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