Today, I juggled one sick 3-year-old with one very happy almost-2-month-old. It wasn't the most fun, but it worked! I made it work! Woohoo!
Avery was up literally all night long. I think I got a few hours of sleep here and there. It's sad when your 3-year-old keeps you up more than your almost-2-month-old. Anyway, after that awful night, I got up this morning, fed both girls and started to get ready. When I got out of the shower, Avery was whining, saying her body hurt and she couldn't fall asleep. I finally got her to fall asleep (thinking she just needed some rest), but 40 minutes later she was back up, whining and crying again. At that point she wasn't running a fever, but I went ahead and gave her some Advil. I also called the school and let them know I was keeping her home for precautionary measures (I'd hate her to actually have something and give it to someone at school). I'm glad I kept her home because she just had a whiny/crying day today. Not sure if it's the beginning of some allergies/sinuses (running nose, slight cough, and just feeling yucky) or if it was from lack of sleep. She's feeling much better now, so she'll be back to school tomorrow (I hope - and hope we have an easy night of SLEEP tonight!). I kept her in her room or my room the whole day, entertaining herself with toys, books and a few movies. If she had a virus, I wanted to keep her clear from Hadley.
As for Hadley, she is just the happiest little baby on the block! That girl was all smiles today, with barely any tears (not that we have many anyway).
She is also sleeping 7-9 hour stretches at night (I know, right?) and she is just starting to stretch out her feedings from 3 hours during the day to about 4 - 4 1/2. Still eating fast, still growing like a weed (just starting filling out her 3-6 month sleepers!), and still my just happy as a lark little girl.
Andrew had youth tonight, so he was only home from work for about 10 minutes before leaving again. So I really was practically all alone with both girls today.
I think I handled it pretty well. :) Now, when both girls are home sick and I'm dealing with that all day.... well, we'll see how I handle it then. :)
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
First Day of Preschool
Today was Avery's first official day of preschool! A few weeks ago, we went and did her screening, where they determined if she would go full days or half days. She goes to Miss McGill's class every day, Monday through Friday, from 11:30 am - 2:00 pm. Last Friday was orientation. She got to go through the milk line, eat breakfast, check out her classroom and take a short bus ride (with Mommy right by her the whole time). So today was our official day, where Andrew and I dropped her off for the first time. She's never been to daycare. The only thing close to this is dropping her of at Sunday School, and we're just right downstairs the whole hour and fifteen minutes that church lasts. So, this was a pretty big deal for us. There were absolutely no tears (on Avery's part anyway) and she went right in, sat down and started on a puzzle. Andrew and I gave her kisses and left her there. I swear, once I got home I just sat and watched the clock until it was time to go pick her up. Hadley and I were waiting outside and once the bell rang, we went right in to get her! And she was super happy to see us - she had her backpack and a big smile on her red face. She said she had just played outside and it was so fun. And she missed me, but would be able to come back to school tomorrow. Once we got home, she told me that if she didn't go back her friends would miss her... so that's why she has to leave me and Hadley and go back to school tomorrow.
I'm so glad she loved it. I know this will be good for her. She needs to be around other kids and used to following directions and playing nicely. I think this will really prepare her for kindergarten (which is only 2 short years away!). I can't believe how big she is... and I'm sure I'll have lots of future stories about preschool!
I'm so glad she loved it. I know this will be good for her. She needs to be around other kids and used to following directions and playing nicely. I think this will really prepare her for kindergarten (which is only 2 short years away!). I can't believe how big she is... and I'm sure I'll have lots of future stories about preschool!
Sunday, August 21, 2011
My Awesome Girls
Here's an update on my absolutely fabulous girls....
Hadley:
Hadley is a rockin' awesome baby! She eats fast - like super fast. I checked the phone last night when she got up at 4:32 and she was done eating, including a change, by 4:45. Love it. And at night, she pretty much goes right back to sleep. I swaddle her up, rock her for a few minutes, lay her down and turn off the light. Sometimes I'll have to get up to put her pacifier back in her mouth, but most of the time she just goes back to sleep. I love her! She's also awake more during the day and she is pretty happy - she's focusing more on faces and people and loves being talked to. She smiles and coos. So cute.
The only challenge we're working on is tummy time. She doesn't like to work on holding her head up. She'd rather just put her head down and take a little nap. I'm hoping to get her to lift her head up more this week and strengthen those neck muscles!
