i am not going to lie- it has been challenging. the late night feedings have definately been my biggest obstacle and i am so happy to say they seem to be on their way out! the last 4 nights Livi has pretty much slept through the night- there have been a few little wake-ups but we were able to get her back to sleep quickly or she was able to soothe herself back to sleep. i honestly didn't expect her to start sleeping through the night this quickly but after all of our feeding issues our pediatrician suggested we try a new formula so she is now bottle-fed as of last week so we made it to 3 weeks but she just wasn't getting what she needed and it was really painful for me so we decided after a good hard try that formula was a better fit for us. anyway, this new formula was created for babies who tend to spit up, she isn't collic but was just experiencing some stomach issues and this new formula has been awesome! although it is for newborns and infants it has rice cereal in it so that it solidifies in the stomach making it easier for her to keep it down. another plus- it is more filling so she is sleeping through the night! getting 6 hours of sleep as opposed to 30min-1.5 hours at a time is pretty amazing.
Olivia is so much fun- she is really expressive, smiles alot and has started to make little "cooing" noises. When she likes something or is excited she does this little kicking thing with her legs that is really sweet. She also has to have her left arm out at night so when we swaddle her she immediately pulls her arm out, sometimes when we check on her it's above her head or extended to the side- pretty funny! here is a picture of her from yesterday:
The last 4 weeks of my life have been great but also completely different from anything i have experienced. i am not really even sure how to describe being a mom. it's humbling, exciting, scary, fun, exhausting and most importantly- life changing. i really do feel like a different person than i did a month ago. parenting really puts life into perspective and has made me learn so much about myself and made me even more thankful for my amazing parents and all the sacrifices they made for me. the moment i held Olivia in my arms nothing else mattered except our family.
i have to admit that i am just now starting to relax a little bit- for the last few weeks when Olivia slept i would clean or do laundry etc. because i felt like i wouldn't have time to do everything if i didn't. i honestly ran myself ragged trying to do it all because when you don't sleep at night and are up all day it starts to take it's toll. don't get me wrong- ryan has been a huge help and my mom has helped us so much we will forever be in debt to her but when it's just the two of us my busy-body self takes over. now i am just focused on slepding time with Olivia. the dishes and laundry can wait- i will never get this time back with her and if i am exhausted i wont even remember much so we are currently cuddling on the couch and enjoying this rainy day.
everyone has been asking how i feel- i am honestly still in alot of pain but i am thankful to say that i lost all of the baby weight almost immediately, i am now 4 lbs under my pre-preggo weight and although my body isn't the same and my clothes still aren't fitting how i would like i can wear my pre-preggo jeans and everything else so that has been relief! i want to loose about 25 more lbs and can't wait to get the clearing to work out- hopefully i will get that at 6 weeks. we just heard some popping during delivery and there is a chance that i did some damage so if the pain hasn't gone away by my 6 wk appt i will need to get xrays and all of that- we are just hoping it is really bad bruising so please pray it is not anything too serious!
here is a picture of Olivia that I took today, one of my besties from college made her shirts to wear for each month, such a cute idea!! thanks again hannah!
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Awww, she is precious! I'm so sorry you are still in pain. That is no fun. Hopefully you have some pretty good pain meds!
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