Oh I love my baby girl. Apparently our tiny newborn is actually growing up really fast. At her six week checkup on Thursday, she weighed in at 10 lb 6 oz and measured 22 in. Hungry little babe is packing on the pounds. She's in the 67%ile for weight and 80%ile for height.
She had to get her first round of shots also :( She had them earlier than the usual 2 month appointment since we're leaving town tomorrow. It was sad, but it went better than the heel prick. Here she is getting measured, then being held waiting for the shots. Poor thing.
This week I think I am finally starting to feel like we're getting the hang of things. Nursing finally stopped hurting. We seem to have a (very) loose feeding and sleeping schedule now. I feel like I'm getting to know Mariah better and better every day. Life is seeming relatively normal and I am feeling more and more confident taking her to do things and run errands on my own.
So at six weeks...
Mariah likes:
Nursing
Sleeping on her tummy, especially on Matt's chest
Snorting
Sucking on our pinky fingers
Soft blankets
Tummy rubs
Having her cheeks kissed a million times in a row (or maybe just I like it)
Shushing sounds
Pooping at Stephanie's house
Baths
Being held and rocked all the time
Hanging out in the moby wrap
Car rides
Sleeping
Mariah doesn't like:
Wet diapers
Being hungry
Pacifiers
And.... She is finally smiling at us!! It is making my life. I have to try not to cry every time she smiles so I don't scare her. I think it is the cutest thing watching her concentrate so hard to try to make her mouth smile.
She had to get her first round of shots also :( She had them earlier than the usual 2 month appointment since we're leaving town tomorrow. It was sad, but it went better than the heel prick. Here she is getting measured, then being held waiting for the shots. Poor thing.
This week I think I am finally starting to feel like we're getting the hang of things. Nursing finally stopped hurting. We seem to have a (very) loose feeding and sleeping schedule now. I feel like I'm getting to know Mariah better and better every day. Life is seeming relatively normal and I am feeling more and more confident taking her to do things and run errands on my own.
Mariah likes:
Nursing
Sleeping on her tummy, especially on Matt's chest
Snorting
Sucking on our pinky fingers
Soft blankets
Tummy rubs
Having her cheeks kissed a million times in a row (or maybe just I like it)
Shushing sounds
Pooping at Stephanie's house
Baths
Being held and rocked all the time
Hanging out in the moby wrap
Car rides
Sleeping
Hangin out naked right after another blow out at her aunt's house
Loves her dad
One of my favorite things is snuggling her right after her bath.
Mariah doesn't like:
Wet diapers
Being hungry
Pacifiers
Also I'm (finally) on Instagram where I will most likely be posting way too many pictures of this little girl, you can follow @emmorr
Cutest thing in the world. It's even cute that she uses Stephanie's home as her personal litterbox. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm so sad I won't be able to see you guys over Thanksgiving! I wanted to hold and play with little Mariah! Love the pics and hope you guys have fun in Hawaii
ReplyDeleteAwww! Love her smile concentration. That is so cute. Getting through that first shot appointment is hard. Glad she and you did okay. (I heard Dad got sad thinking about it though, ha ha.) Happy Thanksgiving! We'll miss you.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great smile she has.
ReplyDeleteLove those smiles and when you can just stare at them all day.
ReplyDeleteGosh she is hilarious. I was so glad to see you finally on instagram. Hooray!
ReplyDeleteLove Mariah! She's beautiful. She and Audrey have a lot in common... especially the not liking pacifiers. I've given up on Audrey & pacifiers - she's a much bigger fan of chewing/sucking on her hands anyways :).
ReplyDeleteHmm, I seem a bit behind. Love these pictures! You are so lucky; we get little smirks but I have only seen one really good smile from Marian.
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