Juliana - 2 months

Weight - 10 pounds
Height - 58 cm

Likes

Her likes haven't changed - loves baths, sleeping, the babybjorne and the pram. She goes to sleep so easily and we often refer to her as the angel baby (who knows if it will stay that way but we're enjoying it at the moment).

Dislikes

She does not like it when you pick her nose (fair enough! But sometimes it's a necessity).

Day-to-day

Restrictions have started to ease so we are spending days at the playground. Hudson is back at school (after 6 weeks of homeschooling) so we are getting into a new routine. She is still feeding mostly every 3 hours with a few longer stretches - she has gone 7 hours overnight once and a few 5 or 6 hours. She is still taking mostly one boob but having more 10 minute or over feedings.

I am writing this when she's 10 weeks old and is just now starting to fit into some of her 000 clothes, and she got some hand me downs from Gabe's brother and cousin which was lovely. I am refraining from buying clothes for a bit.

About me

I feel great which is due to the sleeping being okay. I haven't started exercising but hope to soon. I have been getting headaches which I read could be from breastfeeding. I usually only get one or two a year but the past few weeks I have been having them almost daily.

One month - Juliana

Weight - 8 pounds 8 ounces


Height - 53 cm




Likes


She loves to lay on your chest and enjoys her egopouches for nighttime sleeping. She likes baths but we don't do it too often. She is still spending lots of hours sleeping but now has longer awake times. She enjoys walks in the babybjorne or the pram.




Dislikes


She dislikes waiting more than a second to eat after she says she's hungry but otherwise is a content baby who only cries when she's hungry or needs a nappy change.


Day-to-day


It's been a strange start to maternity leave with the COVID-19 lockdown. We can't go to cafes, playgrounds, see friends, or do much aside from some daily walks and lots of couch cuddles. I started homeschooling Hudson last week since schools have been shutdown (except for kids of parents who are not able to work from home). I also have Xander out of daycare so that means it's me and three kiddos day in and day out. I do love spending so much time with them but we are all going a bit stir crazy.


I reread Xander's one month update and little Jules is a lot like her older brother - sleep is going well (restless between 8-11pm with lots of cluster feeding, mostly 3 hr stretches at night, wakes for the day around 10am), she's settled into the family seamlessly, the boys are being great big brothers (who always want to hold her), she's eating 8-10 times a day and mostly taking one boob (5-10 mins but sometimes 15).


About me


The recovery from the birth went really well - only mildly painful in the hospital when they pushed on my uterus and a bit sore for a day or two after; I lost the baby weight within the week but only gained around 15 pounds (but I am still carrying around the weight I gained with Hudson!!!); I had light bleeding but did bleed off and on for three weeks; no pain peeing and felt very normal right away. Looking forward to building up my strength and endurance. I started walking around day 4 and tried the elliptical in week 2 but then had pains so have not resumed.