Other than that, like I said, my baby is awesome! :)
Avery:
Avery is just about the most awesome 3-year-old I know! She is so smart and funny - but along with that comes her attitude (she gets it from me). Avery was screened for the pre-k program our school district has. We want Avery to experience a classroom setting, with a teacher and other kids, following directions, etc. without paying an arm and a leg for it. Unfortunately, the majority of this program is for kids at risk and Avery doesn't really fit into that category. From what I've gathered, the preschool is either a full school day, or a half day (2 1/2 hours) either in the morning or the afternoon. The really at risk kids do the full day. We're hoping Avery can get a spot in the half day program. Especially because she had an awesome time at her screening last Friday. She got to play, do a vision and hearing test, draw a picture, cut some paper (scissoring, as she called it), and play with some other kids. She absolutely loved it. She burst into tears when she had to leave. That's why I want her to get in to it so bad. She wants to play with other kids and go to school. We should hear back from this week, so I'm hoping we get some good news! I know she's excited. Other than that, she's been adjusting well to Hadley being part of our lives. She absolutely adores her and is very attentive to anything Hadley related. Her new funny saying: "Holy guacamole." Andrew and I love it. :)
Challenges with Avery include the aforementioned attitude (typical 3-year-old behavior) and some jealousy issues regarding Hadley (typical sibling rivalry I suppose).
So, like I said, and like you can see from reading, I have some pretty awesome daughters. They just make my days so much better than I could ever imagine. I seriously cannot imagine my life without either of them. I'm so excited when I think of all the fun things we're going to get to do as they both get older. We have some awesome times ahead of us!!
Hadley:
Hadley is a rockin' awesome baby! She eats fast - like super fast. I checked the phone last night when she got up at 4:32 and she was done eating, including a change, by 4:45. Love it. And at night, she pretty much goes right back to sleep. I swaddle her up, rock her for a few minutes, lay her down and turn off the light. Sometimes I'll have to get up to put her pacifier back in her mouth, but most of the time she just goes back to sleep. I love her! She's also awake more during the day and she is pretty happy - she's focusing more on faces and people and loves being talked to. She smiles and coos. So cute.
The only challenge we're working on is tummy time. She doesn't like to work on holding her head up. She'd rather just put her head down and take a little nap. I'm hoping to get her to lift her head up more this week and strengthen those neck muscles!
Other than that, like I said, my baby is awesome! :)
Avery:
Avery is just about the most awesome 3-year-old I know! She is so smart and funny - but along with that comes her attitude (she gets it from me). Avery was screened for the pre-k program our school district has. We want Avery to experience a classroom setting, with a teacher and other kids, following directions, etc. without paying an arm and a leg for it. Unfortunately, the majority of this program is for kids at risk and Avery doesn't really fit into that category. From what I've gathered, the preschool is either a full school day, or a half day (2 1/2 hours) either in the morning or the afternoon. The really at risk kids do the full day. We're hoping Avery can get a spot in the half day program. Especially because she had an awesome time at her screening last Friday. She got to play, do a vision and hearing test, draw a picture, cut some paper (scissoring, as she called it), and play with some other kids. She absolutely loved it. She burst into tears when she had to leave. That's why I want her to get in to it so bad. She wants to play with other kids and go to school. We should hear back from this week, so I'm hoping we get some good news! I know she's excited. Other than that, she's been adjusting well to Hadley being part of our lives. She absolutely adores her and is very attentive to anything Hadley related. Her new funny saying: "Holy guacamole." Andrew and I love it. :)
Challenges with Avery include the aforementioned attitude (typical 3-year-old behavior) and some jealousy issues regarding Hadley (typical sibling rivalry I suppose).
So, like I said, and like you can see from reading, I have some pretty awesome daughters. They just make my days so much better than I could ever imagine. I seriously cannot imagine my life without either of them. I'm so excited when I think of all the fun things we're going to get to do as they both get older. We have some awesome times ahead of us!!
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Hadley's Birth Announcement
I just finished up Hadley's birth announcement, thanks to McPeek-Smith Photography for the amazing pictures! Shutterfly helped me create it. :)
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
The Magic House
Avery has been begging us to take her back to The Magic House. We went a few months ago when her cousins were in town, and any time she sees the picture of her and Daddy with their hair sticking up from the static ball she would practically cry while asking us to take her back.
