6 Weeks Today!

Guess who is 6 weeks old today? Could she be any cuter?

Gwendolyn, 6 weeks

Gwendolyn has been very busy smiling these past few weeks, which is pretty amazing. There's nothing like seeing her smile! 

She's usually all smiles in the morning, particularly after "breaking out" of her nighttime swaddler! We finally called in the big guns and bought a woombie last week to help keep her in a swaddle while sleeping. Amazingly, she slept for 6 straight ours one night last week. 

The rest of the family has also been busy too. We have also been looking into daycare for Gwendolyn to begin next fall when I go back to school. I'm glad that it is months away, because I know it will not be easy to drop her off in the mornings and not spend the entire day with her.

Daddy has begun feeding Gwen a bottle everyday which he is enjoying! Since we are breast feeding her, it was recommended to hold off on bottle feedings until at least 4 weeks of age. Chris usually gives Gwendolyn her last bottle of the day. Over this past weekend, he was amazing and fed her in the middle of the night. I actually slept for 7 hours straight, well kind of, and it felt magnificent! 

The pacifier has also been introduced. Along the same lines as holding off on bottle feeding, the same goes for pacifiers. It seems to help soothe her at times, but she cannot keep the thing in her mouth very long yet! It involves a lot of patience putting it back in repeatedly for her but before we know it, she'll have the hang of it. 

I have my 6 weeks post-partum check up this week and Gwendolyn has an ultrasound scheduled for her hips. Our pediatrician has told us that all babies who were breech need to have their hips checked so we will see what the outcome of that is this week. 

It's hard to believe she is almost 2 months old! I went to put on her going home from the hospital outfit today and it was too short. That was a little heart wrenching... she's already outgrowing her newborn clothing. Almost not a newborn anymore... almost!