More Rae info

Rae had her 2 week check up and here are her stats: Weight: 8lbs 7.5oz 60% Height: 22inches 96% Head Circ: 36cm 56% Outside of some diaper rash this check up was great. Dr. Crosby messed with her umbilical cord and it fell off the next day so we are now able to give her baths in the tub which she much prefers to a sponge bath. All was wonderful until 3 days later when Otto caught a cold then gave it to me and Rae. Oh, we are so sad to hear her struggle to breath. She is just so new and little and catching a cold so early is a real bummer but I guess it could be worse. I think it has interrupted her sleep but it is hard to tell because her sleep patterns were fairly irregular anyway. My goal is to have her swaddled in her co-sleeper by 7. I think any later and she gets fussy and hard to put down. At that point she is usually OK until about 10 or 10:30 when she wakes us to nurse. I am mostly nursing her every 2 hours at night still but at least we get 2 hour stretches which is more than I can say for Otto in the beginning! We are managing. She sleeps really well in the morning so depending on how late Otto sleeps in we can all get a few extra z's. Trevor is still home which is incredible. He takes Otto out during the day to play and I stay home and take care of Rae and some housework if I can fit it in between nursing and holding her. Susan stopped to nurse so I thought I would add that even though I feel bad for Rae having her cold it has turned her into the most adorable little piggy in the world because of her pink skin and grunting sounds. I also love her beautiful dark hair which naturally shapes into an awesome mohawk. I love the way that Otto gently caresses her hair and says how cute she is. Their relationship is what I always wanted my children to have with each other.