Kirkland is now holding her head up and looking all around like a big girl!! Her little head still flops, but she's gotten a lot stronger just since last week.
She eats like a champ and we just bumped her up to 4 ounces per feed and she sucks the bottle dry! On average she goes 4 to 5 hours in between feeds unless she awake and she'll want a bottle as soon as 2 hours. I claim all the eating on the growth spurt that I was told she goes through at 3 weeks, as well as at 6 and 12 weeks.
Today she smiled!! Not just a gas smile, but she really smiled. First, she smiled at her daddy because he was being silly and I swear it looked like she was going to burst out with laughter! Then my mom said she did the same thing to her when she was talking to her and she did the same thing to me when I was playing with her and sticking out my tongue. It's seriously the sweetest thing ever and I could just eat those little chipmunk cheeks!
Her attention span seems to be increasing because now she lays under her play gym a little longer staring and trying to talk to her toys. Just recently she's started swatting at one that hangs down really low. I can't tell if she's meaning to or if it's just because she's excited and moving her arm and hitting it, but when she hits it, it's like she has this amazed look on her face.
She's trying so hard to coo and make baby sounds. She's getting there and making some new noises, especially when someone's talking and playing with her.
We're about to outgrow newborn clothes! She's getting so long and filling out that it won't be but maying another week or two before she's able to wear her 0-3 month clothes and have them actually fit.
She's so sweet and cuddly, but a little impatient, especially when it comes to her bottle. Jordon and I have a routine down that we can do in our sleep (and sometimes we end up doing it in our sleep) where I'm in charge of diaper changing and he starts the bottle warming process so it's usually done by the time we get a dry hinny. I have to admit that we were a good team before Kirkland, but we're a heck of a team now!
She keeps us busy and on our toes, but I don't even remember what it was like when she wasn't here. I love being this sweet baby's mommy and I love spending time with her...even at 1am feeds when she thinks it's time to stay up and play. The only thing I dislike the the fact that I feel like she's growing up too fast and she's only 3 weeks old!
Monday, November 22, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
2 weeks
We're very lucky that Kirkland is such a sweet baby. She had a little bout with jaundice right after she came home, but she's completely healthy now.
For her first peditrician's appointment she weighed 6 lbs, 14.5 oz and when we went back a couple days later to have her billirubin level checked she had gotten back to her birth weight of 7 lbs, 2 oz.
She doesn't cry very much...only when she's wet or hungry and occassionally when she's really tired and just can't get to sleep on her own.
She's doing very well with sleeping at night. She's gotten to 3 to 3.5 hours in between feeds so we actually get a couple of hours of sleep. She's also doing really well with her feeds and she drinks about 3 oz of formula each time. (We're still working on the breast milk deal, but we'll get there eventually.)
She's able to get herself to sleep when we lay her in her crib and she's not fully asleep. Otherwise, she'll just lay there and check out her surroundings.
She's seriously the sweetest little thing!
For her first peditrician's appointment she weighed 6 lbs, 14.5 oz and when we went back a couple days later to have her billirubin level checked she had gotten back to her birth weight of 7 lbs, 2 oz.
She doesn't cry very much...only when she's wet or hungry and occassionally when she's really tired and just can't get to sleep on her own.
She's doing very well with sleeping at night. She's gotten to 3 to 3.5 hours in between feeds so we actually get a couple of hours of sleep. She's also doing really well with her feeds and she drinks about 3 oz of formula each time. (We're still working on the breast milk deal, but we'll get there eventually.)
She's able to get herself to sleep when we lay her in her crib and she's not fully asleep. Otherwise, she'll just lay there and check out her surroundings.
She's seriously the sweetest little thing!
Welcome Baby Kirkland
She's finally here!
Audrey Kirkland Atkinson made her appearance on October 29 at 4:53pm. She weighed 7 lbs, 2 oz and was 19 inches long.
Jordon was right with his prediction that she'd be a Halloween baby...and she did get to come home on Halloween!
We have lots and lots of pictures of her. So many that I can't upload them all here, but they're on my Facebook page.
Updates to follow!
Audrey Kirkland Atkinson made her appearance on October 29 at 4:53pm. She weighed 7 lbs, 2 oz and was 19 inches long.
Jordon was right with his prediction that she'd be a Halloween baby...and she did get to come home on Halloween!
