Our little girl has had quite the two weeks. Sorry, but I took quite a break from the internet the past week and have posted nothing...no pictures or notes. Hopefully this picture post will make up for it:)
To pick up a little where we left off last post, here is the outside of the Birth Center. When a baby is born, they put out a flag. We had Annaka and then a couple, who we met at our birth classes, had a little boy about two hours later.
Nurse Lisa took Annaka's footprints and gave her a bath. We really liked her. We went home about 13 hours after Annaka was born and then, the day after she was born we were told to take off her belly button clamp. I don't think she minded this too much.
On day 2 a nurse from the Birth Center came out to do a home visit. She took Annaka's vitals, did a hearing test, and then had to prick her heel to get a blood sample. She did not cry when she was being poked, but cried when the nurse was messing with her.
She loves her bath time. Annaka does not like to be naked, so she cries when we take her clothes and diaper off, but as soon as we enter the bathroom....she loves it! The nurse who visited told us that newborns like to hear water running because it is a similar noise to what they heard in the womb. She sure loves it! She only starts to cry when she gets cold so we have to have the door shut, fan off and bathe her quick! She loves being wrapped up in her warm towel and snuggled with:) It is quite a gamble to snuggle with her for long since she is wrapped up in a towel with no diaper on yet!
Annaka is not thrilled about much yet, besides eating and sleeping. I keep being afraid she is bored, so one day I laid down on the floor with her on her mat and she stared into nothing land and I talked and sang to her....then she flat out fell asleep! Not to excited about the play mat yet.
Daddy Time! Annaka loves when Daddy comes home from work and spends time with her. He takes her to the hammock...It seems to have the same effect on her as it does on him.....sends them to dream land.
Wait a minute, do we see a trend? How come she sleeps so well for Daddy? I guess he is more comfy than mommy.
This is what she does for mommy between ummm dinner time and midnight. Clint is a great help, but I know he has to work early in the morning....so I have had Grandma here to help so far during the later night. Oh my I'm on my own now!!
Grandma left today. Sad day. Annaka loved having her here....and so did I! I definitely cried on the way home from dropping her off at the airport!
Now the adventure really, fully begins. I feel like I have no idea what I'm doing. How is that? Before Annaka came, I was so confident...I had been around babies before but for some reason when it is me making the decisions its scary! Now its even scarier when my mom, the one with the answers, leaves. Now were on our own. I know we will be fine, but its still a bit frightening!
Thursday, Aunt Natalie came to visit. She will stay until Tuesday. Aunt Natalie has been very ancy to come see her little niece...and Annaka is glad Natalie is here. She loves to meet new people who pay so much attention to her:)
Already getting along great huh? Too comfy!
The end for now!
"What is this?"
"Have you seen this Mom?"
"This is soooo cool. I feel like a big kid!"
"oooo this is a new view of my playmat!"
