We have a weight check for Morella this morning. On Wednesday, after her second lacatation consultation and 1 week check up -- where it was determined that she is AT her birth weight (she has two weeks to do this). We decided to agree to have access to the hospital scale to make sure that our breastfeeding regime with nipple shield and finger feeding would work out.

As it turns out, Morella now only eats from the boob (but only with nipple shield) and has turned up nose at the bottle and most attempts to finger feed. I guess I can take this as a compliment. Her wet/poopy diaper output has finally increased too. In fact we are going to now have to buy some more newborn size diapers to bridge the gap for all the size 1 diapers that we received from the baby shower. At that point I'll put in the order for cloth diaper service.

I am feeling better. Now that she is eating without *constant* stimulation and is catching on to latching (not all are successful though -- ouch!) We have been able to get some sleep at night by: leaving a night light on (pitch darkness wakes her up), humidifier on high (she has our constantly stuffy nose :( ) and bringing the boppy, lanolin cream, shields, hand towels (I got a bunch of these blue hand towels at a garage sale this past summer and they are hands down the most absorbent, easy to use burp clothes ever!), --- uh as I was saying. Now I can actually get some sleep at night by getting into this schedule. Tim hasn't had to get up and help for two nights in a row though. Though I really count on him for the morning though because he changes her diaper, gets her undressed and gives me a few moments to get set up for a real breast feeding session complete with pumping - which I really really need after a night of not pumping.

Also not running around yesterday, and taking a boring warm bath with no soap products have helped the sore issues. The only bad is that I had a rotten headache yesterday afternoon that didn't go away until 2 or 3 in the morning. :( Maybe that is why I am feeling great this morning -- no pain!

It snowed out a little last night. The outside world is dusted with white.

I need to get cracking on getting the hospital photos of Morella ordered and then ordering pictures for a birth announcement.

The other day Hilary stopped by with a bonanza of goodies -- a storage bin full of clothes that included some newborn items, a bottle of lanolin cream, The Happiest Baby on the block book, an adorable little sleeper outfit that I put on her last night and a great card. The Bit has also gotten some congrats cards from Coral, Oliver, St. Mary's labor and delivery staff -- etc. She's such a lucky girl!

Tonight, Tim's parents are coming to help. They are coming later this evening so I am not sure how much helping is going to get done -- but I am thinking that if today goes hectic then I might be taking a nap! They are also bringing pie! I decided yesterday that we needed to have a Morella food toll. You wanna see a baby? You bring us food.

Ha ha ha. Just kidding.

Kinda.