2 Weeks Old- Collyn

Our little Collyn is 2 weeks old today. I cannot believe how quickly these two weeks have flown by! The last two weeks of pregnancy were miserable and the waiting game was horrid, but these two weeks have been amazing.

Here are some updates:

GROWTH: I'm horrible about this right now. As they get older I can hold them on the scale with me and measure that way, but I have no exact measurements for him yet. We have a doctors appointment on Wednesday (Both boys get shots, yuck) so we will find out how much he has grown.

EATING: He is doing wonderful nursing. I never thought I would be the parent who would enjoy breastfeeding, because I got so frustrated with Alden because he couldn't nurse. Collyn eats about every 2-3 hours depending on how much he eats at the feeding before. He nurses only on one side at each feeding for 10-20 minutes, again depending on how hungry he is. We haven't tried a bottle since the first few days of life. I am exclusively nursing him which seems to working. I've learned to keep a hair rubberband of my wrist and move it to which side he is supposed to nurse next. It has helped a lot because I constantly forget, while I am chasing Alden around. :)

CLOTHING: We are still in Newborn sized clothing, but they are starting to fit like newborn clothes are supposed to. He isn't swimming in his outfits anymore. Thank goodness. I never had this issue with Alden.

DIAPERS: Newborn Size. I have 2 packages left of newborns and then we will try Size Ones since you can buy those in bulk.

SLEEP: Sleep is actually okay. I don't know if it's because he is my second and I am just used to being sleep deprived, but getting up with him in the night isn't as hard as it was with Alden, and I don't feel as exhausted. Maybe it's because I don't have time to feel exhausted. :) Collyn usually will go down to bed around 9 PM. He wakes up about 12 AM for a feeding and then sleeps until about 3:30 - 4 AM. Then, we feed again around 7 AM and we are up for the day because Alden is up by that point also. He sleeps most of the day also. He will be awake from 7-9 AM. We get in showers and baths for the morning and then he is down until about noon, gets up to eat, sleeps a few more hours, eats, sleeps, eats.... The life of a newborn.

DEVELOPMENT: His eyes are focusing even better this week. I was singing to the boys before nap time and he just stared at me. It was the sweetest thing ever. Melts my heart. When we put him on our chests, he will try to lift his head up, just for a second or two. I've let him lay on the floor and wiggle this week. He likes it for a few minutes but then he wants to be swaddled again.

ACTIVITIES: Last Sunday, he went to church for the first time and spent the morning with Alden and Momma in the nursery. Tuesday, I had a doctors appointment, so he went with me to that and the midwife "Ooh"ed and "Aww"ed over him. :) I'm one proud Momma! On Wednesday, he spent a couple of hours with Daddy at work at the church with Alden so I could go buy groceries. Friday, he went to a Benefit dinner for a woman in town who has cancer. (I love small towns). Everyone was able to see him. He slept through the whole thing. Today, Lyndon wasn't feeling great, so we didn't go to church and I took some newborn pictures of him. :) He is one busy boy!

Updates next week and the week after and then it will be monthly, so I won't bore anyone. :)