Busy Bees

That is what we have been over the course of the last few weeks. I would like to think that we are falling into somewhat of a routine, but Audrey thinks differently. Just when I think I have figured out what a typical day looks like, she changes it up.

We have really been enjoying our little hummingbird.

She is sleeping 3 to 4 hour spurts in the night. She seems to want to poop at her 4 am feeding. So, that feeding time is a but more difficult to get her back to sleep than the others.

She is growing like a weed. At her 2 week appt last week, she weighed 8.7 lbs and was 20 1/4 inches long. The newborn clothes are getting smaller. We have only worn the same outfit twice on two different occasions. Yes, she has alot of clothes.

The visitors are still flocking to the house. We actually have a visitor schedule.

We are blessed with many great friends. They are bringing food and gifts, and it seems that it will never end.

My parents are headed down this weekend and we are going to go yard-saling to see if we can find any lil girl baby deals. If I have outfits that dont fit that Audrey only wore once, so do other parents. I would rather spend $2 for their items than to head to Gymboree and spend $25 on the same item.

I took Audrey to Walmart Picture Me studios for her 1 month photo. She did great. We even fit in a wardrobe change.

I am still amazed at how tough being a new parent is. Tough in a very unique way. Taking a shower is a luxury. Cleaning the house and filling the bird feeder...the same.

I love to watch Jimmy with Audrey. She is certainly daddy's girl, though I like to think that she is Mommy's girl, since I am with her 24/7.

We have been to two Mommy and Me classes. These help me maintain my sanity as a new mom. It is a group for Mothers of children aged newborn to 5 month. We sit for 1 1/2 hours and chat about our concerns and ask questions of the Lactation Consultant and nurse, Tammy. She is filled with knowledge and very helpful.

Sometimes, as I sit there and listen to the other moms, I realize that Audrey has been fairly EASY so far...dare I say that? I will probably pay for the comment. However, she is doing well with breastmilk and formula and fairly well with sleeping and everything else.

We are headed to one month old in a few days...WOW...it really won't be like this for long!