Wow, time flies. I haven't blogged in a month! I kept wanting to, but at night once I have gotten everyone to bed I usually just want to sleep! There is a lot to report though.....
We had two weeks at home with Avery at the end of July. It was a pretty relaxing time because Josh had off from work all except about 3 days between the time she was born and the time we went to Wisconsin on August 2nd. Those first two weeks were a lot of poopy diapers and trying to figure out when and how to feed her. I was nursing her for the first week but when we took her to the doctor for the first time when she was about 5 days old, they said she only weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce, which concerned them because she was 7 lbs 14 oz when she was born. It is normal for babies to lose weight, but she had been home for a few days and they said she should be gaining by now. So the doctor told me to bring her back in 2 days. I kept doing the nursing only thing and two days later... still 7 lbs 1 oz. So then the doctor said I should start supplementing with formula or try pumping and giving her it in a bottle. So I did the pumping and giving her it in a bottle to make sure she was getting a full 3 ounces per feeding. Then at her 2 week check-up (so about a week later) she weighed 7 pounds 9 ounces. So that was pretty good.
So we went to Wisconsin - three days' drive each way - and I was pumping and giving her bottle all along the way! (Not the most fun...) Now that we have returned back to Idaho, I am thinking it is about time to give her formula. I was hoping to make it at least until 2 months but I am pretty exhausted from trying to pump every three hours, feed her every 2.5 to 3 hours, and take care of 2 little boys. It's especially hard at night when Josh is working and I'll finally get the boys and Avery to sleep, then wake up to pump at 1 am.... sleep an hour... she wakes up at 2 am... finally get her back to sleep at about 3:00.... pump again at 4:00.... back to sleep for an hour.... she wakes up again at 5:00.... I end up getting about 3 hours of sleep total some nights. Now we have started giving her formula about every other feeding to get her used to it slowly. She seems to be doing pretty good with it though. But onto other things!
The Wisconsin trip was really good. We did a lot of eating out and SHOPPING!!! (Josh had a hard time getting the car top carrier to close on the way home...) Avery has a lot more clothes now than she did 2 weeks ago! While we were there we also had Avery blessed, went to a Wisconsin Dells waterpark, went to the Fond du lac waterpark, and saw lots of friends and relatives. The boys' favorite park is always all the swimming we do when we are there and getting to see their cousin, Jasmine.
Now we are home again and school is starting for Gabe already this Wednesday! Only two days left of Summer for him! Sad! I think he is excited but after the first couple days of it being all day long he will be a little sad about not having the freedom to lounge all day! Caleb will be doing preschool at the same school as Gabe but only Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons. So that will leave me and Avery alone (and Zoe I guess!) for a few hours each week! I plan to sleep during those hours... :)
Also, yesterday Avery was officially 1 month old! We took her in to weigh her and she was 9 pounds, 6 ounces! Time for those 3 month size clothes and size 1 diapers! She is already starting to try and keep her head lifted up and look around when we have her up on our shoulder. She loves snuggling into me on her tummy, up on my shoulder when she is tired and done eating. Although I think she is starting to figure out she can cry to get me now, because last night I fed her around 9 pm and tried to put her in her crib (she looked totally asleep) then about 5 minutes later she was wide awake and crying again. I picked her up and walked around with her up on my shoulder and she fell asleep really fast. I laid her down... toptoes out... two minutes later, "Waaahh!" again! This happened about 8 times. Finally at about 12:30 am she was asleep in her crib and stayed asleep till about 4 am. Then it was time for a bottle and she was back asleep by maybe 5 am in her crib. Then she woke up at about 8:30 again. So that is probably a pretty typical night. She is most awake from about 8 pm to midnight... the time she is supposed to be going to sleep! But that was the case with her even when she was in my belly. I could always feel the kicks the most from those times. I think a lot of babies are that way. So that is the Avery update. She is very cute and still has lots of dark hair. I even dyed my hair yesterday back to it's dark color so we could match. :) We love finally having a little girl in out family! Even the boys say, "She is the cutest baby ever!!!"
Final news.... it is Josh and my 8 year anniversary today! Happy Anniversary, Honey! Eight years, three kids, two dogs, and a house... I would say we are doing pretty good. Now I just need a trip to Hawaii.... maybe for our 10-year... :)
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