At 2 weeks Sonia is eating and growing well, and even giving inklings of settling into a routine.
She still falls asleep during feedings, but somehow still manages to chug down almost 3 oz during a 20-25 min session. She gained 8.5 ounces in the last week bringing her back up over her birth weight by our Tues pediatrician visit, yippee! That means we are able to feed her on demand, which is supposed to mean fewer feedings at night, but so far that has not been the case – too much growing to do I guess. Looking back at pictures, I already notice her face and limbs look fuller than they used to, and her eyes seem more alert, which I love.
Earlier in the week:
Later in the week:
Sonia also lost her cord stub at 9 days, which means we get to dress her in the rest of her cute 2-piece clothing – once she grows into it that is!
We have found that if we can keep her up a decent amount during the day, she does pretty well at night, going down somewhere between 8-10pm and waking up between 6-7am with 2-3 feedings in between. She tends to start to “squawk” and make sucking noises in REM sleep to let Mommy know she’s getting hungry – saving her loud shrieks for when she’s getting her diaper changed in the nursery, dampening the noise for sleepy Daddy. She also “squawks” as she self-soothes back to sleep after feedings, but it usually only lasts a few minutes. However, on days like Wed where she slept from 9am almost straight to 2pm in her car seat while running errands with Mommy, then the eyes pop open and alert after the 3am feeding and no one is very rested the next day. We won’t be letting that happen again!
During the day, Mommy gets lots of quality time with Sonia in the morning and afternoon when we walk Luna and explore her world together. Sonia usually takes one shorter nap in the late morning, allowing Mommy to take a shower, and another longer stretch in the early afternoon giving Mommy time to eat and take care of other things. So far, those other things have consisted mostly of planning a baby tour to see family in June, and a Hawaii vacation for later in the year. Hopefully we’re not completely crazy for thinking we can travel so much with an infant.
Walking Luna:
Playing piano together:
Unfortunately for Eric, Sonia’s alert time tends to end right around 4-4:30pm, and she has seemed to go to sleep just a few minutes before he gets home from work every day. 🙁 He is looking forward to the weekend so he can spend more quality time with her. Mommy is looking forward to the help so she can get more rest.
Weekday Daddy time:
Weekend Daddy time (last week’s lesson was Fruits and Vegetables – what will this weekend bring?):
