Mini-Mark?

Is it just me or is Emerson starting to look more and more like Mark? I think its the nose/eye area but I'm not sure. Look I actually made it into a picture?!? 

Growth Spurt

We've hit out 6 week old growth spurt a little early. How do I know this you ask? Feeding Emerson every 30 minutes for the past few days with her yelling at me that's its not enough threw up a red flag.  So for the next week or so I'll apparently be permanently attached to my baby.

Picture of the Day

Paci=Fail

I hadn't wanted to use a pacifier but since Emerson hates her carseat so much I decided to give it a try since she is 5 weeks old. Apparently she didn't think it was a good idea. It turned her pitiful crying to bloody murder screaming. So I guess we'll have to cope a little longer until she can gain some body control and suck her thumb. She gets so tense she can't reach her hands up to her mouth when she is crying.  Maybe one day she will think the carseat is not a torture device. 

Ghetto Cloth Diapering

We've been using disposable diapers for overnight just because its easier for a quick change and to prevent leaks. So last night we were out. I had no other choice but to risk the cloth. Most people use some type of doubler at night for extra absorbency. Since we didn't have anything and I didn't want Emerson to wake up covered in pee I decided to improvise. So I used my old wash cloths to create homemade doublers. As a matter of fact we usually have some small leak with the disposables overnight and we had nothing coming out with the washcloths! So maybe I'm onto something.

Picture Time

Finding her thumb

First Dr. Visit

She wasn't too happy about getting up early

Today Emerson and I had to get up and going a little earlier than usual because she had her 1 month check-up. So around 8 we get up so I can get us ready. First I get dressed and presentable. Then I wash Emerson's hair. While I'm holding her over the sink she decides this is a good time to pee. Lucky for me I got hit on my shirt and pants. Lucky for Mia some hit her water bowl. After I rinse her off I take her to the changing table where she spits up on her newly washed hair. Ugggh. So she gets a brief wash with a baby wipe. haha. We go downstairs and I nurse Emerson afterwards she projectile spits up on me and herself. So having both pee and spit-up on my just picked up outfit I think I might need to change. After we are changed again I nurse Emerson two more times and we are ready to go! 2 hours later. So next time we need to go anywhere allow two hours minimum for the many mishaps that can occur. Anyways Emerson's appointment went great. She now weighs a whopping 7lb 12.5 oz.  Her Dr. said she is very alert and has excellent head control for a baby her age. :) Plus news to us we don't have to use baby soap to bath her. We can just use warm water. Who would've thought that?!?

Dirty diaper finder

Pulling Mommy Rank

I finally decided to start pulling the Mommy card. For the past month I've watched people hold Emerson while she is crying feeling so sick to my stomach. I would wait thinking obviously they would hand her over because thats what I do with an upset child. Majority do but some do not causing both Emerson and myself to feel horrible. But I think my motherly instinct is taking over because I don't think I can stand by any longer. Sometimes it just needs a mothers touch. So I would rather comfort my baby and prevent a soaked shirt. :) 

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