We're doing pretty well...once again, Amanda is the one who's got the raw end of the deal. We now own a Medela electric breast pump and it has helped out a little so far. The problem is for Amanda to get more sleep, she'll need to stockpile milk. At this point, she pumping just enough for me to take one of the overnight feedings and that's it. What she'll probably have to do is feed Olivia the "old fashioned way" for a few days and pump in between so the bottled reserve is built up to the point that it could last more than just a feeding or two.
We're also going to try moving Olivia to her crib tonight for the first time. Until now, she's been sleeping in the bassinet next to our bed. We have come to find out Olivia is a rather noisy sleeper. She grunts, squeaks, and yelps as she sleeps. We refer to this as Olivia having "doggie dreams". For all you dog owners, you know exactly what we're talking about. Amanda is quite sensitive to whatever sound Olivia makes and is constantly waking up because of that. We've got a good baby monitor, so we're going to have a go at Olivia sleeping in her own room tonight. I don't expect to sleep much tonight, but we've got to start this transition some night and tonight's as good a night as any. Wish us luck.
Here are a few pictures of Olivia as she reaches her first milestone...one month with us. This first one was taken after her bath yesterday. Amanda decided to use the blow drier to assist the drying process...and you can see what it did to Olivia's hair!
***This post was supposed to go up yesterday, but I had problems uploading the pictures.
1 comment:
love the hair! and i've had problems uploading pics lately, too. am glad to hear it's not just me.
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