My, how life has changed!
Three people, two weeks and one mental breakdown later, we find ourselves finishing up Cedar's second week of life.
She is such a sweet baby. Full of squeaks and wiggles, a solid set of lungs and the most perfect nose I've ever nuzzled. She gives some great snuggles and my goodness, do I love her!
She generally eats and sleeps well, and with a full tummy and a good swaddle, she usually hits the hay for long stretches during the night, giving us anywhere for 5-7 hours of solid sleep. After about four nights at home, I had to move the little bugger and her bassinet into the closet. I just wasn't getting any sleep between feedings because I'd wake completely startled and worried over every sneeze, snort and breath she'd breathe.
Despite some sleep deprivation, I feel pretty great. I'm anxious and ready to start exercising again, I just need to figure out how to fit it into our new schedule of napping, nursing and diaper changing. We'll get there.
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| Big hands, teeny pink feet. I'm in love. |
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| One of Cedar's favorite faces. |
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| A friend bought Cedar this cute little outfit and sunhat and we were trying to get a good photo to send to her. That's Jody's hand right there - she is just a Little Bitty! |
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| Thinker. |
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| She smiles all. the. time. Makes sense, because she is also the gassiest baby I've ever layed eyes upon. |
A few prayer requests: At 36 weeks pregnant, I had an abnormal
ultrasound with little C. Turns out she had a bit of fluid in her right
kidney, which brought us into a specialist to get a second opinion. At
said doctor's appointment, the ultrasound tech and doctor both agreed
that while there was some fluid, baby should be just fine and would grow
out of it eventually. We were told to just have her checked out via an
ultrasound again a few days after birth. We had that ultrasound last week and it showed more fluid, so she is now on antibiotics and will see a urologist this Thursday. She and I both have our two week postpardom check ups this week as well. Please pray for healthy weight gain, a good outcome from her visit with the urologist, and health and vitality for me this week, as Jody will not be home until Friday afternoon, and I'm on my own for a few days. In addition, we'll be hopping a plane in just two short weeks, and I ask for prayers that Cedar will be a good little eater and sleeper while we fly. We haven't quite gotten breast feeding down perfectly, and it's hard for me to be discreet when feeding her, it just takes a lot of work. I'm nervous about getting onto a plane and soothing and feeding her as necessary - but also I'm just plain nervous to FLY with my newborn. Germs, bumps, strangers...blech! I'm praying for confidence and a good attitude, and am thankful that my mother in law will be flying right next to me.
Anyway, thank you for all of the calls, texts and love these past two weeks. It truly means the world. We are well, we are blessed and we are happy!
3 comments:
When I flew with my daughter for the first time, I picked a nice seat way in the back of the waiting area to feed her before we left. As I was sitting there nursing her, I noticed LOTS of people looking our way. I then discovered my "out of the way" seat was RIGHT underneath a TV. Whoops. They got a show and the news!
If you can sit by a window on the plane, no one except the person next to you can see anything that you're doing, so you can nurse all you want with out being seen.
Good Luck!
She is just pure perfection. So many expressions for such a little nugget! I swear that first picture looks just like Hamilton. And that last one of her and Jody's hand makes her seem UNREAL she's so little. I'm glad she will still be a tiny little thing when you make it back. Thank you for braving that plane ride - I don't think I could wait another DAY to see her (and you)!
I am READY for you! And for CEDAR and for Jody. See you in less than a week. We have been praying for a good outcome for the next urologist appointment. Love you and see you soon.
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