Sophia's second week!

Sophia's second week was from May 9- May 15th

Weight: We had our two week appointment and little miss is up to 9 lbs and 21.5 inches long.

Health:  Other than some gas issues, we are doing great!

Still loving bath time!

Sleep: During the day, she will sleep anywhere from 1-2.5 hours for naps..most average about 1.5 hours.  During the night she typically sleeps for about 3-4 hours, although we have gotten some 5 hour stretches once or twice.  I am trying to cluster feed in the evenings and do a dream feed around 10:30 to fill her up.  Sometimes I set my alarm for that dream feed and then oversleep it, so it doesn't always happen.

Social: She is starting to have some longer awake times.  And by "longer" I mean instead of 4 minutes while I am changing her diaper after she eats, it's more like 5 minutes.  As any 2 week old, she gets overstimulated and overtired really easily, which makes for some fussy evenings.

We went walking around the outlets and she loved being in the Moby carrier!

Diet:  Still 100% breast milk and for the most part, we are still doing great!  I have noticed that she will sometimes choke while eating and I think it's because my milk comes out too fast, so that is our biggest issue right now. It gives her gas because she is gulping down air. I try to feed her reclined so that gravity is working with me and that has helped some.  

Clothes: We are still in our newborn clothes and we stick to onesies during the day and sleepers at night.

Baby Gear Loves:  I am still loving my Medela pump! We also love our SwaddleMe and Halo swaddlers and use them to sleep every time!  Our Summer Infant Touch monitor has been getting a ton of use since she sleeps in her crib 95% of the time now.  I ordered some "Milkies" to use while feeding and they arrived today! After only using it for two feedings, I love it!

We love our Boppy, too!

Crying: Yes, little miss has found her voice! She is hungry and crying the moment she wakes up and we have had a couple of fussy nights from about 6-8 pm where nothing really helped. She would fight sleep during her evening nap and be really unhappy until she finally ate again about an hour later and wore herself out.

Likes: Eating, sleeping, cuddling, burping, and her play mat.

Post Partum:  Feeling a lot more like myself this week.  Recovery wise, I am still not 100% and still taking Advil for pain once or twice a day as needed.  I am back down to my pre-pregnancy weight this week as well! Woohoo! Thank you breast feeding!

Milestones:  Sophia helped me celebrate my very first Mother's day this week! 

First walk around the neighborhood

Her sun hat is a little large right now...