Second Pediatrician Visit

Yesterday we went to the pediatrician for Arden's 3 week old checkup! We saw a female doctor this time named Dr. Ward who was very nice and helpful.

When Arden was born, she was 8 lbs 13 oz. By her week 1 checkup, she had lost a bit and was 8 lbs. 8oz. When they weighed her yesterday, she topped off at 10 lbs. 3 oz! The doctor was very happy with that, attributed it to her being breast-fed, and remarked that she would have been happy if Arden had been gaining 1 oz. per day but seemed to be gaining just under 2 oz. a day instead! She was given a clean bill of health. We head back in to see the pediatrician again at 2 months to start her vaccinations.

Arden has started the curious habit of smiling and giggling a little just as she starts to fall asleep! She doesn't really smile otherwise, but this particular habit happens like clockwork. We'll try to catch in on video soon. She seems to be sleeping a bit longer through the night and getting into a bit of a routine which helps us out immensely. Her hair continues to grow, and she is starting to look around alot more.

Just us three...

Well, two weeks of family visiting has come and passed. Amber, Arden, and now left to ourselves for a while. Can anyone say "dirty dishes"?

Arden has been making some big strides over the last couple of days! She can track objects with her eyes, hold her head up for periods of about half a minute, and is now sleeping better at night thanks for the advice we found on a nifty DVD called "The Happiest Baby". The advice boiled down to swaddling, laying her on her side to comfort her, and rocking her until she falls asleep. We have been able to sleep at night for longer periods of time as a result!

On the "gross" side of things, we experienced our first "Exorcist" moment yesterday morning. Projectile spit up :p ....Had to wash the couch!

Update

Kyle's Mom came out to visit from the 7th through the 12th. She cleaned up a storm! She was very helpful and excited to meet Arden. Arden got her hair washed for the second time! Amber continues to heal quickly.

Arden had her 1st run in with colic due to (what we believe was) tomatoes. So we are now planning meals without tomatoes and possibly pineapple.

Arden is still nursing well and gaining weight!

Kyle is having fun using his gdiapers on her (flushable), and Arden seems to be having fun being doted on, and has several alert periods during the day.

On the 12th, Amber's sister, Lauren, came into town and is visiting through the end of the week. Help is wonderful!

Weekend Review

On Friday, Arden got her 1st bath. We just washed her hair, but since we didn't have her bathed at the hospital we wanted to clean her hair.

On Sunday, Arden's umbilical chord fell off! The nurses had said it would take up to two weeks. Arden still has a little scab on her naval so we wont bathe her until that totally heals, but it's nice to not have to fold diapers to circumnavigate her naval anymore.

Today we started using our earth friendly diapers (g diaper). They work great! You just flush the inside of them.

We made it home!

The hospital released us yesterday at 8pm because Arden was doing so well. We had a great nurse from Thailand named Emon. We figured Amber would rest better at home. She now has gotten a whole 5 hours of sleep in the last 48 hours! I've gotten slightly more.

We laughed today when we found out that a mass email that I had sent out announcing Arden's birth had included the date June 1st instead of July 1st. I guess having a baby does make some things harder to do correctly! Today I got up and thought it was Saturday instead of Friday.

Arden is doing great - nursing - sleeping - and looking around with her big blue eyes.

Our dog gets excited when Arden cries. Our cat seems a bit interested, but not impressed.