I don't have a lot of updates this week. Marissa is still a little congested, but otherwise is doing better. Lately she's been sleeping a lot during the day but still maintaining her good sleep at night, so go figure. She likes to sleep.
Part of it, I think, is that she's going through a real "growth" phase right now. Not just in terms of height or weight, but also in physical capabilities. She is working on rolling over...she doesn't quite have it yet, but it's really cute to watch her try (she gets pretty darn frustrated...no patience! Hmm...that sounds familiar...). Anyway, on her back she will pull up her legs like she's working her lower abs, and then she'll roll to the side. She can get her legs over so that she's laying on the front of them, but can't quite get her upper body all the way over (she has to figure out what to do with her arms so that she can pick her head up and move it over). She has actually rolled from her front to her back two times (both were today)...that is usually the direction that they roll first. So, she's getting there! Sometimes I say "roll over" to her and I feel like I'm talking to a dog. Oh well...training a dog and a kid are amazingly similar, I guess. However, she won't get a treat when she rolls over...just lots of crazy cheering, smiling and lots of kisses!! LOL.
When I went in to get her this morning she was completely flipped around...not from back to front, but rather her feet were up where I normally put her head and vice versa. She had done a 180 degree turn in the crib. Lots of squirming going on at night!!
She also is eating a ton lately. She has gone from eating 3-4 oz per feeding to eating 4-6 ounces, normally closer to 6. This is good because she's sleeping through feedings sometimes, so some days she only gets 5 feedings instead of the usual 6. She was supposed to drop a feeding sometime between 3 and 5 months, so I guess this is OK. There just aren't enough hours some days to squeeze in the 6th feeding since she's spacing out her meals more now.
When will I stop worrying about her eating and sleeping? I swear, one day I'm worried that she isn't getting enough sleep, and the very next day I'm worried that she's sleeping too much and something might be wrong. I need to relax. At least I've stopped worrying about her pooping and analyzing her diaper contents. She poops far less frequently (only once or twice a day now) so there's not as much to examine.
As for me, I'm really tired all the time these days. I sleep OK at night...thank goodness Marissa sleeps well...but I am just drained. Part of it is just having a newborn...working or not, I would probably feel this way. They are just very demanding little people!! But I'm still getting adjusted to going full-throttle at work and then rushing to get her and going full throttle with her until I put her down between 8:30 - 9:00.
I'm still holding out some hope that one day I can cut back and work part time, but it's just not in the cards right now. But maybe someday!
Next Friday we have her 4 month well visit at the doctor...which means more vaccines. Yuck. I'm dreading it. I am taking PTO (Paid Time Off) that day to take her and then stay with her to monitor any reactions. Will not be fun.
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