My follow up appointment

I had my follow up appointment today. I thought I was going to have to go back in 3 weeks, but this was it. I go back this summer for my normal yearly visit.

Every time I went to the dr. while pregnant, I had sugar in my urine. Thankfully the glucose test came back fine, but I could even "fast" or not eat anything in the morning prior to an appointment and there would still be sugar. Crazy. Thankfully nothing was wrong with me or the baby! Today - obviously no longer pregnant - no sugar in my urine. Weird.

And, I am officially (by the dr. scale) down a little over 30 lbs! Which means I am at my pre-Metformin weight. However, the weight must be in a different place because I can't quite get my jeans buttoned. But, I do have at least one pair of non-maternity pants that fit. And of course the (non-maternity) stretchy exercise pants fit!

Today marks 3 weeks. I can't believe it - time is flying by. I am trying to enjoy every minute - even the fussy periods. There is just something about calming your own child. It sometimes takes a while, and yes it is sometimes frustrating not knowing what is bothering her, but she is still such a blessing. Speaking of - I think Makenna is hungry, so I need to run. We'll post some pictures soon! She is getting a little bit of hair - you still can't see it very well, but her head looks a little darker in pictures! :)

Projectile What you say????

While we adore our little bundle of joy....there are some things you did not expect. Many will say that little boys will surprise you during changing if you dont watch out...they even sell little wee wee tee pees to help alleviate the showers!! But what they don't tell you is that little girls will get you too!

She always seems to know when you are not prepared for her little games! As soon as you finish wiping her down and reach for a diaper -- BOOM...she'll pee all over eerything...new changing pad, new outfit, rewipe, etc......but worse than that is the projectile poo!!! What's that you say?? Yes...I said it...projectile poo. It's just like the little boys peeing all over with a arc and everything ---- but worse because its poo. All over the changing pad, the clothes, and worse yet -- MY HANDS. I don't think I signed up for that part....and I don't think she nails Carmen with it nearly as much...which goes to show you that Robert must be changing his fair share (or more) of the diapers!

Just a warning....maybe its the breastfed ones only -- but nobody warns you about projectile poo so consider yourselves warned!

UPDATE: Wonder who wrote this entry! :)

Our exciting news of the day

Only a new parent can get excited by this!

1. Makenna's umbilical cord stump finally fell off and we have a normal belly button! Now we can take a real bath!

2. My rings (engagement/wedding) now fit back on my hand!

What a gift

It has been a little over two weeks and although I don't get much continuous sleep, I will say that having Makenna is such a gift. It is amazing to look at her and watch her change - even in this short time. How her perfectly formed features started to grow over 9 months ago. It is amazing.

We don't have anything new to report. She doesn't go back to the doctor until 2 months. I have my first follow up on Monday. We should be able to introduce the bottle soon. I may make an appointment next week to get that started. We have started to let her have a Soothie. She just likes to suck on something while trying to go to sleep. It hasn't seemed to affect the breastfeeding, so we'll go with it.

Today she hasn't seemed to want to sleep in her pack and play. She wants to be held while sleeping. All the books and magazines say you can't spoil a baby, but I don't know! All those things you said you would never do - I am sure I will eat many of my words! I'm off to try to get Makenna to sleep!

Miscellaneous Pictures

It has been a couple of days since we posted pictures, so here is what Makenna has been up to lately - pretty much just sleeping (and eating)!