We have lots and lots of pictures of her. So many that I can't upload them all here, but they're on my Facebook page.
Updates to follow!
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Very Soon!!!
Woohoo!! Dr. Linfert says that we should be welcoming Kirkland into the world between now and the end of the weekend! (Talk about disappointed if she's not here by then!) I'm so happy to finally have some sort of "time line" instead of just not knowing.
I actually thought my water had broken yesterday and when I went to my appointment she checked and said it wasn't that (but luckily not pee either!) but probably due to some rapid cervix changes. :) Jordon said my eyes got huge when Dr. Linfert said "4cm and 75% thinned." It was a huge relief that something had changed since last week all that Dr. Goode said was it was "thinned."
After she checked some fluid under the microscope she came back in and said that while the fluid wasn't amniotic fluid that it would be "very soon" and most likely happening between "tonight and the end of the weekend."
Of course nothing happened last night and I think we actually got some decent rest. I keep telling myself this could be the last time Jordon and I can get a good night's rest with just the two of us.
I did hit me last night that if I'm at 4cm, I could get an epidural time I got to the hospital...haha. I want to go as long as possible, but 8cm is the cut off and what if I dialte a lot more before I have to the hospital and don't get there in time to get one?? EEKKK!! Only I would be freaking out about this, but although I highly doubt I have to face that problem, it worries me that I'm at 4cm and didn't even realize it...and haven't had any noticable Braxton Hicks contractions lately.
Hopefully it'll happen soon. We just have to wait until a) my water breaks or b) contractions 5 minutes apart for more than an hour and I'm not able to talk through them (I may make the call a little before they're 5 minutes apart though).
Maybe the next update we'll have a birthday to announce and new family member to introduce!! :)
I actually thought my water had broken yesterday and when I went to my appointment she checked and said it wasn't that (but luckily not pee either!) but probably due to some rapid cervix changes. :) Jordon said my eyes got huge when Dr. Linfert said "4cm and 75% thinned." It was a huge relief that something had changed since last week all that Dr. Goode said was it was "thinned."
After she checked some fluid under the microscope she came back in and said that while the fluid wasn't amniotic fluid that it would be "very soon" and most likely happening between "tonight and the end of the weekend."
Of course nothing happened last night and I think we actually got some decent rest. I keep telling myself this could be the last time Jordon and I can get a good night's rest with just the two of us.
I did hit me last night that if I'm at 4cm, I could get an epidural time I got to the hospital...haha. I want to go as long as possible, but 8cm is the cut off and what if I dialte a lot more before I have to the hospital and don't get there in time to get one?? EEKKK!! Only I would be freaking out about this, but although I highly doubt I have to face that problem, it worries me that I'm at 4cm and didn't even realize it...and haven't had any noticable Braxton Hicks contractions lately.
Hopefully it'll happen soon. We just have to wait until a) my water breaks or b) contractions 5 minutes apart for more than an hour and I'm not able to talk through them (I may make the call a little before they're 5 minutes apart though).
Maybe the next update we'll have a birthday to announce and new family member to introduce!! :)
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
And we wait!
So now that I'm on maternity leave I have a clean house and an empty, ready-to-use nursery. The only things really on my list are to finish thank you cards (been slacking in that department, I confess) and just get a few things put away. Otherwise, I'm about to drive myself crazy waiting....and waiting....and waiting...wondering when she's going to decide that she's ready to meet us. Luckily I'm not nervous, or if I am I haven't let myself realize it yet. I figure that there's no reason to be nervous or scared since I have good doctors and there'll be great nurses there to take care of all 3 of us.
We head back to the doctor tomorrow for our 38 week appointment and we'll see what the doctor says from there. Hopefully, it'll be some good news....like she's still doing and growing well and not too much longer to wait.
Until then, I'm organizing and re-cleaning to give me something to do until she gets here...and hopefully we'll be meeting her before too long!
We head back to the doctor tomorrow for our 38 week appointment and we'll see what the doctor says from there. Hopefully, it'll be some good news....like she's still doing and growing well and not too much longer to wait.
Until then, I'm organizing and re-cleaning to give me something to do until she gets here...and hopefully we'll be meeting her before too long!
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Another week closer!
