Donald Trump Combover

When Katherine's hair gets matted from her hat, it reminds us of the donald trump combover. Lol.

37 Days Old

Duane and I posted some new pictures of Katherine. It is hard to believe how much is has already grown. I had to put away a couple more sleepers that are two short. I pulled out some of the smaller 3-6 month sleepers which she is swimming in except for the length. She only had two 0-3 months that fit.

Today when we were giving Katherine a bath I noticed her hands have really grown too. She is starting to get more control of her limbs. She can hold her right arm pretty steady near her face. The left one is still all over the place. I suspect that she will be a righty.

Katherine's neck is getting stronger. She can hold her head up for short periods of time. Yesterday when I was laying with her, she rolled over part way. She is better at it when she is swaddled up.

Duane and I both enjoying holding her and looking into her pretty blue eyes. She is on a decent schedule and doing really great.

She was weighed yesterday and is up to 9 lbs. 5 oz.

Here is a link to some pictures:


http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=128840&id=697312060&l=760f770511

Baby Spoof

Duane and I found some of these to be very humorous.

You will have to click on the image to clearly see the cartoons.

Bad Hair Day

See what happens when you put a hat on Katherine right after her bath:



Talk about a bad hair day!

Fun Pictures

I wanted to get some pictures of Katherine before she starts growing and is no longer so tiny. Duane and I took these today. She was a pretty good sport about it until the end. I am pretty sure she does not like the pink dress. For the last picture we had to give her a binky and then remove it. She held out crying just long enough for me to take the picture. Mean mom and dad. Hopefully one day she will thank me...

Week 2

Katherine got her first bath at home this week. She cried almost the entire time. She was smiling at the begining before she knew what was coming.

Trying to nibble on dad's finger:


She is bright red here:

A little happier:



We tried three different baby formulas because Katherine was gassy. She is not a picky eater, as she took them all including soy.




Katherine doesn't mind the car seat when it is sitting on a running drier. However, she hates the swing and bouncy chair. Go figure?


Katherine loves to be held and be close to us. Except when we take too many pictures. When she gets really upset, mom is the only thing that calms her down.

Coming Home

The hardest two days of my recovery from the c-section was the last day in the hospital and the first day home. The last night we were at the hospital Katherine did not sleep all night. She cried almost non-stop. At first I just blamed it on the nurses for coming in every two hours to check her. Then the first night we came home Katherine cried-screamed again all night. By this point we were pretty tired. Duane and I only had two hours of sleep the two previous days. So we ended up passing Katherine back and forth every 30-60 minutes to keep our sanity.

By Friday Duane was really concerned that Katherine wasn't getting enough to eat. My milk still didn't come in yet. So we made an appointment to go in to see the lactation nurse. I am glad that we did. Katherine had lost quite a bit of weight she was down to 7lbs 2oz. from 8lbs. 8oz. Katherine is one of those "happy to starve" babies. She would latch on only long enough to get a little to eat, then go to sleep.

The lactation nurse had me start pumping and supplementing with formula. We could see an immediate difference in Katherine. Her eyes were bright again and same happy self as the first few days. Needless to say we were thankful.

I am still pumping and we are supplementing with formula. Not sure if my milk will ever come in enough to support her completely. Today we were able to feed her more milk than formula and that made me feel good. We will see how that goes. I am going to start taking fennelgreek an herb that is supposed to help. So we will see.

We were sad to see Clarelyn Duane's mom leave on Friday. She was great company and such a huge help. Clarelyn cleaned the whole apartment for us and helped with the baby so we could rest. Plus made us meals and did the dishes. Having her here was a huge blessing.

Katherine and Grandma Elgan:



Some little things about Katherine...



-Katherine likes the sound of running water

-Her whole body turns bright red when Katherine is mad

-Katherine makes a lot of strange noises

-For the most part Katherine is very well tempered and easy going. However, make her mad and she is feisty

-Katherine is like a clock rising up after about 3 hours to eat