Week Two

Alexandra is now 2 weeks old! We took newborn photos on Wednesday and Alexandra was awake for the entire process. She did a really good job despite being moved into so many positions. I can't wait to see the results! I took this photo today and love it so it is just a bonus photo in addition to all the others in this blog update!

About Alexandra: She is becoming more alert during the day. On Friday, she was awake most of the day and well into the night. She finally got to sleep at around 2:15 AM and slept for almost 5 hours! Interestingly, she did this sleeping in her crib rather than in our room in her cradle. Let's hope she is learning to sleep longer periods at a time and hope that shift happens to start a little earlier....how about midnight to 5 AM Alexandra? Mommy and daddy would like more sleep!

She is a good eater, taking both pumped breast milk and formula at this point. She also has a really strong grip and will frequently hold one of our fingers in her little hand! During the day, her favorite place to nap is whatever lap is available. She seems so peaceful and content. Another nickname that I have given her is "Wiggles" - sometimes she is moving around so much it makes it hard to change her diaper or hold her.   

Mommy & Daddy: Daddy went back to work on Thursday so mommy has now had to do night duty all by herself. It is getting easier, although Alexandra keeps her awake for several hours at a time - she is not ready to sleep when we want her too! Dave is loving his new role as daddy!

I am still recovering from the c-section, but feeling better all the time. I still have to wear maternity bottoms, but am back in regular tops. I have now lost 27.5 pounds since delivery day, which puts me 13 pounds under my pre-pregnancy weight!! The swelling in my feet is gone and I am so excited to have my ankles back to normal. Remember the cough that I had since January? GONE! It was definitely caused by my little girl! The one thing that seems to be hanging around is the numbness in my right hand that is making it hard to write thank you notes for all the wonderful gifts Alexandra has received in the last couple of weeks.

What's New: Alexandra loves to sleep on her side, although not all the time. She is raising her head more and more. Not for very long periods of time, but she is definitely using her neck muscles to hold her head up without help. And she sometimes holds her own bottle!

Visitors: Alexandra met her Grandpa Stacy this week when he came for a visit from Phoenix. Here is a photo of three generations of Myers!

Alexandra also met our neighbor Kevin, his girlfriend and our neighbor Lora's mom who stopped by for a quick hello. This coming week, Alexandra will celebrate her first Easter and we will have lots of family over for dinner, including Grandma Sara who can't wait to meet her granddaughter!!

Photos:
Here is Alexandra on Day 14 - she is definitely changing from week to week!

 Another three generations photo:

And some of my favorite photos from week two: