1. 3 weeks flies by quickly. so quickly in fact that in 3 days it will be 4 weeks.
3. babies are loud sleepers. this is not a particularly good thing at night, when mom thinks shes awake, gets out of bed & goes to pick her up only to find her still sleeping. ugh. and she moves around a lot when sleeping.
4. we started bottles, pacifiers & pumping before the recommended 4 weeks. the bottles were due to our dear friend jaundice.
5. breastfeeding sometimes takes forever. which means im very thankful for the nook.
6. right now, she enjoys bath time.
7. we love love love her rock & play. a lot. its where she has spent at least 75% of her time.
8. i think shes too small & young for her crib.
9. she took her first nap in her crib yesterday. while i sat in there & read & watched how she did. dont tell anyone.
10. we think shes pretty cute. but we know we are biased. but we are fine with that.
11. i never knew all the muscles need to laugh or cough until after she was born. lemme tell you ive never tried not to laugh or cough so hard in my life until i found out it was very painful after getting stitches. enough said. (sorry to the 2 guys who probably read this)
12. shes got pretty great & loving grandparents & aunts & uncles & cousins.
13. shes also got a lot of great baby friends and is going to have even more BFFs or potential boyfriends coming this fall & winter :)
14. shes already spoiled. not just by her grandparents either. last friday i finally bought her an outfit. otherwise all her clothes & such have been gifted or borrowed. we are so grateful for all of our friends & family who already love her so much.
15. babies spit up. a lot. and not just on themselves.
16. i am so incredibly grateful for the hubs. he always has a ton of patience with me and my "no hormones" hormones and for claire & her fussiness. especially in the middle of the night.
17. i am also incredibly thankful the hubs is willing to change diapers. even when we have had quite a few "close calls" and some instances where shes made a big mess over her changing table, us and a wall or two. :)
its still so odd that WE HAVE A BABY. and that SHES HERE. all during pregnancy we just thought about getting thru the 40 weeks and then a bit about labor & delivery. nothing really after that. its funny to see babies who are 3 months old and to try to picture her that big. she still seems sooo small!! and shes still too small for 0-3 mo clothes. and its even more crazy to think what she will be like when shes in school. or a teenager or just at any time in the future.
we are so excited shes here with us. and couldnt be happier. heres to learning a ton more in the next month...and 18 years...
