5 WEEKS OLD

Little Reagan is already 5 weeks old. Her personality is starting to come out...she smiles a lot & also lets us know when she's unhappy. She really only cries when she's wet or tired, but other than that, she's a very content baby.
Last Friday, May 1, my mom & I took Reagan to her 1 month check up. Her weight had gone from 7 lbs 3 oz to 8 lbs 14 oz & she grew 1 inch in length. She is in the 75% for height & the 50% for weight. Since she is doing so well with her eating, the doctor told me I could let her go up to 4 hours during the day between feedings; however, Reagan usually goes no longer than 3 hours before she asks for her next meal. In the evenings, she's eating even more frequently but is also sleeping longer. At night, I'm not waking her up anymore. The longest she's gone between feedings is 6 hours. While this isn't the norm (yet), the longer periods between feedings at night are allowing me to get more rest. Reagan is also doing great about taking a bottle each night from her daddy which gives me a break to take a bath & relax for a bit.

4/28/09 - 1 MONTH OLD!

3 WEEKS OLD!

WEEK 3: HOME ALONE

The third week was my first week at home alone with Reagan. I have to say, things went really smooth. The days go by so fast...I don't know where the time goes. I had a lot of visitors & nice dinners prepared by friends. It will be a shock to have to cook dinner again beginning next week. I was also able to get Reagan out for some walks in her nice jogging stroller. The forecast for this week is for temperatures in the low 80s, so I should be able to get her out for walks regularly. On the down side, I did come down with mastitis. I woke up feeling like I had the flu on Friday & when I went to take my shower, I noticed the redness & soreness on my left side. I knew right away what I had. The doctor's office called in an antibiotic & I was feeling better within 24 hours. My folks came down to visit for the weekend & we had a nice time & some good food. My mom & I went to Crandall's shower at Kathy's house on Saturday which was really nice.

EASTER WEEKEND

TWO WEEKS OLD

WEEK 2: AUNT ASHLEY VISITS

My mom went home on Sunday, 4/5 & came back the next day to spend most of the week with us. Again, having her here to help me while Eric was at work was invaluable. It really made my days easy. She would watch Reagan if I needed to run an errand or would run the errands for me.
On Thursday, my mom went back up to her house. Eric had to go out of town that day, so I went on up to my parents' house, too. Ashley arrived the next day & had a great time spoiling Reagan with cuddling...neither Ash or my mom wanted to put Reagan down. That evening, a major storm system moved in & our area was under tornado watches & warnings all night long. Poor Eric was driving back from western Tennessee & had to go right through the worst of the weather. Thank goodness he made is safely to my parents' house. Saturday, Reagan had lots of visitors come over including Maryanne Yeary, the Mitchells, Fuzzy & Charlene, Delores & Lee Blumentritt. That evening, my mom & sister watched Reagan while Eric & I went out for a nice dinner at La Strada together. It was nice for just the two of us to have some time together.
Sunday was Easter & Ashley had to go back to Chapel Hill. The rest of us packed up & headed to Lynnda & Steve Eagle's house for Easter dinner. The spread of food was awesome & it was great to see the Eagles. When I was changing Reagan before we left for our house, I knocked her umbilical cord & it just about fell off. She wailed, of course, as I imagine it hurt. I put the cord back as best I could I figured it would fall all the way off when it was ready. That happened two days later. Great second week...here are some photos.