Ella's Newborn Photoshoot + Update

I was so excited to receive Ella's newborn photo shoot disc in the mail a little over a week ago.We went with Inspired Photography by Christy - the same photographer we've used for all of Harper's photos. She is simply amazing and super talented. The angles she uses along with all of the props she collects - and the cute baby of course - we end up with stunning photos we can cherish forever.

Here are just a few of my favourites:

A quick update on little miss Ella:

Sleeping: Still sleeps awesome 95% of the time. She usually goes to bed at around 7/8 o'clock lately and will do anywhere from a 6 hour to an 8 hour stretch. She will nurse and then sleep another 3 hour stretch and continue this pattern until about 7:30am/8am. In the end I usually end up with at least 7-9 hours of sleep by the time I go to bed at night - which is great!

Breastfeeding: She nurses like a champ! Phew. What a relief. She had her tongue tie and lip tie release almost three weeks ago. It took a few days for everything to heal up and then she latched on like a dream. Thank goodness, because that was really stressing me out. Right now I'm trying some lactation recipes to keep my milk supply up.

Weight: She will have her 2 month appointment in the next few weeks and I'm excited to see how much she weighs as she definitely seems to be chunking up. Harper at her 2 month appointment weighed a whopping 16lbs! She was such a chunker but Ella is much more petite. 

Misc: Ella failed her hearing test twice on her right side. Most likely due to excessive crap built up in her ears (I've been picking it out since she was born). We're trying not to worry too much as the tests have been so inconsistent (one time she almost passed during several attempts and other times came no where near passing). We will need to bring her to St.Thomas for a two hour hearing test where they can run multiple tests to rule out hearing loss. The only thing that is worrying me is that I have hearing loss and had several issues with my ears growing up, where I had to see a specialist for several years. Fingers crossed that doesn't happen to our little babe.

Overall we have been getting the hang of juggling all that needs to be done with two small babies. It's had its rough moments where Fraser and I want to pull our hair out, but it seems to get easier as the time goes on. I'm enjoying every day with my two sweet little girls.