Sadie is such a sweetheart! I knew I LOVED babies but this is overwhelming! I
LOVE BABIES! I would seriously be happy for her to stay 2 or 3 months old for a long, long time. She is sweet and smiley and started sleeping through the night at 8 weeks-what more can you ask for??? She relapsed a little with sleeping for a few days here and there (when Chris was out of town-Murphy's law? and while she had a little cold). But, she seems to be back on track for the routine we've gotten into. She eats every 2-3 hours during the day and then nurses at 8pm, goes to sleep in her bed, then Chris does a "dream feed" bottle (she doesn't wake up for this) around 11pm and she sleeps til 7 or 8am! Don't hate me. This is a much prayed for blessing from the Lord and I hope it lasts!
At this point Sadie is a bit over 11lbs which puts her between the 25th and 50th percentiles for weight. She had a rough start with weight so I'm thrilled to see her thriving and nursing well. She outgrew newborn diapers around 10 weeks old and is officially too big to get into her newborn clothes as of this week. Bring on the 0-3 month clothes-we have so many cute outfits to get through before she outgrows them!
For the most part she's a pretty content baby-more so than Ella was I think. She doesn't mind baths, the dog licking her, Ella singing loudly in her face, or even getting boogers sucked out of her nose with the bulb syringe. She
loves her swing (it's magical, she is almost always content in it), nursing, falling asleep in the car, laying on her back and kicking around, and riding face-out in the Baby Bjorn carrier. She
does not like when the car is not in motion, waiting to eat, and overstimulation. Like Ella, she's a pacifier fan but she doesn't use it to fall asleep at night but she will take it if she wakes up to soothe herself. Unlike Ella, Sadie doesn't love swaddling. She tolerates it but doesn't seem to need it to fall asleep like Ella did.
Of course, at this point, Sadie can do no wrong and I really have found myself in tears many times as deep joy and gratitude bubble up from inside me. I am so thankful for this child. I want to wake her up to just hold her or see her smile at night sometimes-I'm just that in love. I see plaques and picture frames in stores all the time that say "For this child we have prayed." Boy is that true of this little girl. I love you with my whole self Sadie Grace and will be forever grateful that God gave us you.
