One Month Old!

I'm taking monthly photos of Maura just like I did with Aiden!


Pretty one-month-old


So silly!



And here's Aiden at one month as a comparison!

Reflux?

Poor baby Maura has been having some reflux issues lately. She spits up a lot after eating, her tummy makes loud noises and wails if we lay her down flat. I took her to pediatrics today and saw her nurse practitioner (the same one who has seen her since her first appointment). She listened to Maura's tummy, and agreed that it is probably reflux. The NP suggested keeping Maura upright at 90 degrees during the day and 45 degrees to sleep at night. She also said I should be careful about what I eat, since certain foods can make the reflux worse. So I've cut out most dairy, caffeine, broccoli, and my favorite sparkling water, since apparantly even carbonated beverages can have an effect. I looked around our pantry and fridge when we got home and thought, there's nothing I can eat anymore! But back to Maura's appointment - the NP also prescribed Zantac. She gave us a week's worth and I have a follow-up appointment next Thursday. Poor Maura just isn't a happy baby anymore. When she's awake, she's fussy, no matter what. She's been sleeping in her bouncer both day and night, but at some point in the night I transfer her to her bassinet (where I've wedged her mattress up) and she sleeps there the rest of the night. She's also been eating every 2 hours day and night, which is making Mommy very tired. I'm hopful the medicine will help, and make her not so fussy as well keep her from spitting up most of her feedings so she'll stretch longer in between. I'm just so frustrated, I'm tired and now I have to change my diet, all in hopes that it keeps my baby happy. I never had to worry about this with Aiden, it's all so different with Maura! It's true that no two kids are the same!

First Bath!

We gave Maura her first real bath tonight! She did so well, she didn't fuss at all! Now she smells extra good :)


Daddy getting her ready

Enjoying her bath

Aiden "helped" :)

All wrapped up in her hoodie towel!

2 weeks old!

Maura had her 2 week checkup this morning. She gained almost a whole pound since her 2 day appointment! She's now 7 lbs, 11 oz and in the 50th percentile for height! She's going to be tall and skinny like her brother. Everything looked great, and her next appointment will be at 2 months where she'll get some shots :(

Name explanation

I forgot to explain how we came up with Maura's name! There are lots of reasons for Maura - it's a mashup of Matt & Laura (our first names), it's Gaelic for "Great" and is a derivative of "mohr" which is Matt's grandparent's last name. We had picked out Susanne a long time ago as her middle name. It's a mashup of both grandmothers' middle names, Sue and Anne. And finally, she shares her Daddy's monogram of MSH. And to think, Matt almost vetoed Maura the day I told him about it!! I think it fits her perfectly :)

Maura Susanne Holt

Baby girl Maura was born via C-section at 8:51 AM on Friday, January 7th! She was 7 lbs and 19 3/4 inches long. We decided not to try and turn her, since there was not much of a chance it would work, and because of that decision I did not have to have an epidural! Instead I just got a spinal to numb me. What a weird feeling. The entire operation lasted about 30 minutes and I went ahead and got my tubes tied - no more babies for us! We stayed at the hospital until Sunday morning and both she and Beth were discharged with flying colors. The nursing staff was wonderful - there were only 2 Moms up on the floor, so they came by often and sometimes just to say hello! I was definitely pampered, well, as pampered as I could be in an uncomfortable hospital bed and being poked at all hours of the day & night.

We are currently getting adjusted to this new, beautiful life in our home. She is a precious baby and I am going to try and enjoy every minute (even the sleep-deprived ones!) since I know this is our last child.

Getting prepped for the OR


Daddy and his babies


Going home outfit


Headed home!


Beautiful blue eyed babe

38w6d

Unfortunately, baby girl has decided to be breech :( I have a C-section planned for Friday, 7 January. They will attempt to manually turn her first, one last ditch effort for me to have a "normal" labor and delivery, but if she doesn't turn then the OR will be prepped for surgery. I'm disappointed since I had actually been looking forward to laboring and delivering her. I've been meeting with the midwives at the hospital here and they are so wonderful, I was hoping to be able to stay with them the whole time until baby's arrival. There will be one midwife with me on Friday morning, and if baby girl cooperates and turns, I will be able to labor with the midwife. I'm just keeping my hopes up, but expecting the worst :(