Last night Russ was holding her and blowing on her face to get her attention, and boy did he succeed! We don't think she liked it because she smacked his lips with her hand to get him to stop a second or two after he started. It really surprised both of us that she would let us physically know her preferences so early. :)
We are both getting full nights of sleep. She wakes us every couple hours to be fed and changed, but then goes right back to sleep. She spends between 2 and 4 hours of wake time during the day, but is wonderful at night.
She's already determined her schedule and is so content. No crying fits, no episodes of mom and dad having no clue what to do, and perfect health!
She's amazing and what's more amazing is how much we're both already attached to her, since neither of us are baby people.
Russ is excellent with her; my tail bone was severely injured during birth (it seems my pelvis is too small and just not made for birthing babies so she moved my tail bone out of the way when she couldn't get my hips to move) and getting up out of bed or off the couch is painful and really dreaded. So, Russ offered me a deal!! Over night (and honestly most of the day) if I'll feed her, he will change her. :) -It's so wonderful to not have to get out of bed in the middle of the night.
She is very alert and our midwife says in perfect health. She regained her birth weight on day three (after only losing 3 oz) and is feeding well. We're so lucky, she's so peaceful.
She was born in our bedroom, partially in the water and partially on land. I didn't even know I was in labor until I was about 9cm. My midwife had to be in Florida on Weds/Thurs (and she came on Thurs OF COURSE) so I had her backup and was complete before the midwife arrived. Russ did it all with me, from the time I awoke him at 5:30am (2 hours after my water broke) until she came at 2pm, 8 hours later. The only thing I wish had been different is an opportunity to just feel the pains and work of labor, but with all the back pain I didn't ever feel a contraction (besides those I had felt for weeks leading up to the birth).
It will be a few weeks, but I'll be back in order soon (as soon as I can sit on a chair) and baby and daddy are doing excellently.
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