Anya Loves...

Besides food, pooping, and her Mommy and Daddy, there are three things Anya loves.

1. Jammies!

Anya LOVES her pajamas! She can fall asleep happily without being swaddled or cuddled when she is wearing her jammies. 

2. The pink bouncer

She doesn't like the bassinet since she can't look around when she's in it. She doesn't like the crib since it's still too big for her, but she sleeps peacefully for up to 4 hours in her bouncer. 

3. The pink bink

For whatever reason, she will spit out every other bink she has and scream until we give her the pink bink. She takes it when she thinks she's hungry, (but spit up half of what she ate since she ate too much...) when she's sleepy, when she has a tummy ache, and even when she's happy. The pink bink keeps Daniel and I from going crazy, and if they ever get lost, we may cry as much as she does. 

On the topic of Anya sleeping, she's the noisiest sleeper I know! She frequently will squeak like a puppy, then stretch and go back to sleep. Is this normal or is my child a more eccentric sleeper than most babies? Either way, she sure keeps us entertained!

Running of The Bulls Man

Coming soon to Stephanie's blog...

Nighttime With Anya

Nighttime with Anya is a blessing and a curse, we've realized.

She is AMAZING at falling asleep between 9-10 p.m., waking up around midnight to eat, then quickly going back to sleep until 2-3 a.m. She's such a wonderful sleeper during this time!

Unfortunately, once she wakes up for her a.m. feedings, she either wants to stay up to play or stay up to cry. Usually I'm so tired by this point that I fall asleep while standing up that Daniel will take her for a while. My sweet little girl will stay awake (with short naps, as in 30 minutes at a time) until about 10 a.m., when she demands to be nursed and will go to sleep until noon. After eating at noon, she goes back to her routine of waking up every two to three hours to eat.

Someday we'll get this sleep-wake routine down. :)

Emotional Manipulation

Anya has evidently discovered the fine art of using our love for her to our disadvantage.

The other morning, Daniel had Anya, and I was asleep in the bedroom. I woke up to her crying, and heard her distinctly yelling at Daniel! He brought her to me so she could eat, and the whole time she ate, she looked at me with the saddest eyes, wimpering, telling me how mean Daddy had been in not feeding her.

Then, earlier this evening, she was wide awake and pretty interactive. Her doctor said that when she's awake like that, we can give her tummy time. I laid a blanket out on the floor, set her on it, and laid next to her to watch her play. Evidently this was NOT what she wanted AT ALL! After working her neck muscles a little, she SCREAMED! I picked her up, she continued screaming, so I handed her to Daniel for a minute. The SECOND she was placed in her Daddy's arms, she calmed right down, and started making happy faces at him.

She's 16 days old. I thought I wouldn't have this happen until a few months from now. Heaven help us.

2 Week Checkup

Anya went to the doctor for her first post-hospital checkup today!

She weighed in at 6 lb 5 oz, which is a lot compared to her birth weight of 5 lb 9 oz!

She's 19 inches long, compared to 16.75 inches

Her head circumference is 33 cm, and since I have no idea what her birth circumference was, hooray for Anya having a head!

She's in the 15th percentile for her weight, length, and head circumference. She's still iddy bitty, but catching up quickly!