Two Weeks

Baby girl made two weeks today! She's already undergone so many changes... well to me anyway. Her cheeks are definitely filling out. They are starting to sag just a bit they are so heavy! But I'm glad b/c she was and actually still is so little. I'm waiting for her to fill out.

She's has somewhat of a routine going on in terms of her eating/pooping cycle. She eats, burps, hiccups then poops. We change her, and she usually knocks out for a bit before wanting to eat again and we go through the whole cycle. But we're pretty lucky that she is so regular like that b/c then we don't have to worry too much about her getting all colicky or anything. the only thing we have to watch is when is she done pooping b/c not only have Junior and I been pooped on, but now she has pooped on her Auntie Lisa! Thus her nickname, Little Pooper! But my sis in law said that the fact she can poop like that was such a good sign that we will never have to worry about her getting colicky and that her poop was very healthy. haha! It's weird b/c she mostly has breastmilk and we only supplement her with formula here and there... not even on a daily basis anymore. I want to try and keep her strictly on breastmilk as much as possible. But it is a little tough. Because of her jaundice, the hospital has to supplement her with formula and even after we got home we had to supplement her with formula b/c for one, she and I still have not gotten into the groove of breastfeeding and two, I was still waiting for my milk to come in and could barely pump anything. Well now, I can pump addequate amounts for her and these last couple of days we are starting to get into the groove of breastfeeding although we haven't perfected it yet. Thank God I have a double electric pump, WHICH I HIGHLY recommend for any expecting moms that plan to breastfeed. It's a life saver.

OH! So my point to all of that. So her poop is this mustardy yellow color, which is normal for breastfed babies. The weird part is is looks like it has seeds in it! How you get that from just milk.. I have no clue. But my sis in law says it's good and it's healthy. I just took her word for it. She usually knows these things. Although now, I'm curious as to why it looks seedy. I will have to reasearch that.

OK, I did some research and so far no info as to WHY it looks seedy. Just that it's normal and that breastfed babies usually poop right after a feeding in the early weeks. So I guess my little pooper is right on track! haha! I also learned that her grunting while pooping is normal and not a sign of constipation. Apparently newborns are just getting used to their bodily functions and once they do, they won't feel the need to be vocal about it.

I cut her nails yesterday and I must say, that is the most nerve wrecking thing to do! Her nails are so soft and the tips look like thay are attached to her skin still. So until now, I've avoided cutting her nails b/c I'm afraid I'll cut her! But yesterday she scratched herself. We have those mittens, but they're too big for her. Her hands slip out of them. So... I finally built up the courage to cut her nails. I did it while she was sleeping, of course. And it wasn't so bad. Although at one point she had one of her reflexes that caused her limbs to jolt and I nearly peed in my pants I thought I'd clip her fingertip! Thankfully I didn't.

Well, it's 8:30a and I've been up since 4:30a, so I think I'll take me a nap. Junior stayed up until 4:30a! What a guy. I'm pretty lucky I got to catch up on some z's. But now I'm sleepy again.

Today's my dad's birthday. He would have been 73.