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!!!)