As of today our little Chickpea is 9 weeks and 2 days old. It is unreal how fast time has gone by and how much Abbie has changed in that time! What we have decided to do for this entry is make a list of things we have come to realize over the past 9 weeks. There will be an update that follows the list...
Here are a few things we have learned since May 8th:
- It doesn't actually take 4+ wipes to change a baby. There may be a few exceptions, but generally speaking 2 should be the max.
- Eating together, at the same time, is a luxury.
- Don't wait until after the baby is born to finish writing thank yous. Bad, bad, bad idea.
- You don't realize how loud you are "around the house" until you have a baby sleeping in it.
- You don't realize how creaky your bones are until you have a baby sleeping in the house.
- The first six weeks are hell. Don't let anyone fool you.
- There is a Facebook conspiracy. We thought our baby was cranky and fussy because everyone only posts pictures of/talks about how wonderful their children are on Facebook. We thought there was something wrong with ours, simply based on the Facebook postings.
- We have turned into "those people who only post pictures of their kid".
- We prefer to call day care, "school", as it just makes us feel better.
- Our friends and family are SO generous...beyond measure. Thank you for that.
- Medical bills are ri-dic-u-lous. We could go on and on...but that last sentence sums it up.
- Baby clothes are simply adorable and it is a good thing we didn't know what we were having as we would have spent every last penny buying baby clothes instead of furniture, diapers, etc. You know, the essentials.
- Folding dirty diapers is an art. It stems from trying to get them small enough to be able to fit as many as possible in the diaper pail.
- We had no idea how much we could love another human. It is incomparable and grows each and every day.
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| Abbie's First July 4th! |
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| See...a not perfect baby picture! |
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| 2 month picture...kind of funny! |
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| 2 months old - 07/08/2012 |
Abbie has changed so much since the last update. At exactly 6 weeks old she slept through the night for the first time. We freaked out when we woke up and realized that neither of us had gotten up with her! Since then she has slept, on average, 10 hours each night. Last night was an exception as she woke up to feed at 4:30, but she had a rough day yesterday. She had her 2 month check-up and that included shots! 3 to be exact. It was so sad...for us! But Abbie really was a trooper. She cried more than we had ever heard her cry, but recovered quickly. We were so proud of her. Needless to say, she slept all the way home and all afternoon. We had to wake her up to eat and change, but after that she was back asleep. That check-up took a lot out of the girl! Luckily, she didn't get a fever, so we were relieved at that. At the check-up yesterday she weighed in at 11 lbs 4 oz and was 22 inches. This puts her in the 50th-75th percentile in both categories, which is good.
She is getting so responsive to us and is smiling and just starting to laugh. Her cooing and flirting is simply adorable (according to us!). She definitely recognizes us and responds to us when we smile or talk to her. This is so heartwarming! It has been fun to see her little personality develop right before our very eyes. Literally each new day is different from last.
From the day we brought Abbie home she has been able to hold her head up - to an extent. At the doctor visit she suggested that she might be crawling and walking a little earlier than normal. While it is always nice to think of your child as "advanced" in any capacity, the idea of keeping up with her once she is mobile is a little frightening! But we will handle it as it comes. One day at a time...
We have had some fun outings to Grandpa and GG's house and to Academy with Daddy. In fact today, he bought her home her first Under Armor. Good grief! A few weeks ago Grummies and Lisa discovered the Carter's outlet in Katy Mills. Oh. My. Goodness. Too cute! Grummies got Abbie a couple of outfits that are too stinking cute (think little pink button up sweater!).
Rosey hasn't left yet, but there are some days she looks at us like she is about to walk out the door. We love our Rosey!
That is the latest from our neck of the woods. As always, thanks for following along our journey into parenthood. It's a jungle out there!
xoxo,
Tuna, Lisa, and Abbie
