Sleepy

Occasionally, Lydia sleeps.
It starts with a yawn...

Follows with a cuddle...

And then she's down...

Sometimes after a good feeding...

And then she's awake! "I'm not sleepy anymore, Mommy!"

A Coo Soon?

I think she's starting to develop her coo...maybe?

Tummy Time

We tried Tummy Time. She hated it.

(BTW-I'm not a mean mom. This is normal and helps her learn to roll over and prevent positional plagiocephaly.)

How Not to Calm a Crying Baby

Lydia had a dirty diaper changed, finished a good feeding, and burped. Ahh. She should be a happy baby, right? Well, she wasn't. She was fussy and the usual comfort measures weren't helping. You know, when I took Lydia to the doctor's office yesterday, she was so calm and quiet in her car carrier, as if she liked it. So hoping for that same peace and quiet, I strapped Lydia into her car carrier. Results not good. Then I tried swinging her back and forth in the carrier to calm her down like I had seen a friend do. This worked pretty well, but my arms started to get tired, and was I supposed to swing all day long? Next, I remembered something I recently read: "Studies show SleepTight works. It's an FDA-approved device that makes the crib feel like an automobile going 55 mph, complete with wind sounds as a soothing accompaniement" (What to Expect). Intriguing, I thought, maybe it's not the snuggle of the car carrier or the motion, but the speed that babies like! But before I jumped on the autobahn, maybe I'd check her diaper. Well wouldn't you know it, but she was wet, and once changed, she was fine.
So in the end, the car carrier wasn't the miracle I had hoped for, but here is a picture of Lydia in it since she is still cute in it.

My Cutie-Pie

Meeting Family

Lydia met her Aunt Stacy and Aunt Sarah.
They had fun playing dress-up and otherwise interacting.

Grandma Linda was thrilled to meet her as well, her first grandbaby!

Lydia met Grandpa Pulley on Sunday, and she'll meet Kathy and Addie soon.

Help from Grandma

The first week home with a baby can be rough when you're trying to recover from delivery, get to know your baby's cries and hunger cues, and figure out which rules you need to follow and which ones you can break. In other words, there's not much time for chores and meal prep. But that's where Grandma Jan came to my rescue. On Thursday she drove over with frozen meals, and spent the whole day vacuuming, doing laundry, dusting, and even watching Lydia while I napped. Praise God for a wonderful mother-in-law!