100th Blog

Wow, it's like my blogs can go into syndication now.
We survived our first week with Olivia and are onto the second. One more week of having daddy around full time...I better take advantage! He's been great so far. I think I have changed her diaper only a handful of times (hey, I am the milk factory over here). Those moments of seeing daddy-daughter bonding time are priceless and just melt your lil' heart. I recommend it for any time one needs to put things into perspective. Nothing else exists when you are staring at your husband and your baby.
I finally have the breastfeeding thing down. She still falls asleep, but I found that changing her in between boobs helps at least get to both boobs before she's completely wiped out again. It's not ideal as the stuff moves through her, if you know what I mean, but it's what works. That's what is important at this stage in the game...whatever gets you through the day as your time is now on 2-3 hour increments.
Maybe it hasn't caught up with me yet, but I am surviving okay with the new sleep, or lack-thereof schedule. Okay, enough about that...I don't want to jeopardize a good thing by writing about it...I am just saying, I am relatively alert. Of course, I could be blogging in an incoherent language..understood only by myself and other new moms and not even know it. :-)
Olivia's umbilical cord fell off two days ago! It's like we have a new child! What's more, I can bather her in water now as opposed to the sponge bath situation. Not that it was torture, but I am just looking forward to the real deal.
Since we had a "happy dance" as Karen called it when O was in utero, I thought a little happy dance with grandpa will bring back the smiles. I thought of doing one myself with Olivia at my belly, but I am not sure her lack of ability to support the weight of her head is conducive to latin dancing just yet.