Not that being a mom hasn't become an important aspect of my identity. Still, I suppose you know what I mean. But that's dumb! I can't not write about her. Geez.
In any case, I'm not going to start some Lily filter, because, um, I'm not, so feel free to move along if you're not interested. I won't be offended. I won't even know!
I can't believe how quickly the time passes, especially since I'm not really doing too much besides reading, watching TV/DVDs, and waiting for Lily to wake up to eat. To date, she's pretty calm, but not too calm. She makes squeaky little noises and grunts a lot, pursing up her lips and raising her right eyebrow, a la Jack Nicholson. It's entertaining, and I have to admit that I'm jealous. Agent Scully used to pull that cocked eyebrow face, and I always thought, "How effective!"
We're still breastfeeding, and it's a challenge, just as everyone said it would be. Lily does fine, though, after we go through our customary several tries to get her latched right. I sometimes think how easy formula would be, and then I get all practical and think about the cost, in both financial and nutritional terms. I never seriously consider it, but I know why other people do. At two weeks, she weighed 8lbs 12oz, up from her 7lbs 1oz when she left the hospital. Painful or not, she's getting milk.
We've been to the park, the grocery store, Kevin's work, Lowes, and out to eat with friends Peter and Melissa. She's been good, only fussy sometimes in the car seat -- I can only assume because she isn't being held. She likes her little homemade baby wrap I cobbled together with $1/yard Walmart jersey knit fabric. Despite the pre-birth naysaying of more than one person, Kevin and I have successfully cloth diapered her in prefolds and wraps since she cleared her system of meconium. I'm not sure why so many had the attitude LIKE OH MY GAWSH HAHAHA YOU WILL CHANGE YOUR MIND when I told them of my plans to cloth diaper Lily (without using a service). To the curious: it's not as gross as you think!
Other than that, I'm just trying to take as many photos as I can, since I know she's changing by the day. I don't notice it, but I'm sure it's there, and I'll probably wake up in 6 months and forget what she looked like as a newborn. Is that why people have more kids?
These are from a day or two ago...


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