Summary of Week 12

Sophia's twelfth week was from July 18- July 24

Weight: I would probably guess somewhere in the 14 lb range.

Health: It looks like Sophia was going through another wonder week this week, which mainly affected her sleeping and eating.  Other than that, we still have a healthy and happy baby girl on our hands!

Sleep: Sophia's naps were a little off this week, but not too bad. She is on the same schedule and still sleeping at night from about 9:30 until 7:15 or so. 

Development:  We are still waiting on some sweet giggles and for that first roll over.  Sophia likes to "plank" whenever I put her on her stomach for tummy time.  I keep telling her that's not going to help her much!  She still loves to "talk" and coo if anyone is talking to her.  She also will smile at everyone!  She has also really found her hands this week. She is much more interested in them and loves to chew on them.  A couple of times she has gagged from stuffing them too far in her mouth. haha...she'll learn!

Diet: We drastically dropped our nursing times this week.  She went from nursing for about 18-20 on one side to about 7-10!  I was worried that she wasn't getting enough during the day and would start waking up at night again hungry, but she didnt! She is also super distracted while nursing. She will eat non stop for about 6 minutes and then will start looking around her room at the different things on the wall. She loves to push down on my lap with her feet when I'm burping her, too.

Sophia and Grandpa

Clothes: I am starting to stock up on some 6 month essentials because I have a feeling she will be needing them soon! Some of her 3 month sleepers are starting to get a little short on her.  Usually, Carters brand are the first to go because they seem to fit her a little small.  The Target brand runs a little big for her, so those last a little longer.

Sophia and Grandma!

 Baby Gear Loves:  Things we use on a daily basis and couldn't live without include the Medela pump, Halo sleep sacks, Sleep Sheep, Baby Einstein activity mat, bouncy chair, Chicco Travel System, Summer Peek Plus monitor. I'm sure there are some that I have forgotten.

 

Likes: Looking around, her activity mat, going for walks, Mommy and Daddy....le duh!

 

Post Partum: I am still feeling great! Other than my hair falling out like CRAZY! I am coming up on the end of my maternity leave. :( Luckily, I was able to find another job that is literally 5 mins. down the road from me.  It was sad leaving some of my coworkers, but I was commuting 1.5-2 hrs ONE WAY while I was pregnant and there was no way that I could do that now.  So I am SO thankful for this new blessing!

 

Summary of Week 11

Sophia's eleventh week was from July 11- July 17

Weight: I would probably guess somewhere in the 13 lb range.

Health: We tried a new diaper brand this week (Up and Up from Target) which started to give her diaper rash, so we went back to Pampers swaddlers.  I think since the Pampers pulls the wetness away from the skin, it doesn't give her diaper rash like the other brands we have tried.

Sleep: She is still doing great on the 3.5 hour schedule.  She typically has one or two naps a day that she wakes up halfway through, but the others are pretty good.  I watch her and as soon as I see those first couple of yawns, I start to put her down.  I swaddle her while saying "shhhhhh" and turn on her Sleep Sheep while I am swaddling her.  I tell her night night and then leave the room.  She is still awake and falls asleep within a couple of minutes.  I am always so amazed that she is asleep so quickly.  The only time Sophia goes down crying is if I miss her sleepy window and put her down when she is too tired.  She pretty much always has a great morning nap and a great late evening nap. She is also still doing great sleeping through the night! 

Happy girl getting ready to run errands with Mommy

Social: Sophia loves to smile and she will smile at anyone when they start talking to her.

Diet: She is starting to get very active when she nurses.  Her little arms flails all around and she kicks and kicks her legs.  It's getting more difficult to nurse her in the glider that's in the nursery because she pushes her feet on the arm rest and it hurts! I started giving her a bottle once every two or so days so she is still used to it.  Matt and I are going to a concert on Aug. 3rd and his parents will be watching her, so I want to make sure she is used to them still.  We were using Dr. Brown's bottles, but for some reason when we tried giving them to her again, she kept gagging on the nipple, so I switched to MAM bottles, since that's the paci she takes.  She seems to like those much better and will take about 4.5-5 ozs.

Clothes: She kept having some blowouts, so we moved to a size 2 diaper.  They're a little bit big, but they work a lot better. 
Baby Gear Loves: Sleep sheep and halo sleep sacks, pump, activity mat, etc.

Crying:  Just when she's super tired.

Likes: Baths, talking, her activity mat and bouncer.

Post Partum:  Still feeling great!

Summary of weeks 9 and 10

Sophia's ninth week was from June 27 - July 3rd
and her tenth week was from July 4th to July 10th.

**These two weeks were pretty similar and in an effort to get caught up, I will just combine the weekly summary.**
 

Weight: We went to the Dr. for her two week check up on July 1st and she was 12 lbs and 7 ozs. (88th %ile), 23.8 in. (94 %ile), and 15.43'' for head circumference (64 %ile). I totally got the numbers wrong on the last summary, so I went back and fixed them.