So, we had planned to take her during our week home with Daddy. Imagine my surprise when last week Andrew told me he purchased a membership to The Magic House from Groupon. Normally $150, this $75 deal includes free entrance for our entire family for a year, 10 free guest passes, a $5 gift card, 10% off food and gift shop purchases, and a members only entrance (I could give or take that last one, ha!).
At $8.75 a person, 6 visits will more than pay for this Groupon deal. Plus, Andrew thinks it will be something fun we can do more in the winter/spring months when we need to get out. And with the way Avery has been asking to go, we may visit a few times each month!
So, we took Hadley to her first big outing for several hours. And she did great! I used my Moby wrap to keep her nice and cozy and close, which was easier than waiting for the elevator.
It was by far the most crowded experience we've ever had there, but we don't typically go during the summer hours. But Avery had a blast, and that's all that mattered. She cried when we left (not a big fit, just a few tears) and then begged to go back immediately. Typical Avery! :)
Needless to say, we'll be going back soon. I don't know if I could handle both girls by myself, but maybe we can kick out another visit or two during my maternity leave.
Here are me and both girls at The Magic House:
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Milestones!
Well, I can't remember if smiling is technically a milestone, but it's time we start hitting those with Hadley. She smiled for the first time this week! The doctor told us to expect smiles between 4-6 weeks (which was strange, because with Avery being a preemie it was 6-8 weeks, and she smiled at 7 weeks). Hadley has been smiling in her sleep (and laughing) quite a bit lately, but the other day I was looking at her hands and feet and when I looked at her face she was looking straight at me, smiling. I'm pretty sure I almost burst into tears and my heart melted. She's so pretty when she smiles. :)
So, since that day, Daddy has been trying to catch a smile. He was working pretty hard the other day and he got some good smiles and a little bit of cooing.
And today she smiled and cooed at my mom earlier this morning and Andrew's mom this afternoon - happy Grandmas for sure!
She's holding her head up a lot more lately also. And she's staying awake a lot more.
She's still doing great at night, which is awesome for me.
As for Avery, we are struggling with a little bit of night terrors/afraid of the dark. She keeps saying she's scared of the dark, even during the day she doesn't want to go into a room if the light isn't on. She said to me the other night she was afraid of scary monsters and mean unicorns (who has ever seen a mean unicorn by the way??). We can't tell if she's honestly scared or if it's a sort of acting out type of thing because of the little sister and adjustment she's dealing with. I don't think she's totally acting out or anything, because she is an awesome kid. But when she complains about it, she gets a lot of attention, which I believe is what she wants. So I'm trying to figure out how to help her not be scared, if she is in fact really scared, and also give her some attention. Avery and I are going to go get pedicures together this week, and now that things are settling and Hadley is going longer between feedings, I'm going to try to do some date nights with Avery to give her that attention.
Overall, both girls are doing great. And I am obsessed with the both of them - and completely head over heels!! :)
So, since that day, Daddy has been trying to catch a smile. He was working pretty hard the other day and he got some good smiles and a little bit of cooing.
And today she smiled and cooed at my mom earlier this morning and Andrew's mom this afternoon - happy Grandmas for sure!
She's holding her head up a lot more lately also. And she's staying awake a lot more.
She's still doing great at night, which is awesome for me.
As for Avery, we are struggling with a little bit of night terrors/afraid of the dark. She keeps saying she's scared of the dark, even during the day she doesn't want to go into a room if the light isn't on. She said to me the other night she was afraid of scary monsters and mean unicorns (who has ever seen a mean unicorn by the way??). We can't tell if she's honestly scared or if it's a sort of acting out type of thing because of the little sister and adjustment she's dealing with. I don't think she's totally acting out or anything, because she is an awesome kid. But when she complains about it, she gets a lot of attention, which I believe is what she wants. So I'm trying to figure out how to help her not be scared, if she is in fact really scared, and also give her some attention. Avery and I are going to go get pedicures together this week, and now that things are settling and Hadley is going longer between feedings, I'm going to try to do some date nights with Avery to give her that attention.
