Our baby is growing up... too fast!

Madeleine had a big week.

Born at 7 pounds and 2 ounces, she lost weight a few days after birth (as babies do) and fell to 6 pounds 13 ounces. By her first visit to the doctor on her eighth day (and thanks to my outstanding breastfeeding!), she was up to 7 pounds 10 ounces.

The doctor said her little reflexes indicated great development of her central nervous system. And the cord blood banking firm said she had NINE times the necessary sample for her collection to be valid. (She's an overachiever!)

And she has already begun to change her sleeping habits. The first night she was home, she cried for five hours straight (and I cried watching her cry). Since then, knock on wood, she has begun to sleep on and off during the night with waking periods for feeding and diaper changes every 1.5 to three hours. She's apparently a night owl and has been most alert so far from about 11 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. (on and off). She leaves us tired, of course, but we can already see new sleep patterns emerging.

And you can't see it in this picture, but her umbilical cord is nearing the stage where it falls off.

Sigh.

I love her progress, but boy, the time is flying. I wish it would slow.