Based on my scale, Brylee weighs 8 pounds and 2 ounces. At least she has only gained 3 ounces since her doctor's visit on December 19....and this is clothed Brylee so perhaps we can knock off one more ounce :).
At three weeks, Brylee loves:
-Naps on Daddy's chest- Also known as skin to skin time. This helps regulate her body temperature to within 2 degrees of Matt's temperature and promotes bonding.
-Gripe water- Also known as gas drops. We have tried these out a few times over the past week and she sleeps like a champion when you give them to her. Plus she licks her lips like she loves the taste!
-Carseat- Brylee has disliked the car seat from day one....until this week. We have had two successful outings where she didn't cry a bit, even at the stoplights! Woohoo!
-Nakey time- The girl loves to be naked.
Brylee does not like:
-Tummy time- We had one successful tummy time. Other than that, she cries when on her stomach.
-Being still- Prepare to walk and bounce and dance and do squats, etc when holding her at awake times. Brylee seems like she has a little bit of her Mommy's personality.....always on the go!
Laying flat when sleeping- Brylee still dislikes flat surfaces to sleep on. I had her asleep, swaddled and in her bassinet for the first time since night 1 at home. She slept for 5 minutes, and I felt like a champion. Just keep trying, just keep trying.... :)
A recap of this week:
Thursday- Honey, Pops and Joy arrived from Georgia!
Friday- We hung out at the house most days just enjoying each others company! We are so thankful for the help from Honey, Pops and Joy! We had delicious meals, a clean house and a happy baby (minus times where Brylee got hungry. She has quite the set of lungs and lets you know when she is hungry!) Joy and Pops did enjoy some time in the snow making snowmen and Coke icees!
Saturday- Matt and I had our first date night since Brylee arrived. It was so strange to be without her but we enjoyed great food (Fraticello's) and conversation!
Sunday- Brylee and I attended all of five minutes of the church service. The girl are the rest of the time.
Tuesday- We took the Franklins downtown to see Lake Ontario. It was FREEZING (hence the bad picture)! We stopped for hot chocolate at the Belgium Chocolatier! It was delicious and as an added bonus you get a chocolate car with the hot chocolate.
Wednesday- The Franklin's headed home and we enjoyed a nice relaxing New Year's Day! I did finally clip Brylee's fingernails and toenails for the first time. I had been dreading it because I was scared of hurting her. I had just been filing her nails. But I got over my fear and it was actually very easy! Success!
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