A Day in the Life of Lizzy

Lizzy hit 1 month on January 19th. Janell took her into the doctor’s for a weight check and she weighed 10lbs 14oz. She is now getting into a pretty reasonable schedule for just hitting 5 weeks on Saturday.

• Lizzy usually has her final feeding at 9pm and falls asleep around 11pm.
• She usually wakes up around 2-3am to be fed again. This is usually the only feeding that fluctuates at all, but she usually makes it 4-6 hours from her 9pm feeding which is awesome.
• Shawn gets to do her 6am feeding. It usually works out perfectly to get up and feed her and then have her back to sleep before he has to get ready for work and he loves his special time with Lizzy every morning.
• Lizzy is like clockwork the rest of the day, eating at 9am, 12pm, 3pm, 6pm and then 9pm. She usually eats 2-4 ounces and even seems pretty consistent in how much she eats at each feeding.
  

Throughout the day, Janell puts her in her Little Lamb swing for short periods in between feedings. She does pretty good in this and it allows Janell to have a little time to get things done during the day.


In her spare time, Lizzy enjoys chilling in her Boppy, spending time with her cousin Seth, and playing the piano.




By the way, if you've ever had a rough day and need a pick-me-up, just stick your newborn baby at the piano and let her play you a little tune. I guarantee it will make you feel better. Lizzy is perfect for this with her long fingers and her aptitude for flailing her arms.



We are still pretty new to this parenting thing, but we are grateful to have this much of a schedule at this point. Lizzy is getting to be more fun every day. She is smiling more and absolutely loves to watch her Mommy and Daddy. Shawn is becoming pretty self-conscious about his hair because of how much time Lizzy spends staring at it, but at least she can’t grab it like she does to Janell.