Health: The pedi checked out the back of her head, which was one of my concerns and she said it looked just fine and she wasn't worried about it at all, which was a big relief! 

Sleep: Our schedule is still the same as last week and Sophia is still sleeping great at night! She averages about 10 hours.  She goes down around 9:30 for the night and wakes up between 7:00-7:30.  About half of the time, she is still asleep when I go in there, but sometimes she is already awake and just chillin'.  She is a very happy baby when she wakes up. Her naps are definitely getting better and we even had one day where we have perfect naps...she slept through each one and I never once had to go into her room to soothe her back to sleep.  We are starting to have more and more naps that she sleeps all the way through for which is so great!

Social: She is getting so much more fun and her personality is really starting to come out.  We are finding more sounds and faces that make her break out into her huge gummy grin and I am waiting for the day when I hear those giggles!

We celebrated Matt's birthday on July 6th! Originally we were going to go tubing, but the weather interfered with those plans, so we went bowling instead! My mom came down to hang out and watch Sophia. 

 

 

 

First time taking a bottle from Grandma!

Diet: Still doing great nursing.

Clothes: We are still in size 1 diapers, but will probably transition to size 2 soon.

 Baby Gear Loves: Same as last week- bouncer, activity mat, Medela pump and freezer bags, and multiple burp rags...they are all over the house!

 

Crying: She wasn't a big crier these two weeks.  I downloaded the Wonder Weeks app and it's been pretty spot on for Sophia.  These two weeks were right after a wonder week for Sophia and the weeks in between, you have a pretty happy baby!  Weeks like these make me think I can handle 8 more babies because it's been pretty easy.  :)  Then a wonder week comes around and I wonder how people with multiple children do it! haha

Likes: Baths, talking, her activity mat and bouncer.

Post Partum:  Still feeling great!

Sophia is TWO months old!

 Sophia's eighth week was from June 20- June 26

  

Weight:  At her 2 month appointment, Sophia was 12 lbs and 7 ozs. (88th %ile), 23.8 in. (94 %ile), and 15.43'' for head circumference (64 %ile)

Health: Doing great! She had her two month shots this week.  I made Matt stay with her while she got them and I waited outside in the waiting room because I am a big sissy.  She was so pitiful all day afterwards.  At one point, I was nursing her and she would randomly cry out...it was awful! We did end up giving her two half doses of Tylenol which seemed to help.  Thank God it only lasted one day.

Sleep:  We have moved to the 3.5 hour schedule this week. I tried it out when she was 6 weeks old, but she wasn't quite ready.  We tried it again this week and have slowly been moving into it.  I added an additional 15 mins to her awake time and an additional 15 mins. to her naps to make up for the extra 30 mins. It took her a couple of days to adjust, but she did it just fine!

7:00- 7:15ish AM- Up for the day, diaper change and eat and play

8:30 AM- 10:30 AM- Nap

10:30 AM- Eat, diaper change and play

12:00 PM-2:00 PM- Nap

2:00 PM- Eat, diaper change, and play

3:30 PM- 5:30 PM -Nap

5:300 PM- Eat, diaper change and play

7:00 PM- 8:30 PM -Nap

8:30 Bath and eat after

9:30 down for the night

Like I wrote in my 7th week summary, on June 19th, Sophia slept through the night from 10:00 until 7:00 am for the first time.  She went back to waking up for her 4:00am feeding the next couple of days and then on June 27th, she did it again and we have been sleeping through the night since! I can't even begin to explain how excited I am...it's amazing to get a full night's sleep again! I am well rested and I know that Sophia is too! 

Social: She is starting to babble and coo so much more! She loves listening to you talk and if you are cradling her, she loves watching your mouth and she will try and talk back to you.  She also visited with Emma Grace and Everleigh this week at Everleigh's baptism.  

We drove up to Athens to see her and celebrate and was a great little traveler! She took a nap on the way up there, took great 2 hour nap in Everleigh's pack 'n play during her next scheduled nap time, and slept for 2 hours on the way back home.

We also went to a car show this week! She was able to nap in her stroller and we used a clip on fan to keep her cool.  

Diet: Still Momma's milk...before we switched her schedule she was nursing for shorter periods of time, but we are back to normal nursing sessions since she dropped one of the feedings.

Baby Gear Loves: Halo swaddles, Pampers Swaddlers size 1, pump and activity mat, loving our stroller and car seat, too!

