Hello friends!
Oh my goodness, wow! Here we are, Penny is SIX WEEKS OLD today and I am absolutely in love!
Here’s a little birth video I made on Instagram:
And wow I am absolutely octopus’d out!
I just coined that term: octopus’d. Meaning: all eight of my arms are completely occupied with something. This is not a negative thing…One can be joyfully octopus’d out, like I am! But none the less: there is not a spare 5 minutes in my day for anything extra! (Just ask my hair that I haven’t washed in 4 days!)
And oh – did I mention WE’RE MOVING ON SUNDAY?!
Yep! Our house is finally ready! So we are doing our final walk through on Sunday and getting the keys!
But I’m not thinking about that right now. All I’m thinking about is what time her next feed and diaper changer are!
Let me start by saying thank you for all the kind words and excitement on my last post announcing Penelope’s arrival! Steven and I had so much fun going through and reading everyone’s sentiments. How blessed am I to have such great friends like you!
Now for a Penny update!
She is such a delight!
I have found breastfeeding to be the ultimate joy. Penny is excellent at latching – to the tune that she was nearly 12 pounds at her one-month check up…putting her in the 92nd percentile for weight! She is one healthy baby, and we couldn’t be more proud of her!
Our pediatrician asked me what the heck was in my breast milk! And I told her about the Specific Carb Diet…and that the majority of MY calories come from protein and fat, so perhaps my milk is extra rich!
But being so well-fed has resulted in her sleeping beautifully! We’re talking 5-and-a-half hour stretches at night…she only wakes up once for a feed/change!
At least that’s for *now*…I hear there’s a 6-8 week sleep regression period during a major growth spurt…so I’ll let you know.
But oh my gosh, I’m just LOVING being a mom! I can’t believe I get the privilege of loving this little girl forever!
The newborn smell, the little coo’s and yelps, the sweet naps she takes on my chest, the way her little hands curl around my finger, the little smiles she’s start to make.
Sure, the diaper changes are tough and sometimes I’m covered in pee when she pees through her diaper, but you just forget about all that because she is our world. She is our precious daughter and it is all a joy.
Physically I am doing great. I was cleared to work out last week, and so I’m able to take longer stroller walks. My c-section incision has completely healed and I am not in any pain, and other than not jogging, I have returned to life as normal!
It’s hard to believe that our life existed without Penny! She is such an important part of our family and our life, I can’t believe that she’s only been on this earth for 6 weeks! (At least out of the womb…)
I didn’t know it was possible to love someone or something as much as we love her. And I also didn’t think it was possible to love my husband more than I did, but wow: seeing him be such an incredible father to her just makes me love him all the more!
She’s been to Mass every week now and only had one little crying spell yesterday…but quickly recovered and slept the rest of the time ?
We do need to work on tummy time…it’s hard to put her down to do something that makes her uncomfortable and cry! We want to just hold her all the time!
So that’s all for now!
Just wanted to update you on our precious Sweet P! I will be back to more regularly scheduled programming soon!
Enjoy your Monday!
Xoxo Caralyn and Penny ?
