4 Weeks Old Today!

Today I am exactly 4 wks old!

Well lets start with where we left off the other day....

Monday I only really posted some pictures.

So on Monday - we really did not do very much at all, just some wonderful bonding time with Aedyn. This was the first night we decided to end the "swaddling." It was a very difficult evening getting her to sleep with out waking up ever time she felt her own face or pulled her own hair with those tiny hands. We all had a rough time that night, but finally she was asleep and all in the world was okay.
We did end up going to Bab.ies R.Us to purchase a new car seat. The one we have is not very nice to her little legs - they keep leaving deep indentations on her inner thighs and every time she was put in it, she would scream almost the entire time she was in it. She loves the new one! Not a peep when she gets in - unless she is already fussy.

Tuesday - no more swaddle day 1 - went well. Aedyn had her first Chiropractic adjustment.....let me give some back ground, before everyone freaks out about why an infant is getting adjusted.

Aedyn's birth as you all know was quite traumatic - with the pushing for 2 hours and the extra pushing that occured for 2 more hours and then the pushing back through the birth canal and the pulling out of the uterus, we felt that she might have a few little sublaxations with her very tiny and fragile spine. Not to mention she had become quite fussy and was having a very hard time with passing gas. Almost after every feeding she would cry and scream for an hour and when she could get that tiny gas bubble to toot, she could finally fall asleep.

Well she got her adjustment and for the 1/2 that followed, we breast fed her for 30 mins, and after ever suck she would toot! It was an amazing smelly 1/2. But she wasnt fussy at all after her feeding, she was not satisfied, so we gave her some formula afterwards and again no fussiness......we were so pleased and so happy that she was feeling good............

We thought to adventure to the commissary for groceries! Woo Hoo - adventure was successful, a happy baby the entire time. We were even able to exchange an item on the way home from Bab.ies R.Us.

Subsequently we also decided to try the Sim.alac Soy formula to supplement starting that night. And wow was that wonderful, the formula stinks but she was still not fussy. So we are thing this combination of the adjustment and the formula exchange has done the trick thus far.

Wednesday - Aedyn went over to visit with Sean Michael, mommy's friend Liz's son. Well, okay, mommy went to visit with Liz. Aedyn was such a great little girl, she never even got fussy!
Even after this 6 hour outting, when we got home she wasnt even fussy.

This was to mark the first official day she spent the night in her own bed. It really broke mommy's heart, but since daddy goes back to work in about a week, it had to happen. She did wonderfully!!! She woke up 2 times in the night for a diaper change and her feeding - a good 30 mins on the breast and then 2 oz of soy formula and she was out for the count again.

Thursday ---- Her 4 wk birthday :)
Not much really in the morning, we got to a slow start. Finally got out of the house just afternoon and ran to the store, stopped by mommy's office and then off to the herbal store in Tem.pe for a new supplement to help bring in mommy's breast milk. (it tastes awful) but hopefully it will help to bring in more milk. Aedyn was doing such a great job with our outting, we pushed our luck and had dinner out.....she slept through the whole thing! As soon as we got home - it was time for a diaper change again and her feeding. she has been such a great little girl with outtings in her new car seat!

Well she ended her day with a great wonderful present in her diaper!!! before her nighty nighty. It was a perfect way to end a great day.

She has another adjustment in the morning. Lets hope she does just as great as the other day and this reign of no fussiness continues!

We'll be stopping by also tomorrow to pick up the pictures - and over the weekend will scan them in, post some that have not been posted, and put the announcements in the mail....yes a whole month after she was born (they are late and mommy is not happy but that is life).

Our weekend is packed with fun things to do! A Birthday Fiesta on Saturday and a Birthday Swim party on Sunday.

Aedyn will also have her Dedication at chuch on the 28th of Sept - Chaplain Kittle will perform this during the Sunday Service.
Ch. Kittle also did Andrew's dedication in the hospital last year before he passed away. He also did a special dedication for Ethan, although he had already become an Angel.

Well that concludes the last 4 days. She is still swaddle free, tooting up a storm, and giving us lots of smiles.