The Parish Family: October 2009

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

More tummy time

I had videotaped this tummy time, but unfortunately the file was too big to attach. Look at how high she was picking her head up!!

I just love her eyes!!

Good days, and then days like Monday

Just when I think we're making some progress with this whole schedule thing and keeping Leighton awake during the day (apparently most newborns have their days and nights mixed up and it'll take a few weeks before the switch is flipped), we have days like Monday. Not only did she decide to be wide awake at 2 in the morning, but when she finally did fall asleep, she'd wake up only 20 min or so later screaming. We felt so helpless! At first we just thought that she wanted to be held, but it persisted so much longer than we would've thought. I mean, if she was truly tired, wouldn't she eventually fall asleep? Then it hit us, well thanks to my sister-in-law who was up here visiting. Chili had been our meal of choice for the past several days and since I'm still pumping and Leighton is getting part bm/part formula those chili beans, onions, and spices were being passed onto her. Poor little thing! Starting yesterday her feedings were strictly formula, although I continued to pump to keep my milk coming. That precious milk of mine had to be poured out. :( Then, Tuesday night was back to normal!! Of course we're not even close to sleeping through the night, but at least she was sleeping. She woke up to feed at 1:45am, then again at 3:00 (she seems to like to cluster feed at night). I consider those feedings a success, because I was able to sleep from 11-1:30, and 3:30-7:15. Yay for sleep! I am now being very careful in what I eat.