EB is now two and a half months old and I wanted to back up and post my "Second Month Reflections".
Away we go!
EBN at Two Months
Two months has brought with it so much joy and laughter, and a sense of a new normal. My girl is as sweet as it gets, and I'm feeling so lucky that I'm her mom. As is obvious from the photo above, she began smiling right around the 8 week mark. Hallelujah!! It's like a light went off and now I swear I see her winking and blowing me kisses all the time. ;) She loves it when I stick out my tongue at her and her imitation is to die for. She is a gift from above, I swear. So let's see...We have moved into size one diapers, sweet thing is around 10 lbs. She is wearing NB and 0-3 month clothes and starting to fill them out perfectly. We have gotten ourselves into a nice routine where we spend our mornings hanging out at home and we get out of the house daily around noon for errands or a nice walk. As far as favorite things/toys/activities, we are still a little young for that. She has enjoyed laying on her play mat, kick kick kicking away. Little girl wants to be held and walked around to look at things all the time. I give her a tour of our house daily, pointing out the projects we finished just in time for her arrival. We have started daily bathtimes which are hit or miss, but we are sticking with them as it's something to fill a bit of the witching hour. And gf loves to eat, and I absolutely love the sweet sounds as she drinks her bottles. EBN, you are our pride and joy and your dad and I love you more than we can even say!
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And now a few postpartum updates:
Physical Recovery
I am finally feeling back to normal physically. I haven't been to the gym yet but plan to return after the New Year, it's been so long! My stomach is still relatively bloated looking, but I think that is to be expected when you're not working out/watching what you eat. Oh, I wanted to mention that my food aversions disappeared immediately after birth. I forgot to include that in my One Month Update.
And now a few postpartum updates:
Physical Recovery
I am finally feeling back to normal physically. I haven't been to the gym yet but plan to return after the New Year, it's been so long! My stomach is still relatively bloated looking, but I think that is to be expected when you're not working out/watching what you eat. Oh, I wanted to mention that my food aversions disappeared immediately after birth. I forgot to include that in my One Month Update.
Exhaustion
I am still tired as all hell, but I've adjusted. We have a nice routine where K gives EB her last bottle of the night so that I am "off duty" for at least a six hour stretch and I'm able to relax and get some extra sleep. She is not sleeping through the night consistently yet, so I take what I can get.
I am still tired as all hell, but I've adjusted. We have a nice routine where K gives EB her last bottle of the night so that I am "off duty" for at least a six hour stretch and I'm able to relax and get some extra sleep. She is not sleeping through the night consistently yet, so I take what I can get.
Breastfeeding
I am still exclusively pumping, but only 3 times a day. I am planning to drop one pump session and introduce formula at the 3 month mark.
I am still exclusively pumping, but only 3 times a day. I am planning to drop one pump session and introduce formula at the 3 month mark.
Emotional State
I am feeling much steadier on my feet, gaining confidence in my new role daily. I feel like I have learned SO MUCH in the past two months and I'm not nearly as nervous or anxious. Word to yo momma.
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Some photos:
An outtake from the 2 month photo session:
Her favorite place, Daddy's warm arms:
We are so excited about our baby's First Christmas and all that her THIRD month of life brings!
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