Margaret seems to be sleeping longer and longer now - during the day. She was essentially asleep today from about 2:30 - 9:00 PM with only three short, "one breast" feeds after which she immediately fell back asleep.
We're wondering if this is a growth spurt.
We're also wondering if this means we're in for a long night tonight.
The next few shots were taken tonight after her bath. She's taken to bathing relatively well, now. She only infrequently complains about being bathed and seems to receive it with patience and calm.
During bath time, it's also really clear how much she's grown. She is taking up more and more of the sink each day and I'm tempted in the next week to just move to the tub. It wastes more water, but she'll have more room to spread out.
Another indicator of size is how much space she's taking up in the co-sleeper / crib. When Margaret first came home, we put down a burp cloth in the exact midpoint of the crib's length in order to absorb any spit-up from when Margaret is asleep. This placement allowed us to put her down pointing either direction to avoid plagiocephaly. We are now close to the point where this will no longer work because she has grown so much and her mouth is now barely on the edge of the cloth when you put her down.
While we love that she is growing and developing, I feel like we barely have time to get used to her today and she's already onto tomorrow. She's getting heavier in our hands and it only serves to highlight to me how soon the day will come when I won't be able to hold her in one arm (or at all) anymore.
Heady days. It's too bad we can't hold onto them.
3 comments:
What a precious being! I can't believe how she has changed. What color are those eyes?? They look positively blue in the pictures yet that surely can't be! Maybe they'll change. Her hair is lighter too. I just love gazing at her individuality- neither SAM nor John- but both- with her own distinctive look. What fun!!
The bottle feeding option frees everybody up, and certainly gives you, John, a chance to share in that particular coziness. If she gets used to it now, even in bits and snatches, you will all be so happy. How wise to just give it a try!
Love you guys,
M/R
Actually, there was a chance that her eyes could have been a color other than brown, but her eyes are, indeed, brown - though at times they have a grayish tinge.
Sometimes, though, her eye color is hard to determine visually as there's a film over them that often seems to reflect light as purplish or blue. I think that's what you're seeing.
I can't believe that Margaret has gotten so big already! She must be eating a lot and sleeping a lot.
Love the pictures!
Love, Philip
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