You’re One Month Old, Cucumber!

You have been out of the womb almost five weeks! You’re more aware and awake during the day, though you still sleep a good bit between feedings. We seem to be out of diapers….again, but it is easy to get more. I discovered this week that when the diaper genie bag states that it can hold up to 270 diapers, it doesn’t mean ALL AT ONE TIME. I thought that your poopy messes could be stuffed down in the genie like, you know,….a genie…… and they would stay there until the bag reached it’s fill. Instead, the diaper genie “bag” is one long blue tube that needs to be pinched off and disposed of often. I know I put this up before, but here is a shot of one of your sausage casings full of dirty diapers.

The diaper genie tube…stuffed with poopy goodness.

Some highlights from this week:

You had more visitors. We took you to RHS to meet some of my colleagues. When we crashed the math department meeting, Sharon wouldn’t let go of you.

We learned that our friends, Cindy and D, have received word that they might be adoptive parents within the next few days. A mom in Arizona chose them as parents for her child, so they are frantically trying to get flights and accommodation in AZ to be there for the birth. They’ve been in the adoption lineup for a long time, waiting to be picked by a pregnant mom/couple and approved to take a child home and be their parents. The tough part is the father has 30 days from birth to claim back his child, so there is a chance that the child will go to the biological father (who is not in contact with the mother). We’re hoping that you and the little girl can play soon.

Mommy is reporting that breastfeeding is becoming a little better. It still takes about 30-40 minutes to feed you each session, but you are latching on better and not biting and thrashing mommy’s nips much any more. For a couple of weeks, Mommy had to wear a nipple shield and would howl in agony when you first latched on and began to leech poor Mommy.

Mommy prepared a crock pot chicken dish this week…..delicious.

Being Productive: You spend most of your day sleeping and eating, dear one. There are times, though, when your body is churning and gurgling, digesting and processing the milk you’ve ingested. Some of it goes toward making you stronger and more energetic, some of it comes out in burps and spitups, and some of it comes out the other end. I had no idea how many diapers you’d burn through, and I really mean BURN through, when you torpedo poop your pants and require a changing.

Mommy and I are getting pretty adept at recognizing when you are about to let out a little soil….and Mommy has called this “being productive.” Sometimes you cry loudly until you burp, sometimes you squirm and writhe before you let out a butt burp, and sometimes you screw up your face and contort your body until we hear (and feel) the frustration work itself through you….being productive.

We’re proud of how productive you’ve been this early in your life! You are quite an achiever.

This is a post-being productive look, when the relief descends.

Love, Daddy