I can't believe it's been 3 weeks already! It's gone by fast and has been fairly easy, which is great. We've been staying active/getting out of the house when we feel up to it (don't worry, we take naps and don't leave the house for a day or two sometimes, too).
My friend Zoe came over and took some pictures of Ayla when she was 2 weeks old and they turned out super cute, despite SOMEONE peeing and then pooping on the blanket 3 times... ;) Zoe worked with what she had in regards to space and lighting and I think the pictures are great!
On Sunday, May 8th (Mother's Day), we went out to Aedan Studio for another photo shoot (my sister-in-law is friends with the owner of the studio and she asked us to come by for some photos!). Cupcake pretty much slept through the whole photo shoot and made it look pretty easy! Check out the blog post Melissa (owner of the studio) put up on the studio's website (includes some of the pictures!): http://aedanstudio.com/archives/585 We were able to spend a little time with Justin and Kim (my brother and his wife) and my dad before heading to Chris' mom's house for lunch with Peggy (Chris' mom), Carl (Chris' brother) and Grandpa Besel. Chris and Carl made us a fantastic lunch, everyone got snuggles in with baby and I even got a nap (whoo hoo!).
Kelsey came over the next day to meet and snuggle the Cupcake (it was Kelsey's birthday. What a great present, baby cuddles! :) ) and then CC and I went over to see Omi and Icen for a bit before heading to Bunco on Tuesday night. I didn't hold her all night long, she was passed around to all the Bunco girls (which she slept through. Amazing considering our group can get pretty loud).
We had a quick checkup the other day at the Tualatin location to make sure the jaundice issue is resolving itself. She's still a little yellow, but she's gaining weight! She's up to 7 lbs 9 oz (from 7 lbs 3 oz at birth to 6 lbs 7 oz at her 3-day check, back up to 7 lbs and 1/2 oz at her 1 week check. It's normal for them to loose a little weight the first few days as they're waiting for mama's milk to come in around day 2 or 3). After that, she and I went to the New Mama Group at the Portland waterbirth center. I was having a hard time deciding whether to go or not since we had a rough few hours earlier in the morning and I wanted to take a nap. I'm glad I ended up going though, it was nice to talk to other mamas. There were 3 other ladies there, one with a 4 week old girl, and 2 with 3 month old boys (and they both live near me in Beaverton! Play dates as they get older? Hmmm....)
The animals are doing really well with CC. I wasn't worried about the cats (they pretty much ignore her), but was curious how the dogs would react. The two times Omi was over with Icen, Macchiato was crazy and wanted to keep sniffing him and checking what that sound was and getting way too excited. The first few days, they were definitely interested and now... well, they're almost at the cat's level of ignoring her (almost). Chris and I have been able to take them on walks or to the dog park or out somewhere (grandma's) almost every single day for the last week and a half, so they're definitely still getting attention and special treatment (peanut butter and cookie filled Kong anyone?).
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