My social butterfly loves our mom and baby events. Because moms get a year of maternity leave in Canada, there is so much for moms and babies that we go to at least one meetup every day. It gives us a chance to get out of the house and meet new people. Brylee really enjoys laying on her blanket and looking at and talking to the babies beside her. It is adorable to see her cooing and smiling at the other children!
Based on our measurements, she weighs 11 pounds 6 ounces and is 22 inches long. Her hair continues to grow. And is actually showing some blonde at the roots. :)
Brylee's least favorite things are bottles, pacifiers and the car seat. The girl won't take a pacifier or bottle for anything. Here are all the pacifiers we've tried.
We were told in prenatal classes not to try these things until 6 weeks of age so that she didn't have nipple confusion. Believe me, there is no confusion. She knows what she wants and that's all she wants. So be it! I'll take all the bonding I can get, especially now that she is enjoying laying on the floor playing over being held.
Here's our weekly recap:
-Thursday- Brylee and I attended our first Mom's Morning Out Bible Study at Pineland Baptist Church. Brylee fell asleep during it so I took her to the nursery. I almost cried. This was her first time being without someone in our family. I could still cry today thinking about it. Of course she had no idea I even left her, but I think it will be awhile before I leave her again :).
-Friday- Two of the sweet girls I met at the Joseph Brant prenatal classes (Brittney and Jess) came over for a play date. This was our first time seeing eachother since we've had our babies! Brittney had Hunter two weeks before Brylee and Jess had Robbie two days before Brylee. Brylee loved playing with Hunter and Robbie! She kept putting her arm over Hunter. It was hilarious!
We decided to sleep train Brylee that night since we had nothing to do on Saturday. She previously had been sleeping in the rock and play and awoke every 2-3 hours to feed. Since birth, she refused to be swaddled or lay on a flat surface. However, I wanted to change that. I knew she wouldn't sleep on a flat surface without being swaddled. I had tried that. She would wake herself by flailing her arms and legs. So, on Friday night, I fed her on one side until she was drowsy, swaddled her, and fed her on the other side. Let me tell you. The girl slept SIX hours, woke up to feed for maybe 5 minutes, slept another SIX hours, fed and then slept two hours. Talk about well rested parents! We couldn't believe it! I kept waking up and checking the time. Luckily, we are still on that schedule today!
-Saturday- I put together Brylee's high chair and bouncer. I must have been bored :). Clearly she is too small for the bouncer. Brylee did enjoy her first meal with us!
-Sunday- Brylee took a pacifier for all of 2 seconds. This is the first and only time that has happened.
-Monday- We joined Momstown Burlington and went to our first meet up. Moms sit around and chat for an hour. It was wonderful and I loved meeting new moms! Here is Brylee's cute outfit from L^2 that she wore out.
I also pumped for the first time, and like I mentioned before, she wouldn't take the bottle despite Daddy trying so hard. (Yep, see her screaming in the picture)
Wednesday- I went to a Momstown class called Baby Basics: Sleep Training. I learned lots of great information for when Brylee turns four months! We also went to Stars and Strollers with Brittney, Hunter, Jess and Robbie. We saw American Hustler. Worst. Movie. Ever. None of us even understood it. Brylee was asleep in her car seat for once so we stopped and saw Daddy at work. Isn't he cute in his overalls he wears in the plant?! :)
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