Cuddling with dad in the morning while on the iPad (and while Mom and Dad try to get just a little more sleep).
She joined us in bed too that morning so I could hold the binky in until she went to sleep. I was too tired to keep getting up and putting it back in when she was in the crib.
Naked tummy time (trying to give her bum some air and let her work her neck muscles at the same time)
She's not a fan
I'm holding up the cloth diaper in case she decides to poop - that stuff SHOOTS out like nothing I've seen before.
Momma and Maxwell
He loves doing the silly faces
We went to the hospital to get her PKU screening done. It was so nice to walk back in there. I looked longingly at the babies being cared for in the nursery and the long hall way that led to heaven (its got cloud on the ceiling coincidentally) AKA the maternity ward.
Then I stopped by my OBGYN's office for a follow up visit. She commented on how much weight I've lost so far and said I was melting away - yeah, that felt good. Then she asked if I was eating...I said sometimes. It's hard to find time to eat let alone brush my teeth or shower. She said no wonder I was losing so much and then chastised me for not eating more - yeah, that didn't feel as good. She cleared me to drive and also to lift Max a little - like just onto the big toilet but not into bed or the high chair etc. It's a good thing Max is big enough to climb into his high chair, the car, etc. I walked the furthest yet today! I feel all proud and then an hour or so later the pain hits and I am reminded that I am still healing.
Lots of sleeping pics since that's what she does 98% of the time unless she's screaming to be fed.
He got close enough, for a second, for a picture!
Took Emmalyn in for her 2 week checkup on 4/30/14. This was her first time at the pediatrician's. Typically babies go in for a checkup 2 days after they leave the hospital but because she was already gaining back weight before we left the hospital, her doctor said we didn't need to come in. (I was happy to being able to avoid going out two days after going home however when the time came I thought I would have preferred going in just to have the reassurance that she was doing okay because I worried about everything with her being a newborn.)
It was my first time driving so I was super cautious. It was also the first time I had carried the baby in her car seat. I hate those carriers. They are so awkward for me to carry since I'm so short!
I had a ton of questions for the doctor about things like her baby acne, diaper rash,etc. You would think that she was my first baby.
The doctor saw that I had mascara on and commented that things must be going okay with the new baby because I had makeup on (apparently he uses this as a sort of gauge). I didn't correct him and tell him that I had a brutal night the last night and I was up with Emmalyn until 4:30 in the morning and then just a little over an hour later, Max was up. And I didn't clarify that I just had mascara on, nothing else and that was only on because it was a new type of mascara I just got and I wanted to try it out. I just let him go ahead and think that we were doing okay...and truthfully we ARE probably doing okay but it just is tough!!
She puts her hand up to her binky like this. You'd think that she was keeping it in - - nope, it doesn't help keep it in at all. :(
Here's her stats from her 2 week visit:
Weight: 7 lbs 8.5 oz, 31st Percentile
Height: 19 1/2 Inches, 11th Percentile (he was slightly concerned about this but I wasn't...this is exactly where Max was at this point)
Head: 14 inches, 52nd Percentile
Here are Max's stats from his 2nd week visit...
Weight - 7 lbs 10.5 oz (20th Percentile)
Height - 19.5 inches (12th Percentile - yikes, I hope he doesn't have my height genes!)
Head - 35.75 (24th Percentile)
Weight - 7 lbs 10.5 oz (20th Percentile)
Height - 19.5 inches (12th Percentile - yikes, I hope he doesn't have my height genes!)
Head - 35.75 (24th Percentile)
Cute outfit but she swims in it. Right now only the newborn clothes fit. The clothes that are 0-3 months are too big! (and forget even putting on pants or bloomers!)
Giving daddy kisses or trying to eat his face?
Emmalyn at 2 weeks old:
- We have to watch out for her poops. She commonly goes when we are changing her diaper and if you aren't careful, you will be pooped on.
- I give her the binky more than I would like but now that I have two kids to keep happy, there are times that I just need her to be satisfied so I can help Maxwell
- She is SO QUICK to get mad when she's hungry
- I don't feel like she has much of the newborn cry which is so sweet, her cries are piercing and dreadful to hear...they make my blood pulse instantly
- She still has a little bit of newborn rash and today, baby acne showed up on her face
- She hates it when her arms are being swaddled but calms down when it's over
- She loves to have her hands up by her face when she is being held
- She has pretty fingers that are so long and dainty
- Max thought her umbilical cord was a penis. :) He still calls her "he" or "him".
- She is able to sleep through the noise of our house no problem. We haven't used the white noise machine or humidifier with her yet and we had by this point with Max.
- She is starting to get a little diaper rash. I had no idea babies could get it this soon! :( I haven't done anything differently with her compared to Max and he didn't get it for months.
Max
- He wants to sleep with everything, all at once. He wants to sleep with each blanket, each stuffed animal, and now it's extended to other objects. For example if he's been playing with a certain toy airplane, he will ask if the airplane can sleep with him. Most of the time we are able to get away with the object just "watching him" from his dresser. He wants his chapstick, sunglasses, headbands, hat, balls,etc to sleep with him. If we let him sleep with everything, it would be pretty crowded in his bed. :) As it is, he takes his pillow, blankets, and stuffed animals and piles them all up under his head or sleeps on top of them.
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