Miss Adalyn Pearl is 6 weeks old! I know I should've done a 4 week update, but life has been a little crazy (and that may be the understatement of the century.)
I wanted to write down and try to remember what she's doing right now and how life is going for us.
She's eating every 2 1/2-3 hours.
She likes to be swaddled, and for a week, I thought that she preferred her arms out of the swaddle, and was a pro at working her arms out, but now we've started swaddling her again with her arms in, and I think she's doing so much better.
We finally found a pacifier that she'll take, and it's the same type that Gretchen use to take.
We put her to bed around 10:30 or 11:00 at night.
She typically sleeps 3-4 hours at night, but as she's getting bigger, she'll sleep 4-5 hours, and has slept in a 6 hour stretch. Last night, she actually slept from 10:30 until 3, and then until 7 am.
She typically gets up around 8 or 8:30, and often times falls right back to sleep until 10:30 or 11.
After her morning nap, naps are pretty inconsistent. We typically have one day where I'm sticking the paci back in her mouth every 10 minutes and running back and forth from the kitchen/living room to the bedroom. Or, I give up and hold her most of the day.
Then, the next day will be so much better, and she'll actually take good naps and be satisfied without being held.
She still does not enjoy her swing or bouncy seat. She's only fallen asleep in the bouncy seat once, and has fallen asleep in her swing twice.
She's been to Arkansas twice.
She spends most of her time in disposable diapers. I'm slowly starting to use cloth with her, but the one size diapers still don't fit her well.
She poops all the time. When she's upset and crying, she poops. She's sprayed pooped on me, and it's gotten all over the changing table several times.
She also gets the hiccups almost every time she eats. We've used gripe water to try to soothe her hiccups, and I almost need to give it to her after every feeding, but I try not too. But, she almost always wakes herself up because she has the hiccups.
She's had a bottle three times.
She's been left with a babysitter three times.
This past week she smiled at me twice after a feeding, but i'm not sure if it was a real meaningful smile or a gas smile. Nevertheless, it totally melted my heart.
How are the bigger girls adjusting?
Megan loves her little sister! I knew that she would. She's a little mother to Addy. She sticks the pacifier in her mouth, tries to help give her a bath, will give her stuffed animals, cover her up with a blanket. She just loves her! She loves to hold her and asks about once a day, and she'll give her kisses, and if Addy is crying, she'll tell me, "Addy's whining." or she'll say, "Shh, Addy" in her most quiet of voices. She's becoming more mischievous and getting herself into a bit of trouble and is oh so silly. She regressed with potty training, but once family was gone, and we were home in somewhat of a routine, she quickly picked it back up again. I think she's bonding with her big sister more since i'm not constantly available to her.
Gretchen is just Gretchen. I love her to pieces, but bless her heart. She has a hard time not having mommy's attention or someone to play with. I'm not sure that taking her out of preschool for the summer was the best decision, but it saved us money! She will play by herself in her room, and enjoys her "alone time", but she also gets frustrated somewhat easily. I think her behavior has it's ups and downs, and we're working through those emotions as best as we can right now. I think she'll improve once school starts again and we are all in a routine. She is caring for Addy though. I'll have her listen for Addy while i'm in the shower and come to get me if Addy cries. One day, I got out of the shower, and I heard her saying, "Shh, Addy, it's okay." When I walked into the room, I asked her if Addy had been crying, and G was so proud of herself when she said, "she was whining, but I stopped it." She's been requesting a lot of one on one time, and it's hard finding time where just the two of us can spend some time together. She's also started to say things like, "you make me so upset", "you don't have time for me".... things that really can push my buttons, and she and Megan have had a few more "fights" than they use to have. I try to find some time with just her while Megan is napping, but I also have to use that time to shower or if Addy is having a fussy day, it's very difficult juggling it all. I feel more guilty that she is suffering the brunt of having two little sisters, and being stuck at home, but I also know that this two shall pass, and we won't be in this rut for long.
My girls are a blessing and i'm thankful God gave them to us.
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