3 weeks ago today our baby girl was born, WOW, how the time is flying!!!! This is me holding Piper after she was born, it was the best feeling on Earth. Since that Thursday we have had quite the roller coaster ride. After bringing her home we had to take her back to the hospital because of jaundice and she had to stay over night on the billi lights. Possibly the worst feeling I've had as a mommy so far. I didn't realize how incredibly heartbreaking it could be to have to put your child in the hospital for something you have no control over. I'm so glad that it was just a 24 hour stay and that Kurt and I got to spend the night with her. I can't imagine how my mom, mother-in-law and my dear friend Krista felt to have to leave the tiny babies at the hospital each night and go home. You have to be the strongest women I know, I could barely hold it together for 24 hours!!!! Love you girls!!! Now that Piper is home and doing great we have on to another fun new problem, Colic!!!! It's amazing how hours of screaming and crying can bring such a range of emotions!!! I have spent quite a few days walking, rocking and jiggling Piper to try to soothe her and at the same time many of those times I was crying too!!! It's amazing how you can feel so bad for the pain and discomfort that she is feeling and at the same time be so frustrated and annoyed as it heads into the 2nd or even 3rd hour of almost nonstop crying!!! We are now giving Piper Enfamil Nutramigen formula to try to help with the colic, today we be our 2nd full day on the new formula so I am anxious to see if things start to change and get a little better. The colic isn't slowing down her eating any though at her 2 week check up last week she was already up to 8lb 4oz and 21 inches long and she continues to chug 4oz of formula at every feeding. I am anxious and a little nervous to see how much she's grown next month at her 2 month check up!!!!
Other than those sweet baby smiles that she mostly saves for her daddy, my next favorite thing that Piper has accomplished is the sucking of the thumb!!!! She found her thumb that day after she was born and will pop it in whenever she can find it, although she kind of takes a binky I'm thinking that once we become a little more coordinated with the thumb the binky will be history!!! Well that's all for today hoping to finish my coffee and maybe squeeze in a nap before the princess awakens!!!
3 weeks ago today our baby girl was born, WOW, how the time is flying!!!! This is me holding Piper after she was born, it was the best feeling on Earth. Since that Thursday we have had quite the roller coaster ride. After bringing her home we had to take her back to the hospital because of jaundice and she had to stay over night on the billi lights. Possibly the worst feeling I've had as a mommy so far. I didn't realize how incredibly heartbreaking it could be to have to put your child in the hospital for something you have no control over. I'm so glad that it was just a 24 hour stay and that Kurt and I got to spend the night with her. I can't imagine how my mom, mother-in-law and my dear friend Krista felt to have to leave the tiny babies at the hospital each night and go home. You have to be the strongest women I know, I could barely hold it together for 24 hours!!!! Love you girls!!! Now that Piper is home and doing great we have on to another fun new problem, Colic!!!! It's amazing how hours of screaming and crying can bring such a range of emotions!!! I have spent quite a few days walking, rocking and jiggling Piper to try to soothe her and at the same time many of those times I was crying too!!! It's amazing how you can feel so bad for the pain and discomfort that she is feeling and at the same time be so frustrated and annoyed as it heads into the 2nd or even 3rd hour of almost nonstop crying!!! We are now giving Piper Enfamil Nutramigen formula to try to help with the colic, today we be our 2nd full day on the new formula so I am anxious to see if things start to change and get a little better. The colic isn't slowing down her eating any though at her 2 week check up last week she was already up to 8lb 4oz and 21 inches long and she continues to chug 4oz of formula at every feeding. I am anxious and a little nervous to see how much she's grown next month at her 2 month check up!!!!
Other than those sweet baby smiles that she mostly saves for her daddy, my next favorite thing that Piper has accomplished is the sucking of the thumb!!!! She found her thumb that day after she was born and will pop it in whenever she can find it, although she kind of takes a binky I'm thinking that once we become a little more coordinated with the thumb the binky will be history!!! Well that's all for today hoping to finish my coffee and maybe squeeze in a nap before the princess awakens!!!
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YES! I love the pics! She is so cute :-) The crying is normal (for you I mean). I hope Piper is feeling better soon!
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