It's Monday again, and the weekend has renewed my hope. We kept Emma on a very regular feeding schedule, even if it meant occasionally having to wake her from a nap. Saturday night she had a feeding at 11:20 pm, was down by 11:45, and didn't get up again until 5:00 am. Then she stayed asleep until 8:50!!! Last night she had her last feeding a bit earlier and was in bed by 10:45. She woke at 3:50, was back down by 4:15 and slept until 7:30. Hopefully each day will bring us closer to our goal of a 7-hour stretch.
What a good girl. We went to the 11:00 service at church yesterday morning and she lasted right up to the closing prayer!!! Oh, so close.
Grandma and Grandpa are coming for a visit this weekend. Emma is very much looking forward to seeing them. It's been a couple of months, and she grown tremendously since they last saw her in person. My mom is worried that her arms won't hold up to Emma's added weight! I think she'll survive. Our girl is doing so much more than she was at Christmas -- moving her arms and legs, smiling, occasionally laughing. But she's also taking shorter naps, is having more diaper blow-outs, etc. I guess everything happens in waves.
We're going to go visit with Kiatilinn this afternoon. More photos to come of Emma and her new friend.
(now over an hour after I started typing this post) Fed Emma here in my office and had her sitting in my lap as I was typing...and she filled her diaper....and then needed a clothes change. That's been happening more and more lately. I think the pressure behind what's coming out causes it to seek the path of least resistance, which just happens to be upwards and out her diaper! On Friday I dropped her off at daycare wearing a blue outfit. I went back later to peek in on her and couldn't find her!!! I subconsciously was looking for blue, and didn't immediately recognizer her in the sleeper gown they'd changed her into. Then, at the end of the day, she was in yet another outfit...one the daycare keeps on reserve for such times. I got her home, fed her a bit, changed her diaper and outfit (out of daycare clothes into something of her own), and resumed feeding. Wouldn't you know it, she leaked again. Poor kid wore 5 different outfits that day. Needless to say, Mommy did laundry Friday night.
Enough for now. Thanks for tuning in.
2 comments:
I think I need to start lifting weights to get my arms strengthened up for holding that little grandbaby as she's not looking so little anymore. Love her smile, the way her eyes light up. Am looking forward to this weekend when I can hear for myself her baby babble and enjoy her sweet smiles. See you soon.
Maybe she needs to move up to the next size of diaper!!
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