Our little princess is becoming less princess-like. We have gone from regular intervals of naptime, mealtime, alertime, tummytime, naptime, etc...to naptime, crankytime, mealtime, crankytime, naptime, crankytime, mealtime, crankytime....
Crankytime consists of a good dose of screaming, crying, writhing in our arms and turning a beautiful shade of purple. This has given me a latent dose of baby blues...
We have tried it all--knee bends, gripe water, mylicon drops, singing, swaddling, swinging, ssshhhh-ing, etc. It just seems to be plain old-fashioned complaining with a bit of gas thrown in for good measure. But oh why does she get herself so worked up and cry like such a baby? It's enough to want to find the receipt that she came with---oh wait!! There is a no return policy! So, off I go to find a good pair of earplugs and a good dose of patience.
Have I mentioned how beautiful she is becoming? No matter how purple she makes herself, she is still beautiful and no matter how bad a meltdown we go through, I can't wait to hold her and kiss her all over and see her first thing in the morning with my signature greeting for her--"Hi Girlfriend!"
Her 2 week appointment went great. She left the hospital, down 6 ounces at 6lbs, 3 ounces. At her 4 day appointment, she was up to 6lbs, 5 ounces. Well, we are proud to report that at her 2 week appointment she is up to a whopping 7lbs, 2 ounces. That is a 13 ounce gain in approx. 10 days! She also seems to have grown 1.5 inches up to 20.5 inches. I am much more skeptical of the height measurement, as it is difficult to get an accurate measurement on a newborn, but I can definately tell that those legs are not just getting chunkier but longer as well. Not to mention that those cheeks are getting bigger by the moment. Here are some new pics for your viewing pleasure.
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2 comments:
That last picture is just adorable.
Glad that you're making it through - even though it seems difficult right now.
I hear ya with the crankytime, naptime, mealtime, crankytime routine. It's gonna happen but it'll ease up and then reappear later. Lather, rinse, repeat. And who knows--maybe she's going through a growth spurt!
Congrats on the weight gain--great job, Mom! And she gets cuter by the day, doesn't she? Love the pictures :-)
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