Sometimes I am really dense. One of my biggest flaws is that I have a tendency to "speak too soon". So when I told everyone "Emily sleeps great, she rarely ever cries", I should have known that I was setting myself up for disaster!
My poor little booger has not been a happy girl the past few days. (Today is much better so far - but again, it is only noon, so let's not carve that in stone!)
We think maybe she has some reflux issues going on. We have checked with Dr. Google and that seems like the diagnosis that most matches her symptoms - arching her back, crying out in what seems like pain, wanting to nurse non-stop, only sleeping in our arms - as soon as we lay her down on her back, she wakes up and screams. She doesn't spit up (much....knock on wood) and she was gaining weight at her last appointment, so I don't think the Dr. would do much for her at this point, but we are keeping an eye on her.
We are trying a few things to help her out - holding her upright for at least 30 minutes after a feeding...which is super fun at 4am...- letting her sleep in her car seat again so she is at a slight angle and not flat on her back - and we got some Gripe Water last night that seemed to help.
Yesterday we had Emily's professional newborn photos made my our friend Evin (here is her blog - I will post again when our pics are ready). She is so talented - she photographed Katie and Erin's weddings - and as soon as we got pregnant, I knew I wanted her to do the newborn photos. Emily behaved wonderfully while Evin was here, and I just know she got some great shots.
Here are a few NON professional iPhone pics to hold you over until then...
My poor little booger has not been a happy girl the past few days. (Today is much better so far - but again, it is only noon, so let's not carve that in stone!)
We think maybe she has some reflux issues going on. We have checked with Dr. Google and that seems like the diagnosis that most matches her symptoms - arching her back, crying out in what seems like pain, wanting to nurse non-stop, only sleeping in our arms - as soon as we lay her down on her back, she wakes up and screams. She doesn't spit up (much....knock on wood) and she was gaining weight at her last appointment, so I don't think the Dr. would do much for her at this point, but we are keeping an eye on her.
We are trying a few things to help her out - holding her upright for at least 30 minutes after a feeding...which is super fun at 4am...- letting her sleep in her car seat again so she is at a slight angle and not flat on her back - and we got some Gripe Water last night that seemed to help.
Yesterday we had Emily's professional newborn photos made my our friend Evin (here is her blog - I will post again when our pics are ready). She is so talented - she photographed Katie and Erin's weddings - and as soon as we got pregnant, I knew I wanted her to do the newborn photos. Emily behaved wonderfully while Evin was here, and I just know she got some great shots.
Here are a few NON professional iPhone pics to hold you over until then...
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| Those cheeks! |
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| Sydney would like to remind everyone that she still lives here, thank you very much. |
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| Finally some stuff on the walls in the nursery. |
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| Emily and her bestest friend - Mr. Giraffe |
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| My belly button stump came off! |
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| Awesome birth announcement print from Aunt Katie. |
Sent from my iPhone
My poor baby, hope this gets better soon. The nursery lopoks great!
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