2 things have happened so far at 8.5 weeks...
*Piper has chunked up. (Chunky thighs, double chin, big ol' belly) This makes me feel pretty good milk wise. I am a reliable source of life-giving nutrition!!! Power to my milk!
*Piper has begun sleeping 11-5:30 everynight. I am pleased. My boobs are not. The past couple nights we learned that Piper will put herself to sleep for good if we do not. If I don't feed her by 10:40, she will inevitably zonk out so cold that I literally can't do anything to wake her. It's pretty funny...except for the full boob thing.
Also, I think it's important to note that Piper is the reverse-child. For instance, it seems that some babies aren't into having their diapers changed...well, Piper LOVES it. Other kids don't seem keen on baths...Piper, obsessed. And it seems that babies aren't always the biggest fan of throwing up...Piper not only thinks it's calming and great, but she also LOVES having her mouth wiped by a burp rag. Other than that, she's pretty fussy. Sitting on a play mat, and doing pretty much anything has about a 5 minute time limit. A.D.D in the house!
PS. It's also possible that I've mixed her up with a dog. Maybe babies like all of the above things too...but dogs, dogs definitely don't...making her the reverse-dog.
So excited for the holidays with our little chunky monkey!
xoxo
L
Piper is getting happier!!!
Maybe it's because she can burp now. Or maybe she's just maturing and deciding that "hey! life is short!" but either way, it's freaking awesome. She still has fits every day, but they are no longer all day every day. Turns out she is capable of sitting in a swing, laying on a play mat and engaging in tummy time without flipping out.
AND she has slept 11pm-5am a few days this week including the past 2 nights. We're making strides here.
Now for some pics.
I feel that the below picture describes weeks 2.5 - 6 accurately:
And now for our chiller, much more sophisticated 7 week picture:
Happy Piper = Happy Mommy:)
Piper officially loves waking up. It is her favorite time of day. She is ALL smiles.
As for the battling of boobs...it's still happening. I've been pumping and giving a bottle every now and then and think that could be the problem. I'm going to go the rest of the week with no bottle and see what happens.
And as for the boob PAIN, it's getting better. Basically, I accept bad latches and therefore will constantly be punished. Luckily the milk blister and clogged duct seem better, so I'm just dealing with soreness, which I can handle.
Every day I get more used to Piper and recognizing her needs. I feel like maybe, just maybe, I might get the hang of this whole motherhood thing!
