Growing Like a Weed!

This morning I took Ayla to the Airdrie Regional Health Centre. On Wednesday mornings from 8:30 until 10:00 there is a public health nurse on duty that can answer any questions or address any concerns that you have - no appointment necessary!  I brought Ayla in because I wanted a nurse to look at her and tell me if she was still jaundiced. The nurse assessed her and said that she still has a tiny bit of jaundice, but that it is resolving itself very nicely. Yay! Also, while I was there the nurse weighed her. At (just over) 2 weeks old Ayla now weighs 8lbs3oz! That's a 1lb1oz increase over her birthweight! I'm so glad that she's growing and healthy, but it makes me a little bit sad too...she's growing so fast!

My favourite time to spend with Ayla is right after she finshes nursing. She's either really sleepy and snuggles up right into the crook of my neck for a little nap, or she is super awake and alert. It is so neat to interact with her when she is like this. She listens intently to my voice. She studies my face and meets my gaze, sometimes holding eye contact with me for several minutes. She makes little grunty and cooing noises, and she makes all kinds of funny faces at me. Today, during one such alert time, I managed to grab the camera and capture some moments.

 

And this is what Ayla is doing right now at this very moment...sleeping ever so peacefully. :)

(She may be 8lbs3ozs, but she still looks tiny in her crib!!!) 

Sick

We have not been in great shape around here lately. Last week Greg brought a cold home from work with him. He fought it for the greater part of last week and most of the weekend. On Friday night, I started feeling tickles and scratches in my throat and, sure enough, now it has turned into a full blown head/chest cold. Not fun.

This was the scene early this morning.

We are praying that Ayla doesn't catch this virus too...so far so good.

This Week

Ayla and I were on our own this week because Greg had to go back to work on Tuesday. We really missed having him at home (sometimes mommy cuddles are just not as good as daddy cuddles), but we did well and had a very good week. Some of the highlights of this week were: going to the Dr. (she got a clean bill of health and lots of "ooohs" & "aaahs" :), going for a walk with Auntie Carli, first trip to Starbucks (actually - she went TWICE this week), bathtime, and her first trip to the mall (had to take advantage of Clinique Bonus Days!!)
All in all, a pretty busy week! Here are some of the moments that I managed to capture.

We LOVE this new life!!

First Days Photos

Here is a collection of photos taken from Ayla's first few days.
I have to give credit for many of these photos to Greg's parents (thanks Grandma & Grandpa!!)

Going for a Walk

When Ayla was 4 days old, we bundled her up and took her on her first walk. She really enjoyed it, and the motion of the stroller put her right to sleep.

Ayla's Birthday

Ayla was born on Monday, September 13th, 2010 at 9:48pm.
She weighed 7lbs2oz and was 19 inches long.

She arrived 4 days late. These are her last photos "on the inside", taken on my due date (September 9th).

This is her first photo "on the outside", taken mere moments after her birth.



Cuddling with dad.

Kisses from mom.

Coming home from the hospital.