Our little Hattie Jeanne is really coming into her own. She looks a lot different than her brother did at this point. Mommy thinks she has Daddy's eyes but look more like Mommy overall with the shape of her face.. her lips and nose, etc. It does seem like it is difficult to determine who she really looks like she is still so young.
Hattie still sleeps a lot. She gets up about 2x/night.. depending on the night. She is also a grunter. She grunts so much at night that Daddy has decided to sleep in the guest room so he can be well rested for work. I plan to move her into her bedroom once I start back at work and I hope she may start to lengthen our her time between feeds at that point but of course there are no guarantees.. I'm also hoping that her cries and grunts will not wake Emmett up since their rooms are right next to eachother.
It took some hunting but we were able to find her preferred pacifier when she was about 2 weeks old. She prefers a
MAM brand pacifier. I ended up trying 7 different pacifiers before she finally decided to keep that one in her mouth! Picky little thing.. :)
We recently gave her her first bottle. I purchased new bottles to try this time around, Dr. Brown's. She took it immediately.
When Hattie is awake she is much more alert now. She seems to really be filling out and also has increased her strength. She has better head control and also has a strong grip. She sometimes will grab my shirt, hair or necklace and we have tried to entice her to play with a few toys although that was largely unsuccessful.
Hattie must weigh over 10 pounds at this time. At her two week doctor appointment she weighed 9 pounds 6 oz and was 21 1/2 inches long. She wears size 0-3 but I'm afraid will be in size 3-6 months very soon because she is so long. She is in apx the 90th percentile for all her measurements (head, weight, and length). Big girl! At her first doctor appointment I was concerned she may have been jaundiced.. however, she had several bowel movements at home and was having a lot of wet diapers. When Dr Waggonner saw her he did not even have us get her blood drawn because her coloring looked ok. At her two week appointment Dr. Secory said everything looked great!
Hattie lost her umbilical cord at 8 days old and we have given her several baths. She doesn't really mind the bath but is not pleased to get out and does not like when Mommy gets her dressed and puts her lotion on!
She does get somewhat fussy in the evenings now. I think it is just part of us getting to know eachother and what she needs from us. I am starting to try the methods described in the book "Babywise" and it is seeming to help. We'll see if it helps her sleep through the night as well! Overall it is mainly helping me to pay attention to things like how long it has been since her last feeding, when did she sleep last, etc. It is definitely a good thing.
We have truly enjoyed these first few weeks with our baby girl. It is a challenge to take care of both her and Emmett but luckily he is at daycare throughout the week (and enjoys being there!). I know he does feel left out at times but he has had us to himself for so long.. it will be good for him to learn to share. :) He is still adjusting. We'll get there!
