Nursing: Cash is still nursing like a champ. I think I have a bit of an oversupply so that has been a bit tough, but I would rather have too much milk than not enough so I can’t complain too much.
Cloth Diapering: It
is amazing how often newborns poop! We change Cash’s diaper every 2 hours and
it always has a poop in it! That’s a minimum of 12 poops a day! I hope that
slows down a bit soon, but again, having lots of poopy diapers is better than
the alternative.
Sleep: Cash
consistently sleeps one 3-hour stretch from around 10 or 11 to 1 or 2 and then
wakes up every 2 hours for the remainder of the night. Just having that one
3-hour stretch is amazing! I love to look over at Cash when he is sleeping
because he sleeps just like his daddy - with his hands up over his head. Around
5 am Cash usually is a bit fussy so I put him on my chest, pat his back and he
falls asleep right away.
Likes/Dislikes: Every
day Cash is more and more alert so he now likes to be held facing forward so he
can take everything in! He also likes to be held and have his back patted. It
calms him down right away!
He still doesn’t like diaper changes and rides in the car
seat but I think he is starting to tolerate both a little more this week. Here
of my favorite car seat pictures; I think he gets his frown from me!
Activities: Nick’s
parents treated us to dinner this week so Cash enjoyed his first outing to our
favorite Italian restaurant, Angelo’s, in Coeur d’Alene. He was pretty good
through the meal. He just nursed, had his diaper changed and was passed around
the table so we all had a chance to eat. Our little man is such a good boy!
We also took Cash on 2 one mile walks this week because we had some unusually nice weather for a couple days. He slept the whole time! It was awesome to be able to get out and enjoy some fresh air!
Health: Our
little boy now weighs 9 pounds 6 ounces. We had our last appointment with our
midwife and our first appointment with our naturopath this week. Cash is
healthy and growing like crazy! Both our midwife and our naturopath were very
impressed with his weight gain! Dr. Morical, our naturopath, had some great
tips for us and sent us home with some really helpful information. Nick and I
are both so glad that we found a doctor for Cash who is supportive of our
parenting choices and who really seems to care about her patients.
Best Moment: Nick and I were sitting on the bed and I was holding Cash
when Nick said, “hi Cash, hi” and started making funny faces and noises at him.
Upon hearing his daddy’s voice Cash turned his head, looked right at his daddy
and smiled a HUGE smile! It absolutely melted my heart! Cash sure loves his
silly daddy!
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