Bristol should know how loved she is. She had TONS of visitors and calls and messages and gifts, all to welcome her into the world and send their love!
It is pretty cool to see some pink in our midst, versus blue!
First car ride! Kind of weird having a baby in God forsaken heat instead of a chilly Alaskan summer. I didn't know how to dress the poor child. I hope I have not totally screwed up her internal body temp regulators! Ha!
Joey was completely in love with Bristol from the beginning. He knew that she was who (or what) was in my belly. It was crazy to see how easily he put the whole situation together. He loves to kiss and hug on Bristol and he always wants to hold her.
However, he did ask me if he could kick her in the head when he first saw me nursing B!! However, once he realized that my boob made Bristol stop crying, he constantly requested for me to "give Bristol mommy's boobie!". Haha!
Bristol did fail her hearing test in her left ear (just like Joey had). We had to retake the test a week after going home. She passed the test with flying colors!
Bristol does not sleep as much as I thought newborns slept. This girl is afraid she's going to miss something. Some of my friends with young children have also commented on how awake little miss seemed to be.
Being in North Carolina has meant that we got to see lots and lots of family and friends. It was super cool to have so many visitors greet our new little lady.
It was also nice for me to have all of the family so I could sneak away for some Joey Mommy time or just to get a shower!
Bristol does like to be held. All. Of. The. Time. This chick wakes as soon as she realizes that she is not next to a warm breathing body! It's sweet and so frustrating. I try to remind myself that these days are short and limited, so I should just enjoy the bonding time while I can. It's just hard to do that when you really want to go to sleep, or shower, or poop!
I am exclusively breastfeeding little lady. I didn't have nearly the troubles breastfeeding this time around as I did with Joey. I also did not play around when things weren't going too smoothly...I consulted with a lactation consultant to get things straightened out this time. No bloody nipples for this mama!!
Joey got to spend some time with Michael's grandparents for about a week right after Bristol arrived. That was nice because B and I got to bond and work on our nursing and sleeping schedules. Instead of sleeping when she slept, I caught up on a lot of movies! Ugh! Stupid mommy! I must say that after having a toddler, I now realize that a newborn is a vacation! Haha! While Joey was gone, I was able to relax and just "chill". I didn't get much sleep, but some of that was my own fault.
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