3 Weeks New!!!

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!!!

April 21st

Hubby and I just took a pregnancy test and it’s POSITIVE!!!! Of course, I had to snap some photos of his face, my face and the test right away for posterity.  :)  I was pretty convinced we were pregnant because my period is over a week late, and I think I experienced what’s known as “implantation bleeding” last week, but for some reason I was afraid to look at the stick once the results were done! So, Hubby and I held hands and as I flipped it over, he looked first while my eyes were closed.  I asked him what the result was and he didn’t say anything for what seemed like an eternity!!  I asked “what does it say?!” for the 3rd or 4th time and he finally replied: “Congratulations, Mama!”.

Of course, I started to cry. I’m sure hormones had nothing to do with that.  ;)  WOW.  We’re pregnant!!!!   Even though I was pretty sure before we took the test, I can’t believe it!

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Your baby's the size of a poppyseed!

At week four, your baby, now known as a blastocyst, is practically microscopic -- a teeny ball of cells. She's busy settling into her new home (your uterus), prepping for all the crucial development she'll be doing over the next six weeks.

The ball of cells is splitting into the embryo (your future child) and placenta. Baby's neural tube, the building block of his spine, brain and backbone, is already formed. The amniotic sac and fluid are forming into protective cushioning for your baby.

 

at 4 weeks

- The ball of cells is splitting into the embryo (your future child) and placenta.

- Baby's neural tube, the building block of his spine, brain and backbone, is already formed.

- The amniotic sac and fluid are forming into protective cushioning for your baby.

I’m excited and nervous all rolled into one.  I love Hubby so much and first and foremost am so happy to be taking this journey with him.

Using an online tool, we calculated my due date as December 25th!  A healthy baby couldn’t be a more perfect Christmas gift if you ask me.

Now there is so much to think about!!!!  I need an OB, a hospital, an announcement plan..... I’m overwhelmed!  I better start researching OB doctors stat!!

Hubby went to the grocery store while I stayed home researching like a maniac.  When he got home, he announced that he’d bought me a gift and very sweetly presented me with a yellow baby beanie cap.  He explained that he wanted to be sure he was the first one to buy me something.  So cute!!!  Am I lucky or what?!

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I signed up for a few different websites and began my “to do list” on The Bump:


Being that I’m always late, it figures I’m already behind on a few items even though I just got started!  Although technically I have until Wednesday, which starts my 5th week!  :)