Guess who's 3 weeks old???
I can't believe our baby girl is already 3 weeks old! She's growing sooooo fast! Shep and I took her to get weighed for her 3 week birthday yesterday and she clocked in at 8 pounds, 15.5 ounces! She also grew to 20.75 inches in length! Of course nothing is as easy as you think it will be when a newborn is involved.... when we undressed her to get weighed she pooped multiple times and then peed ALL over the scale and then got poop on me when I picked her up. We went through every wipe we had in the diaper bag.... and yes there was more than 1 in there this time. ;) It was a memorable day, that's for sure!
Emily's hair color seems to be getting lighter and her dry flaky skin has mostly come off. Now her skin is smooth as velvet, which makes her extra cuddly! Aside from growing, we had a fun milestone today.... she laughed what I think was her first non-gassy laugh! I was playfully touching her nose with her burp cloth while making silly noises, and she smiled wide and audibly laughed! It was so cute!!!
Emily's eyes have been open wide this week and she's very alert at certain points during the day. She likes staring out the window and up at the ceiling. She's been having a bit of a hard time sleeping the past couple nights, and has been crying and crying for most of the night the past 3 nights. Wednesday night was especially hard.... I didn't get into bed myself until 6:30 am on Thursday morning. It seems like more than the normal growth spurt crankiness, and we think it's due to gas pains {poor thing!} but she's hanging in there. At our pediatrician's recommendation, we started her on some gas drops today so we'll see how that works. Shep and I are reallllly hoping this is just temporary digestive gas and not colic... which Shep had as a baby! If you have any extra fingers to keep crossed on our behalf, we'd appreciate it. ;)
We haven't been able to get outside for as many walks as we'd like this week due to the very rainy weather we've been having, so we're hoping for some sunshine this weekend!
I hope everyone has a lovely weekend and a great Father's Day!!!
Nicole neglected to mention that Emily pooped and peed all over the doctor's scale about 1 minute after this picture was taken.
ReplyDeleteAwww, sweet girl is getting big! She's so beautiful! Hoping that her tummy will get to feeling better soon so you and she can get some good rest. XO
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mel! She is getting big.... already outgrew most of her newborn-sized clothes! Thanks for the well wishes!
DeleteShe is beautiful!! That's amazing that she is smiling and giggling at only 3 weeks! Wow. I hope you get the tummy things sorted out. Kylan is a super gassy baby and the only thing that give him relief is mommy's bliss gripe water. I ordered it off Amazon. I sure hope she's not colicky! Hang in there...it sounds like you guys are amazing parents!! And happy father's day to Shep!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip on the gripe water! We were hesitant to try it bc the instructions say it can turn their poop black and we're a bit squeamish to do that. :( She seems to be doing a bit better the past couple days though -- knock on wood -- so I'm hoping she keeps feeling better!
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