I know this is not the best picture, but I was trying to catch one of Audrey's smiles. She started smiling almost two weeks ago. In general, she is becoming more interactive which is so wonderful! 
Just chillin' on the floor.
Still rockin' the crazy hair.
Cozy with Grandma.Audrey is about 7 and 1/2 weeks as I'm writing this (I'm a little behind posting as usual). It's too bad I didn't write this two days ago, because I would have been a lot more positive sounding! Audrey barely slept more than 15-20 minutes all day on Tuesday so she ended up very cranky and fussy at the end of the day. Then last night she was up about 4 times in the night. It was like she was a newborn again! The frustrating thing, is I have no idea why. Audrey WAS getting better with her fussiness and starting to go longer between feedings at night. In general, she was going 6, even 7 hours between the first night feeding and then another 3-4 after that. The bad thing is that she thought the night started at 6:30-7:00pm so I could never take advantage of this stretch since Lily was still awake. I tried waking her up again at 10:30 or so to feed her again, hoping she would go a long stretch after that, but that didn't necessarily work. I know Lily was a much better sleeper at the point and had fallen into more of a schedule/trend. Every time I think Audrey is, she switches it up. Argh! I hope it will get better soon!
Another reason Audrey is getting better is that she has started getting sleepy after/during feeding sometimes. I remember Lily always falling asleep eating, but Audrey get's riled up a lot of the time because she's so uncomfortable with gas and needs to be burped a lot. That's why it takes me at least an hour when she gets up in the middle of the night. I hope her GI track is getting more mature though and that will get better. I don't think I wrote about this, but I did take Audrey in a couple of weeks ago to see a nurse practitioner/lactation consultant to see about possible acid reflux problems and the smacking noise she makes when nursing. We decided not to try reflux meds so I guess she's just fussy. Also, the NP was not worried about her nursing "style". I guess it's just her quirk! She weighed over 10lbs at this appointment so she's obviously gaining weight fine.
Okay, I should end this post on a more positive note! Like I said at the beginning, Audrey is becoming more interactive and animated. It's so nice to get a little reaction back, like a smile. She also started making some new pleasant noises like cooing and making a "grrr" sound. Sometimes is almost sounds like she's laughing!
Another reason Audrey is getting better is that she has started getting sleepy after/during feeding sometimes. I remember Lily always falling asleep eating, but Audrey get's riled up a lot of the time because she's so uncomfortable with gas and needs to be burped a lot. That's why it takes me at least an hour when she gets up in the middle of the night. I hope her GI track is getting more mature though and that will get better. I don't think I wrote about this, but I did take Audrey in a couple of weeks ago to see a nurse practitioner/lactation consultant to see about possible acid reflux problems and the smacking noise she makes when nursing. We decided not to try reflux meds so I guess she's just fussy. Also, the NP was not worried about her nursing "style". I guess it's just her quirk! She weighed over 10lbs at this appointment so she's obviously gaining weight fine.
Okay, I should end this post on a more positive note! Like I said at the beginning, Audrey is becoming more interactive and animated. It's so nice to get a little reaction back, like a smile. She also started making some new pleasant noises like cooing and making a "grrr" sound. Sometimes is almost sounds like she's laughing!
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