Our Lucky Charm: Week Four

Wow! It is hard to believe that Alexandra is almost a month old! Look for a special post on Tuesday the 16th with her 1 month photos!

About Alexandra: She loves the bouncy seat and the swing! We are so thankful that our friends loaned us both these items as they are lifesavers for a fussy girl!

She had another bath and loved it. While she does not have much hair, a few of the blonde locks are starting to curl so it looks like she will have curly hair like mommy.

Alexandra is a noisy eater. Sometimes she makes the cutest little noises as she gulps down her bottle. She also sometimes uses the bottle as a pacifier and just likes the sucking motion. Mommy has gotten wise to this and if she is not eating, takes the bottle away. Daddy calls what she does "eaping" (eat-sleeping) because sometimes she seems like she takes little naps while eating!

How many "beds" does one little girl need? Probably not as many as Alexandra has. She has a crib, a cradle and 2 pack n plays. So pretty much she can sleep in any of four rooms in the house! When placed in her crib, she likes to slide all the way to the side and stick her feet through the railings.

Mommy & Daddy: Daddy had to go to Phoenix for a family emergency. That meant mommy had her first night alone with Alexandra. Both girls did well, although mommy was very happy when daddy came home and there was another adult in the house.

Mommy has a new sleep schedule. From 10 pm -5 am she often sleeps on the sofa in the media room while Alexandra sleeps in her cradle. This is because daddy needs his sleep so that he can function at work and Alexandra can be a noisy sleeper. Then once daddy gets up, Alexandra and mommy move into the bedroom and nap until 10 am. Of course all of this "sleeping" depends on Alexandra and how often she wakes up at night. Some nights she is wide awake in the middle of the night for a couple of hours. Mommy hopes that she will develop a sleep schedule soon that stretches out to allow a regular 4-5 hour stretch at night. We have had one stretch as long as 5 hours and another as short as 15 minutes. The average is about 2 hours.

Mommy is trying to start walking since that is the only exercise she is cleared to do post c-section. We went for a short walk on Friday. At first she was fussy and complained, but then Alexandra settled down and seemed to enjoy being in the stroller.

What's New: We set up the play mat that Grandma Janet got for Alexandra and she seemed to really like it. There are things that hang down that she can look at and touch, a mirror for her to look at herself and a musical device. When we played the music, she moved her body like she was dancing to the beat.

We tried tummy time and I am not sure she thought much of it. She did move her legs but just kind of laid there. We will continue to work on that. The good news is that she did not cry!

Visitors: Alexandra did not meet anyone new this week, but she did have a visit from Grandma Janet on Thursday night.

Photos: This weeks photo taken at 28 days says it all..."What? I am already 4 weeks old. No way!"