Life at Home

The first two months flew by. Ansley pretty much slept for 6 weeks straight. She slept day and night. It was nice to be able to take care of things around the house, rest, and heal myself. Since she was a preemie, the NICU doctor wanted us to feed every 3 hours. That meant waking up a sleeping baby, which was the hardest part of the first month. To wake a perfectly sleeping baby is unheard of, but she needed to have the nutrients. I believe she would have completely slept through everything if we didn’t wake her up. She had lost a little weight, which is normal, but the doctors wanted to make sure she was gaining properly. She was right at 5 pounds when she was born, but when she left the NICU she was 4 pounds 5 ounces. She’s 8 ½ pounds now, so I’m pretty sure she’s getting some nutrients. :) The first month, she barely opened her eyes. I think she thought she was still in the womb! Days and nights were pretty long with the feedings being that frequent…12:00, 3:00, 6:00, and 9:00…around the clock! After one month, we finally got the news we wanted….on demand feedings! At first, her body woke her up at 3 hours on the dot. She slowly began making it longer and longer in between. We’re now between 3-4 hours during the day and 4-6 hours at night. It will be a glorious day when she makes it all night. Ansley is becoming more alert each day. Here are some pictures of her playing on her musical mobile gym.

Christmas Eve

Two months old