Six Weeks Old

Can't believe Felicity is already six weeks old! Time does go by to fast and you know you are new mom when you dream that you are feeding your baby and wake up with a huge wet spot on your shirt. OOps! I have literally been waking up confused at times utterly convinced I fed her and can't figure out why she isn't in my arms. I get a little scared and then realize it was all a dream. I was actually asking Brady in the middle of the night last night if I had just fed her and I thought he was now holding her. He was actually just holding onto a pillow. Yikes!

I have had a draining couple weeks, as I know every mom can, but I feel like my difficulties have finally had a turning point and the three of us have had some break throughs this week! Thank you Jesus!

I am currently writing this post as my daughter naps quietly in her crib, that she fell asleep all on her own! Yes, that's right! This has been our biggest and most encouraging break through. We had been walking, rocking, bouncing, lunging, you name it to get her to sleep. Felicity would try so hard to resist even though she obviously needed it (aka. she was super fussy), so our little "go to sleep dance" would usually take 45 minutes to an hour before she would actually fall asleep. Needless to say I spent most of my day (Felicity does much better in the middle of the night- luckily) doing that and then praying she would not wake up once I set her down. Then probably about 80% of the time she would. Sigh!

So, let's just say it became necessary to figure something out. A friend had given us one of the Baby Whisperer books amongst others. I had heard a few people liked her stuff and I decided to give it whirl. Brady and I read her book over the course of a week and started to implement her techniques this last weekend. AND!!>>>> they actually worked for us! It looks like our daughter (knock on wood, for the time being) can actually fall asleep on her own and we did not have to let her cry it out! Thats what I was most happy about. I just did not want to have to resort to that (although I understand why people end up doing that. It was our next option if these techniques didn't work). We are still working on taking good solid naps, but progress is progress and I am not going to let that get me down. :) We are both a little sad to not have her in our room anymore, but we know it is best for all involved.

Felicity's reflux medicine is now working, which has been a huge relief. We are so glad not to see her in pain anymore. I hate having to give her medicine everyday but it is worth it so that she feels good.

Felicity continues to get bigger! She is now about the size I was when I was born. Yikes, sorry Mom! :) She also seems to be responding more to her surroundings. I think they say that babies don't start smiling in response to things yet, but we are convinced she is responding to us from time to time. What joy! We also continue to feel like we are getting know her better. Luckily for her, we are starting to be able to know her cries and what she is asking us for.

Thanks for all of your support and prayers for us new parents! We are so blessed by all of you!

Getting ready for one of those naps I am learning to do on my own!

So serene!

One of our favorite Felicity faces!

Video: Felicity's cousin Reilly giving her kisses. Melt your heart cute!

My First Month

Out little girl will be a month old on Sunday! The first month has flown by. The nights don't always go by so fast, but it is hard to believe we have been parents for a month already.

Felicity is growing like a weed. She is a little over 8lbs at 4 weeks and now fits into her cloth diapers. (Woohoo! FYI- Disposable diapers are expensive!) She has gained nearly 2lbs since we left the hospital and more than a pound from her birth weight.

The last couple weeks have been a little more difficult as we have realized Felicity has acid reflux that is pretty bothersome to her. We have recently put her on a prescription for it and hoping that it takes care of her pain. The poor girl has been having heart burn! It is too hard to watch her be in pain so... I usually cry with her. :)

Felicity has had her first bath and is doing some tummy time every day. She really likes her tummy time mat and gives little newborn squeals every now and then. Wish I could say she enjoyed her bath as much as her tummy time mat. She wasn't so sure about being in her tub.

Our human size dog, Margot, has done great with Felicity. She loves to come over to sniff her but rarely licks her. The licking is a big surprise because if you have met Margot you know she loves to shower people with kisses. Margot has been a little confused at night when Brady and I are up walking around with Felicity. She sometimes goes to the back door like it is morning... we tell her to go back to bed. Sometimes when Felicity is crying Margot does come over to check on her, which is pretty cute. Margot has adjusted much better than I thought she would. No signs of jealously so far.

Mommy and Daddy are adjusting too. We slowly but surely feel like we are figuring things out. Week by week we feel like we are getting a little better at caring for her. It has been stressful at times because we just love her so much and want to do it right! (even though we know we can't and never will do it ALL right:)