Crying: We have such a content and happy baby.  We had a few days in the beginning where she was upset and inconsolable and I cannot imagine it being like that all of the time.  My heart goes out to moms that have colicky babies.  I really do think that such a huge part is due to BabyWise.  A friend sent it to me when I was pregnant and I didn't pick it up until after Sophia was born.  I needed some sort of set schedule and I won't lie..the high percentage of BW babies that sleep through the night early was very appealing! Originally, that is what drew me to BW, but now seeing how content she always is and having others notice and comment on it too, I can see the other pluses to doing BW.  I know it catches a lot of flack, but we never had any issues with the things that have caused controversy.  Sophia has been in the 90-95% for height and weight and it hasn't caused any issues with my milk supply.  I never in a million years would have thought that I would be a Babywise Momma, but I am and I LOVE it!

Likes: Her bouncer and activity mat, eating her hands, and listening to Momma and daddy talk!

Summary of Week Seven

 Sophia's seventh week was from June 13 - June 19

  

Weight: We go back to the Dr for her 2 month check up on July 1st, so we will know then!

Health: Thankfully, we are still doing great health wise! I have noticed she is starting to get a flat spot on the back of her head.  I've read that it's normal, but I will be sure to ask about it at our next appointment.

Sleep: Sleep was sooo much better this week! We were able to get back to our normal routine, which made this Momma very happy! I never thought that I would be a Mom that schedules her baby's day, but it makes such a difference for how smooth the days and nights go that now I cannot imagine NOT having a schedule. Right now our schedule looks like this:

7:00 AM- Up for the day, diaper change and eat and play

8:00 AM- 10:00 AM- Nap

10:00 AM- Eat, diaper change and play

11:00 AM-1:00 PM- Nap

1:00 PM- Eat, diaper change, and play

2:00 PM- 4:00 PM -Nap

4:00 PM- Eat, diaper change and play

5:00 PM- 7:00 PM -Nap

7:00 Eat, Diaper change and play

8:00-9:30- Nap

9:30 Bath and eat after

10:00 down for the night

At night, she sleeps from 10:00 PM until about 3:00 AM or 4:00 AM.  She eats and goes right back to sleep until 7:00 AM.  Also, on June 19th, Sophia slept through the night for the first time! She slept from 10:00 PM until 7: 00 AM.  I, of course, woke up at 1:00, 3:00 and 5:00...but I was still super excited!  Sophia's first nap (8:00- 10:00 AM) is always her best.  She goes down easy and for the most part, wakes up right after the two hours are over. The other naps are hit or miss.  Some of them she will wake up after about an hour or so, but she has a tendency to wake herself up by breaking out of her swaddle.  I ordered a Miracle Blanket yesterday, so we will see if that helps!

Social: She is still paying attention to us when we're speaking to her. She loves looking around and taking everything in.

Diet: Thankfully, we are still doing great nursing.  She nurses for about 8-10 mins. on one side and about 5 on the other.  This week she has started eat just on one side and then she's done.

Clothes: Still moving into those 3 month clothes.

Baby Gear Loves: We are really loving the Bay Einstein play mat this week! Typically we do about 10-15 mins of tummy time on it and sometimes I lay her on her back to play with the toys that are attached to the top.  She kicks and kicks and loves looking at them.  I have put them on the opposite side that her flat spot is on to encourage her to lay her head on that side some.

Crying: When she's tired or hungry.

Likes: Bath time, mommy and daddy, being talked to, smiling, talking to the frames above her changing table.

 

Post Partum:  Still feeling great!

Summary of Week Six

 Sophia's sixth week was from June 6 - June 12

  

Weight: Not sure..we go back to the doctor on July 1st, but when Matt and I weighed her this week, she was right at 12 lbs.

Health: Looking back, I'm pretty sure that we went through a growth spurt this week. She still has some baby acne on her cheeks and neck.

Sleep: What's that? Seriously...this week was rough in the sleep department.  Her naps were all over the place and she kept waking up early for them.  She had a really hard time falling asleep and was super duper fussy. A couple of days she woke up 3 different times at night to eat..very exhausting! 

Social: This was the week that Sophia really started smiling and responding to us talking to her. She started smiling when we went to go wake her up and it's the sweetest thing ever! I love sitting her in her bouncy chair and just chatting with her..she'll kick her little legs and make the sweetest cooing sounds. It definitely makes an exhausting week worth it!

Diet: Girlfriend was chowing down this week! Instead of being on a 3 hour cycle, she was waking up hungry about an hour earlier.  I just went with it, but she was attached to my boob this entire week!

Clothes: Still growing into the 3 month clothes!

Baby Gear Loves: Same as last week..

Crying: There was a lot of crying this week..she seemed to be hungry and sleepy at the same time and couldn't quite get both of those needs met at the same time.

Likes: Smiling and "talking!"

 

Post Partum:  Still about 6 lbs under pre-pregnancy weight. Matt and I celebrated our one year wedding anniversary this week by going on our first date without baby!