One Week Old
Yesterday was her one week birthday. We sang her happy birthday but she didn't seem to notice. When we took her out of the hospital she had lost a few ounces. She had dropped to 6lbs 12 oz. The doctors told us that we needed to ensure that she stayed on a fixed feeding schedule where we would wake her every few hours and feed her. Judging by our home scale she has gained most of that back but she has a doctor's appointment tomorrow where they will verify. If she is back to her birth weight we can switch to "on demand" feeding. This means the baby will wake up crying and demand to be fed. I'm not too sure how this differs from right now as she often wakes up crying demanding to be fed or changed. I think we just won't need to set an alarm to ensure that she wakes us up.
The doctor told us to give her a one dropper full of liquid vitamins every day. The first day was easy. The baby didn't know what to expect and swallowed it all. The second day was a little harder as the foul smelling/tasting medicine made her cringe. Now it is a chore. We have to give it to her a little at a time or she will spit it all out. Babies learn quickly. As soon as I touch the dropper to her lips she cringes and makes a funny face.
Carrie and I are doing tag-team duty on diaper changes and feedings throughout the night. This makes Carrie less cranky, makes me more cranky and the baby has about the same amount of crankiness. I'm only kidding. The baby is actually very well behaved and only seems to cry when dirty or hungry. She does not constantly wail, but in the middle of the night when it has only been an hour since you fed her and she now needs to have her diaper changed, it feels like it never ends.
She has been getting plenty of belly time and is getting pretty good at picking up her head. Though she doesn't seem to have the hang of putting it back down. She'll lift her head, roll it around unsteadily and then have it crash back down. Fortunately it doesn't fall far and it is on a soft pillow. We have a video of it and it is cute. Email me if you are interested.
We'll post more photos tonight. Last night was a little hectic.
The doctor told us to give her a one dropper full of liquid vitamins every day. The first day was easy. The baby didn't know what to expect and swallowed it all. The second day was a little harder as the foul smelling/tasting medicine made her cringe. Now it is a chore. We have to give it to her a little at a time or she will spit it all out. Babies learn quickly. As soon as I touch the dropper to her lips she cringes and makes a funny face.
Carrie and I are doing tag-team duty on diaper changes and feedings throughout the night. This makes Carrie less cranky, makes me more cranky and the baby has about the same amount of crankiness. I'm only kidding. The baby is actually very well behaved and only seems to cry when dirty or hungry. She does not constantly wail, but in the middle of the night when it has only been an hour since you fed her and she now needs to have her diaper changed, it feels like it never ends.
She has been getting plenty of belly time and is getting pretty good at picking up her head. Though she doesn't seem to have the hang of putting it back down. She'll lift her head, roll it around unsteadily and then have it crash back down. Fortunately it doesn't fall far and it is on a soft pillow. We have a video of it and it is cute. Email me if you are interested.
We'll post more photos tonight. Last night was a little hectic.
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