Avery Elizabeth is Two Weeks Old

I can't believe my baby girl is already two weeks old.  Time is flying by and we are enjoying every minute with Avery, even if it's two a.m. and mama hasn't had any sleep for a day.  Right now she is on her activity mat, cooing, and we are just stare.  She has brought such joy to our lives.  Here's what's going on at two weeks. 

Avery likes to feed every several hours during the day and we're working on longer stretches during the night. The longest stretch she's gone is about four-five hours and for that mama is so grateful. She loves to nurse and I've found breastfeeding a lot more relaxing and wonderful than I ever thought it would be.  It's our bonding time and I love being close to her.  

After a week we were so tired of not getting any sleep (meaning:  zero) so we purchased the Moms On Call 0-3 month seminar.  Praise the Lord for MOC!  We put her in the crib at one week exactly and she's been in her crib ever since.  Now this was a hard decision but I needed my sleep too.  I cried the first few nights because she was away for me, but it was truly the best decision for us.  We have the Angelcare Monitor and it gives us such peace of mind.  I don't ever have to wonder if she's breathing because the monitor has the fainest beep sound every time she takes a breath, so I know she's okay.  I can get sleep stretches now and I am so grateful for that!  

Avery enjoys tummy time on her activity mat and she's a lot more alert now.  We love when she has her eyes open and is alert.  She is not very fussy for the most part and we're enjoying our little bug so much.  At her two week doctor appointment she was back up to birth weight and she's gaining about one ounce per day.  

Here's what we did this week...

We voted.

We became a lot more alert.

We took our first few strolls in our Bumbleride stroller.  

We took our first trip to Nonni's house. 

We learned to love our paci (praise the Lord).