Okay folks, warning for mushiness ahead! I wanted to do weekly updates to match up with her weekly photo, and writing her a letter seemed like the best way. Although understandable a little gushy for an outside audience :) Blame it on the hormones, I am so in love with this tiny human I have no other excuse!
This has been one of the best weeks of my life. I had no idea I could be so sleep deprived and pooped on and yet so happy all at the same time! Bringing you home from the hospital didn't feel scary, it felt so right. There has been a big learning curve, for the both of us. We learned you absolutely hate having your arms swaddled, so that eliminates one of our main strategies to help you sleep. You will sleep like a charm in someone's arms, so that's how we managed the first couple of nights, taking shifts being your bed. Not that anyone could complain getting to watch all your fun faces you make while sleeping. We've slowly been moving over to having you sleep in the pack n play bassinet while we're sleeping at night. This works the best after 3am, and you like the ocean setting on your sleep sheep and the swaddler blanket hugging your belly and keeping your arms free. You still wake up a lot to eat and get daddy up for diaper changes. You get the hiccups a lot which you hate! We haven't figured out any way to get rid of them other than nursing. Speaking of which, you are so good at breastfeeding! It was one of my worries during pregnancy that we would run into some of the many challenges, but you make it so easy.
Your outings this week have included going to the dog park when you were just a few days old. You love the Moby wrap!
Going to the doctor for your first check up, we found out you love the car seat. Especially when Tyler lifts it up and down.
We went to the farmers market on your week birthday with the grandparents and we picked out a new onsie for your weekly photo this week. Then we went out to dinner and had delicious sandwiches while you stayed snuggled up to me in your wrap.
Your umbilical stump fell off on your week birthday so you have a real belly button now! Still healing so we'll see if it's an innie or an outie. You have great head control already and can lift it up all the way during tummy time. It makes you mad though that you can't do more. You are such a mover and want to go everywhere on your own steam! You love it when daddy swings you back and forth in his arms as high as you can go.
So far all the critters have adjusted well. The kitties aren't terribly phased overall although they don't understand when I get up with you at night and don't come pet them so they wail more. Rue thinks you're fun to sniff and is mostly concerned with all the strangers in the house from family staying with us. Malcolm had a really hard time the first couple of nights. He would get so concerned when you cried, he thought you were hurting, so he would whine and howl and pace. He had to spend a few nights downstairs sleeping in his crate. Now he has understood that sometimes you just cry (although really not a lot!) and everything is okay. He is always concerned when you aren't happy but is able to sleep back in the bedroom with us. He loves all the family visiting, and wishes they were here all the time!
I am so happy you were born and love getting all your cuddles and have a hard time sharing! You're growing already and I'm going to miss you being so little but I'm already looking forward to what each day will bring as you grow into your personality.
Love you more than anything,
Your mama
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