I still need to write out her birth story...not that it is as extensive as most, since it was a scheduled c-section, but there are some key points that I will always want to remember. Maybe I can get around to typing that out tomorrow.
Things to reflect on from the past month,
--I didn't remember how much newborns poop! Good grief! This girl can go through some diapers! My cloth stash is no where near being able to keep up with, uh, her demands, lol. Most of them are still too big anyways, so we are switching between what cloth ones will fit and disposables. It's crazy the amount we have gone through already!
--Max is really starting to pay more attention to her now. It's the most beautiful thing...watching your firstborn adapt to your second. At first I think he was more intimidated by her and her crying and tinyness, but now he wants to hug her and hold her and kiss on her all day. He's going to be a great big brother! He's so proud of her when we go out! Too cute! Oh and she must really adore him as well, because so far he is the only one she will break out a smile for!
Helping to feed her a bottle (she's only had two so far and seems to do ok with them. I haven't pumped anymore though, so I don't know if that will be a regular thing.)
--Breastfeeding I have found to be a Labor of Love. I never got to do it with Max as most of you know already, so this is all new territory for me. I think the thing that suprised me the most was how exhausting it could be. Now don't get me wrong, I absolutely love being able to provide for her and have that closeness with her, but sometimes it is a little tiring. Plus, I never realized how much of a challenge it would be to have to think about when and where you were going to feed her. I've become a lot less modest since breastfeeding. I'm sure I've flashed more people than I ever thought possible, but when your baby is hungry and you are the only one who can provide for her, sorry but her needs come first. A little boobage never hurt anyone, lol. I'm getting the hang of it though and have found ways to make sure that everything is covered up the way it should be while feeding her. But I'm not going to stress myself out about it either, if you see something, you see it...oh well.
--We are still dealing with the sensitive skin issue. I'm still thinking that most of it is triggered by detergents. But she still tends to get those hive like places on her throughout the day. She started getting them again a couple days ago and Curt said that there was a fabric softener sheet in the dryer with her cloths. I must have thrown one in there out of habit. Wearing a shirt from that laundry load was causing her to break out all over again. But once I changed her, it didn't seem to get any worse. I've started holding her most of the time wrapped in a little blanket and having people who hold her, hold her in it as well, just so that their shirts don't cause her to break out too. I really hope this isn't a sign of future allergies to come. Please!
Some pictures from yesterday. The first ones are her week 4 Bear Pictures,
And some random ones from the past week. I went to visit my hometown over Memorial Day weekend and introduced Aspen to my side of the family. She met quite a few new faces, although she slept through most of them, lol.
You are welcome to view the whole lot of pictures from the weekend HERE
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She's so adorable! I wish we could have been down in Morehead so we could have seen her but we were in Florida. Hopefully we will get to see her soon. Yea, you do become a little less modest when you breastfeed. Crazy how that happens.
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