3 Weeks!

I can´t believe Miss Abigail Sue is already 3 weeks old! It feels like she just got here, and at the same time, it feels like she has always been part of our family. Her third week was an eventful one! She went to church for the first time and had her first growth spurt! The growth spurt was a little overwhelming for Mama and Daddy…we couldn´t figure out why she was so fussy. Thankfully, our amazing midwife Megan, was able to help us wrap our heads around what was going on, and after just a couple of days it was over and she was back to being happy and more alert than ever! Unfortunately, she seems to have reflux, so we will see the pediatrician next Monday to see if we can help her feel a little more comfortable. They say 2/3 of babies have some degree of reflux and it will pass by 1 year, but in the meantime, we want to help her feel better. The most exciting part of week 3 for me is that her eye contact has really improved. It really feels like she is connecting with you when she looks at you now! We also did some reading from Dr. Sears Baby Book to help us understand some fussiness/refulx stuff and we started implementing more of the ¨attachment parenting¨ ideas to help her feel comfortable in her new world. She especially loves being carried in the sling throughout the day. It calms her right down and she relaxes and naps happily as we go through the day.

Abigailś third week also happens to be the first week of Lent and in our church we do a fun 40 Days of Faith experience each year. Last year, we prayed and many people prayed for us, that we would conceive a baby. At the very end of Lent, we found out we were pregnant. Sadly, the next week, we lost our much prayed-for baby. Little did we know that God had a bigger plan and just a month later, we would be pregnant again, with the beautiful, healthy, amazing Abigail Sue! That experience taught me a lot about trusting God even when things don´t look the way you want or expect them to. It makes me very excited to see what God has in store for our family in this season!

Here are some pictures from sweet Abigailś third week

Here we are at church and a look at her first church outfit:

She really loves riding in the car…except for red lights!! (she is so itty bitty in her carseat) 20170307_171436

She met some new friends at our Community group:

Wearing her red pants for International Womenś Day: 20170308_090416

She got to help Daddy work this week (clearly he worked her too hard): 20170309_112654

She definitely needed Mama more than the first 2 weeks…I was hoping to capture a picture of her adorable monster PJs from her Gamma, but I ended up having to take selfie since she was deep in snuggle mode (seriously, those cheeks are the greatest cheeks I´ve ever seen) : IMG_20170305_192459