from various orifices. She is just as beautiful today as the day she was born. Maybe more so, since she's not so squashed looking.
Best moment this week: I had the chance to meet our baby girl and have been soaking up every moment ever since. She has been loving the attention from her parents and grandparents. Or at least I like to think so.
Movement: I have been waddling like a penguin, though it's getting easier to walk around and stand from a sitting position as time goes by. She is pretty squirmy and continues to get the hiccups several times a day, just like her momma.
Food cravings/aversions: I had a delicious milkshake last night. She can't get enough of the good stuff.
Symptoms: I haven't had heartburn since her birth, for which I am grateful. (And perhaps there is something to the whole "heartburn = hairy baby" wives' tale.) I've also been incredibly hungry and thirsty. She doesn't have a sign of jaundice!
Currently looking forward to: I am looking forward to snuggling with my baby, General Conference, and possibly seeing my cousin this weekend. She probably doesn't have a care in the world right now.
Realization of the week: We have a baby! And we get to keep her!
Milestones: I am starting to get the hang of nursing and diaper changes. She had her umbilical cord fall off yesterday.
Other tidbits: I'm not so sure what to do with this blog now that our daughter has arrived. Also, this:
Other tidbits: I'm not so sure what to do with this blog now that our daughter has arrived. Also, this:
LOVE that final collage--so cool that you did that! Keep this blog open as your baby blog only-this could be where you put your monthly/weekly (at first) updates, track milestones, etc. You've tracked Marie's birth story so very well here, it would be neat for her someday to see this....you can even turn it into a blog book as a keepsake for her since it has been all about her. Just a suggestion of course! :) So happy for you guys!
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