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26 July 2008 @ 08:42 pm
 
I went back and read A LOT of entries but didn't comment much at all. Just too much to get caught up with.

Things have been going pretty good. Keira has decided she likes to stay up until 1 or 2 am :/ We tried cutting her afternoon nap short but that didn't seem to matter. Ah well. She's starting to stay awake for longer periods of time so I'm sure it'll balance out at some point. In the meantime, we've all been sleeping in later. Jack's usual wake-up time of 6:30 has been bumped to 8:30. His nap time has been pushed back to 1:30ish and his bed time has only been bumped back about a half hour or so.

She's been pretty smiley too. I know they say babies this young don't smile but Keira does. She has ticklish cheeks and arms. Jack likes to try to tickle her too. He can't walk past her without kissing her.

We've been having some issues with breastfeeding. She's had a hard time latching on and has been taking the bottle for the last few days. I wasn't too stressed about it because Jack and I didn't get the hang of things until he was 3 months old so I know all is not lost if it's not figured out in the first few weeks. I decided to go get a breast shield today and she's been latching on with it ever since. Whew! I'm pretty happy to not have to pump all the damn time anymore! 

Keira had her 1 week appt on Friday and the ped said she's "fit as a fiddle". Her weight dropped from 8.6 to 7.15 while in the hospital and now she's back up to 8.1. We also found out our ped is leaving the clinic in September :(

We went for a walk today and stopped at the park. Jack is starting to enjoy more and more parts of the park. He used to only like to cross the bridges but now he likes the tunnels and the slides too. Not sure why he didn't like them before. He likes his slide at home. I wore Keira in the Moby. She sounded like she was alternating from squeaking and snoring while she slept. We stopped and chatted with Mary Alice ([info]katielovesjoel 's mom). She's going to have Romy next weekend so we might have to set up a play date.

Rob and Barb and Brooke came over tonight and made us dinner. It was delicious. Jack was happy to see Brooke. They're moving into their new house this weekend. 

Nothing really planned for tomorrow. Probably do some cleaning and relaxing. 

 
 
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Sandra: 5 Months[info]tea_soaked on July 27th, 2008 01:49 am (UTC)
I love that Jack is loving her so much. It sounds like he is adjusting well.
kikifitz: big bro[info]kikifitz on July 27th, 2008 09:38 pm (UTC)
Yea, sometimes we have to tell him to back off a little :P
Aimee: Sleepy[info]crazy8s on July 27th, 2008 02:06 am (UTC)
Awww...that's so cool that she is smiling already.

I hope Keira gives you some rest soon! Your current schedule sounds about like ours.
kikifitz: bassinet[info]kikifitz on July 27th, 2008 09:38 pm (UTC)
It's pretty cute. Not sure I'll be able to capture it in a pic any time soon :P

Thanks! Last night was much better.
Leanbysummer[info]leanbysummer on July 27th, 2008 05:09 am (UTC)
I'm glad that Keira is doing well. Sounds like Jack loves his baby sister. :D


kikifitz: pink cat[info]kikifitz on July 27th, 2008 09:39 pm (UTC)
Thanks! Yea, he's so cute with how he is with her =)
gossipwhore224[info]gossipwhore224 on July 27th, 2008 05:53 am (UTC)
I love your attitude. You are really a role model to me; you are so sunny and positive about life. Its refreshing.

Post some pics of that smilin' babe. (Harry, smiled too at 2 weeks..the ped said it was probably just gas, but a mom knows when her baby is smilin' :)
kikifitz: new chick in town[info]kikifitz on July 27th, 2008 09:40 pm (UTC)
Thank you!! What a nice thing to say :O)

Oh yea...it was definitely real smiles.
suzaroo: flanders[info]suzaroo on July 27th, 2008 06:22 am (UTC)
that's too cute about the smiling and how jack has to kiss her. :)

i had to use a shield with penny for a while, too. i'm so glad that i did! (even though it was annoying!)

kikifitz: swing[info]kikifitz on July 27th, 2008 09:41 pm (UTC)
He's such a lover =)

I'm so glad I thought to try it! It's kind of a hassle yes, but not nearly as much as pumping and bottle feeding is.
healthy american female: rosemary[info]katielovesjoel on July 28th, 2008 09:18 pm (UTC)
Yay! Romy REALLY misses Jack.