3 am War zone....

We tend to keep the lights low for middle-of-the-night feedings and as I was putting some powder on her bottom, I could not see that she decided to make a poopie until I actually *felt* it on my hand. Then she proceeded to pass water too. So I had to change diaper, clothes, everything! I'm amazed I got her back to sleep with all the excitement.....

The joys of motherhood....

Other pictures we've taken lately...

We have officially had a romantic make out session iced down by the baby.

We're just about done with our free trial, and I'm anxious for the Jade Experience to get more interactive.

Last night I was putting her to bed, but she was still awake and looking around the dark and quiet room. I started to sing to her, and as soon as I made noise, her eyes quit wandering, snapped to, and stared right at me.

And in spite of being sick, she's taking the treatment quite well. All the nostril sucking and saline spray get's her a little cranky, but not much!

SAHM - Stay At Home Mom ... or ..

Super Anxious Hyper Mom.... Donnie brought home a cold from work and passed it to me and Jade. Jade didn't start showing symptoms till Saturday night, and it totally freaked me out hearing her congestion and stuffiness. I was fearing the worse - ear infections, fever, croup, bronchitis!

Sunday Donnie went out and picked up the supplies - humidifier, saline drops, tissues. The humidifier helped the most, especially while she slept during the night. By Monday morning, she is sounding a lot better and more able to breath. She still has a bit of a cough but that comes up when she's crying or there's a lot of drainage...

Called the doc this morning just in case...

She's a month old.....

Time passes so quickly... she now weighs 10 lbs 0.5 oz. :D And the crossed-eye look is normal for infants :P She can only focus about 8 inches in front of her nose..

4 weeks on Monday....

Where has the time gone? Next, we'll be repainting her room completely black to match her teenage desires of fulfilling her gothic interests .. LOL... Eh, her mum's cool beans like that :D.

Right now we're still dealing with late night feedings and multiple diapers, but now to add to the list is the joy (not! I don't like seeing my baby cry :() of my poor baby going through gas issues. We've switched her from milk-based formula to soy-based, but now I've read on the American Academy of Pediatrics web site that making the switch doesn't make any difference. At least she seems more comfortable with passing gas though but man, apparently it's really hard for babies to pass gas! I think it has to do with the fact that their intestinal tract is still very newly developed and plus, they lie on their backs all the time - needs gravity's help to push everything down the tube.

Still, we march on - and when Jade cries, we comfort as best we can....

Bath Time!

My mother has it right when she says that it feels like Jade has always been here.

It's hard to believe that there was a time before her. It's like life before Jade just didn't exist, and nothing really got started until she was born.

At the same time, it's difficult to imagine her ever growing up. I can't see her being anything except what she is right now. A bundle of midnight feedings, messy diaper changes, and odd sleeping hours; a swaddled package that I just love so much.

Jas and I are a tag team. We need to make some real time together soon, though. I don't feel like she and I have connected as much as we might like since we brought the baby home. Let's not forget that she and I are still more than just the caretakers of this child.

Tummy time....

Donnie spent some tummy time with Jade this morning before going to work ... :) She's doing pretty good, already trying to lift her head for a few seconds.



My mother-in-law made this awesome wall-hanging for the baby's room.....she's into quilting.



We also got this awesome little toddler kimono from his boss :)



And my college roommate from my CMU days sent me a lovely made baby mat...

2 weeks old...

Jade is now officially 2 weeks and 2 days old - how fast the time has flown. She'll be 6 weeks old and in day care before we know it, and I'll be back at work (sigh...).

Her doctor's visit went well and she had gained 2 inches! She's now 7 lbs 13 oz and 20 1/4 inches long. The doctor is happy with her progress.

She's now eating about 3 oz per bottle, but we've had to play the guessing game with how often because she'd eat up a whole bottle, then an hour later be hungry again but only eat an oz. So I'm upping it up to 4 oz but stopping when she wants to. It's probably another growth spurt :).