Week One: A blur! Daddy was home for two weeks, and we had lots of visitors including: Aunt Meme & Cousin Kinsley; Grandma Lind, Grandpa Sam, and Auntie Lindsey; and Grandma Bev & Aunt Cori. Maddy nurses like a champ and sleeps a lot! At her first midwife check-up she had already regained her birth weight.
Week Two: On Maddy's 2 week birthday we "braved" Disneyland with Maddy tucked into the Moby wrap and covered up. Mama was battling her panic over germs the entire night but everyone had a nice time. Another blur of appointments with the pediatrician and midwives, mama's friend Heather came to visit. Maddy loves to cuddle with mama-from co-sleeping to the moby and ring sling-she is most content snuggled close with easy nursing access! She gets VERY upset if she has to wait to nurse and has quite the scream for a tiny newborn! She makes the cutest little determined face once she latches on after this which seems to be a mix of "Finally! I'm never letting go!," relief, and anger over how long she was forced to wait! (usually one or two minutes max!) She grabs on tightly with both hands and stares straight ahead...too funny! As the week comes to an end, our family is fighting illness and upset tummies! Micah has a horrible tummy bug, mama has a sore throat, and Maddy is battling reflux! That's what we get for going to Disneyland! :( Daddy has taken to calling Maddy a "grunty baby" because she makes a whole lot of noise!
Week Three: This week Maddy has really started to wake up and becoming much more alert! She has given us some big, adorable smiles the last couple of days and spends more time looking around and checking out her environment. She loves to sleep on her tummy and has started to sleep longer stretches during naps if she is able to sleep on her tummy (don't worry-mama keeps a close eye on her! We had our newborn photoshoot on Maddy's 3 week birthday and got to see some of the photos already-we are so in love! Can't wait to get all the photos back! Here is a sneak peek! Her eyes are open wide now and her features are really starting to develop-we think she is just gorgeous! So fun seeing her engage with us more and we are excited to get to know her better as she spends more time awake!
At her one month check up (5 weeks) she weighed in at 9 lbs 8 oz (45th percentile) and was 12.5 inches long (55th percentile). She gained 3 lbs 3 oz in one month!!!
Sneak Peek Newborn Shots:
