Zoe - 2 Weeks

 Stats :
Zoe my baby girl , you are growing so fast ! You were born weighing 5lbs 3oz 17 in long. At your 1 week appointment you were 5lbs 13oz 18in long. On Thursday at your 2.5 week checkup you weighed in at 6lbs 8oz ! They didn't tell us how long you were this last time , and I'm in bed too lazy too look it up on your charts , but although you're still on the small side for babies your age , you're moving up ! The doctor has been extremely pleased with how well you're growing !

Teeth :
Well of course you don't have any teeth yet , you're only 2 weeks old , but you do know how to use those gums of yours ! If I don't get food to you fast enough or if you're upset enough with us ( or me at least ) you will bite down on whatever body part of mine is closest to you as hard as you can. Which is hard enough that I notice it !

Eating :
My goodness you are a little pig ! We ( your father and I ) often joke with you about how we're not starving you , because we want to fatten you up to eat for Thanksgiving. Sometimes I feel like a bad mother for joking like that with you , because I would never actually eat you. We also joke how you eat as much as your father , but eat it slow like me. It takes you almost an hour to finish 3oz of milk. Also you're eating more. Some feedings you will eat 4oz of a breastmilk/formula combo. We're having a little trouble with how you nurse , so we have to supplement you with an ounce or 2 of formula every now and then.

Awesome stuff you do :

• You finally figured out how I keep your binky in your mouth and you will hold it in by yourself sometimes. You can even put it back in most of the time ( aka when you're not too lazy ) by yourself too. 
• You've decided you only want the binky at night. During the day your thumb suits you just fine. 
• You babble. You still don't do it a whole lot ,but you do it enough that people notice now. 
• You are super alert. You will stay awake for 5 hours in the evening just hanging out. You just love to look around at your surroundings
• I love how you stroke things while you eat. Whether it's the bottle or my chin. 
• At night as I'm cuddling you to put you to sleep , you'll make a fist and put it up by my mouth for me to kiss. You do this over and over and over again. So I know it's not just you stretching. You just like to have your hand kissed. Then as you're just about to close your eyes you'll put your hand on my cheek and just rub it. Finally the second you fall asleep you drape your arm across my chest. Oh how your nightly sleep routine melts my heart.

You are just the sweetest little girl and I love the fact that I get to be your mommy and spend lots of time getting to know and raise you! I can't wait to do another one of these posts in November after your 2 month check up!!