8 Years and 1 Month

One month has already flown by. It's strange being home for this long and I'm not looking forward to going back to work in 8 weeks. I lose track of the days now....I never understood when Dan would ask me everyday what day it was. By not going to work, all the days just run together so now I know how Dan feels.

Kaitlyn is growing and eating very well. She's had her 1 month appt and is now 7 lb and 14 oz (20th percentile) and 21 1/4" (50th percentile). We remember Nathan was so much skinnier and wasn't gaining weight very well as he was always in the 5th percentile.

So far, Nathan hasn't been jealous of Kaitlyn. The most stressful part these days is making sure Nathan doesn't wake up Kaitlyn. He constantly wants to play with her and tries to wake her up by touching her or shaking her Pack 'n Play. Because he has a little cold, he wants to kiss her all the time so we've been busy making sure he doesn't kiss her lips or eyes!

We also had our 8 year anniversary, which was very uneventful. We usually do a dinner and movie date, but there's just no good movie out there worth spending. We saw so many good movies this summer in the theater, we didn't want to throw our money away on something bad or mediocre. We ended up having a nice steak dinner and going to Walmart & Assi! We couldn't remember the last time we went shopping together with just the two of us...no chasing after Nathan, making sure we stop by the toy section, running to the bathroom, etc. It was actually relaxing and strange not having him and Kaitlyn with us.

Pics of Kaitlyn

Here are pics of Kaitlyn's 1st 2 weeks:

http://picasaweb.google.com/danielcho7/PicsOfKaitlynUpdatedWeekly?authkey=hBN5KOK4zK4#

Recovery

So far recovery is going really well and much better than my 1st delivery with Nathan...guess 30 minutes pushing makes a difference from the 3 1/2 hours! We've even gone out to a friend's house and made a short trip together to the mall already. People thought we were crazy, but since it's not flu season, we needed to get out and not feel trapped in our own home.

Deciding to give her formula right away and pump out whatever breast milk I can get has been a lot less stressful too. I was just not happy with Nathan when I tried to breastfeed and he never latched on correctly. Plus, I need my sleep and since I have to go to work in 12 weeks and she'll need to use bottles anyway, I'm perfectly happy with my decision. I'm also glad the lactation consultants at the hospital didn't make me feel guilty about my decision. So far, 1/3 of her feedings have been breastmilk so I'm satisfied.

I'm just really thankful that Dan has been home and helping me out. He stayed with me all 2 nights at the hospital and getting whatever I needed. He's also been taking Nathan out of the house a few times to give me a break and to also keep Nathan sane since he always wants to go out.

Kaitlyn is doing well and sleeping so much these days. The other night, she slept 8 hours straight from 11pm through 7am! Of course that didn't last long as she woke up once last night, but I really can't complain. She's only been waking up once every night around 2-3am, which is Dan's shift. Then I get her again around 6-7am. Hopefully her great sleeping habit continues throughout the next few months!