One month old!

Little Miss Annie is one month old! (Well, she was on May 2nd- I'm a little behind on posting because a) I haven't had time and b) I've had major issues with not getting my phone pics to upload on Photostream). 

Anyway, Annie has been SO much easier than her older sister so far (at least on most days). I don't know if it's because she's the second, so I kind of know what's going on/what to expect, or because she's just an easier baby.

At her one month appointment (which she was actually almost 6 weeks when we went), she was 10 pounds, 8 ounces (67th percentile) and 21 inches long (50th percentile), and head circumference was 50th percentile. 

That's a whole two pounds and two inches of growth from when she was born! 

As Dr. Randles said, those percentiles are numbers big sister Lucy has never seen!

Maybe that's why Annie is a better sleeper. :) 

For the most part, Annie will wake up about once a night (usually going 4-6 hours between feeds). She's down for the night around 9:30 pm, wakes about 2:30-3:00 am, then up again for the day around 7:00 am.

We're on the eat- play- sleep cycle, where she usually goes down for a nap 1.5 hours after eating, sleeping for about 1-2 hours. 

She likes her paci when she's upset or tired and sleeps in her bassinet (thanks, Treadaways!). We've tried the crib a couple of times, but she didn't like it that much. She will sleep in the pack and play, usually. 

We started having "bewitching hours" around 3-4 weeks, where she'd be fussy, but consolable, in the evenings. Then the crying episodes started to happen after feeds during the day as well, and she also started to have this dry cough after feeds, as well as becoming rigid and screaming sometimes. I chalked the cough up to a lingering cold she got at 2 weeks old (the joys of having a 2 year old sister!). When we saw the pediatrician for her well-check, she thought it might actually be silent reflux, but told me to watch it for a couple more days before starting treatment.

So, I watched her over the weekend, and after watching her, agreed that it might be reflux (I honestly felt really dumb for not realizing it on my own! but it's a different story when it's not your patient, but your child). So, we started Zantac earlier this week. Haven't seen a whole lot of improvement yet (wanted to start on Prevacid, but insurance won't cover it until we tried Zantac- boo!). We might be switching meds next week, we'll see...

Not happy with reflux

When she's not fussy from reflux, she's usually pretty content. She's holding her head up when held, does pretty well with tummy time and is on the verge of smiling. She has BLUE eyes!! And I think they're here to stay! She loves bath time (and Mommy has mastered giving both girls a bath at the same time!). Lucy thinks it's so fun to have her sister in the bathtub at the same time. 

She's done a great job of taking a bottle (even from me!)- this means date nights can now happen! 

I've mastered the art of going grocery shopping with both girls- Lucy sits in the cart seat and Annie gets strapped to me in the Beco carrier (my favorite carrier!). Not going to lie, shopping takes a bit of effort, but I've really tried to continue life like normal as much as possible. I can usually do Target and Sprouts but then we've got to go home. I've also figured out the best way to put up the groceries is to keep both girls strapped in the car and give Lucy a snack to keep her occupied while I unload the car. Tricks of the trade, I tell ya. 

I'm enjoying my time at home with my girls. Lucy is still going to school twice a week and I really am thankful to be able to have two days a week to have just Annie, to be able to have some sweet, undivided time with her, to catch up on housework, nap, run errands, etc. Major blessing.