2 Weeks Today!

Wow, how time is flying...can't believe Alexandra has been with us for 2 weeks already! So far things are good, we are getting 3-4 hour stretches at night with a feeding...the worst is the 430am feeding...by the time I finish and she is falling somewhat asleep...it is 5 am and with daylight savings time, I hear Matthew talking so do I go ahead and get up and give Matthew some attention or not.....this morning I opted for another 15-20 minutes of sleep and Matthew started knocking and whining around 6am....so hopefully he will adjust to the time-shift and get back to 6-7am wake-ups and not this 5-6am....

As for everything else, it is going ok. Alexandra is feeding, sleeping, and producing the wet/BM diapers according to normal standards...Matt is jealous and difficult but it is to be expected....We got some advice that we should get Matt a doll so he can mimick what I am doing with the baby??? Any thoughts?? He has plenty of stuffed animals so their is this side of me that is "not another toy" but if it works at getting him to handle the situation of a new baby better I am open to the idea...just wondering what others have done with a not quite 2 yrs old when a new baby enters the picture.

As for the weight...it is stabilized...I have to lose 16lbs to get back to pre-pregnancy weight....not too bad. Was going to start my workouts back up this morning but a hiccup with Jay forgetting his phone and having to drive it to him plus meet folks at his work took a chunk out of morning nap time for me so now I am losing motivation...so Tomorrow...the 2 week lay-off will officially end and I will start slowly by just getting 15 or so minutes on the bike and some gentle yoga....Goal will be in a few weeks to get back to 30 or so minutes on the bike and some more advanced strength and core work through yoga and weights.

Here are some pictures from last week...yep, I know I will get on it for this week...in fact will take some in a bit here for 2 weeks...and will get them on facebook hopefully by tomorrow.
The yellow in her face has gone almost all away and she is filled out a bit more...she is really long and skinny so about to have to move to the 0-3 months clothes for the length but they sorta overpower her b/c she is not really filling out the clothes...

Looks like she will be a blond and bluish on the eyes...she started to follow sounds today, when she heard the vacuum cleaner, she turned her head to look for it and while people talk she is appearing to turn her head towards the voice....facial expressions are also beginning to appear. I think she has smiled a bit at me, especially following a feeding where the full belly certainly helps to make a happy baby.

Well that is about all.
More to come I am sure by next week.