Overall, both girls are doing great. And I am obsessed with the both of them - and completely head over heels!! :)
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Back to normal
I think we are getting back to normal between Andrew's work convention (not mine this year, hahaha!) and my illness/issues a few weeks ago. I'm feeling better, although I'm still sore, still having pain, and I am so tired for some reason... well, I have my suspicions on that. Besides getting up for a few hours each night, I don't think I'm consuming as many calories as I'm burning each day. Which would cause me to feel tired, and would also explain why I've already lost more weight than I gained while being pregnant (I'll take that side effect). But I'm working on the eating thing. Trying to include lots of healthy snacks throughout the day and drink lots of water.
So, this week, we've been painting. Since school supplies are on sale and prevalent in the stores, I bought Avery some washable water colors and she has loved abstract painting. She's so good, these could go in a museum one day. Just sayin'.
When I ask her if she wants to do a project, she typically wants to just paint for a while. She did not like the footprint picture we made Daddy. We made a bee. She hated getting paint on her foot. She literally screamed when I did it, but since it was on, I made her finish it, hah. (I'm such an awesome mom.)
We've also taken time to do tummy time with Hadley and "we" (I) will read Hadley (both girls) some books before afternoon nap.
In the morning, we take our time getting up though and typically she will watch a movie and eat breakfast while I feed Hadley and watch a few episodes of one my shows.
Then I either nap or watch some more episodes of something I'm trying to catch up on during afternoon nap, which is usually about 2 hours, but has stretched to 3 - 3 1/2 hours (love those days, because then I can nap AND watch a few shows).
I also took both girls to church last night for the first time by myself. Not too bad... I'm getting a little braver about venturing out with both of them alone. One big concern with that is the nursing with Hadley, but she loves driving in the car and being in her car seat so much, if I feed her right before I leave she will stay asleep the whole 3 hours we are gone.
Hadley turns one month old tomorrow. I go back to work about 2 weeks before she turns 3 months. This is going by way too fast. :(
So, this week, we've been painting. Since school supplies are on sale and prevalent in the stores, I bought Avery some washable water colors and she has loved abstract painting. She's so good, these could go in a museum one day. Just sayin'.
When I ask her if she wants to do a project, she typically wants to just paint for a while. She did not like the footprint picture we made Daddy. We made a bee. She hated getting paint on her foot. She literally screamed when I did it, but since it was on, I made her finish it, hah. (I'm such an awesome mom.)
We've also taken time to do tummy time with Hadley and "we" (I) will read Hadley (both girls) some books before afternoon nap.
In the morning, we take our time getting up though and typically she will watch a movie and eat breakfast while I feed Hadley and watch a few episodes of one my shows.
Then I either nap or watch some more episodes of something I'm trying to catch up on during afternoon nap, which is usually about 2 hours, but has stretched to 3 - 3 1/2 hours (love those days, because then I can nap AND watch a few shows).
I also took both girls to church last night for the first time by myself. Not too bad... I'm getting a little braver about venturing out with both of them alone. One big concern with that is the nursing with Hadley, but she loves driving in the car and being in her car seat so much, if I feed her right before I leave she will stay asleep the whole 3 hours we are gone.
Hadley turns one month old tomorrow. I go back to work about 2 weeks before she turns 3 months. This is going by way too fast. :(
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
In my dreams...
Hadley turns one month old at the end of this week, Friday to be exact. We'll be celebrating the day by going to the doctor, where she'll probably have to have a shot or two. :( I hate that. Avery hasn't had to have a shot in a while, and I'm nervous about the day that she'll have to again. Which will probably be next summer.
Anyway. One whole month has passed since my sweet baby girl was born. A month that has simply rushed by. Last week, in the doctor's office, I kept telling people she was 2 weeks old. Really she was closer to 3 1/2. I totally skipped quite a few days there, apparently.
The weirdest part is that I've only "known" her for one month. It's only been one month since I saw her light red hair for the first time. One month since I noticed her nose was very similar to her big sister's. Since I counted and awed over her long fingers and toes. Since I found out she makes lots of baby noises in her sleep, as well as laughing. Since I found out that when you open her diaper up for a diaper change, 1 out of 2 times she will poop and pee again.
One month since I saw her gorgeous face and fell head over heels in love with her.
The funniest part though is that I feel like I've known her my whole life. Perhaps she was the baby girl I dreamt about since our first miscarriage after having Avery, which was about 2 years and a few months before giving birth to Hadley. I've seen her in my dreams, yet she's more gorgeous in person than she ever was in my head. Whether it's true or not, I just have a familiar feeling in my chest when I look at her.
