Cameron is 6 Weeks Old!

Cameron Leigh is 6 Weeks Old!
Age: 6 Weeks
Weight: 10 lbs 14.3 oz (home)
Length: N/A
Clothing Size: Wearing all 0-3M clothes
Diaper Size: Pampers Swaddlers Size 1 are her favorite.
Milestones: Longest Night of Sleep – 9 hours 11/26
Special Outings: Mother & Baby Tea 11/21 & 11/23; Dinner Out 11/23 & 11/26; Out to Watch Patriots Game 11/27
Feeding Schedule: ~8-10 x’s per day

Cami’s biggest accomplishment this week was her sleep schedule! At the beginning of the week for 3 nights in a row she was up for about 2 hours straight around 2 am wanting to eat. I think this may have been her 6 week growth spurt? All of a sudden on Friday night she slept for 7.5 hours straight. I woke up after about 7 hours amazed and didn’t really know what to do! I was engorged so I decided to pump a little bit for relief and figured maybe she would wake up by the time I was done. It worked . The next night (Saturday) she slept for 9 hours straight! Getting a normal night’s sleep is amazing! Last night she continued the trend with 6.5 hours of sleep. Here’s to hoping it continues!

Cami now noticeably focuses on objects. She’ll watch the mobile on her swing and looks at the toys hanging from her car seat. She is also making a lot more noises to communicate (happy noises!). She gets cuter by the day!

On Monday night, Bryan and I went to a Yelp event and had my mom babysit. We were out for around 3 hours. While we were gone, Cami mostly slept. We had Grandma wake her to eat so she wouldn’t get too much rest! She took a bottle from Grandma and was perfectly content. It was nice to get out with Bryan and enjoy some wine and dinner.

Thursday we hosted Thanksgiving at our house. My mom and dad came over with turkey and stuffing. Joanne and Eph came over with an appetizer, a broccoli casserole and a delicious chocolate pie dessert. Cameron was good and mostly slept the whole time. When she was awake, she enjoyed all the attention.

We got some good walks in this week too. On Saturday we loaded up Cami and the dogs and headed to Lake Underhill. We did a lap around the lake (1.33 miles) as one big happy family. The dogs enjoyed getting some much needed exercise and attention. On Sunday we had lunch on the patio at Wildeside BBQ in Thorton Park. Afterwards we headed to Lake Eola for a nice walk around there (1.25 miles). It was a really nice day to be out.

Thanksgiving

Daddy and Cami on Thanksgiving

Mommy and Cami on Thanksgiving

Chillin with Daddy

Enjoying Bath Time

Getting a Bath From Daddy

Cameron is 5 Weeks Old!

Cameron Leigh is 5 Weeks Old!
Age: 5 Weeks
Weight: 10 lbs 5.8 oz (home)
Clothing Size: Finally wearing size 0-3M onesies. She can still wear newborn pants.
Diaper Size: Pampers Swaddlers Size 1 are her favorite. We tried another brand and but it was *this* close to leaking out the top of the back.
Milestones: Umbilical Cord Fell Off 11/15; First REAL bath (non-sponge) 11/20
Special Outings: Mother & Baby Tea 11/14 & 11/16; Dinner Out 11/17 & 11/18; Birthday Party 11/19
Feeding Schedule: ~10 x’s per day

Cami is still doing well! I took her to the pediatrician Tuesday for her umbilical cord. The Dr. treated it and it immediately fell of the next day. It was a bit oozy at first but now it seems pretty normal. It’s nice not having to worry about it anymore. From out 2 week visit to this visit (15 days), Cami had gained 26 ounces. From what I’ve read 5-8 ounces a week is normal so she is definitely over achieving. The Dr. was not concerned as breastfed babies can’t be overfed. They stop when they are full.

Her sleep is ok. The beginning of the week was going well, but the past two nights it’s been a struggle to get her down at the beginning of the night. It seems like she’s up between 10pm – 12am and wants to eat twice (one hour apart). I guess maybe she’s just filling up for the night? I’d much prefer it if she’s do this a little bit earlier! Between about 1am – 5am she’ll usually wake up once but goes back down pretty easily.

We took her out to dinner twice this week with success. She pretty much slept the whole time we were out which was nice. On Tuesday we met Bryan and Kelly at Tijuana Flats and on Thursday I met some of my co-workers at 5 Guys. Again, she slept both times.

On Saturday night we went to a birthday party for Bryan’s friend Betsy. I wore Cami in the sling. She was awake for a good amount of time just looking around and enjoying the attention. She fell asleep for a bit then woke up ready to eat. When I went to feed her there, we had our first blowout in public! She managed to poop through her diaper, onesie AND pants! Of course I didn’t bring an extra outfit. I had a little long sleeve shirt on over her onesie so after getting cleaned up, she wore that with a diaper and a blanket then back into the sling. She’s a little stinky one! All the guests at the party were impressed with how good Cami was while we were there. She didn’t cry once and was perfectly content the entire time.

Last night we gave Cami her first real bath now that her umbilical cord has fallen off. She actually seemed to enjoy being in the warm water. She had no issues with us scrubbing her body and hair and even tolerated the rinse pretty well. Once we took her out of the water, she started crying as I’m sure she was probably a bit cold.

