Tuesday we had our nursing support group again. I really think we’ve gotten the hang of the whole nursing thing but I just keep going to make sure Claire is gaining the appropriate amount of weight. And plus it’s an excuse to get out of the house. Claire weighed in at 10 lbs 2 oz! She gained 12 ounces in a week. The nurses like to see at least an ounce a day so she is doing excellent. The only downside to her weight gain is that she can no longer fit into her newborn clothes. Darn, there were some super cute ones!
Claire does the cutest things while she’s nursing. I would videotape it but that would be slightly pornographic. She makes all sorts of little noises while she’s eating. It reminds me and Levi of What About Bob when Bob is eating dinner with the psychiatrist and his family and while eating corn on the cob he says, “Mmmm… Mmmm… Mrs. M. Mmmmm… is this hand shucked?” She also plays with and grabs her hair which has got to be the most adorable thing ever! And usually her other hand is stroking my side.
She’s really been getting so expressive lately. Everyday her smiles become more and more real and not just the result of gas. We’ve caught her sucking her thumb a couple times. We’re wondering if that is going to become a normal thing or if it was just an accident. We tried giving her a binky but she wasn’t too excited about that idea. She sucked enthusiastically for a minute and then made a stink face and spit it out. We keep trying though because she seems to just want to suck sometimes. I don’t know how I got so lucky with such a great baby. Every couple nights she sleeps for about 6 hours. The other nights are only 3-4 hours at a time but I can’t complain. She also loves her swing. I set her in it when I have to make dinner or do some chores and most of the time she falls asleep but like right now she’s in there just looking around and taking it all in. She especially likes watching the little mobile in her swing. I think this is pretty common with most babies but Claire loves lights. She loves to look at the sunlight coming through the blinds and this little light up toy she has.
It was really cute yesterday I was holding her so she was facing me and Roxcy (our dog) was sitting behind her. I was talking to Claire and Roxcy thought that someone else was here so she barked and Claire jumped and then started to cry, it must have scared her. Roxcy barks a lot though and Claire has never reacted like that. But as soon as I snuggled Claire and told it was ok she stopped crying. I just love that she is starting to respond to us and her environment; it’s so fun to watch her learning about the world around her.
I love being a Mommy. It's seriously the best thing ever! I’m really starting to feel like I’m getting the hang of this whole thing. And I'm finally starting to feel like myself again. It's so much more wonderful than I could have ever expected. Now if only I could get caught up on the housework, but I would just rather stare at my beautiful baby all day!
-Elizabeth
Ok, that is the BEST visual EVER about a happily nursing baby. What About Bob is awesome. No wonder she's gaining so much weight! She's really enjoying the food.
ReplyDeleteAbby sucks her thumb and it's awesome! I think it's cute now, but hopefully I won't have to watch her suck when she's like 9.