what babies are made of (hotdogs)
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Happy 6 weeks birthday to Oliver!
The days are flying by- it's hard to get myself to post. Plus I've been miserable at returning emails and phone calls. Oliver demands so much of my attention. And I thought I would tackle some of those "stuffed in the corner projects I've been meaning to get to" while on maternity leave- ha!
PICTURES! PICTURES! Here is a collection of photos from Ollie's first month on planet Earth. (As usual, courtesy of Snapfish.)
Oliver's 1 month Dr.'s appointment:
Weight: 9 pounds, Length: 22 inches
He put on almost two pounds and one inch since birth. I guess all that breastfeeding is paying off. I struggled greatly in the second/ third week. The pain was so great that I wanted to give up. After some re-adjusting and some desensitizing, we got back on track. It was a relief to hear that Oliver is growing according to averages (in the early months, about an ounce each day and an inch each month).
After getting through the brestfeeding difficulties, we started to cruise. However, over the past week or so, Ollie became really fussy. He would cry all the time- day and night (I was up about every 45 minutes at night for almost a week). We went through our crying checklist (hunger, dirty diaper, love/attn, etc), but he kept crying. It sounded to me like he was often uncomfortable, even in pain. I felt horrible that I couldn't figure out what was wrong, but I started feeling worse when my own fatigue began to set in. There were several nights in a row when I cried out loud right along with Ollie. I was pretty sure that he was having gas pain and digestive problems. I hit up my parenting books and websites pretty hard for some help. We did some troubleshooting and managed to get him to relax. Ever since, he's been all cute and peaceful again. I guess this is just part of the rollercoaster that we'll be on for the months to come.
p.s. Miller read part of my previous post out loud to me. Parts of it sound a bit, oh, overdone. I guess I can't help but wear my heart on my sleve when it comes to Jr.saurus. He's my world right now. So as far as I'm concerned, no shame!
