The Nest

Good dr. appointment

Posted Thursday, June 26, 2008 10:30 PM

Alyssa had her post-birth check up today and she has gained a pound and 2 ounces since birth. I knew she was heavier, but didnt know she was that heavier though. Its ok, at least I know that she is getting enough food.

At birth she was 6lbs, 10oz, 19.5in long

Now she is 7lbs, 12oz, 21.5in long

So she is growing. Her dr is very happy about her growth, she said she is a very healthy baby. Im just glad this appointment was a good appointment.

BTW I got her a new peditrician because the one she had, I didnt like. He never seemed to listen to me just told me what I "needed" to do and kept mentioning formula to me ugh. But this new dr is a lot better shes big on breastfeeding and listens to me :) thats all I want, is someone who listens.

Sleep Schedule

Posted Thursday, June 26, 2008 4:39 AM

You know I should be asleep...but Im not.
See when you have a newborn, your sleep schedule gets all messed up.
Ironically Alyssa has made her own schedule and has stuck to it since shes been born. Here is how it is

Around 9-9:30pm I put her down. Im nowhere near tired at this time so I stay up.
12:00 (or around there) she will wake up, eat, rest, eat again, rest, eat for the last time then go down.
After all this its about 1am, and im tired. When she finally goes down so do I.

She will wake up between 2:30 and 3am and I will feed her, then change her. Depending on her mood she will go right back to sleep or want to stay up and look around. At this point I am exhausted and just hoping she will go back to sleep.

Around 4am she will go back to sleep, after playing at my breast like she has to figure out if its real or not, its like she doesnt trust me lol.

This is when she will have her long nap until 7:30-8am. This is when we both sleep very good.
She will wake up and act like shes starving, which is normal since she slept so long. I will feed her for about 20 minutes on each side, then she will play around and go back to sleep until 10:30-11

I usually take a shower while she goes to sleep this time, then take a quick nap until she wakes up then im up for the day.

We usually take another nap in the late afternoon-evening for about an hour or so, then we have a repeat of the night before.

I do NOT want to go back to work

Posted Monday, June 23, 2008 5:18 AM

I realized that I only have 4 weeks left of maternity leave, and im freaking out. Im not ready to go back to work. I dont want to leave my baby for 4-8 hours a day. Im thinking about talking to my boss about only having me work 4 hours for a week or 2 to have me get used to being away then easing into an 8 hour shift, but with my luck she will tell me no.

If we could afford it, I wouldn't even work. Aaron feels bad that I have to go back to work but with the cost of living, gas, groceries, plus diapers and other baby stuff, theres no way only one person can work right now. At least he will be home with the baby until the end of september when he goes back to work.

Oh yeah he is taking an extra 6 weeks off for paternity leave, at the end of august. I already told him to take lots of pictures for when I go back to work and send them to my phone.

I cried today thinking about going back to work, its too much right now. I shouldnt even be thinking about it, seeing as I still have a full month left, but im being realistic.

I just love being with my 2 girls so much, that im afraid I will miss so much when im gone

In other news that is actually good news

-we're going to Avila in a couple weeks. It will be interesing to go on vaction witha newborn. We've never done it before

-We went to Applebees a few days ago, and Aly slept the whole time. We didnt know how she would be, but she did well. Right when we were leaving she woke up and just looked around, it was a good family outing.

Very nosy neighbors and their kids

Posted Friday, June 20, 2008 11:48 PM

Across the street from us are some very nosy neighbors. Its a lady and 6 kids, she moved in last october. I swear she is the nosiest person I have ever come across.

When I walk outside to water the grass, empty the trash, check the mail, she comes outside. The walks back in, when I go in. Shes not even discreet about it, I find it kind of weird. I also find it kind of scary. Well her kids are even worse.

She has a daughter thats more nosy than her, and I think its her mother who puts her up to it. I think her daughter is about 10 or 11, and she comes over here about twice a week to ask if Haley can play. Ive told her everytime that Haley is too young to play with her. I really think shes just being nosy and doesnt want to actually play with Haley

The day after I had Alyssa and had to go to the dr, I was putting both of them in the car. I turn around and the little girl is right there, like BAM! She scared me. She says "WHEN DID YOU HAVE YOUR BABY?" In this loud voice. I told her "yesterday" then she runs off into the house.

