Sunday, June 20, 2010

Natural childbirth.

“The first intervention in natural childbirth is the one the woman does herself when she walks out the front door of her house. It is from thatfirst intervention that all the others follow.” - Dr. Michael Rosenthal

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

One month!

Penelope is one month old!

1) Baby Name and Age: Penelope, one month
2) Weight/length/clothing size being worn: She's wearing some newborn size clothes, some 0-3 month, and a few 3-6 month. She weighs 10 pounds even, and is 23 inches long.
3) Food! Formula? Breastmilk? Combo?: She's 100% breastfed, she's never had a bottle.
4) Sleep habits: She sleeps more during the day than at night. She has been having a fussy period each night, then sleeps relatively well most of the night.
5) Is baby on a schedule? If so describe: Not at all.
6) Whats driving you crazy, if anything: She has colic and reflux, and has been crying for hours each night.
7) Milestones of course: She holds her head up very well, and lifts up part of her upper body. She turns to look at people, and follows objects with her eyes. She smiles a lot. She likes pushing off to attempt to stand.
8) How are you doing in general: Pretty good. We're having a little trouble adjusting to having two kids, but it's not too bad.
9) Are your health and weightloss concerns going well?: It's going well. I'm totally healed. I didn't tear at all, and I think I was healed within the first week. I gained 57 pounds, and have lost about 26 so far.
11) Pictures:

One month:

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