It has been fun seeing the difference in Emma and Hudson in this stage. Emma is a much better eater than Hudson was! She is eating every 2 1/2- 3 1/2 hours. When she eats, she has between 70-90 mL. At this age Hudson was eating about 30-50 mL. We have a hungry girl on our hands! However, she is not as good of a sleeper as Hudson was. We had to wake him up to feed him. She lets us know right away when she is hungry. She also wants to be extra cuddled up to sleep. Hudson didn't really like being swaddled all too much and would sleep anywhere! Emma likes to be held most of all and when she sleeps at night she likes to be double swaddled.
She is able to wear most all of her newborn clothes. She was never able to fit into preemie clothes like Hudson could. She is wearing a newborn diaper still and I imagine will be for a few more weeks at least. She has had two baths at home and does not care for them at this point. I will say the second one was much better than the first! We are still waiting for her umbilical cord to fall off before we can completely submerge her little body.
She is enjoying having her big brother at home. Hudson stayed with my parents for the first week to let us adjust. He just spent his first night back at home last night. He is trying to help feed her, burp her, and give her a paci. He likes to watch her swing and he says "sis night night" when she is sleeping. He gives her lots of kisses and is sweet to her. He still has a little bit of a hard time being easy, but I think he's trying his best!
Emma saw Dr. Rylie on Friday to check her weight and jaundice level. She weighed 6 lbs 11 oz which is 1 1/2 ounces heavier than the day before at the hospital. Her jaundice levels were also normal. So we will see Dr. Rylie again on January 31st at her 2 week appointment.
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