It has been almost one month since Emma entered this world although it seems like it yesterday in some ways. It is ALL I was told it is cracked up to be and she is wonderful.
I returned to work this past week which was tough since I wanted to spend more time at home and it was going to be hard to get back into the groove. Jessica has been very nice in letting me get extra hours of sleep during the week so I can perform coherently during the day. Emma is doing great and we think she has gained weight on schedule. Her days and nights are still a bit mixed up although she did sleep a full 5 hours in a ROW last night...that was very good. We have her one month doctors appt this week along with her birthday (one month) to celebrate. I have added some pics to the latest gallery on the left Emma - 3 weeks and beyond
The picture taking has slowed down some this week but I am still at it. We are really looking forward to the giggling, laughing, and more animated phase coming shortly, along with full nights of sleeping :)
The boys are retuning this week as we have our fence finally getting installed after some contractor delays. We are looking forward to having the whole family together and seeing how the boys welcome Emma and vice versa. It will probably be pretty anticlimactic since they are both in their own worlds right now.
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5 months in and we are still waiting for full nights of sleeping haha. :) ollie was SO close, down to 1 feeding, and then it was all gone again! apparently this is normal around 4 months of age; babies learn so many new things they wake themselves up to try it out, among other things (like the separation anxiety that comes along with becoming more aware of his surroundings). we are working hard on teaching self soothing, and scheduling and routine though, and we're making good progress. he's a good baby and pretty much takes to our gentle urgings without much fuss. he's at least on a 4 hour schedule at night, and we're hoping that as we get better at eating solids, that will extend even more.
congrats on making it through the first month!! :) it's great to see the baby she is becoming... you can already tell that she is growing from a newborn to an infant. what a cutie!!! as you said, the smiles and laughs and sudden bursts of development that will start coming now will be so amazing to watch. that has been the best part of parenting so far; i can't get enough smiles or giggles, ever. no matter how tired i am, when i get a giant smile, nothing else matters.
happy st patrick's day! send our love to jess as well! i hope she has recovered well and is enjoying all the ups and down (which are easy to romanticize with a few months separation) of motherhood. :)
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