One Week Old

It is so hard to believe that our little princess is a week old!   A lot has happened in the past week!  We came home from the hospital.  Adjusted to being a family of four.  Alexis had her first outings. She also lost her umbilical cord.  Hudson got to hold his little sister for the first time too!

It has been an amazing week!

Alexis is such a good baby!  She eats and sleeps so well.  I have to wake her up to feed in the middle of the night.  We are the luckiest parents on earth to have a healthy baby that eats well and sleeps through the night so well.  Hopefully this will last, because I am sure enjoying my rest.  :)

At one week old Alexis has lost and gained back some weight.  She was born at 7lbs 3 oz, but by the following Tuesday she had dropped to 6lbs 11 oz.  Today we went back to her doctor and she had gained 4 oz (6 lbs 15oz).  After discussing her reluctance to wake to nurse at night and spitting up her doctor told me to do some experimenting this weekend.  He told me to feed her on demand and at night to see how long she would go on her own without waking up to eat (putting a limit on 7 hours).  Tonight we will give this a try, but it makes me so nervous as a mommy.  I will still be waking up to check on her, but her doctor seems to think that she might just be one of those rare babies that "gets it" (meaning night and day sleeping/eating schedule) right after birth.  He said that she is only the third baby in his entire career to have been able to do this.  I will be calling him Monday to let him know how everything goes and decide how to move forward.

At one week old Alexis:

• is in Newborn diapers 
• wears newborn clothes (they are so big on her)
• nurses 8+ times a day and has plenty of wet and dirty diapers (yes, there is a checklist)
• Sleeps in a rock n'play sleeper at night
• looks so cute in bows
• has the most beautiful dark brown hair
• Laughs and smiles in her sleep
• likes getting her hair washed but hates diaper changes and sponge baths
• lost her bellybutton stump (Hudson was there when it happened and was a little traumatized) 
• rarely cries
• is so good natured and easy going
• has a big brother that adores her and wants to hold her all the time

Have I mentioned we feel so blessed, lucky, fortunate, and thankful to have two healthy children!

Happy One Week Birthday Sweet Baby Alexis!  We all love you so much and are beyond happy you are FINALLY HERE!