Monday, September 28, 2015

Ella's 3 Month Update

This is long overdue considering Ella is almost four months but I want to update so I can look back. 

Ella has been changing a lot these past few weeks, with her sleep patterns and just her personality in general. She is a big smiler and a total mommies girl. 

Sleeping: Ella went through a short (thankfully) phase of waking every 2 hours during the evenings to nurse. I'm thinking it was a growing spurt since she's back to her usual 6-8 hour stretch, which is awesome. She is also starting to sleep more without being unswaddled which is great as this was something I was worrying about. Harper hated being swaddled so I never had to worry about getting her to learn to sleep without. So I'm glad Ella's doing so much better with this. She naps really well during the day in her crib. Usually she has a 40 minute to an hour nap in her crib in the morning and then a 2-3 hour nap in the afternoon. 

Nursing: She still nurses extremely well. No issues with her latch and she nurses pretty much every hour and a half during the day. 

Weight: This is the thing I'm always worrying about. She is so tiny in comparison to what her sister was weighing at this stage. Harper was over 16 lbs at this point where Ella is just shy of 12 lbs. We were at the emerge this past week due to Ella having a high fever and not wanting to eat. She was hooked up to an IV for dehydration (which was awful) and was weighed. She was 10 lbs 7 oz at her two month appointment and is now 11 lbs 14 oz. So she's gaining weight, just very slowly. I was a very tiny baby and did not gain weight very easily, so I think Ella is taking after me. 

That being said, I'm too paranoid she's not getting enough calories from my breast milk for whatever reason, so I'm going to start giving her a bottle of high calorie lactose free formula before bed every night to see if that helps her gain some weight.
Ella is a momma's girl, who's always smiling and cooing away. I couldn't be happier to be this little gal's momma.

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Tantrums, giggles + nose picking

 
Life around here has been pretty chaotic since Ella was born. It feels like we don't stop from 7am until 9pm. Diaper changes, messy faces and constant drool. Harper's molers have FINALLY started to come in, which means she is a constant drool monster and every sweet kiss she gives me usually ends up with my face being completely soaked. But I still love my sloppy kisses. Ella's also been drooling like crazy so I'm sure she is starting to teeth being that she is almost 3 months old.  


I feel like all I do all day is change diapers. I've made it routine that if I change one diaper, I immiediatly change the others. That way I feel like I get a bit of a break in between unless of course either one decides to take a massive crap 5 minutes into a nice clean diaper. Huff. 


It is very clear that Harper is approaching the "terrible twos" stage, with her random tantrums, grunting and slapping of random objects. Not to mention the fact that her favourite word is "no". This stage is especially fun to experience when you have an infant permantely attached to your bosom which makes it difficult at times to get whatever it is, your almost toddler, wants - which of course in her world needs to happen RIGHT THIS FREAKING second.  

It's also fascinating to watch Harper while she is playing with her toys, seeing what exactly keeps her entertained. Her current favourite is to dump all of her toys out of their buckets and either sit or stand in it. She will do this process over and over. It's pretty adorable, until she trips and does a face plant into the floor. Oh and nose picking is also a favourite of hers, which is always disgusting - especially when she tries to pick my nose.

Ella is still growing at warp speed. I just want everything to slow down. Although everything is so chaotic, I am loving every minute. Loving my two babies and watching them grow. 

Today's update: my sweet Ella laughed for the first time a week ago. Best noise ever. And the Halloween Jammie's have officially come out! Autumn weather and festivities here we come!!