Growing Like A Weed

Addilyn had her 1 month check up today and the doctor said she is growing like a weed. She weighed 9 lbs 6 oz (56%) and was 22.4 in tall (94%)this also means that all her spitting up is not affecting her growth wise so they won't give her anything so I am going to have to keep holding her up right for like an hour after each feeding which isn't very fun in the middle of the night and I usally end up falling asleep sitting up holding her.

4 weeks

Addilyn turned 4 weeks old yesterday it has gone by so fast. for all you who were wondering that sleeping through the night thing was a one time thing however except for a couple nights this week she usually only wakes up once in the middle of the night and then early in the morning. The picture is the birth announcements that I made myself and will be sending out today. I know I am a little behind but I do have a newborn that take up all my time.

sleeping through the night?

This may have been a one night thing but Addilyn slept through the night last night. Addi is a pretty good sleeper we usually get 3 hours of sleep at a time. Last night I fed her about 10 pm and put her to bed. I didn't hear anything from her until about 2 but she was just starting to wake up so I left her alone until she started to cry a little but that wasn't until 3. I was very impressed with her for sleeping from 10 until 3 but she wasn't really awake. By the time I got situated to feed her she was asleep, so I just went back to sleep holding her thinking she would wake back up any min to eat but she didn't wake back up until almost 5. I got to sleep from 11pm-5am with only a slight interruption. It she decides to sleep through the night every night I would be the luckiest mom in the world. I am really sorry to you moms that have been having trouble getting your 6 month olds to sleep through the night but don't get to mad at me yet it was just one night.

So this is my first attempt at the digital scrapbooking. It is easier then regular scrapbooking and I can do it all while still holding a sleeping baby.

On my own

My mom left yesterday after being here for 10 days. It was great to have her here. She would take the baby and let me take a nap and then when I woke up from my nap the dishes or laundry would be done or the curtains and pillows for Addilyn's room sewn. Now there is no one to drop the baby on when she wakes up in the morning and I want to go back to sleep and no built in baby sitter when I want to go to the grocery store or book club. I have a husband that should be able to a lot of that stuff but because of super block he doesn't get home until 10 at night and to make things worse he is going to a dental conference this weekend. So we dropped my mom off at the airport yesterday and we dropped Jared off at the school this morning and we are on our own until sunday. I think we will be ok. Pretty much we just eat and sleep. Addilyn was doing pretty good at sleeping for a few night waking up every 3.5 hours but last night she did not want to sleep unless I was holding her. I hope this does not turn into a habit. Addilyn is now 3 weeks old and she weighs a little over 8 lbs (50 percentile) and is 20.5 in long (75 percentile). We have a bunch more pictures on the camera that I will post soon.