Addison is now 12-weeks old!
And as she continues to whine next to me on the couch, I am going to detail out how she's been doing!
Sleeping
Yes, for the most part she is sleeping through the night now. Her routine, at least during the week, is going to bed with Daddy between 9pm-10pm. Sometimes she fusses for a bit, but usually is sleeping on Daddy by 10pm.
Depending on when her last feeding was, she may wake up between 11pm-2am for a quick feeding, but then continues to sleep until 5am-7am.
At that point she stays up for an hour or so and then we fall back asleep (with my coaxing!) until sometimes as late as 10:30am!
Eating
The hour-long feeding sessions do still occur; however with much less frequency. Typical feedings now are between 30-45min and while sometimes can be only 2hrs apart; for the most part are about 4hrs apart. Sometimes she has even gone as long as 7hrs between a feeding!
The 'Ol #2
Addison usually had a dirty diaper once or twice a day. However, a couple weeks ago - all of a sudden she went nearly 4 days without a movement and when she did finally go - it was quite the explosion (just ask Auntie Michelle!!). This trend continued until just the other day where she actually went twice that same day!
During the 4-day span I talked to her pediatrician who was not concerned and says that it's normal. But just to be proactive, I increased the amount of fiber in my diet :)
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Thursday, August 6, 2009
My Motherhood "Never Thought I'd..." Top 10 List
I have been a Mother for over 10 weeks now, so I thought it was a good time to reflect on the things I have done, the situations I have been in and the new reality of what my life has become. So with that, I bring you my"Top Ten Things I Never Thought I'd Do Before I Became A Mother"
(in no particular order)
1. I narrate my shower activities to keep Addison company, while she is in her bouncer in the bathroom with me.
2. I get spit-up on me several times a day and don't bother cleaning up since I know it's just gonna happen again when I least expect it.
3. I spend hours a day with bare breasts all around the condo and think nothing of it.
4. I wear cloth diapers in my tops to absorb all the leaking.
5. I breastfed in a Brookfield Zoo's bathroom handicap stall, sitting on a toilet.
6. I sing the National Anthem and other patriotic tunes to Addison since my repetoire of lullabies is lacking.
7. I blast static non-channels on my car radio while driving around with a crying Addison, and it doesn't phase me one bit.
8. I am obsessed with cleaning out eye goo.
9. I walk around the neighborhood, Target, Dominicks, etc. speaking "Motherese".
10. I have never been this excited and proud to make someone smile. :)
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Addison's 2-Month Doctor's Appointment
Thursday, July 30
Addison had her 2-month check-up today and all is well!
Weight: 11lbs
That is a weight gain of FOUR pounds since birth! That is incredible to me! But should come as no surprise since she is such a healthy and frequent eater!
She remains in the 50th-percentile for weight.
Much to our joy, over the past several weeks the weight gain has been evident as her once skinny legs now have nice big rolls, same with her arms..and of course her delightful double chin :) She's also got quite a round belly, but still not much in the caboose!
Height: 23"
That is 2 1/2" of growth since birth, an 1 1/2" since her last appt. This puts her in the 75th-percentile, where she was last time.
So this means she is tall and a little thin, which is just fine. Sadly, she is beginning to outgrow clothing. However, the onesies that are too small on her, it is more due to her length as the outfits aren't that tight through her body as much.
Head size: 15"
This puts her in the 40th-percentile, so she is gaining ground in that category!
Vaccinations
Today she received her first round of vaccinations. Thank you to everyone for your advice (Tina, Paula, Kathy, Lorie, Mom). A few minutes before she got the shots, I gave her a small dose of Tylenol.
The nurse first gave her an oral dose of Rotavirus, which will help her fight intestinal flu which causes vomitting and diarrhea over the course of a week. Most children get this before they are 2yrs old. This vaccine was optional.
Then Addison received 4 shots.
1 shot contained the Diphtheria, Tetanus & Pertussis vaccines in one leg. The other three shots were for Hepatitus B, HIB and Polio in her other leg.
Addison was surprised, I think, by the shot at first and let out a big scream. Similar to what she does at home when she is very upset, but louder and she was much more strained - her face even turned a little blue for a moment!! But the nurse gave her the shots very quickly so before I knew it she was done. I held Addison right away for a minute before putting her in the stroller, and she calmed down very quickly.
It is less than a 10-minute drive home from the doctor, and Addison was docile and slept most of the drive. As soon as we got home, I fed her to help soothe her, even though she no longer seemed upset.
