Beckys Blog

Well, after al these pictures I thought it was about time to post just a general update. We are all doing fine. I have lost 34 lbs so far and as of today can get 3 pairs of my pre-pregnancy pants on and buttoned. We are still batteling thrush, but it seems to be getting better not worse finally. Raquelle is still as tiny as ever. She seems so big to me compared to her first week, but her 0-3 month clothes still drown her. She is too tall for the newborn clothes, but still too small for 0 to 3 month. She is developing so fast. When I lay her on my bed, she can roll over. I think this is because it's a soft surface. She doesn't roll over on hard surfaces yet. I can't lay her on her side to sleep anymore, because she doesn't stay put. She has also started trying to hold her bottle when she eats out of one. Sunday night at church, I stuck the bottle in her mouth and she grabbed on with both hands. I let go and she held it the entire time until it was gone. She...

It's a beautiful sunny day today, so I thought we'd try one of her summer outfits, since I think she may out grow it by summer. The hat and socks are way too big, and the romper comes down to her ankles. It's suppose to be a shorts outfit. Someday, these will all fit! She does look good in blue though.

This is Raquelle's favorite place to sleep. Now mommy and daddy just have to find a new place. Apparently our bed is more comfy then her bassinet, crib, play pen, or bouncy seat.

Once again, waiting for mom and dad to finish getting ready, and once again her dress is still a little big. When will her clothes start to fit!?!

After 2 nights in a row of being up all night with a wide awake fussy baby, we are finally starting to make some progress with the scheduling. I got some good advice off of baby center on getting her days and nights straightened out and it seems to be helping. Since she slept all day yesterday I was expecting another bad night, So when Raquelle went to sleep at 6 pm, Thad and I both did too. She got up at 8 to eat and went right back to sleep. Same thing at 11, she woke up ate for 15 min and was right back asleep. Of course, her mommy and daddy were thrilled because by 11 pm, we had gotten more sleep then the previous 2 nights combined. Her 2 AM feeding was different, She woke up, ate, and actually stayed awake for about an hour and a half. I'll take that over the 8 hours of fussing from the night before any time. So, with the exception of an hour and a half, we actually got some good night time sleep last night. Even more encouraging is the fact that she has been awake t...

Sure, Now she decides to sleep! Raquelle is sleeping like a log and has been all day. I've tried waking her up and within a min she is back asleep. About every 3 or 4 hours she is taking 10 min to eat, and then back asleep. Of course, If I had fussed and cried from 7 pm til 3 am last night I would probably be exhausted too. Ok, so Thad and I are both exhausted and wondering who it was that told us that new babies sleep 80 to 90% of the time? Ours only sleeps during the day and then fusses all night. This is two night in a row where she has been up for 6 or more hours straight! Anyway, here is a cute picture of her sleeping. Of course, this is about 5 min after I woke her up to try to get her to have some daytime awake time.  

Raquelle had her 2 week check up today. Unfortunitely, she has thrush. That means of course that I have thrush too. So, now we get to deal with that whole mess. I tried to give her the first dose of medicine and she spit it all back out. I'm not sure if she spits it out if I should be giving her another dose or not. Anyway, aside from thrush, here are the stats. Birth Height - 19.5" Weight - 7 lbs 7 oz 3 days weight - 6 lbs 10 oz 1 week weight - 7 lbs 4 oz - 41 percentile 2 week Height - 20.5" - 56 percentile Weight - 7 lbs 11 oz - 28 percentile