Saturday, May 30, 2009

Allyson's First days...



Our first weeks with Allyson have been full of ups and downs. These days we are having more ups than downs which is wonderful. She is growing more and more every day. Some of the early days were hard because she was losing more weight than she should. So we are having to wake her up every two hours no matter what time (even 1, 3, and 5 am) to feed her. The problem was not the waking but that she would not go back to sleep after we woke her. So we would wake her at 1 and well then she would be up till 3 and then we would start the process all over again. Thankfully after two full weeks of this she gained weight!!! We were all happy. Since then we have been feeding her every 3 hours during the day and then on demand at night. She has slept as long as 5 hours at once and as little as 2 min :) at a time. The night she slept 5 hours Justin and I woke up so worried that something was wrong. We couldn't believe it. So we both ran in her room to make sure she was ok, and she was sleeping away. We didn't believe it though so we had to wake her up and feed her again. Most nights she is sleeping 4 hours at a time. Like I said though, most nights :). We are loving her more and more every day. Thankfully we have the entire summer to enjoy this time with her. I hope you enjoy the video. It is our first of many.

2 comments:

Laura and Boone said...

love it! the video was so great. you guys are wonderful parents :) she is so adorable! i think she liked the bath!

Amanda and Tyler Shelley said...

Loved the video Mandy! You guys are so natural. She is beautiful. I love how calm you both are. Just wonderful! Can't wait to meet her