3 weeks of Baby Stella

Ok so I'm a little behind!  I was truly thinking this whole blogging thing would be sooo easy since I would be home all day- Boy was I wrong! (Originally the title of this post was 2 weeks--EEK!) Stella has been keeping us a bit busy but we have transitioned well! Now my days are filled with nursing, diaper changes, and kissing those chubby little cheeks:)  We are slowly but surely learning little Miss Stella's routine.  I'm not going to lie-things were a little rocky those first few days in the hospital, but since being home things have definitely taken a turn for the better! (still not perfect but better)

Here's a few stats about Stella:
Birth weight 7 lb 7 oz; went home from hospital at 7 lb 1 oz; 3/30 6 lb 12.5 oz; 4/2 7 lb 4.5oz (doctor was impressed by this weight gain!)  Because I am breastfeeding it's normal for her to loose weight in the beginning.  Goal is for her to return to her birth weight by 2 weeks

Two week stats

• Height 20 inches (75th percentile)
• Weight 7 lb 13 oz (50-75th percentile) AND has passed her birthweight!  I thought for sure she would be 8 lbs by now bc she's been eating so good.  Not quite but almost there!
• Head circumference 14 3/4 inches (98th percentile-holy cow!)
• Sleep: well we haven't figured out this just yet!  Everyday seems to be different.  But I have been trying to get her on a routine during the day and a "bedtime" routine.  This is so hard to do bc I hate waking a sleeping baby.  The nighttime schedule is just a mess-some nights we get a few hours of sleep and other nights I feel like I nurse her all night long!  But (hopefully not jinxing myself here) the last few nights have been really good-she's had at least a 3-4 hour sleep between feedings.
• Nicknames: Sweet Pea, Precious, Chunky Monkey, Sister, Little Missy, Pip Squeak 
• She found her thumb!  We really tried to go without a pacifier (the lactation consultants were worried about confusion since I'm nursing).  Well that lasted all about 10days!  We still use it only when she is fussy.  Although the thumb sucking is so adorable, I think in the long run it would be much easier to get rid of the pacifier:)

I found my thumb:)

2 weeks!

Well we've had quite a few visitors and have been busy showing off!  Stella's first week of life was very eventful.  She cheered on the CATS to the national championship! We celebrated Easter with my side of the family!  Adam went back to work and my Mom came to visit for a few days to help me out.  It was so great to have a little help and just hang out with her!  I know she enjoyed the time with Stella too!  We've yet to venture out with Stella other than going to the doctor.  We have broken in the stroller a few times for walking around the block:)

I promise to do better about documenting Stella's life:)  I guarantee I have enough pictures!!