Julie is now 16 days old and I am falling more and more in love with her every day (if that's possible)!!! She is such an amazing girl! I just love to sit and look at her explore the world. She's already changed so much since she was born. She is a lot more alert now and opens her eyes really wide to take in the world around her.
She seems to be a pretty content baby. She doesn't cry too much, just when she needs something. Although, on Saturday we had a pretty rough day. She cried off and on all afternoon and evening. It took me awhile to catch on that she was just hungry all the time - I think she was going through her first growth spurt; I was feeding her pretty much every hour! The first growth spurt usually happens at about 2 weeks, so she was right on... our little 'textbook' baby ;)
We are at the end of our home visits with the midwife now. We now take Julie to their clinic on March 6th and then again at 6 weeks and then we will be discharged from their care. They have been absolutely wonderful! I am so glad we decided to go with midwives instead of a doctor - the level of care we received has been phenomenal! They came to visit us pretty much every day for the first week and then a couple times the second week. The support I received with breastfeeding made all the difference; I'm sure I would have given up if I hadn't had their help. Breastfeeding was very difficult in the beginning, but we have the hang of it now ;) And I am so thankful that I can page the midwives whenever I have a concern. They have been amazing and I highly recommend midwives to anyone having a baby!
This afternoon, Julie and I are planning to go to my office for a little visit so my coworkers can meet her. I am looking forward to the outing!
2 comments:
Oh that's so wonderful. I think about you everyday and wonder how you are getting along.
Thanks for the update!
Sounds like things are coming along nicely. I'm so glad to hear that your experience with the midwives was a good one. Who knows... by the time I get pregnant again perhaps there will be a midwife serving my area (AB *finally* covers midwifery care starting in April). :)
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