Home Alone

Well, it's been a few days since i've updated the blog. Cassandra came home on the 3rd and on the 5th, Nicole's family left and we have been on our own. For the most part, things have been going well. It has been such an amazing time getting to know Cassandra and having a good sense of humor as we have been pee'd on twice while changing her diaper ;-) The nights have been interesting in that she goes through very long stretches of feeding and then as soon as we put her down...squirm, squeak, WAAAAAHHHHH. Repeat cycle 2 to 3 times until she is finally tired. Last night (Sun/Mon) we got her to sleep for two 3-hour stretches. However, today, has been a different story. We think she is hitting a growth spurt as she is constantly eating but she has been SO fussy. She'll feed and then not want to eat and then CRY. This must have gone on for about 6 hours today. We finally got her changed and swaddled so that I could use the "Happiest Baby on the Block" trick. Which is...swaddle, turn them on their side, shush in their ears and then sway. After doing this 3 times, she FINALLY calmed down enough so that I could put her in her swing where she has been sleeping soundly ever since. Hopefully, when she wakes up, she'll be legitimately hungry so that she can feed well. Once again, we'll see how the night goes. In preparation, I think I'll have my second double espresso of the evening.

I know I have been delinquent with my picture postings so I will try to get some more shots up tomorrow as I finally got all of the images downloaded onto my computer. Tomorrow is also a big day as we will be taking her for her first pediatrician's appointment.