Still in the midst of breastfeeding - but it did get better surprisingly. Although I think I nursed 18 hours 2 days ago. I haven't supplemented since day 2 so this is a success in and of itself.
Below are some random thoughts from the week:
- Uterine pains after the first day of breastfeeding were worse than labor.
- Sometimes 1 hour of sleep = functioning.
- I felt like Sophia was sucking the marrow out of my bones on the 3rd night
- I finally know what the let-down sensation is - it is sort of like sparks!
- Sophia's original due date came and went without much pomp and circumstance.
- My OB-GYN said I was built to make babies and was shocked I only had 5 minutes of pain. I asked him if it was the hypnobirthing and he emphatically said "No, it is not the hypnobirthing." So I suppose I can chalk it up to genetics.
- Like Charlotte, Sophia hasn't 'gone' by herself since being in the hospital. Why do we have kids with such slow bowels? Hopefully this will resolve itself in the next week...
- Sophia weighed 3.17 kg on Friday (5 days after birth)- 6% less than her birth weight which was a relief! She weighed 3.29 kg yesterday. The breastfeeding seems to be working...
- Charlotte calls Sophia 'FI-A' (with a long I)
- Charlotte now says "Come" if you say thank you
- If you tell Charlotte "I love you" she replies "I'm fine!"
- Thank goodness for Aunt Susie and Imee to help me take pictures of Charlotte this week!
Got to upload some videos this week - so here they are:
Final dinner at TGIF the Friday before Sophia was born! Didn't know it was the last as a threesome (so glad we took Char out):
Moments after Sophia was born:
Charlotte meets Sophia for the first time:
Sophia before we checked out of the hospital:
Charlotte meets Sophia at home for the first time:
Sophia burping and sleeping:
Sophia with Daddy as Charlotte looks on:
And some photos (it is very hard to take a photo with Sophia's eyes open):
Charlotte dances near Sophia:
And kisses her sister:
Awake-ish:
Accidentally matching:
Cookie decorating (Aunt Susie can get better smiling shots of Charlotte than I can):
Post decorating juice break:
B&W of her awake photo from last week:
Sleepy babushka:
Thoughtful babushka:
Loved all the videos. So cute Charlotte saying "it's so nice" when you brought the baby home. Sophia is just adorable, a real beauty - both of your girls are! That video where you're burping her is just too cute, those little eyes struggling to stay away. Glad you are all doing so well.
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