She was cracking me up at the Dr.'s office with this cute face.

All dressed up for a lunch date with daddy!

This is her typical "I'm Full" look.

Ready for the Gator game in her cute Gator Girlie onesie from Abby.

Daddy's Girl

"Look at my belly!"

Cameron is 1 Month Old!

Cameron Leigh is 1 Month Old!

Weight: 9 lbs 15.1 oz (~70%)

Length: 21.75 in (~77%)

Head Circumference: 14.5 inches (~68%)

Cameron is 4 Weeks Old!

Cameron Leigh is 4 Weeks Old!
Age: 4 Weeks
Weight: 9 lbs 9 oz (home)
Length: N/A
Clothing Size: Exclusively Newborn
Diaper Size: Graduating to Pampers Size 1 Today
Milestones: 1st Babysitter 11/11
Special Outings: Mother & Baby Tea 11/7 & 11/9
Feeding Schedule: ~10 x’s per day

Cami continues to grow! She has a lot more awake time. After her feeding around 9ish she’s pretty much awake until 4ish or so. We’ve been playing on the play mat or going on walks to stay entertained. I got a carrier so I can wear her when we go for walks (picture below). It works out really well and is nice because now when I go with Bryan we can walk TOGETHER instead of me following with the stroller.

We’ve been getting out of the house more. Bryan and I went out to lunch a few times, took her to Costco, Target a few times and out to dinner at Smokey Bones. She’s been really good. We try and go right after she’s eaten so she’ll last longer.

We left Cami on Friday night with her first babysitter so Bryan and I could enjoy a date night out. Grandma Joanne came over around 6 and we headed out for SUSHI! I hadn’t had real sushi in almost 10 months – it was delicious! After dinner we stopped for frozen yogurt and were home around 8. Cami was a perfect angel and didn’t even cry to be fed.

I’ve been continuing to go to Mother & Baby Tea. I really enjoy getting out and being around other mommy’s. It’s also fun because I can weight Cami and see how much she’s eating. Little miss piggy is consistently taking in over 3 ounces which explains why she’s pushing 10 pounds!

Her sleep is improving. We put her down for the night after her 10ish pm feeding. Sometimes she is a bit fussy but eventually falls asleep. She’ll then do her long stretch of sleep for 3-4 hours. After that she eats and goes back to sleep pretty easily for another 3 hours until 5 or 6am. I try to nap in the afternoons when possible but that is usually only on the weekends.

Cami’s umbilical cord still hasn’t fallen off so I have an appointment tomorrow morning for it.

Cameron is 3 Weeks Old!

Cameron Leigh is 3 Weeks Old!
Age: 3 Weeks
Weight: 8 lbs 15.2 oz (home)
Length: N/A
Clothing Size: Exclusively Newborn
Diaper Size: Pampers Newborn
Milestones: First Dinner Out – Smokey Bones 11/3; First Costco Trip 11/6; First Bottle (Pumped Breast Milk) 11/6;
Special Outings: Mother & Baby Tea 11/5
Feeding Schedule: 10 - 13 x’s per day

Wow, my baby is three weeks old already! I think she went through a growth spurt this week. She was feeding very close together – sometimes every hour. I started pumping some this week to start building a small stash for when I go back to work and well as to have an occasional bottle that Bryan can feed her or maybe even a grandparent can watch her so we can have a date night. Bryan gave her a bottle last night which went well. I started with 2.5 oz. which she finished but seemed satisfied with. She went to sleep after that for over 3 hours which was nice.  She’s slept a lot better the past two nights. She’ll go down with little fussing after her night time feedings. I’m up about 3 times during the night to feed her. We have her sleep in her crib at night, but during the day she’s in the Pack N Play, her bouncy/vibrating seat or her swing.

Her umbilical cord still hasn’t fallen off yet. The pediatrician said to call this week if it’s still there. I’ll give it another day or two – I read it could take up to 4 weeks. It’s just annoying because we can’t bathe her until it does – just sponge baths.

On Wednesday, Cameron and I went to a mother and baby tea held at the Winnie Palmer education center. It’s set up specifically for moms with children under 8 weeks of age. It was nice to get out of the house and socialize with other women and babies. It was run by two lactation consultants that were there to answer any of our questions. They also provide hot tea and a snack. I’m planning on going again today and Wednesday. It’s something I look forward too.

Cameron continues to be more alert during the day. She stays awake after her daytime for a little while before dozing off. While she’s awake we work on a little bit of tummy time or she relaxes in her swing just looking around.


My Postpartum Update
Pregnancy Weight Gain: 25 pounds
Weight Change: Stayed the same – hovering around down 28.2 pounds.
Activities: Walked a few times with Cami.

Since Cami has been sleeping better, I’ve been getting more sleep at night. It’s amazing how much better I feel after an hour more sleep. I’ve also been able to nap a little bit in the afternoons on some days.

I’ve noticed my stomach muscles have been a little sore lately. I must be using them more to sit up, etc.

Overall, I feel pretty good – pretty much back to normal minus being able to exercise. Hopefully that will come soon!

15 Days Old - "I"m Full!"

15 Days Old - Hanging Out on the Play Mat

16 Days Old - All dressed up!

18 Days Old - So Sweet