We celebrated with a good night's sleep -- she slept for her first 5-hour stretch last night -- and by taking our first trip to a sit-down restaurant (thanks to my mom, who helped us out this weekend). Molly was a peach and slept through the whole thing!
Here she is at the table:
And here's the goat cheese salad I've been craving since I found out I was pregnant. Yum!!! (Goat cheese is forbidden for pregnant women because of the risk that it could cause listeria infection, which can cause birth defects)
The restaurant trip is just one of many new developments this week.
Molly switched from newborn size diapers to size 1. We've also had some hilarious moments on the changing table -- and lots of clean-up.
We had a leisurely shopping trip to Target Thursday and it went so well that we hit another store and then stopped for ice cream before going home. It was fantastic! I felt a little bit like my old self again.
Yesterday morning we took an infant massage class put on by a local hospital, and it was lots of fun. We were in a little room with seven other tiny babies and their parents. Molly was the youngest, but not by much. She really enjoyed the massage ... for the first few minutes. Then she got fussy, as did most of the other babies at one point or another, so we nursed her and she got through just fine. The instructor was wonderful and repeated all the things we missed so everybody could practice everything. It was so reassuring to be in a room with other babies who were crying and nursing, and other parents who looked just as tired as we do. Plus we learned some great belly rubs to help Molly when she's fussy.
Also, we gave Molly her first taste of a pacifier last night. (Four weeks is the point at which it's OK to introduce pacifiers and bottles without the risk of messing up breastfeeding). She didn't quite get what it was for and spit it out over and over again. We'll keep trying, but maybe she's just not a pacifier baby. Either way is fine with me.
Here are a few pictures from the weekend. Isn't she getting huge?
3 comments:
She is getting so big! She has changed a lot already. I can't wait ot see her!
Happy one month birthday little girl!! We'll see you soon.
"she slept for her first 5-hour stretch last night"
Wowee! 5 hours?? So we're on day 5 of breastfeeding and VERY curious when we get to spread out these feedings a little. Great to see that there might be some relief from the every 2 hours! Anyway, long time no talk but it's great to read the experiences and thoughts of fellow new parents. Funny to see Jim reading a novel to Molly, I was reading to Joe about the American Revolution earlier today. lol. Take care! We'll keep reading!
-Mike & Andrea
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