Emma: 3 Weeks

We introduced Emma to the bottle last Thursday, at 2 1/2 weeks of age. I am majorly craving a date night and since she nurses like a champ, we figured we'd go ahead and give her a bottle to make sure we didn't miss "the window" where she would take it. For some reason I could only find a medium flow nipple so she had major pacing issues and practically drowned at first--poor girl! Graham had to take the bottle out every few sucks because she wouldn't breathe if he didn't. Finally I located a slow flow nipple and she did better but we'll just say it isn't her strongest skill just yet. She's getting better with subsequent bottles though! I have a great milk supply and so am hoping to get into a pumping routine so we can make bottles at least an every other day part of our schedule.

The night before last, Emma stayed up until about midnight but then once she finally went down, she slept until 5:10 AM and then didn't wake again until 8 something! I'm hoping that starting with a bigger baby will result in better sleep habits earlier on but then last night was horrible so I'm not counting on it!

Graham's cousin Stew brought this lovely number from Korea for Emma. WHAT is THAT? (Doesn't her look just say it all?) Why, it's a Mashimaro of course! She seriously couldn't take her eyes off it. :)

Emma has really taken to the binky which is sort of a relief for me. As much as they are a pain to get rid of later on, at least we can get rid of them (unlike the thumb...)

Emma had her first visit at Children's Hospital this past Friday. We met with a cranial facial pediatrician and a plastic surgeon to have the skin tag in her nose evaluated. They are calling it a cleft nose although it appears very minor. We will take her back for a CT scan at 6 months of age to make sure none of the bones in her face are affected--the doctors are highly doubtful this will be the case. Then they will plan to just follow how her nose grows from there and determine when/if they will do corrective surgery to remove the little polyp and even out her nares if one is slightly higher than the other. Likely it will happen before she enters elementary school.

She is really starting to look around and engage with those around her now. She coos at me when she is quite alert--I just love that!

Isla loves her little sister and often asks for Emma to play with her. Isla had been sick ever since the day after we got home from the hospital and so we'd been trying to keep the 2 apart. Her nose finally stopped running so when she asked to hold her today, I happily obliged.