Saturday, April 12, 2008

One Month Old


Yesterday was Abigail's 1 month birthday. We are getting better at know what she wants/needs and responding. She is noticing her surroundings (including us) more and has been working hard at her head lifts. At one month old her favorite activities are eating, cuddling, and listening to my mom talk to her (Abby finds her fascinating).

Friday, April 04, 2008

Eyes Open


Abigail is awake more than she was the first couple of weeks. I developed some habits during her sleepy two weeks than I am having trouble breaking now. For example, I fed her every time she was awake or cried because we were trying to put weight on her and she didn't cry except when hungry. Now, I am realizing that she may cry for other reasons, but I can't stop the easy fix of feeding her to calm her down. I read somewhere that you can't over nurse a newborn baby so I hope that is true. Consequently, her feedings have become more snacky and frequent (almost every hour except for yesterday afternoon when I got some scrapbooking done). I just don't know how to break that because I don't know that she isn't hungry when she cries. My plan is to try to spend more time getting to know her cues so I have a better idea what she needs rather than always assuming it it food.

Thursday, April 03, 2008

Dream Come True



I am so in love with Abigail. Every time I figure out something new about her I am reminded that she isn't part of me in my stomach anymore, but that she is her own person. I can hardly believe I had a part in all this. I pinch myself often because having her here is truly a dream come true.