8 Weeks Today!

Hard to believe that only 8 Thursdays ago I gave birth to little Isabel. She has changed so much! While she still has those long, skinny legs- she has definitely put on weight and has little chubby cheeks. She has big, blue eyes (that we don't think are going to change) and she is starting to make cooing noises and is smiling now. Each day we play together on her playmat and she stares at the stuffed animals that hang over her head. (She especially loves the purple elephant for some reason). I try to give her "tummy time" but she conveniently throws up whenever I flip her onto her stomach. (I think that is her plan to get out of doing the "hard work")

We have started a bed time routine and she has been giving us a 4-6 hour stretch of sleep on most nights. Next we need to transition her to sleeping in her crib soon as she is getting too big for her bassinet. (Plus she is such a noisy sleeper and keeps her mommy awake)

As for the "no-dairy" diet the jury is still out on that. It hasn't quite been two weeks yet but her diapers are still pretty slimy and irregular in color. Also, she is still having lots of reflux after eating. On a more positive note she does seem less uncomfortable after eating... We will have to keep watching to see.
Jason tried giving her a bottle this week that was 1/2 breastmilk and 1/2 hypoallergenic formula (the type the doc recommended) and she acted as if she was being poisoned. She was NOT interested in formula. Luckily, I am going to continue breastfeeding for at least one more month. All in all, we are very proud of our little girl and all of her changes. Can't wait to see what next week brings.