Happy 2 Weeks Baby Girl!

At doc visit- 6 days old 

At doc visit- 10 days old

Two weeks(and 2 days) have passed since we welcomed our Baby Girl into the world!  The two weeks have been filled with lots of feedings, tears, hugs and kisses, thankfulness to the Lord, happiness and learning curves!

Baby Girl continues to be a great baby.  She is my quickest nurser and even if she is "cluster feeding" she still finished up in less than a hour.  We've had a rough day here and there, but I'm thinking it has a lot to do with gas, so I'm slowly taking things out of my diet to see what is causing her issues.  Two days in the past fourteen she's had an eating frenzy and eaten, off and on, for three or four hours and the times in between eating, she's been extremely fussy!  Thankfully those days are behind us and hopefully, we won't have too many more before we're able to figure out why!

She continues to sleep wonderfully at night.  I bring her to bed with me or beside us in the swing and she wakes up once during the night.  Seriously, the best sleeper we've ever had as well.  (Hope I'm not jinxing it!)  She does much better when she's swaddled and her Daddy is the best at swaddling his babies!

Her brothers continue to adore their "new baby" and dote on her.  They bring her bows if Mama has forgotten her accessories.  They love to kiss and hug and "show love".  Thankfully no one has tried to pick her up, but a few times, we've had to intervene because the love was just too much for a little one!

Baby Girl had another weight check visit with her pediatrician this morning.  I am pleased to announce that since last Monday (10 days ago) she has gained 1lb and 1.5oz!  Woo hoo!  I am so happy that she is gaining so well.  Doc is super impressed that she is exclusively nursing as well.  I'll probably continue to wake up her and feed her during the night every 3 or 4 hrs, if she hasn't woken up, but I'll re-evaluate that once we go to her next visit in 6 weeks.  If she's had incredible gaining again, I'll probably stop waking to feed her.  Doctor said that she's doing good now, not to worry too much about her, since she is nursing so frequently and for long periods during the day, but she is still so little and she wasn't even due until yesterday.... so I would feel more comfortable with her being a bit bigger before letting her go an extended period of time between feedings!  Of course, by the time she gets to be a month or two old, she may be wide awake and ready to feed every 3 hrs!  Like I said, I've never had a babe that has needed to be woken up to nurse.  She is definitely a precious and different little one!

Our little girl continues to favor her oldest brother.  When Buggy came out into the world, I instantly knew that he made the other brothers "make sense".  One was fair skinned and blonde and the other was darker skin and dark features (eyes, hair)....Buggy came out with a great mixed skin of both and light features than his oldest brother..... he just made everyone mix.  When we saw Baby Girl, the only "person" we could see how she might favor was Bubbie.... and mostly just the dark features- dark hair and eyes.  Her eyes are a beautiful chocolate brown.  So very dark.  After a beautiful sea blue eyed baby, its different having a dark eyed babe again!  :o)  We think, no matter who she looks like, that she is beyond beautiful!  Even her brothers call her "pretty girl"!  (Swoon!)

Yes, she has enormously long feet for such a petite lil thing!

Baby Girl fits perfectly in newborn sized clothing.  I'm anxious for her to fit in her 0-3 mos clothing, but I am trying to not wish these early days away, because once they are gone, they will be gone for forever!

She has definitely changed in the last two weeks.  Her cheeks are fuller and she is more alert.  All of our children have been very alert babies, but she came out alert and never had that "sleepy" newborn period.

Happy Two Weeks Baby Girl!!  :o)