7 weeks...

Katelyn is seven weeks old today. I don't have a pic to post, but I will take some later tonite and hopefully put one up tomorrow.

Katelyn is awake and alert more, and seeing her eyes and her smile is so nice. We were getting compliments on her eyelids - lol - because that's all people saw in her pics and in person. That's changing slowly but surely. Her eyes are still blue, so we'll see if that changes too.

She is very strong and holds her head up well. She has strong legs too, and will probably be rolling over in no time. She sleeps on her side or her back in her bassinet, and usually sleeps three to four hours between feedings at night, which is great. She is starting to find her hands, and her hands are slowing find their way to her mouth - lol. When she finds her toes, I'm sure they'll make it to her mouth too. As will everything else I hear!

We need to weigh her again - the last time (last week) she was up to 13 pounds, so she may have gained some since then. Her next appointment isn't until 7/27, so I want to make sure she's getting enough to eat in the meantime. Though she clearly lets us know when she's hungry! There's a nifty little formula the lactation consultants gave us to figure out just how much she should be averaging...it's the baby's weight x 2.5 which equals the number of ounces they should get in a 24 hour period. It's done well for us so far. She's up to 32.5 ounces in 24 hours! She's a good eater!

The best part of the day is time spent cuddling Katelyn...feeling her baby soft skin and hair, smelling her sweet baby smell, kissing her face repeatedly (trying to get in as much kissing as we can before she starts saying "stop it mom!"), and just holding her while she falls asleep. It is truly bliss.

Katelyn is a sweet, sweet baby and we, and her extended family, love her immensely!!