The First Two Weeks

Cameron Grant Riser arrived two weeks ago today.  Born January 12, 2013 at 5:19 am 8 pounds 13 ounces 22 inches long.  He left the hospital weighing 8 pounds 5 ounces,  four days after birth he was 8 pounds 11 ounces, and  twelve days after birth he weighed 9 pounds 11 ounces!!  I have been very busy, but luckily not at night :)    Cameron eats every 2-3 hours in the day, starting at 7am.  Between 5pm and 10 pm I let him cluster feed to store up for the night.  He goes to bed for the night between 9 and 10 pm and sleeps a six hour stretch. 
He is a calm and observant baby.  He cries only during baths, when it's time to eat, and when his sister hits him in the head.  He sleeps a total of 20 hours a day with three distinct wake times.  One in the morning, afternoon, and night.  I try very hard to follow the Eat, Play, Sleep pattern during the day, although he prefers to sleep through some of his "play".  Right now I'd say we have a pattern to our day vs. a schedule.  It is predictable and I like that.


Here's a peek into the first two weeks:

Happy Birthday!

Meeting for the first time

Love

Eating together

First Bath- He HATES them!

Big Feet

Life with Little Brother

This is where he sleeps at night

A trip to the Children's Museum

Excelling at Tummy Time

Sleeping through Tummy Time

Alexis sharing a book with Cameron

Lucky Ducks!!

40 Weeks Pregnant

how far along: 40 Weeks.  1 1/2 cm dilated, 75% effaced, -2 station

 

how big is baby: The fundal measurement is 37 week.  The midwife guesses his weight at 7lbs 3 ounces.  She says he is long and in correct position for birth.

 

weight gained so far: 39lbs.  I gained 5 lbs this week!!!!!  And I am SWOLLEN!

Belly Button in or out:  Halfway in and Halfway out

 

stretch marks: No, and everyone who has seen my belly (nurses and midwife) comment on how "pretty" it is.  I got lucky there...thankfully it's winter so my swollen legs and all their veins aren't showing.

 

sleep:I get up twice every night around the same time to pee.  The rest of the night I spend flipping from one side to the next.  Lots of nights I wake up to mild cramping.

best moment of the week: Showing up at Labor and Delivery at 11pm on New Years Eve for monitoring.  I was on my way to get ice for my finger which I had burned on hot glue and in the process tripped over the dog.  It is standard procedure to get monitored for 4 hours.  My favorite part was Josh's sarcastic response to lighten the mood "I guess I should stay here so one of us can get some sleep"  Kate, my sister, thought he was serious!!!

 

food cravings:no

 

looking forward to: Getting this show on the road.  If I am still pregnant on Thursday Jan. 10th at 4:15 pm the midwife will strip my membranes.  Hopefully that will get things going.  Her advise to me today was: plan something everyday, stay busy, pretend like you'll be pregnant til he goes to kindergarten.  In other words- Forget about giving birth and having a newborn.  Easier said than done, but I will give it a shot.  

I really do believe in the natural route;  however I'm finding I was more an advocate for it at 20 weeks than I am now :)