So I know this update is a little late, that seems to be my M.O. lately. So the first month of my Lennon Love's life seems to have flown by, I may have cried a little on her 1 month "birthday". Seriously, wasn't she just crowning like 5 mins ago. Things were a little rough the first month, of course the we dealt with the typical newborn-ness & postpartum hormones (which no one warns you about) Thank goodness for placenta encapsulation! Seriously, I know it sounds gross and weird.. but it is UM.AZING! But we also dealt with excessive gassyness cause by a crazy oversupply, a tongue tie, the not so great latch caused by the tongue tie,sore boobs caused by the not so great latch and from being engorged, me leaking all over everything I own, & smelling of rancid breast milk. Oh, and the icing on the cake, Eric had to go work out of town, so I was complete alone, emotional, and hormonal. Now with all that said, I wouldn't trade it for the world. Because the bits of sunshine that come out from behind the postpartum clouds totally outweigh the exhaustion, frustration, etc.
I cannot believe how much Lennon has changed in just one month. She holds her own head up really well, she's become so alert and curious about things and she even smiled a real smile at me for the first time! She loves staring at the TV, computer screen, or where the window and wall meet. She has also taken a liking to her swing and bouncer, and has a particular fondness for a V-Tech lullaby bear that Eric's mom bought for her, it drives me up the wall, but she seems to like it, especially on car rides. Breastfeeding is going well on her end , like I said , her tongue tie makes her latch not-so-great but it definitely doesn't stop her from getting that milk!! She is also starting to outgrow her newborn prefold diapers and covers,which makes me incredibly sad. It's also a little inconvenient since she's still too small for the one-size diapers and we only have a dozen 'small' prefolds. But I'm sure we will make it work somehow.
I think that's about it, exciting stuff.. I know! ;)
Until next month (or when I get a chance to type up her birth story)....
