Who finally hit the 8 lb mark? Molly!

My baby is growing after all.  Not especially quickly, but she is!  Here is a break down of Molly's growth saga:

Birth weight (Jan. 18): 7 lb. 1 oz
Two days later: 6 lb. 7 oz
Three days later: 6 lb. 8 oz
Feb. 29: 7 lb. 2.5 oz
March 15: 7 lb. 8.5 oz
March 19 (2 month check up): 7 lb. 10 oz
March 29 (today): 8 lb. 2 oz

As you can see, she has been taking her sweet time plumping up.  Because of her spitting up, her pediatrician ordered a few tests, all of which turned out normal, and then sent her to a pediatric GI doctor.  We've been seeing her every two weeks for a weigh in.  She is meeting her minimum for daily weight gain, but doesn't have much room to give.  Starting today, we are going to be giving her a fatty oil three times a day to give her some extra calories and plump her up. 

Otherwise, she is doing great. She is very happy and loves sitting on our laps and smiling and cooing as we talk to her.  At her two month check up, her pediatrician said she is socially, acting like a four month old.  She is getting really good at focusing and tracking objects.  Listen to me, I've already got this bragging mother thing down pretty well!!!

Here are some funny new pictures of the little goober

Things I've learned so far...

Well, I'm 8 weeks into this whole parenthood thing and needless to say, I've learned a lot.  The main thing is what exactly is and isn't necessary for a baby.  The whole baby industry reminds me of the wedding industry.  They will make you think you need WAY more than you actually do.  No one would be able to afford children if you really needed everything that is on the "What to register for" lists.  No, Target, my baby does not need two snowsuits.  Somehow, we have managed two months without two snowsuits! Here are my other findings:

1. Burp cloths - We have returned to buy more burp cloths twice.  With a pukey baby, I am amazed at how fast the neatly folded pile of clean ones disappears.  Now, they simply go from the dryer to the hamper, with a quick pit stop on my shoulder. 

2. Socks - I'm not sure why I thought we need so many pairs of socks.  This will probably change once she starts crawling, but for now, we are way overstocked.  She has managed to spit up on them once or twice, but that doesn't mean we need 20 pairs of teeny socks!

3. Pants - Pants for infants are way overrated, especially when using cloth diapers.  Molly lives in either onesies and socks or sleep-n-plays.  Pants, while cute, are such a pain for diaper changes.  Plus, in order to fit over her big butt of a diaper, she has to wear a bigger size, which are then an inch too long.

4. Newborn sized onesies - Again, with the giant diaper, there are useless.

5. Washcloths - With the amount of milk that doesn't make it to her stomach, we go through lots of washcloths too.

6. Blankets - Especially the easily washable kind.  Being winter, she always has one, but it doesn't take long to fill the hamper with them.

And finally, here is my little darling.  Almost two months old already!

And here she is sporting her Creighton pride at a reception for accepted students from Sacramento that my parents and I did.  I think she won over some potential bluejays :-)

Waaaay overdue post !

As I sit here with my 5 week old daughter on my chest, I realize how late I am in updating this!!

Here's the scoop... and please excuse typos as I type with one hand. This is my newest mommy skill that I have developed and am continually working to perfect.

So, on Jan. 17, Adam and I had a particularly taxing day.  We cleaned, went for a walk and then I went shopping with my mama.  As we were shopping, I had to interrupt my mom to tell her we HAD to leave because my water had just broke.  After a slight freak out, we headed home and called Adam to warn him.

After a nice shower and some dinner, my mom, Adam, and I made it to the hospital at around 7 Tuesday night.  I felt pretty good and spent a few hours walking around and visiting.

Things moved pretty slow at times and at 1:00 Wednesday afternoon, it was finally time to push.  And at 2:20 Miss Molly Kay Hoff was born! She was 7 lb. 1 oz. and 19.5 in. long and I am proud to say I accomplished my goal of doing the whole thing drug-free.  Molly was so lively and alert when she was born.  She was ready to greet the world!

We all went home on Thursday and have been enjoying every second since.  She is so precious! She is a great eater and sleeper.  We have to set an alarm at night so she doesn't sleep through meals!

She is a little over 5 weeks old now.  Her newest milestone is smiling.  We have only seen it a few times and have yet to catch it with the camera.  Adam tried to catch it on video, but instead she just stared and then spit up (one of her specialties).  Hopefully, we will get it soon!

One more thing - Molly was baptized last weekend.  The ceremony was beautiful and the reception afterwards was great.  Molly showed her personality by spitting up right before Father Joshy did the blessing of her mouth.  She's good at being gross lately.

And Molly's new BFF, Levi, was born 12 days later! It will be so much fun watching them grow up together.

10 days or less... hopefully

Just stopping by to let you know that LBH has not made its' entrance into the world yet.  I am really feeling like it will be any day now, but I don't want to get my hopes up and then be sitting around for a few more weeks!

I am officially on leave from work, which is really nice.  It seemed perfectly timed.  My first day home was when I really noticed how much more difficult it was to get through the day.

Well, time for some lunch and maybe some reading/lounging. 

Hopefully, my next post will include some good news and a baby picture :-)

23 days to go!

Holy cow, I can't believe how close we are to meeting LBH!  I had a check-up today and everything looks good.  My body is doing everything it should to get ready for labor.

Also, Adam and I bought a new camera for when baby arrives, so here are some long overdue pictures of the nursery.  It is ready to go.  Clothes are washed and organized and just waiting to be put on a cute little baby.

And here is one of Philbert just for fun...