I know you... I always have.
I tried to explain this feeling to Andrew, this feeling that I just know her. Her face is not unfamiliar to me. I didn't really feel this way until we got home from the hospital. Maybe I'm the only mom that thinks the "switched at birth thing" could happen to me, so I kept trying to memorize what she looked like before they'd take her to the nursery. It wasn't until her features changed from the newborn chubby baby face into more of an infant's face that I started feeling that way. She just looks so familiar to me.
Maybe it's just a mother thing, but to me, it's because I've met her before. In my dreams. She had been there all along. It was a long road to travel to get to her, but she was always there, I just didn't know it.
Anyway. One whole month has passed since my sweet baby girl was born. A month that has simply rushed by. Last week, in the doctor's office, I kept telling people she was 2 weeks old. Really she was closer to 3 1/2. I totally skipped quite a few days there, apparently.
The weirdest part is that I've only "known" her for one month. It's only been one month since I saw her light red hair for the first time. One month since I noticed her nose was very similar to her big sister's. Since I counted and awed over her long fingers and toes. Since I found out she makes lots of baby noises in her sleep, as well as laughing. Since I found out that when you open her diaper up for a diaper change, 1 out of 2 times she will poop and pee again.
One month since I saw her gorgeous face and fell head over heels in love with her.
The funniest part though is that I feel like I've known her my whole life. Perhaps she was the baby girl I dreamt about since our first miscarriage after having Avery, which was about 2 years and a few months before giving birth to Hadley. I've seen her in my dreams, yet she's more gorgeous in person than she ever was in my head. Whether it's true or not, I just have a familiar feeling in my chest when I look at her.
I know you... I always have.
I tried to explain this feeling to Andrew, this feeling that I just know her. Her face is not unfamiliar to me. I didn't really feel this way until we got home from the hospital. Maybe I'm the only mom that thinks the "switched at birth thing" could happen to me, so I kept trying to memorize what she looked like before they'd take her to the nursery. It wasn't until her features changed from the newborn chubby baby face into more of an infant's face that I started feeling that way. She just looks so familiar to me.
Maybe it's just a mother thing, but to me, it's because I've met her before. In my dreams. She had been there all along. It was a long road to travel to get to her, but she was always there, I just didn't know it.
Monday, August 1, 2011
Overthinking
I am notorious for over thinking things. Researching something until my head is spinning. When we got pregnant, I only did about a thousand hours worth of research on baby items. And getting it all back out with Hadley, I'm still pleased with what I chose and why I chose it (except for a pump - I should have bought the more expensive pump!). I also only read a ton of books on births (all natural, no c-sections, quite the shock when we were told she was breech and only coming via c-section - I had to make my sister bring me my birth book so I could read that part...). And of course I did a bunch of reading about taking care of a newborn, so I felt fairly prepared for taking care of Avery.
So, anyway, back to my post: Hadley will be 4 weeks old tomorrow and it was time to introduce a bottle to her. As much as I would love to exclusively breastfeed her, I do plan on going back to work when she's about 12 weeks old, and from what I've read 3-4 weeks old is a good time to introduce a bottle if you have a good breastfeeder. And yeah, that's all from tons of articles I've been reading about introducing a bottle in the past week. I was stressing about it and over thinking it.
What if she takes a bottle, then gets confused and doesn't want to nurse again??
What if she will never take a bottle and I'll have no other way to feed her when I'm not here?
Well, we went ahead and gave her about an ounce that I pumped earlier in the day when she was ready to eat, but not too hungry (that's what the articles say to do). They also say to switch the baby halfway through the feeding, from one side to the other. Oh, and don't shove the nipple in her mouth, make her take it like when she's nursing. Make sure she's sitting up and not laying back. Is she taking it? Is she? What's wrong with that nipple? Is the milk supposed to be in it like that?
That was me, to Andrew, the entire feeding. I hovered around him while he was trying to feed her, like a nervous bird or something.
Turns out, Hadley drank just about all of the ounce. She wasn't too fond of it. I think she expected a pacifier and was surprised when milk came out. She got this really confused look on her face and scrunched up her nose like, "You guys are completely nuts."
