The Arkins: 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.