Week 2

So baby is now 2 weeks old. I feel like time is flying. We had an appointment on Wed and she weighs 8 lbs 5 oz now. The doctor says that was the perfect weight gain and that she looks pretty good. We’re getting a little better at breastfeeding, though she tends to start eating, stop, cry for a second, then start again a few times before she gets settled in. She eats like a pro once she gets started. I feel like she eats so much but they say that is normal in the beginning. She seems to be awake longer and sleeping longer, though we aren’t really on any kind of schedule, so its hard to tell. She has been super fussy the last 2 days (yesterday was a really long day full of crying) and I think its the ridiculous heat. It was 81 degrees in the living room with the AC on! She sleeps and stays calm if we have her on the side of the room with the air but if you move her to the couch she wakes up and cries. Poor baby takes after her mom…she doesn’t want to be hot!

I’m still hurting a little but its mostly at the end of the day and its mostly burning where I’m getting some feeling back in my skin (I’ve been numb from my belly button down since the surgery). I can do most everything myself now, which is good since Derek goes back to work next week. I’m super depressed about that and I know when he starts school again I’m going to be so sad. I love having him home, for the company and the help. Besides, its just fun to watch him with the baby.

So here are some pictures from our attempts at a photoshoot. She wakes up and cries everytime I try to take pictures, so I’m glad we didn’t shell out massive amounts of money for professional pictures. A lot of them are the same angle because its the only angle I got before her melt down and because I couldn’t pick just one…she is just too cute!