I feel like our sweet girl has changed so much in the first
month of her life, there is something new about her almost daily. I love
watching her discover something new and being able to figure her out better. Jordan
and I both feel like Peyton has been pretty hefty from the start and it never
really seemed like she was super small or fragile. We got to hang out with Miss
Harper who is eight months old and compared to her she did seem very small. We
have already outgrown most of her newborn clothes and there were lots of super
cute outfits we didn’t even get to wear. These subtle changes remind me just
how quickly these precious moments go by.
When Peyton was 2 ½ weeks old Jordan had to go out of town
for seven days which was so so difficult for the three of us. Luckily during
this time Peyton and I got to go back to Kentucky and hang out with our friends
and family. We are very very lucky to have such wonderful friends and family
who came to visit us and help take care of us while my awesome hubby was out of
town. During the 7 days that Jordan was gone she changed so much and I was very
sad he missed out on these fleeting moments. She started having more awake time
where she was happy, before it seemed like when she was awake she was unhappy. The
first few weeks seemed like we were just trying to get to know our little girl
and what she liked and what she needed to be happy. Now that we know she likes
to be bounced a lot and look at lights and snuggle we all are much happier. She
has started to coo, make noises and smile, especially in the morning when she
is most happy. Peyton does not like to be swaddled what so ever and if her arms
or hands are restricted in any way she is not a happy camper.
We have not been on any particular schedule since she was
born and we have kind of let her run the show, she sleeps and eats when she
wants to. Starting this week we are changing this and trying to get on more of
a regular schedule. She is still only sleeping for about 3 to 3 ½ hours at
night. It has been quite the challenge to get her to sleep anywhere besides on
me. If I want to get anything done during the day I usually have to put her in
my Baby K’tan sling and then she is quite content. She really likes to sleep on
her side or stomach on her boppy but I only let her do this when I’m awake to
watch her and make sure she doesn’t slide down and can’t breathe. I would like
her to sleep in her crib sometime soon so hopefully we can get this sleep thing
figured out and get her in her own room. I introduced a pacifier very early
because breastfeeding was going so well I wasn’t worried about it and our
little girl always wants to suck. Unfortunately she doesn’t much care for the
pacifier but I’m pretty sure she is going to be a thumb sucker. She already
puts her fist to her mouth and it’s only a matter of time until she finds that
thumb.
This week we started using her cloth diapers, we had to wait
until she bulked up a little bit so they would fit. They are a little bulky on
her but I am so glad we are able to use these now. It’s amazing how many
diapers baby’s go through in a single day. She was also getting a really bad
diaper rash despite constantly changing her diapers and treating it with
medicine. Since changing to cloth it immediately went away.
My recovery has gone fairly well so far although I still
feel like we have a ways to go. It is somewhat uncomfortable to engage my
abdominal muscles and one of the things I miss the most is to just be able to
laugh as hard as I would like. I can definitely tell when I’ve overdone it for
the day because I will be very sore and feel like I can’t stand up all the way.
I am really looking forward to being able to exercise but I’m not exactly sure
when I’ll be able to do that.
This first month has been so wonderful and I can’t wait to
see what will change by month 2.
Happy Valentine's Day
This girl loves her bath time
Having fun on her play mat
Snuggle time with dad
