6 Week Update

I can't believe I haven't posted in 6 weeks! Seriously, it's been one thing after another over here. The first week we had Reese home, Kate caught a stomach bug. Thankfully no one else caught it, probably because I walked around the house obsessively wiping things down with Clorox wipes. Then when Reese was about 2 weeks old, I had a gallbladder attack and ended up in the ER. They confirmed that I had gall stones, and told me to schedule surgery to have it removed. They couldn't fit me in until December 28, so in the mean time I had to go through Christmas week on a low (no) fat diet. Boo! But I survived, though the whole family (including Reese) caught a cough and cold where we lost our voices. It was so sad to hear Reese cry without a voice! I came through the surgery just fine, with a lot of help from my family. Jeff's parents took Kate up to Oklahoma for the week, and we stayed with my parents the week of the surgery so they could all take care of Reese. I did a lot of sleeping, which felt great to a new mom. :)

I never posted about Reese's 2 week appointment, so here are those stats: She weighed 7 pounds, 1.5 oz (10th percentile), was 20 inches long (25th percentile) and her head was 25th percentile as well. So very different from Kate! :)

Reese turned 6 weeks old yesterday and is doing so well. Her personality is so very similar to Kate's. She's very relaxed and "go with the flow" and and is such a little sweet heart. Up until last night, I had her sleeping in her Rock n Play in our room at night. That is so funny to me because Kate slept in her crib from Day 1. Maybe it's because she's (probably) our last baby, I'm having a harder time letting go? Anyway, her move to the crib was delayed a bit because of her cough she's had for 3 weeks, and the pediatrician wanted her to be sleeping with her head elevated, so the Rock n Play was the best place for her. She has finally 99% recovered, so we tried the crib last night with great success! When we first had Reese home from the hospital, she hated swaddling, so we abandoned it. We tried it again last night and she took right to it!

Starting around 5 weeks, Reese is giving us one good 8 hour stretch at night, followed up by about a 5 hour stretch. That is so great! The only "problem" is that her long stretch starts at about 8-9 pm, so I'm still having to get up around 3-4 am to feed her. It's not bad though, she generally falls right back asleep after she eats, so I can get back to bed. I also got her first smile at 5 weeks 3 days, so that is always a wonderful moment.

Kate is adjusting really well overall. She LOVES Reese to death, and is so excited to see her every day. She's been a bit more emotional lately, but she's going through such a big adjustment, it's got to affect her somehow! She is so fun at 2.5 years old and blows me away with how grown up she is.





And we keep rolling with the punches - any of you who have known me since Kate was born will see the irony in this - I lost my job yesterday, laid off again. What is it with me and having babies?? So frustrating. It really was the perfect job for a mom. I'm not looking forward to going through the job search again, and working a traditional "8-5" job. Not ideal to say the least. I'm really disappointed and frustrated, but am trying to look on the bright side of things and remind myself that I'm just getting extra time with Reese, and to give thanks to God through all circumstances. He will provide for us.