5 Weeks

Baby girl is 5 weeks old. This was her first week at Gramma and Grampas. Grampa was out of town so she had quality time with Gramma.

Monday was the highlight of her week. She got to meet Governor Scott. We were in Panera having lunch with a friend of mine when the Governor came in. He made some rounds to the tables and stopped by our table. Faithe was sleeping in my arms and he asked how old she was. I said "she's one month old today". He said what a cutie and moved on. I would have gotten a picture with him but she had just fallen asleep and I didn't want to wake her by moving.

Weight - Monday she weighed 10lbs 6oz

Doctors - she went to the doctors on Monday to follow up on the reflux. The doctor prescribed Zantac and wants us to switch formula. We started with the zantac and are still deciding on the formula change. She is doing much better on the zantac so we aren't certain that the change in formula will help any further.

Sleep - Her sleep this week has been much better. She goes to bed around 9 after his 8pm bottle. She sometimes has a dreamfeed at 11pm then wakes at 2am and then 5am. She usually has trouble going back to sleep after her 5am bottle. So she snuggles with mommy or daddy while the other gets ready for work.

Eating - On Sunday we had upped her feeding to 5-6 oz at each feeding because she was eating 4oz and then an hour after a feeding wanting another 2oz. When we were at the doctor he said we should take it back down to 4oz. He said halfway through the bottle we need to burp her and give her a break. Then after the bottle burp and break if she still wants more to eat then give it to her. He said that all people if they eat fast their stomach knows its full but there mouth gets the message late. Thus overeating occurs. So the breaks in feeding allow her mouth to catch up to her stomach. So far it is working.

Clothing - It appears she will be wearing some 3month clothes and some newborn still. Depends on the brand of clothing. Carter's clothing is definitely 3months.

Bathtime -she still loves bath time. Loves her water on the warm side. She also loves her massages afterwards.

Diapers - she is wearing size small gdiapers. I'm sure before she is 2 mnths she will be in size medium.

Awake time- she loves her activity mat and Gramma said this week one time she hit one of the hanging toys. One time she actually fell asleep on her mat. She also does tummy time and can handle that for about 10 min at a time. She has good neck control as well. She also enjoys being read to.

She is one happy and content baby who is loved so very much.