She's perfectly normal the rest of the day. I haven't noticed fever symptoms or any fussiness or discomfort from her. She's a tough little lady!
Her next appointment will be for her 4-Month check-up at the end of September!
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Addison at 7 Weeks!
July 15: 7 Weeks Old!
In the past few weeks, Addison has seen and met almost her entire family! So since everyone has met her and now know her "personality," here's some updates!
Smiling
Addison has begun to smile! Of course, since the day she was born she'd make little smiles every now and again, but it would be immediately followed by a frown so we figured they were not the real thing.
Well, in the past week or so, we've noticed these smiles appearing as a response to us talking to her or making faces at her or her looking at something. And, instead of these smiles fading into frowns, the smiles stay for a few moments and get even bigger. No laughing yet - but we're anxiously awaiting that new developement!
We haven't figured out a sure-fire way to get her to smile, but once we do - you'll be seeing a ton of smiley Addison pictures!
Sleeping
Against all advice I've ever read, Addison spends more time sleeping in between Tim & I in bed than in the pack 'n play which is next to the bed. She begins her night sleeping on Tim's chest until 11-ish, when he puts her in the pack 'n play.
Sometimes she does stay sleeping for a couple hours until she wakes to feed, but sometimes she wants to eat right away. After she eats, I hold her on my chest to burp her and sometimes I fall asleep holding her there. If I don't, and put her in the pack 'n play she begins to cry almost immediately so I give in and bring her into bed again.
She is not sleeping through the night, but usually she'll sleep for 2-3hrs between feedings - sometimes even 4hrs.
I know, I know, there are dangers and stories all over advising us not to do this. But we are as safe as can be. She sleeps on a pillow so neither of us are going to roll over on her, plus we sleep with our arm over belly/legs so she can't roll away. We are working to remedy this...but the hardest thing other than HER not liking it is that it's just so damn cozy snuggling and sleeping with our Silly Baby!
Eating
She's still a champion eater. She nurses for usually 45min and still sometimes longer and then wants to eat again 2hrs later. Sometimes, if I'm in a time crunch, I do cut her off after 20min or so since she still tends to doze on and off throughout the feeding.
She is good taking pumped breast milk from a bottle as well as formula, the couple times we've had to supplement formula in for her when I'm not around.
The next couple weekends we have nothing on our calendar, followed by a very busy month of August so we are going to enjoy time close to home and the summer weather by taking plenty of walks and relaxing by our pool. They say fresh air is great for a baby AND me so I want to take advantage of that!
In the past few weeks, Addison has seen and met almost her entire family! So since everyone has met her and now know her "personality," here's some updates!
Smiling
Addison has begun to smile! Of course, since the day she was born she'd make little smiles every now and again, but it would be immediately followed by a frown so we figured they were not the real thing.
Well, in the past week or so, we've noticed these smiles appearing as a response to us talking to her or making faces at her or her looking at something. And, instead of these smiles fading into frowns, the smiles stay for a few moments and get even bigger. No laughing yet - but we're anxiously awaiting that new developement!
We haven't figured out a sure-fire way to get her to smile, but once we do - you'll be seeing a ton of smiley Addison pictures!
Sleeping
Against all advice I've ever read, Addison spends more time sleeping in between Tim & I in bed than in the pack 'n play which is next to the bed. She begins her night sleeping on Tim's chest until 11-ish, when he puts her in the pack 'n play.
Sometimes she does stay sleeping for a couple hours until she wakes to feed, but sometimes she wants to eat right away. After she eats, I hold her on my chest to burp her and sometimes I fall asleep holding her there. If I don't, and put her in the pack 'n play she begins to cry almost immediately so I give in and bring her into bed again.
She is not sleeping through the night, but usually she'll sleep for 2-3hrs between feedings - sometimes even 4hrs.
I know, I know, there are dangers and stories all over advising us not to do this. But we are as safe as can be. She sleeps on a pillow so neither of us are going to roll over on her, plus we sleep with our arm over belly/legs so she can't roll away. We are working to remedy this...but the hardest thing other than HER not liking it is that it's just so damn cozy snuggling and sleeping with our Silly Baby!
Eating
She's still a champion eater. She nurses for usually 45min and still sometimes longer and then wants to eat again 2hrs later. Sometimes, if I'm in a time crunch, I do cut her off after 20min or so since she still tends to doze on and off throughout the feeding.
She is good taking pumped breast milk from a bottle as well as formula, the couple times we've had to supplement formula in for her when I'm not around.