It's been a busy week since my last appointment. The best part has been the shower that my co-workers gave me! My mom even went with me and we had so much fun...and now she knows why I love my job. Everyone has been so sweet in getting gifts for Kirkland and we're so thankful for each and everything! I don't want to hear that we're spoiling her because it sure seems like everyone else is doing a good job of doing it too! (Haha)
I had another doctor's appointment this morning after work. Unfortunately, my blood pressure was unusually high for me and I had gained 7 lbs since last week! I know there's no way I've gained that much weight and I had the same problem the last time I went to an appointment after working and was all swollen. We'll just see how that ends up next week.
Otherwise, I'm measuring a tad bit small (still 36), but she said that baby's head is very, very low with no dilation but almost completely effaced. I've been having some pretty hard Braxton Hicks contractions so hopefully the no dilation part will have changed by next week.
Sorry to my the Davis side of my family, but unless she has a major attitude change it doesn't look like she'll be coming on the 21st! My hopes are still that she'll be a Halloween baby, but we'll see. Sounds like she's just going to do her own thing anyways (doesn't this sound familiar).
And.....tonight is my LAST night of working on the floor, then I have 2 days of class this week and I'm on maternity leave!! Of course the doctor reminded me today that she agrees it's good for me to have some time to prepare for her but that being on maternity leave doesn't mean I can be running up and down the road but that it'd be fine to be doing work/organizing around the house. We'll see how this goes!
I had another doctor's appointment this morning after work. Unfortunately, my blood pressure was unusually high for me and I had gained 7 lbs since last week! I know there's no way I've gained that much weight and I had the same problem the last time I went to an appointment after working and was all swollen. We'll just see how that ends up next week.
Otherwise, I'm measuring a tad bit small (still 36), but she said that baby's head is very, very low with no dilation but almost completely effaced. I've been having some pretty hard Braxton Hicks contractions so hopefully the no dilation part will have changed by next week.
Sorry to my the Davis side of my family, but unless she has a major attitude change it doesn't look like she'll be coming on the 21st! My hopes are still that she'll be a Halloween baby, but we'll see. Sounds like she's just going to do her own thing anyways (doesn't this sound familiar).
And.....tonight is my LAST night of working on the floor, then I have 2 days of class this week and I'm on maternity leave!! Of course the doctor reminded me today that she agrees it's good for me to have some time to prepare for her but that being on maternity leave doesn't mean I can be running up and down the road but that it'd be fine to be doing work/organizing around the house. We'll see how this goes!
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Week 36
Aaaahhhh...that's me taking the first deep breath I've been able to take in what seems like months! I've enjoyed the last few days of big, deep yawns thanks to Miss Priss finally deciding to drop. :) I even had someone ask me the other day if I was having a boy because I was carrying low. Nope, I'm just due in 4 weeks. 4 WEEKS (or less)!
Of course with my long awaited deep breaths comes the fact that I no longer walk...I waddle and I pee literally about every 30 minutes. All just signs that she's getting closer to being here!!
Yesterday was my first appointment of the home stretch, so I'll be going every week until she's here. According to the doctor, we're just waiting for her to decide she's tired of being cooped up in my belly. She said no dilation changes, but I'd started thinning out and she could feel her head...and it didn't feel like she was in my tonsils when she checked me this time. All good signs!
My mom and my daddy's side of the family is still convinced that she'll be born on the 21st since that's our "family number" and we have several members on that side of the family born on a 21st of a month (I'm one of them!). It's quite possible and my mom said it's a full moon so maybe it'll "pull" her on out. As long as she healthy and ready then she can come on whenever she's ready!
Of course with my long awaited deep breaths comes the fact that I no longer walk...I waddle and I pee literally about every 30 minutes. All just signs that she's getting closer to being here!!
Yesterday was my first appointment of the home stretch, so I'll be going every week until she's here. According to the doctor, we're just waiting for her to decide she's tired of being cooped up in my belly. She said no dilation changes, but I'd started thinning out and she could feel her head...and it didn't feel like she was in my tonsils when she checked me this time. All good signs!
My mom and my daddy's side of the family is still convinced that she'll be born on the 21st since that's our "family number" and we have several members on that side of the family born on a 21st of a month (I'm one of them!). It's quite possible and my mom said it's a full moon so maybe it'll "pull" her on out. As long as she healthy and ready then she can come on whenever she's ready!
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