Long time, no blog. I can't believe it's been 3 1/2 weeks since I've written a blog! But I guess I've got an excuse... I'm a new mom. I don't have free time anymore! :) But that's okay, I expected it. The one thing that I've realized since my last post, is that every day is a new day. I've learned not to get too used to how things are on any given day because soon things will most likely change. It's really forcing me to live day by day. My baby girl is changing so much! She's slowly losing that "newborn" look and growing into a beautiful little baby! She has been cooing since about 3 weeks old, but lately she's started smiling when she coos. It's literally the cutest thing you could ever witness. She is so much more alert now. She enjoys being entertained my talking, bouncing, swaying, swinging, and singing. When we go in her room to change her diaper, I lay her on the changing pad and just start talking to her. She makes eye contact with me and coos and smiles. It makes my heart melt. All in all things have been pretty good. My husband has been working the night shift for the past month and at first it was hard adjusting to having less help during the day (while he was sleeping). I'll admit, I had a breakdown (or 3) trying to get adjusted and finding a routine. But I'm learning new things everyday.
Eisley had her 1 month check up a few weeks ago and she is doing marvelous! She's gained 1 pound 10 ounces since birth and grown 1 and 1/4 inches! It's such a good feeling to know you're doing something right as a parent.
Eisley at her 1 month check up!
We've also realized that we just have one gassy baby! It seems each day we are finding new ways to help her relieve her gas. Longer burping sessions after a feeding seems to help quite a bit, and for those times when nothing else seems to work gripe water does the trick. It's essentially just ginger which is gentle on the stomach and soothing. She also has acid reflux which I'm sure doesn't help (or intensifies) her gas issue. She's on Zantac syrup twice a day. It seems to be helping and she doesn't cry as much after eating. Slowly but surely we are figuring out our baby girl and how to make her as happy as possible!
I'm trying to cherish every single moment (even the stressful ones) because as I've all ready figured out, time flies. Before I know it, she'll be walking and talking and these days will only be in my memory (now I'm going to go cry...)
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