Weekend Update with Anchorman Daddy
Proving a little to myself, here on a beautiful Sunday morning, I just had to change out her nasal cannula. Before that, she needed her weigh-in.
7 lb 5 oz - up 1.5 ozs from Thursday. Not bad, not really a spurt but not bad.
Trying something different with the feedings now, we are putting a s-l-o-w-e-r flowing nipple on for her to take a little longer to eat. We have to burp once during the feed, instead of at the end, but she is taking 60 cc's with not a lot of problems. We have only been on this new way about 4 times, but right now, it is the direction. The thinking process changed from get it in her first to let her pace it better because I saw at times, that she could handle longer feeds. Like when I had to set her down mid-feed to go yell at the dog, she took more food. SO, with that thinking we tried it, so far so good.
Also she is liking 60 cc's so much, she almost goes 4 hours between feeds. Not bad. As long as we are gaining. I still feel we will hit 8 lbs before the new year.
She loves her sweet potatoes. Got her some of those, after a full 60 cc's of milk, if she even acts hungry, in goes a teaspoon of potatoes. She smacks her mouth more times than a dog eating peanut butter. It is hilarious. Potato face then takes over and orange is everywhere.
Ok, back to what started all this....had to change the cannula... completely naked for the weigh and no nasal cannula. She was free completely for the first time. Boy, you should have heard the smiles, giggles, coos and what not. She was having a ball. Moving all around the bed, laughing, kicking playing. Not at all like that low oxygen child some measurements say she is, but like a happy pink, normal newborn. She was like that for easily 5 minutes. Then we had to retape the face and daddy went from the bestest man in the world for letting me free to a real crappy pooh pooh head!!
So far, she has not lived up to her new name this morning, Whiney the Pooh. She whines about food, whines if her outfit is bunched, if her diaper is moistened, if her blanket is frumpled, if she wants to swing, if the cartoons aren't on, if her hands are under the covers, if she needs to be held, if you are holding her too much, if she can't suck on her hand, if she is on her back, if she is on her stomach, if she is not asleep, if she is awake, if she has to pass gas, if she doesn't have to pass gas, if you turn football off, if you turn off the TV, if you don't play her nighttime song, if you turn on a light, if you turn off a light, if you stop the ceiling fan, if you don't turn on the Christmas tree, if you do turn on the Christmas tree....anyway you get the picture. Whiney the Pooh.
The books say she is at the peak of crying this month and by the end of the 3rd month, the crying becomes only in need. Right now she does not cry that much, she just grunts or yells to let you know any of the above. Then she smiles like all get out when you come to see what the deal is.
She really is amazing. Get her in feeding position and then not feed her within 3 seconds if you want to hear some lungs. Nipple in......silence.
Anyway, I was so excited for her to be without anything for just a few minutes I had to write this now. I give it one more month and then I think she could be like that permanently.
Wow. She will like that.
7 lb 5 oz - up 1.5 ozs from Thursday. Not bad, not really a spurt but not bad.
Trying something different with the feedings now, we are putting a s-l-o-w-e-r flowing nipple on for her to take a little longer to eat. We have to burp once during the feed, instead of at the end, but she is taking 60 cc's with not a lot of problems. We have only been on this new way about 4 times, but right now, it is the direction. The thinking process changed from get it in her first to let her pace it better because I saw at times, that she could handle longer feeds. Like when I had to set her down mid-feed to go yell at the dog, she took more food. SO, with that thinking we tried it, so far so good.
Also she is liking 60 cc's so much, she almost goes 4 hours between feeds. Not bad. As long as we are gaining. I still feel we will hit 8 lbs before the new year.
She loves her sweet potatoes. Got her some of those, after a full 60 cc's of milk, if she even acts hungry, in goes a teaspoon of potatoes. She smacks her mouth more times than a dog eating peanut butter. It is hilarious. Potato face then takes over and orange is everywhere.
Ok, back to what started all this....had to change the cannula... completely naked for the weigh and no nasal cannula. She was free completely for the first time. Boy, you should have heard the smiles, giggles, coos and what not. She was having a ball. Moving all around the bed, laughing, kicking playing. Not at all like that low oxygen child some measurements say she is, but like a happy pink, normal newborn. She was like that for easily 5 minutes. Then we had to retape the face and daddy went from the bestest man in the world for letting me free to a real crappy pooh pooh head!!
So far, she has not lived up to her new name this morning, Whiney the Pooh. She whines about food, whines if her outfit is bunched, if her diaper is moistened, if her blanket is frumpled, if she wants to swing, if the cartoons aren't on, if her hands are under the covers, if she needs to be held, if you are holding her too much, if she can't suck on her hand, if she is on her back, if she is on her stomach, if she is not asleep, if she is awake, if she has to pass gas, if she doesn't have to pass gas, if you turn football off, if you turn off the TV, if you don't play her nighttime song, if you turn on a light, if you turn off a light, if you stop the ceiling fan, if you don't turn on the Christmas tree, if you do turn on the Christmas tree....anyway you get the picture. Whiney the Pooh.
The books say she is at the peak of crying this month and by the end of the 3rd month, the crying becomes only in need. Right now she does not cry that much, she just grunts or yells to let you know any of the above. Then she smiles like all get out when you come to see what the deal is.
She really is amazing. Get her in feeding position and then not feed her within 3 seconds if you want to hear some lungs. Nipple in......silence.
Anyway, I was so excited for her to be without anything for just a few minutes I had to write this now. I give it one more month and then I think she could be like that permanently.
Wow. She will like that.
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