Rowena has been doing very well.
Night Time
We're very lucky and very grateful to her night time routine, and the fact that she has day and night down very well for her age. I have a good friend (love you Reanna) who is currently struggling with this exact thing with her daughter, Ava (who is just two weeks older than Rowe, and they were due the same day). Rowe usually is up for 1-2 hours at a time during the day, and will fade in and out of naps for about 15 minutes at a time, and sometimes take a nice 1 1/2 hour nap. Her doctor told us to not allow a nap to last for more than 2 hours, as it might take away from her night sleeping. She's gone as long as 5 hours at night at a time, but averages around 4 hours. It allows for me to have some great chunks of sleep, which is vital to my sanity and the wellbeing of our other 2 children! :)
Eating
Rowena and I have this nursing thing down now, which is wonderful. For the first 2 weeks, her and I struggled for a good latch-on, a schedule, and regulating the milk flow. Now we're on a 3-3 1/2 hour schedule, and she can eat (drink) a meal in about 15 minutes total. Not too bad. She also takes a bottle very well--which is great for all of us! Pete feeds her on Mondays when I'm gone all day, and usually takes a night-time feeding on the nights he doesn't have to work the next day.
Playtime
Rowe still isn't "playing" yet, but she does love her swing. She also does pretty well with tummy time, and just hanging out laying on her back. We still don't do tummy time as much as we should. I tend to forget about it during the day.
Visitors
We've been fortunate that all of the grandparents were able to make it to visit and meet Rowena within the first few days of her arrival. She even got to meet an uncle (Wesley) and can't wait to meet the other three. Brian has his trip booked, and will be arriving in just three weeks. Hopefully the Henderson Uncles will be able to make a trip back to the midwest soon. We miss you!!! I've also had some friends, as well as Aunt Terry, Merre, Autumn and GAP-Aunt Patty, come over to visit and meet our newest addition.
Coming Up...
With the weather becoming nicer (except for this weekend), we will be spending more time outside, going to parks, going on walks, and weekly trips to Brookfield. We invite any and all of our friends who have nothing better to do on a Wednesday, to meet us at the Carousel! Of course, the weather hasn't been nice enough yet...so give us about a month.
Rowe should be starting to focus more on our faces and react more to our voices. She already tends to respond well to my voice, as she associates that with yummy goodness. She's growing SO fast, which makes me sad. I definitely don't think we're done having kids!!!
Doctor Appointment
Rowe is weighing in at 9 lbs, 8 oz, which is 5 oz more than both Delaney and Katie weighed at one month. Not bad for being 21 oz bigger than Delaney and 13 oz bigger than Kate at birth. Dr. Paul said that Rowena is doing well and looking great. We go back again at 2 months and that's when the fun begins...SHOTS! I'll be sure to capture that on film! We also get to start introducing food around 3 months--if I remember correctly. Maybe it's 4 months. Sadly, I'll admit that I can't remember that. I do remember how often we visit the doctor though the first year. I think they actually charge new parents rent when billing us!
Night Time
We're very lucky and very grateful to her night time routine, and the fact that she has day and night down very well for her age. I have a good friend (love you Reanna) who is currently struggling with this exact thing with her daughter, Ava (who is just two weeks older than Rowe, and they were due the same day). Rowe usually is up for 1-2 hours at a time during the day, and will fade in and out of naps for about 15 minutes at a time, and sometimes take a nice 1 1/2 hour nap. Her doctor told us to not allow a nap to last for more than 2 hours, as it might take away from her night sleeping. She's gone as long as 5 hours at night at a time, but averages around 4 hours. It allows for me to have some great chunks of sleep, which is vital to my sanity and the wellbeing of our other 2 children! :)
Eating
Rowena and I have this nursing thing down now, which is wonderful. For the first 2 weeks, her and I struggled for a good latch-on, a schedule, and regulating the milk flow. Now we're on a 3-3 1/2 hour schedule, and she can eat (drink) a meal in about 15 minutes total. Not too bad. She also takes a bottle very well--which is great for all of us! Pete feeds her on Mondays when I'm gone all day, and usually takes a night-time feeding on the nights he doesn't have to work the next day.
Playtime
Rowe still isn't "playing" yet, but she does love her swing. She also does pretty well with tummy time, and just hanging out laying on her back. We still don't do tummy time as much as we should. I tend to forget about it during the day.
Visitors
We've been fortunate that all of the grandparents were able to make it to visit and meet Rowena within the first few days of her arrival. She even got to meet an uncle (Wesley) and can't wait to meet the other three. Brian has his trip booked, and will be arriving in just three weeks. Hopefully the Henderson Uncles will be able to make a trip back to the midwest soon. We miss you!!! I've also had some friends, as well as Aunt Terry, Merre, Autumn and GAP-Aunt Patty, come over to visit and meet our newest addition.
Coming Up...
With the weather becoming nicer (except for this weekend), we will be spending more time outside, going to parks, going on walks, and weekly trips to Brookfield. We invite any and all of our friends who have nothing better to do on a Wednesday, to meet us at the Carousel! Of course, the weather hasn't been nice enough yet...so give us about a month.
Rowe should be starting to focus more on our faces and react more to our voices. She already tends to respond well to my voice, as she associates that with yummy goodness. She's growing SO fast, which makes me sad. I definitely don't think we're done having kids!!!
Doctor Appointment
Rowe is weighing in at 9 lbs, 8 oz, which is 5 oz more than both Delaney and Katie weighed at one month. Not bad for being 21 oz bigger than Delaney and 13 oz bigger than Kate at birth. Dr. Paul said that Rowena is doing well and looking great. We go back again at 2 months and that's when the fun begins...SHOTS! I'll be sure to capture that on film! We also get to start introducing food around 3 months--if I remember correctly. Maybe it's 4 months. Sadly, I'll admit that I can't remember that. I do remember how often we visit the doctor though the first year. I think they actually charge new parents rent when billing us!
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Sorry Henderson uncles, when I first saw these pics of Rowe she reminded me of Wes when he was this age. GAP
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