Yesterday I went to the dentist for my regular cleaning. I took Mom with me so that we could go to lunch with some girls from work afterwards (I thought it worked out well with gas prices so high!). Anyways. We met Christy, Kim and her beautiful daughter, Delaney, and Lori and her brand new sweetie pie, Maden, at Olive Garden. I just couldn't believe how tiny he was..or how much hair! He's a week old..6 weeks between him and Elijah. He made such little noises! Elijah was never as little as him! There was almost a 2 pound birth weight difference. It was funny to hear Lori say that most newborn clothes didn't fit him. That wasn't a problem here! We're in size 2 diapers and 6 month clothes! He took an 8 oz bottle yesterday at 4:30 and an hour later he was wanting to nurse! What a piggy! He must have known Mommy needed sleep (REALLY BAD HEADACHE!) and so he slept SEVEN hours! I actually woke up a little before him b/c I was getting uncomfortable and debated using my BRAND NEW electric pump ..no more manual labor for me...yeah! He woke up about 15 minutes after me though so it all worked out. He's been having a problem with a stuffy nose in the middle of the night though so he woke up a couple hours later. I used some saline spray and then I just put him on my chest to sleep elevated and on his belly and he did better. He's found that his hands work well to suck on so I often wake up to the sound of that. Last evening it was his thumb! None of that! I was a thumb sucker until I was 8 and don't want a repeat with him! He is rather cute when he does it though.
I forgot to mention my good buy the other day. I was debating buying my mobile b/c it was $40 and I wasn't sure if I wanted to spend that much. I found it on clearance at Target for $25! I also got him a toy with a mirror and a rattle...both on clearance too! I was very excited because he's starting to like to play and watch the mobile on his swing. He's growing up so fast!
I almost forgot to add a thank you to the girls for meeting me for lunch. It made me feel good to be able to spend some time out of the house and enjoy some friendly company! Thanks a bunch!
2 comments:
Hey Elizabeth!!! Just got your msg on my blog. Good luck flying with elijah! I had someone bring me home some sucrose from work.... that also worked when brooklyn was too fussy and didn't want her binky. Everytime she squirmed she either nursed or got the binky pretty much. We didn't have to travel with carseat and stroller also since there was one at our in-law's for us to use...that made traveling so much easier but that's why she got held the whole time. Best of luck!
I can't believe how big Elijah looks compared to Madden! When are you coming back to work? I hope to find out by the end of next week when I am leaving. We'll have to go to lunch or something :)
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