Grace, as she will be known on this blog for privacy reasons, was born January 7th, 2015 at 8:26 AM. She weighed 6 lbs 12 oz and measured 18.5 inches long. She spent 6 hours in the NICU for observation regarding her blood oxygenation levels, but was not officially admitted, thank goodness. In fact, she was the biggest, reddest, plumpest baby there! I'm convinced the other NICU babies would say, "Hey, you! You don't belong here! You're not sick enough." Grace got to go home with us the next day! Very lucky!
Our little eight day old sleeps for about three hours,wakes up and squeaks, has about 2 oz of formula, squirms and wiggles until she's ready for swaddling, and then goes back to sleep. I don't remember Starlet being as predictable and clockwork-like. (Granted, the first week with Starlet was MUCH different! More tears, complete shattering of my psyche, and a very stressful decision between breastfeeding and bottle feeding. *Shudder*)
Grace has short little legs which she likes to tuck into her chest. She is very smiley and when she smiles big enough, she shows a dimple on her right check! I don't think she's figured out how to cry yet; when she is upset she does this whimpery squeak that eventually leads to a short burst of, "laaaahh!" Her cry has been getting better and better! Grace is an excellent sucker, in fact, she had troubles breathing while she ate her first few hours because she enjoyed sucking so much. I think she wiggles more than Starlet did, a constant mover, which is why I think she enjoys being swaddled so tightly.
We are all adjusting still, especially Starlet I think, but we just adore our little Grace!
-Cool Mamma
