Its 10:40 - the time of night I KNOW I should be in the bed, but I will have to get up in about half an hour to feed Lucy. I either need to get in the bed at nine or its just not worth it. This week with VBS, its is 9 before we even get home! My girls are sleeping in in the mornings though, so at least that is nice.
Moving on - Lucy is 5 weeks old! Crazy! How true are the words:
"The days are long, but the years fly by!"
I really enjoy the newborn stage - I love the snuggling and helplessness of little ones. I do not however, enjoy the lack of sleep. At all. Especially on top of recovering from surgery. Addison dropped her middle of the night feeding at 7 weeks and I am hoping Lucy follows her big sister! I love looking at those sweet blue eyes, but not at 3 AM anymore.
Here is what Lucy is up to...
- I have no idea how much she weighs. People ALWAYS ask me how much she weighs. I am just curious - do people have baby scales in their house? My guess is that she is between 7 and 8 lbs, but again I don't know.
- We are still using newborn diapers, but since I just opened the last pack, I probably won't buy anymore.
-She is finally fitting into newborn clothes pretty well.
-She is on a solid 3 hour schedule (8, 11, 2, 5, 8, 11). We sometimes have to wake her up, but she wakes up very easily. Thankfully, she rarely wakes up on her own, screaming to eat.
-She is a noisy little girl! Lots of grunts, squeaks and groans!
-If I stay up to feed her at 11PM, she normally wakes up on her own around 3 and will then sleep until morning. If she wakes up around 6, we put her in the bed with us and she will go back to sleep until 7:30 or 8:00. I am on my own most nights since I try to let Chad sleep if he is here since he is back at work.
-She is similar to Mya in that we really haven't had to do much sleep training. She is pretty good about going to sleep on her own and we are doing better at putting her down for naps while she is still awake. Thankfully she is flexible and will generally sleep anywhere.
-The girls absolutely love her. They love helping and holding her. If she cries, they both rush to see what they can do for her.
-She finally fits into the swaddle blankets! Those were a lifesaver we discovered with Mya, but when Lucy came home, she was too tiny for them to work!
-Her eyes are still blue! Since Addison and Mya's eyes were brown when they were born, I'm not really sure when Lucy's would change if they are going to change. I hope they don't change! They are beautiful deep blue!
Sweet Baby Lucy - we love you!! You are SO sweet and everyone, especially Mommy, loves to hold you and cuddle you! I can't wait to see what kind of personality you are going to develop! You are such a perfect fit in our family and we are so blessed to have you!!
5 weeks already!!!!
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