I nursed her the rest of the way right after she was done burping, and she was just fine. No confusion that I saw. So, it looks like we'll be introducing a little bit of milk to her in a bottle everyday until she gets the hang of it. She's going to be left with my mom and dad on Sunday while I go to church, so just in case she gets hungry during that time, I need her to at least take most of a bottle for a feeding. (Andrew is leading this weekend and I am teaching 2nd service Sunday School and would rather not leave her with the nursery just yet, and I think she'd be a distraction in class, so I need someone to watch her for a few hours.)
So, anyway, the whole giving her a bottle thing was not as hard as I expected. We never dealt with it with Avery because she was given a bottle right away in the NICU since the main goal there is to lose as little weight as possible. Full term babies can lose up to 7% or so of their birth weight without it being an issue, meaning that when moms are only producing colostrum, they can still breastfeed until their milk fully comes in within a day or two. With preemies that are already at low birth weights, you DON'T want them losing all of that weight. So, even though I was pumping and they were able to give her breast milk for about half of her feedings, she still needed high calorie food in her belly. And if she lost too much weight, they'd have to put in a feeding tube. Avery did have nipple confusion and latch issues, but she gained weight appropriately, which is all that matters.
Hadley does not have latch issues and no nipple confusion, which is the way I want to keep it. But she also needs to take a bottle at some point.
Here's to hoping that the next week of introducing the bottle goes smoothly and she catches on quickly. And that I will STOP over thinking the bottle issue and just go with the flow. And quit bugging my husband so much when he gets the chance to feed his baby. :)
So, anyway, back to my post: Hadley will be 4 weeks old tomorrow and it was time to introduce a bottle to her. As much as I would love to exclusively breastfeed her, I do plan on going back to work when she's about 12 weeks old, and from what I've read 3-4 weeks old is a good time to introduce a bottle if you have a good breastfeeder. And yeah, that's all from tons of articles I've been reading about introducing a bottle in the past week. I was stressing about it and over thinking it.
What if she takes a bottle, then gets confused and doesn't want to nurse again??
What if she will never take a bottle and I'll have no other way to feed her when I'm not here?
Well, we went ahead and gave her about an ounce that I pumped earlier in the day when she was ready to eat, but not too hungry (that's what the articles say to do). They also say to switch the baby halfway through the feeding, from one side to the other. Oh, and don't shove the nipple in her mouth, make her take it like when she's nursing. Make sure she's sitting up and not laying back. Is she taking it? Is she? What's wrong with that nipple? Is the milk supposed to be in it like that?
That was me, to Andrew, the entire feeding. I hovered around him while he was trying to feed her, like a nervous bird or something.
Turns out, Hadley drank just about all of the ounce. She wasn't too fond of it. I think she expected a pacifier and was surprised when milk came out. She got this really confused look on her face and scrunched up her nose like, "You guys are completely nuts."
I nursed her the rest of the way right after she was done burping, and she was just fine. No confusion that I saw. So, it looks like we'll be introducing a little bit of milk to her in a bottle everyday until she gets the hang of it. She's going to be left with my mom and dad on Sunday while I go to church, so just in case she gets hungry during that time, I need her to at least take most of a bottle for a feeding. (Andrew is leading this weekend and I am teaching 2nd service Sunday School and would rather not leave her with the nursery just yet, and I think she'd be a distraction in class, so I need someone to watch her for a few hours.)
So, anyway, the whole giving her a bottle thing was not as hard as I expected. We never dealt with it with Avery because she was given a bottle right away in the NICU since the main goal there is to lose as little weight as possible. Full term babies can lose up to 7% or so of their birth weight without it being an issue, meaning that when moms are only producing colostrum, they can still breastfeed until their milk fully comes in within a day or two. With preemies that are already at low birth weights, you DON'T want them losing all of that weight. So, even though I was pumping and they were able to give her breast milk for about half of her feedings, she still needed high calorie food in her belly. And if she lost too much weight, they'd have to put in a feeding tube. Avery did have nipple confusion and latch issues, but she gained weight appropriately, which is all that matters.
Hadley does not have latch issues and no nipple confusion, which is the way I want to keep it. But she also needs to take a bottle at some point.
Here's to hoping that the next week of introducing the bottle goes smoothly and she catches on quickly. And that I will STOP over thinking the bottle issue and just go with the flow. And quit bugging my husband so much when he gets the chance to feed his baby. :)
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