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Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Sunday, February 18, 2007
A week of Firsts
Well, this has been quite the week for Cora! It all started Sunday night - she went for 8 hours between feedings - which means about 7 hours of sleep for Brad and I. However, I, of course, woke up every other hour and wondered if I should go wake her up and feed her or at least check on her...Then fell asleep before deciding what to do. But so far every night since then she's gone 7 or 8 hours between meals! This is very exciting, and unexpected - but welcome.
Then Monday Brad, Cora and I (and Jack) went to the cabin overnight. Brad needed to get up there to check it out and bring some supplies for this weekend's retreat with the high schoolers. We decided we should just all go. Cora did great. We ended up having to hike in about half a mile due to snow on the road. So I put her in her little snow suit and in the Snuggli, a back pack on my back and Brad hauled the rest up on a sled and his pack (why didn't we make Jack carry anything?).
Some day last week she rolled over from her tummy to her back -- but I think it was kind of a fluke since she hasn't done it again since then.
And best of all, Friday morning she smiled at Brad about 5 times before he left for the retreat! As if he wasn't already going to miss his girls! What a way to send him off! I worked on her all day yesterday and got no smiles...Then today at church as she was being passed around she kept looking at me and smiling - or at least making attempts to smile! It was good enough for me. It's amazing how seeing that little face light up just makes the rest of the pleasures in the world dim in comparison!
Oh yes - she also has found her fingers and has maneuvered her thumb into her mouth two or three times...I thought that was supposed to happen much later! Well, it's still not refined enough that she can do it whenever she wants - it's mostly if she's on her tummy for play time and has her hands conveniently tucked up by her face that she can find them.
Then Monday Brad, Cora and I (and Jack) went to the cabin overnight. Brad needed to get up there to check it out and bring some supplies for this weekend's retreat with the high schoolers. We decided we should just all go. Cora did great. We ended up having to hike in about half a mile due to snow on the road. So I put her in her little snow suit and in the Snuggli, a back pack on my back and Brad hauled the rest up on a sled and his pack (why didn't we make Jack carry anything?).
Some day last week she rolled over from her tummy to her back -- but I think it was kind of a fluke since she hasn't done it again since then.
And best of all, Friday morning she smiled at Brad about 5 times before he left for the retreat! As if he wasn't already going to miss his girls! What a way to send him off! I worked on her all day yesterday and got no smiles...Then today at church as she was being passed around she kept looking at me and smiling - or at least making attempts to smile! It was good enough for me. It's amazing how seeing that little face light up just makes the rest of the pleasures in the world dim in comparison!
Oh yes - she also has found her fingers and has maneuvered her thumb into her mouth two or three times...I thought that was supposed to happen much later! Well, it's still not refined enough that she can do it whenever she wants - it's mostly if she's on her tummy for play time and has her hands conveniently tucked up by her face that she can find them.
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
A month to remember
Cora is one month old today! Here is a list of a few Baby Cora things that we have loved from this first month:
- The peeps and coos she makes when she's waking up
- the smell of her skin
- her soft, baby-fine hair, and wondering what color it will end up to be
- the way she scowls, as if it's sooo tough being a baby
- her sighs of contentment during and after a good meal
- the sound of lucious, satisfying burp after a good meal
- the way she curls up into a little ball on your chest and falls asleep
- how she used to pull up her legs so tight like a grasshopper in the first few days of her life
- how her whole body relaxes and stretches out in sleep now
- her deep blue eyes
- gassy smiles
- the way she squirms, stretches and yawns while she's waking up
- just holding her little body close to ours
- The peeps and coos she makes when she's waking up
- the smell of her skin
- her soft, baby-fine hair, and wondering what color it will end up to be
- the way she scowls, as if it's sooo tough being a baby
- her sighs of contentment during and after a good meal
- the sound of lucious, satisfying burp after a good meal
- the way she curls up into a little ball on your chest and falls asleep
- how she used to pull up her legs so tight like a grasshopper in the first few days of her life
- how her whole body relaxes and stretches out in sleep now
- her deep blue eyes
- gassy smiles
- the way she squirms, stretches and yawns while she's waking up
- just holding her little body close to ours
Monday, February 05, 2007
4 weeks
Yesterday Cora turned 4 weeks old! It's hard to believe four weeks have passed already...and sometimes I feel like it's hard to believe it's ONLY been four weeks! What a journey it's been. The depth and range of emotions I've experienced on a daily basis is more than I've ever felt before. There's frustration and anxiety over not knowing how to soothe and comfort Cora at times, coupled with intense love and adoration for her. Sometimes we just marvel at how cute and beautiful she is...and how tiny she is. Other times we anticipate the day she'll smile back at us and recognize who we are.
Lots of people already ask how she sleeps - seems to be a guage of some sort. I have to say that so far she seems to be spoiling us. She takes a couple decent naps during the day and typically she'll sleep about 5 hours at night, eat and then sleep another 3 or 4. Of course, when she sleeps so much I start to worry that she isn't going to get enough to eat and wrestle with whether or not to wake her to eat or let her wake on her own. And, as with pregnancy, everything I read or am told is either totally conflicting or there is such a wide range of normal that no real guidance is gleaned from it.
Well, some adorable little girl is starting to wake up and will want to eat in a few minutes.
Lots of people already ask how she sleeps - seems to be a guage of some sort. I have to say that so far she seems to be spoiling us. She takes a couple decent naps during the day and typically she'll sleep about 5 hours at night, eat and then sleep another 3 or 4. Of course, when she sleeps so much I start to worry that she isn't going to get enough to eat and wrestle with whether or not to wake her to eat or let her wake on her own. And, as with pregnancy, everything I read or am told is either totally conflicting or there is such a wide range of normal that no real guidance is gleaned from it.
Well, some adorable little girl is starting to wake up and will want to eat in a few minutes.
Friday, February 02, 2007
We're back!
Hello! It has been a while since posting anything, but I'm sure I don't need to make excuses.
Life with Cora is going well. She's almost 4 weeks old - a month already! We had a wonderful time the last two weeks or so enjoying visits from Brad's brother, Ryan, my mom, and my sister and her husband, Deb and Eric. This week is all about adjusting to a quiet house with Brad back to work full time and visitors gone. I'm being reminded everyday that, although Cora's days are very simple - sleep, eat, cry and look around - that doesn't mean it's a simple thing to be her mother. My daily prayer is that as we're trying our best to meet her needs and get to know Cora, she feels how much Brad and I love her.
Life with Cora is going well. She's almost 4 weeks old - a month already! We had a wonderful time the last two weeks or so enjoying visits from Brad's brother, Ryan, my mom, and my sister and her husband, Deb and Eric. This week is all about adjusting to a quiet house with Brad back to work full time and visitors gone. I'm being reminded everyday that, although Cora's days are very simple - sleep, eat, cry and look around - that doesn't mean it's a simple thing to be her mother. My daily prayer is that as we're trying our best to meet her needs and get to know Cora, she feels how much Brad and I love her.
Thursday, February 01, 2007
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