Week 2 Updates

Little Miss is two weeks old!

Earlier this week we decided we would try to keep her awake for a couple of hours before bedtime to see if it would help her to sleep better at night. We actually didn't think it was really possible to do that with a 1 week old baby, but to our amazement IT WORKED. Of course, she wasn't always happy with us as we kept her awake, but we performed dramatic readings of Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed, Green Eggs & Ham, and Matt rapped Chicka Chicka Boom Boom with some mad beats. ;) Our new routine has worked really well, and we've all been getting plenty of sleep. People will either be really happy for us, or really frustrated with us, but we typically get at least 8 hours of sleep since starting our new routine. Last night was the first "relapse" of sorts, and I ended up holding her for a couple of hours of sleep (rather than her sleeping in her sleeper, like usual). This new schedule has resulted in a couple of fussy times during the day, but I can handle the crying MUCH better in the middle of the day than in the middle of the night!

Joanna has "old man hair." It is so long everywhere but on top! It is especially long on the right side. Sometimes when she sleeps on that side she wakes up with some serious bed head! I'll be happy when she gets more hair on top and things even out some, but for now we get a good laugh at her crazy hair!

On Tuesday afternoon a nice thunderstorm rolled through. Us girls sat in the nursery and enjoyed listening to the rain and thunder. Penny kept watch at the window.

And Joanna let the thunder put her right to sleep.

During a fussy moment, when nothing seemed to soothe Joanna, I just put her down on this play mat to give me a little break. Surprisingly she got very quiet and kept herself entertained for a few minutes. I welcomed the short quiet break. :)

I get the feeling from this picture that she's up to something. "Hmm... should I pee on dad or spit up on mom? Or perhaps both?"

After wearing pink for a few days in a row we decided to switch things up a bit.

I'm not sure if she prefers Superman, or if she is working on her growly voice so she can yell, "I AM BATMAN!"

Being Batman is exhausting. She took a nice long nap on my shoulder after fighting crime all morning. I think she looks like Matt in this picture!

We got out the Moby Wrap this week. I'm still figuring it out. I haven't been consistent in getting it tight enough, and getting Joanna positioned just right, but she LOVES it. We'll keep working on it!

Joanna got to go out to eat for the first time this week. She went across the street to eat at one of our favorite places, Easley's. She did great and didn't make a peep!

She also went to church for the first time on Sunday night, then again on Wednesday. We MAY try Sunday morning services this weekend. I'm a little worried that people are going to be too grabby with her. If we go, she'll either be in the wrap, or buckled up in her carrier. The good thing about living next door is that I can just come home if it is too overwhelming.

She also lost her umbilical cord stump this week. I was really glad, because it was pretty gross. As ready as I was for it to be gone, emotional me started thinking about how that is what connected her to me and I got teary eyed for a short time. Then I thought again about how gross and goopy it was, and I was glad it was gone again. These hormones! I also randomly cry when she cries, when I think about how pretty she is, and I even cried because I miss going to our doctor every week. It's crazy, folks. :)

We're going to the pediatrician later today, and we still need to take her 2-week old picture, so I'll have another post or two up soon!