I swear this was her all her mother. Then today Im taking Alyssa and Haley to my brothers house because he hasnt seen Alyssa yet, and she runs over and scares me again. She says "WHERE ARE YOU GOING?" Im thinking "did this little girl just ask me where im going?" I just looked at her. I gave her the "you need to learn some damn manners" look. Then she runs off. This has to be her mother.

After I get back from my brothers house, I pull up and the lady's little boy is outside. He runs into the house, and then the mother comes out. Im guessing he told his mother we were back and she just had to see for herself.

Aaron and I laugh about her, because we had no clue us coming and going was so interesting to other people.

Picture Time!!

Posted Thursday, June 19, 2008 8:02 PM

I know my camera is tired of me taking pictures, but I cant stop :)

 

 

 

 

 

ahhh

Posted Tuesday, June 17, 2008 2:20 AM

"sleep when the baby sleeps" I get this all the time, but I cant do it. Aly sleeps 2 hours at a time, so this is the time I get to...

Take a shower
Eat
Catch up on websites
Spend time with Haley
Spend time with Aaron
Call people
Oh and stare at my baby :)

Its hard to nap during the day, and I know that I should, but its still hard. My body is completely drained from being in the hospital, twice. Going to the dr the day after I was released, and Aly eating every hour because my milk hadnt come in.

Aaron told me today that I looked white as a ghost, and I needed to rest. I didnt listen I felt like I had things to do. My MIL has been a huge help though. When she is here she cooks and cleans. While she does that im laying down, but not sleeping, watching tv. *sigh*

I also havent had much of an appetite since having Aly. Im not suprised, I was the same way with Haley. A lot of it has to do with stress, I dont eat when im stressed. I need to eat more though, especially since I am breastfeeding.

Everything is overwhelming right now. I went from having one child to 2, and juggling them both is hard. Aly needs me the most, but Haley needs me also. I dont want her to feel neglected, so I include her in everything. When Im feeding Aly, I let her rub her head and play with her feet. She helps getting diapers for changes and when Aly is awake, and in her bouncer or swing,  I let Haley play with her.

Aarons been great also. He gets up with me at night, even though he cant feed her. He tells me "if you have to get up, i'll get up also" he's so sweet.

But with all the help, I still feel overwhelmed. I know its only been 6 days, but everything ive been through since she was born would drive any mother crazy. I cried like crazy when Aly had to be in the hospital, I even got a migraine from it.

Now that I am home I am a little more clam but still on edge. I think I just need about 10 minutes to collect myself.

The hardest five days I have ever had to go through

Posted Sunday, June 15, 2008 2:29 PM

When I was released from the hospital, Aly had a blood test to see if she had jaundice. Her levels were borderline, so the dr wanted to see her the next day. Great I just get out and have to leave the house the next day.

We go in, and get another blood test, and its 5 points higher. Her tells me what to do to bring it down. i.e feeding her has much as possible, walking in the sun, have her under florescent lights. I did all this, and the next day we go back. Its 6 points higher, so she has to be hospitalized. I had an emotional breakdown. I was hysterical, I couldnt talk I just couldnt believe this was happening.

I had to hurry up and pack her and I some stuff. We get there and get a room, and told she has to stay under the lights from 12-18 hours. I couldnt hold her. When I had to feed her I had to just hold the bottle. Everytime I fed her I cried. I just wanted to hold her and couldnt. Well 18 hours turned into 24 hours. I just wanted to take her and run out of there. After 24 hours I got to hold her, and breastfeed her. Oh yeah I couldnt bf her because there was no way to tell how much she was getting, so I had to pump and freeze.

By the time I got to hold her, I didnt put her down. She even looked at me like she wanted to say "where have you been?" I felt so bad. Today she finally got released after dropping to a very low level, so now we;re at home. I am so glad to be here. In the past 5 days I have gotten about 5-6 hours of sleep, so I am a little stressed (understatement) out. Here are some pics of her