Making Weight

Like a wrestler, Cecelia's been packing on the pounds with a very specific goal in mind. Babies typically lose up to 10 % of their birth weight by the time they leave the hospital and are expected to regain that lost weight (i.e. get back to birth weight) within 2-3 weeks. And we are smack dab in the middle of 2-3 weeks right now. We went for our third doctor's appointment/weight check today. Cecelia's been making steady progress. She was 7 lb. 10 oz. at birth, 7 lb. 1 oz. upon leaving the hospital, 6 lb. 13 1/2 oz. the day after leaving the hospital when the visiting nurse came, 7 lb. 3 oz. at our first doctor's appointment, 7 lb. 5 oz. at our second doctor's appointment and...7 lb. 13 oz. today! Our little chunker exceeded her birth weight and without a second to spare. I'm so proud!

Blue's Clues

Well, it was bound to happen sometime. Yesterday I had a case of baby blues. Why? Is there a good reason? Sleep deprivation, spitty-uppy baby, eating (not me) around the clock...out of whack horomones...regardless of the reason, I was feeling sad, nothing more than that, just sad. Fortunately, this seems to have passed, but I don't anticipate that's the only time I'll feel sad or overwhelmed and that's ok because that's normal. Most women experience some sort of baby blues whether it's fleeting like mine or a more serious depression. As in my pregnancy when I felt like I had a taste for different symptoms to have the "complete" experience, I feel the same with this. On a positive note, baby had her best night's sleep last night - she must have known that I needed it :)

Age: 2 Weeks

Today I am 2 weeks old. Where does the time go? I will go for my third doctor's visit on Thursday of this week to see how much weight I've gained since I left the hospital. I've been eating well (around the clock) and packing on the pounds.

Daddy's Home

After two weeks off of work, Jeff returned to work this past weekend. Here are some pictures of daddy wrapped around Cecelia's little finger.

Web Nursery AMH

While we were at Abington, we were visited by a photographer. I was familiar with this as I had friends who had just recently had babies at Abington and were perusing their proofs when I was in to visit the new arrivals. The pictures get posted on the hospital's web nursery and are available for purchase. When I read the brochure, I was under the impression that we could get the photos taken, have them posted on the web nursery for free and then decide later if we wanted to purchase any of the photos or packages. After the photographer finished, however, she informed me that no, we'd have to decide right then and there and if we didn't purchase a package the photos would not be posted on the website and they would not be available for purchase at a later time. I'm not one to be bullied and so, we did not purchase any of the photos. The least expensive package was 29.99 and included wallets of 1 pose. The prices went all the way up to close to $300! And, if you've clicked on the link, you may have noticed that yes - the proofs are on the website and yes - they are available for purchase. What kind of marketers would make it that you couldn't buy them later? So, a word to the wise - don't be bullied in the throes of new baby love to buy professionally taken photographs. Plus, before she started, I asked if we could also take photos while she was working and in the age of digital photography, we got many of the same poses. As you can see above, Cecelia was not having it.

Walkabout

Cecelia went for her first walk last weekend. Jeff and I set up the "travel system" (a car seat that locks into a stroller) for a nice stroll in the shade. Unfortunately we underestimated Cecelia's appetite and no sooner was she strapped in then she decided she was much too hungry for these shenanigans. Rather than have a wailing child outside our condo (inside is fine, but outside's a bit embarassing), she was quickly whisked up into my arms for a different kind of walk. So, we walked, and dad pushed the empty stroller and we went back into our air conditioned bubble.

Rub a Dub Dub, Cecelia's In the Tub

Here are some pictures from Cecelia's first and second baths at home.