It's so cliche' but I CAN NOT believe that a month has already escaped since having Quincey. It has literally been the fastest, most exhausting, most exhilarating, most overflowing with love, and most rewarding month of my life!
Here's an overview of month one.....
During Quincey's first month, she has learned how to make fun sounds, how to follow with her eyes, how to smile, how to get what she wants by crying, and how to get cuter every day!
Overall, she is actually a very good baby. I think she has her daddy's demeanor because she's pretty chill. She rarely full blown cries and when she does it's because she's over tired or stuffed up. She doesn't mind having a dirty diaper, she doesn't mind being changed, she doesn't mind getting dressed, she doesn't mind having tons of pictures taken of her, she doesn't mind being moved from one location to the next, and she definitely doesn't mind being held by mommy and daddy!
We have been worried about her breathing as she tends to have an elevated baseline - meaning she takes around 55 breaths a minute on average and, when upset or congested, she tends to get herself up into the 70s quite easily which has been concerning. So, we decided to take her in to get seen because every time we called the doctor, that was the recommendation as respiratory issues is not an issue to dance around so, in the midst of corona, we took her to the pediatric urgent care at the hospital. We got to the door and were told that only one of us could go in. I opted to have Joe go with her since he has been the one taking lead on her breathing issues. The minute he went through the door with her, separation anxiety wrapped her hands around me tightly. I walked back to the car, (with her diaper bag and binki still with me and not with the baby!!) feeling as though a piece of me was missing. That was a long 30 minutes alone in the car but we found out that she is doing just great. Oxygen level is 100% and our little girl is a champ! We also got a current weight... 9.9 pounds! She is definitely growing right on course.
We also try to take two walks a day in her stroller. Joe got us a JEEP stroller which we think is pretty cool because her daddy drove a jeep for years. She likes the walks and they have been important for me as I can't stand being cooped up inside and we can't go anywhere because of corona; however, going anywhere with an infant is quite the event anyways so, even without the corona virus, my quick trips here and there wouldn't likely be occurring. In fact, packing a diaper bag and being prepared to leave the house along with things like putting the car seat in and out of the vehicle are things I have yet to get the hang of because I've been in a car all of 3 times in the last month!
Quincey likes bath time until it comes to cleaning her face. She gets the cutest little look on her face when she's put in the water and once she realizes, "hey, this isn't that bad." she really enjoys it. When I have to washer her hair and face is when fun time ends and, "get me out of here" begins. I really hope she likes the water just like her mommy.
Speaking of being like mommy or daddy... everyone says that she looks like Joe and he takes great pride in that :)
She has also started to lose her hair. BUMMER! It's still nice and thick around the sides but the top has fallen out substantially. She's still just as cute as a button though.
Getting her to take good hearty naps has been tough. She loves little 20 minute cat naps but then quickly wakes up. This means that a lot of our days have been spent with her acting as though she's always on the verge of her next naps, not a ton of quality awake time, and a tad bit more fussy then I would like. We have been trying to stretch out those naps but it's definitely a process.
Joe gets to work from home during the corona virus so it has been nonstop family time which has been GREAT! It's going to be a real adjustment when he's not in the home all day.
I am so thankful that I have a beautiful home and that my only job is to be a mommy right now and I have to thank my husband for that. I don't have to worry about finding a job right now and that is amazing. I know so many moms do it but trying to go back to work right now would be excruciating. Thinking of handing her off to someone else for the day is a really really really tough thought at this point. There are times, when she won't settle, that I think how nice it would be to be working in the office like Joe is but those moments are few and far between. I'm just glad to have a husband that is a hard worker, can provide for us, and always has our best interest at heart.
The hardest struggle for me, besides the logistics of no sleep and learning how to do everything while holding a baby has been not being with family. I long to see my sisters and parents so badly. I think part of the blessing of having this baby is sharing her with those you love the most and not being able to do that has been really tough. I literally sit around and think about how great it will be for her to be passed around like a football from one auntie to the next, one cousin to the next, while she just lays there and soaks in all the love. I hope that time is not far off.
I just told Joe a couple days ago, I can not imagine my life without her now. While being pregnant everything felt so surreal, like who is this being growing inside of me and using all my energy reserves? But, now that she has been born and we are a month in, I have jumped head first into the world of mommyhood and I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! Life would never be the same without her and the life before her seems so far away. It was a great life but what a beautiful life this one is!
Oh ya... one last thing. SHE LOVES HER BINKI!
And one more thing... I LOVE HER TOES!!!
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