keeping loved ones near
Today we went to Brekka's two week checkup. Actually it's been three weeks since she was born... Of course all the staff ranted and raved about how beautiful she is, "Look at those bright eyes! Look at that HAIR." When Brekka was born she weighed 7 lb loz. At her 5 day checkup she weighed 6lb 10oz. Today she weighs a whopping 8lb 3oz! I'm makin' CREAM I tell ya! I'm gonna have to start selling it on ebay! Her head also grew. She jumped from the 19th to the 50th percentile in circumference. She's in the 33rd percentile in weight and the 63rd in height. The dr said she is PERFECT. This picture shows how tiny she still is in my arms. LOVE IT!
Here's Brekka on her first ride in the stroller. It didn't last long since it was SO hot outside. Mom I know you're saying, "Put some socks on that girl" but it was probably in the 90's. She was wide awake and looking around the whole time!
All dressed up and no where to go. Notice Brekka trying to eat her fist. When she's hungry she doesn't just want to eat now but RIGHT NOW and she'll let you know it. She has more of a yell than a cry like she's ticked off! Pretty cute..
When Denie was here helping after the birth we jokingly called her Nanny McPhee. We were so grateful to have her and she completely spoiled me. She gave me back rubs, bought flowers, put me in the tub, filled my water bottle dozens of times, made dinners and breakfasts, cleaned the house, cared for the dogs, made trips to the store, folded laundry, helped me stand up when I was so sore, cared for the baby while we slept, bought me supplement drinks and jerky for my nightstand, petted my head while helping me through the baby blues and she was always by my side for company. She even offered to wash me in the shower! :) It was very hard to see her go... but I am so thankful to her. Sniff... Love you Denie!
Brekka is such a good sleeper. She sleeps for three hours at a time, sometimes more when we don't wake her to eat. She doesn't fuss or cry unless she's hungry. It was a bit difficult until my milk came in since she has such a hearty appetite. Now I have enough to fill her and know just how long she needs to eat to be content. Lately she spends more time awake looking around and pulling faces. She will also fall asleep on her own (not while eating) and stay sleeping soundly. Some nights she's wide awake and we don't get much sleep, but she's not crying... just a little fussy. What a dream she is.
We had a bit of a rough night in the hospital. We were extremely uncomfortable in the tiny stuffy room located right next to the VERY noisy nurses station. For some reason Brekka had a very stuffy nose and was having a hard time breathing. We tried putting salt saline, as well as medicated drops in her nose, but nothing seemed to help. To top it off the nurses were in and out, taking Brekka to do assessments on her, making her cry right when we had her settled down and breathing better. At three in the morning Darrell was packing our things, determined to leave. After reminding him that she still had tests to be done that I was NOT going to come back for, we decided to stay and tough it out. I held her in my arms for the rest of the night and we both drifted off to sleep a few times. By the time we finished everything on our discharge checklist it was about ten a.m. and boy were we glad to get gone. Thankfully Brekka's nose cleared up as soon as we got home. As you can tell from her pictures, she was happy to leave as well.
Tired mommy..
Talking to Grammy on the phone..
Meeting Daddy..
First measurements..
First hair do..
Yay it went so well!
Sweet ANGEL.