The next couple weekends we have nothing on our calendar, followed by a very busy month of August so we are going to enjoy time close to home and the summer weather by taking plenty of walks and relaxing by our pool. They say fresh air is great for a baby AND me so I want to take advantage of that!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Addison's 1-Month Doctor's Appointment
Tuesday, June 30
Addison had her One Month Dr.'s Appointment this week and all checked out well!
Weight: 8lbs. 13oz.
That is a weight gain of 1lb. 13oz. since birth. She is in the 50th percentile for weight.
She feeds about every 2-3 hours usually, the doctor says that's ok but of course that's pretty tiring on my body! So he recommended really trying to spread out her feedings to every 4hrs. So when she starts fussing, we should try to distract her with walks, swings, pacifier, etc. I'm all for that!!!!
Height: 21 3/8"
That is growth of just over an inch! That puts her in the 60th percentile for height!
Head Size: 25th percentile
So to sum up, she's average weight, but one the tall side - so tall and slim with a small head :) The doctor also noted she's got a small little butt too and joked that she won't be able to wear pants until she plumps up down there! If she's got any of my genes in her, that won't be a problem!! Haha!
Her next appointment is on July 30 and she will get her first round of vaccinations!
Addison had her One Month Dr.'s Appointment this week and all checked out well!
Weight: 8lbs. 13oz.
That is a weight gain of 1lb. 13oz. since birth. She is in the 50th percentile for weight.
She feeds about every 2-3 hours usually, the doctor says that's ok but of course that's pretty tiring on my body! So he recommended really trying to spread out her feedings to every 4hrs. So when she starts fussing, we should try to distract her with walks, swings, pacifier, etc. I'm all for that!!!!
Height: 21 3/8"
That is growth of just over an inch! That puts her in the 60th percentile for height!
Head Size: 25th percentile
So to sum up, she's average weight, but one the tall side - so tall and slim with a small head :) The doctor also noted she's got a small little butt too and joked that she won't be able to wear pants until she plumps up down there! If she's got any of my genes in her, that won't be a problem!! Haha!
Her next appointment is on July 30 and she will get her first round of vaccinations!
Monday, June 29, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
3 Weeks Old!
Wow! Our Silly Baby is 3 weeks old. The time is flying!
We've been getting to know each other better and better - but there are still many inconsistencies that keep us on our toes. As soon as I feel we may be getting on a schedule - Addison will trick me and change stuff around!
According to our scale (I weigh myself, then myself holding Addison) - she weighs 9.2lbs, but that doesn't seem right...but we'll see. She'll be officially weighed late next week at her 1-month check-up!
She also seems to be having some gas/poopy issues the past couple days, she shows a lot of discomfort and has started crying when she's "performing" either of those "tasks." Again, we'll discuss with her doctor next week to see if there's any issues or anything we can do to help.
Over the weekend we began giving her a pacifier for the first time as another source of comfort for her and that seems to be helping at times. We will also be introducing The Bottle to her this week, since Mommy is going out on Friday night, leaving Daddy to be on feeding duty for the night! We are hoping it goes well since we have a few events over the summer in which we'll be using babysitters so we need Addison to be ok with taking a bottle!
On Saturday, Addison will have another photo shoot for her 1-Month pictures, courtesy of my best friend Katie! I will post them on the blog and email some out when we have chosen the best ones.
We've been getting to know each other better and better - but there are still many inconsistencies that keep us on our toes. As soon as I feel we may be getting on a schedule - Addison will trick me and change stuff around!
According to our scale (I weigh myself, then myself holding Addison) - she weighs 9.2lbs, but that doesn't seem right...but we'll see. She'll be officially weighed late next week at her 1-month check-up!
She also seems to be having some gas/poopy issues the past couple days, she shows a lot of discomfort and has started crying when she's "performing" either of those "tasks." Again, we'll discuss with her doctor next week to see if there's any issues or anything we can do to help.
Over the weekend we began giving her a pacifier for the first time as another source of comfort for her and that seems to be helping at times. We will also be introducing The Bottle to her this week, since Mommy is going out on Friday night, leaving Daddy to be on feeding duty for the night! We are hoping it goes well since we have a few events over the summer in which we'll be using babysitters so we need Addison to be ok with taking a bottle!
On Saturday, Addison will have another photo shoot for her 1-Month pictures, courtesy of my best friend Katie! I will post them on the blog and email some out when we have chosen the best ones.
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