Brylee- Two Weeks Old

I started this post the day Brylee turned two weeks old. Unfortunately, I am just now finishing it. So here you go:

I can't believe our sweet Brylee Marie is two weeks old! Time is already moving far too quickly! 

Two Thursdays ago (12/19/13) when Brylee was 8 days old, she weighed 7 pounds 15 ounces! That means that in 6 days she gained an entire pound! She was in the 50% for weight, 50-75% on her head size(36 cm) and 90% on height! She is one tall girl. 

Here are new things Brylee enjoys:

-Awake time- She has much more awake time where Mommy and Daddy just talk and talk to her. 

-The swing- She LOVES it! And a plus for me, she loves sleeping in it. This is when I get to take a shower :)

Baths- While Brylee didn't love her first or second bath, she is now in the groove and loves them! Mommy had her first bath fail when she forgot the all important plug......hello flooded kitchen :)

Let's talk about what Brylee does not like:

-the hiccups: The girl hates them. This is probably because they violently shake her whole body. 

-Hunger- She wails when she is hungry....but who doesn't? That little lip quiver just hurts my heart. I have now started feeding her and then changing her to cut down on her crying when she wakes up hungry. 

Brylee is now sleeping for three hour periods at night, eating a small amount (maybe only 10 minutes of feeding time) and then hitting the hay again. She is no longer a co-sleeper :( and is doing very well in her rock and play. Her poor Mommy misses her nighttime snuggles so I make up for it during a daytime nap or two. 

Week 2 Recap:

Thursday: We went to the doctors for a check-up. Since I already gave you her stats, here is a picture:

Also, Mommy turned 26! Daddy brought home sushi so mommy didn't have to cook! Hooray!

On an opposite note, Brylee hit a growth spirt at 5 pm and it lasted until Friday at 3 pm. The girl ate and ate and ate.....constantly. It was a night of little sleep. 

Sunday- We attempted to go to or first church service, however after being dressed, ice shoveled and on our way out, we realized the roads were in too bad of a condition due to an ice storm

that hit us Saturday night. Brylee sure was cute though. 

Mike and Amanda, our sweet friends from church stopped by and dropped off a delicious meal for us! We are so thankful! 

Monday- We have met several Alabama fans in Burlington and one of them, Jamie, stopped by for a visit. 

We also were blessed with a visit from "Miss" Carol from church. She cooked shepherd's pie for us! She is so cute you just want to squeeze her!

Tuesday- It was Christmas Eve! We went to church for the Christmas Eve service where Brylee got to meet our church family including our sweet friends, Christina and Kevin!

When we got home, we had our first family matching Christmas pajamas reveal! Of course I had to add a Canadian theme to them for our first Canadian Christmas!

Wednesday- You've heard me talk about Robyn, our very talented neighbor who took Brylee's newborn photos. Well, she and her family invited us over for a delicious Christmas breakfast. I can't explain how much we love her family! Have I mentioned how absolutely precious her twin boys are?! 

For dinner, I cooked our family traditional meal: prime rib! I failed to take a picture but boy was it delicious!

And that's all! We have a two week old! #SlowDownTime

Brylee-One week Old

Brylee Marie Franklin was born one week ago yesterday. She was a perfect 7 pounds 4 ounces and 20 inches long. Although she dropped to 7.2 on Thursday, the day she was released from the hospital, and 6.15 on Friday at her cardiologist appointment, she weighed a whopping 7.95 today! I can't believe how much she has gained since last Friday! 

Brylee girl enjoys:

-Eating- During the night she eats at 11, 3 and 6. During the day, she eats whenever she wants....which could be every 3 hours but it could also be every hour. Since my milk came iin, she has calmed down a bit :) 

-Sleeping- She is a great sleeper! The first night she would not sleep in her bassinet. So, I did the one thing I said I would never do: co-sleep. The second night we tried the rock and play. She wasn't having it. Co-sleeping night number 2. On night 3, she did well with the rock and play. However, after the first feeding, Momma couldn't handle it and laid her on my chest. And here we are at day 8.....still co-sleeping. :). During the day, she sleeps on my chest or Matt's chest, in the swing or in the rock and play. We feel it is very important to have skin to skin time, so she typically gets two naps on a day on our chests and the rest are in the swing or rock and play. Her first two nights, she was up from 3-6 am, so she got some quality Nana time while Mom and Dad slept. 

Smiling- Put some milk in her belly, let her fall asleep, and oh boy do those smiles come! We love it! 

-Pooping- Oh man! We had not idea so much poop can come out of one little tiny newborn girl! My favorite story is when Matt took off her diaper, and she started peeing all over her changing table. Matt calls for help. Once she's done, he slides a clean diaper under here.....and here comes the poop before he can even get her diaper closed. I was laughing too hard at this point to be of any help. Nana came in to assist! 

-Fluffing- Also knows as flatulence. She has to get this from her daddy. The girl can vibrate a diaper!

-Sticking her tongue out- Many times after she eats, Brylee is wide awake. I found out that if you get close to her face and start sticking your tongue out and in, she will copy you.  Smart girl! She loves her little tongue!

Here is a recap of what we have done in our first week with Brylee girl:

Wednesday- Brylee girl was born! She had her first bath in the hospital and got lots of cuddle time with Mom, Dad and Nana. Mom got discharged the same day!

Thursday- We brought our little dual citizen home from the hospital. 

Friday- We took her to a pediatric cardiologist to make sure she didn't have the heart condition Matt had when he was born. All clear! 

Saturday- Matt practiced the art of baby wearing, Brylee got her first bath and we had our first visitors (Nathan and Stephanie and Robyn and Gina)!

Sunday- Nana had about four hours d morning snuggles with this wide awake girl, Mommy and Daddy took Brylee to the grocery store while we were out for her weight check (7.3 pounds!), and then we played in the snow while Nana babysat. 

Monday- Brylee got bath number 2 and then we headed to Robyn's house for her newborn session! Check out Robyn S. Russell Photography online! She is so talented and a wonderful person inside and out! We love her and are thankful to call her friend and neighbor!

Tuesday- What a busy day! We went to the Mapleview Mall to shop for Christmas presents when we saw Santa, so of course Brylee had to meet him. This was my first time to push around the stroller, which I loved! We then went to a Christmas party with my ROCK group where we made "Mistletoes" with Brylee's footprints. After dinner, we celebrated my birthday early since Nana was leaving the morning of the 19th. 

Wednesday- It was Nana's last day in town, so we took it easy and stayed around the house. This left us time to craft! We made clay and stamped Brylee's feet and handprints and then took her one week photos! We can't believe she is already a week old! 

Brylee's Nursery

When we found out we were having a baby, I decided it would be a neat opportunity for me to sew everything for her nursery. Here are the pictures to show you what I've done!

Thanks to Riley Blake Designs for creating such cute fabric and to Sew Delightful for carrying it! :)

Notice the baby baton. She is going to be a majorette like her mom :)

Katie (Matt's sister) made these beautiful pictures for Brylee girl!

I made the curtains for Brylee's nursery in our Tuscaloosa home. I should probably hem those for this window...

Too. Many. Clothes.

The bow holder Mom aka Nana made for Brylee

The hospital door decoration that we will hopefully be using any day now!