Summer - 3 Weeks

The other night, I had been asleep for 2 hours when I began to hear Summer cooing. Luckily she is a slow waker like her mother and she will coo for a few minutes before any action is required. In my sleep deprived state of mind...I grab the monitor and begin caressing it in bed AS IF me rubbing the monitor was soothing her in some way! As you can imagine, the caressing of the monitor didn't make the noise stop and eventually I realized that I wasn't holding a baby in bed with me and that I needed to get up. Later in the morning, when normal people are awake, I remembered this and thought it was hilarious! In fact, I think a lot of things I do these days are hilarious. Like the projectile poop at 3am...hilarious, right?

Summer is 3 weeks old today. She lost her umbilical cord yesterday, yeah! She is drinking 3.5 ounces per feeding and sleeps approximately 3 hours per nap. Daddy is the master feeder. She drinks the most when daddy is feeding her the bottle. He also is the master burper and can change a diaper at lightening speed. Mommy just gave birth to her and gets up with her in the crazy hours, no biggy!

I am a detail oriented person and Chad is a data kind of person. Together we have put Summer's every move into an Excel spreadsheet and we have graphed out her eating and sleeping cycles to analyze how they coorelate. The graph is in its final tweaking stage then I will post for your viewing pleasure. I guess that gives it away that we are first time parents. I doubt people do this for their second child.

Summer is beginning to have more awake time periods. At 3 weeks she has one good awake time per day lasting approximately 2 hours. I have been a little confused as to what to do during these times as I feel more confident when she is sleeping. However, we go for a walk, sit outside for a few minutes, do a few minutes of tummy time or sit in the bounce seat and stare at the mobile.

Summer and Jim

I did a photo shoot with Summer this week and took over 80 photos trying to get a few good ones to blow up and frame and to use for her birth announcements. I ended up with some great ones. However, until I send out the announcements I will not be sharing the jackpot photo. Sorry, but here are some great ones that didn't make the cut.