The First Three Months

I am trying to go back and fill in the gaps. The first 3 months after bringing you home was a whirl wind of activity and new experiences. I stayed home with you for 10 weeks. I was very tired, but very happy at the same time. See I thought I was going to get things done in those 10 weeks. I was going to paint rooms, organize the house, and clean clean clean. I thought you would sleep and I would have nothing to do, so I would get things done. I was wrong, but I was so glad for the time we got to spend together. You were a great baby. At the begining. I had to wake you up every three hours and feed you. You had lost weight in the hospital. You went from 6lbs. to 5.9 in 24 hours. They were worried you were not getting enough food. My milk had not come in yet and you were not feeding right. So I mixed breastmilk and formula and made sure you ate every three hours and all of your food. At your first appt. 48 hours later you had already gained weight and were 6.5lbs. That's my girl showing everyone that you can do it. In the first three months you were an angel. There we lots of night with you sleeping with me on the couch. I know I shouldn't have, but we had a good plan and you were very still. You also slept in a cosleeper next to me. I was so afraid to cover you with a blanket that something would happen. You gained weight and by the end of the 3 months you were down to waking up once a night. We went to bed a 11 and then you woke up at 3 and at 7. We spent our days hanging out, sleeping, and having lunch with daddy. Boy do you love your daddy. You first smiled at him and he continued to be the one thing that could make you smile like no other. Just a little secret. The same could be said about him. You made him light up like I have never seen. The man that tried to be so hard core turned into mush around you. He was so afraid he was going to hurt you. To tell the truth you looked so small in his arms. Your feet barely made it to his elbow when he held his arm out. It was a lot of learning and new experiences in those first 3 months, but I wouldn't give them up for anything. I love you little girl.