8 Weeks

Brooklyn partying at girls night :) 

8 Weeks

Weight: 10.13 I know this because we live at the cardiologist who weigh her frequently.

Sleep: Sleeping all night in the rock n play. Sleeping between 5-7 hours for her long stretch

Clothes: 0-3

Visitors:  No one new this week. 

Out and About: The same as usual- lots of doctors appointments, going to Jackson's school, your first playmate with Piper (you both slept through it :) ), and going to Jackson's gymnastics class where we saw Shannon Miller!

Baby Gear Love:  

Nothing new this week

Crying: Much less! I can't decide if it's from the block feeding we are doing or my decreasing dairy from my diet. Either way she has been one happy girl! 

Milestones:  
We tried the Bumbo between Jackson yelling "my seat!!!" and her first attempt in it she wasn't a fan… I'll try again when he's not home :)

Postpartum: I think I lost another pound. I'm running 1-2x's a week (hoping to increase) and doing some pushups/crunch workout Jamie made me. 

Diet: Exclusively breast fed! She gets the occasional bottle but dang it's way more work to pump. I HATE pumping.  I'm down to pumping once a day which I know I'm going to kick myself for if my supply goes low but I just hate it. 

Health: Brooklyn has a hemangioma in the inside of cheek, lower gum, upper and lower lip and a tiny spot on her face. If you don't know what a hemangioma is- short story it's a vascular abnormality. They do not know what causes them so no it's not anyones fault. Girls are more likely to have them boys. Usually you just wait and see BUT hers is in an area that could bleed easily, cause feeding disorders, and if it raises or spreads the surgery could cause scaring. It grows the most in the first year. We have been seen by two ENTs and are now followed by one and cardiology. She is taking Propranolol which will hopefully reduce or eliminate the hemangioma. Propranolol is a beta blocker which causes your heart rate to slow which is why we are very closely followed by cardiology. The side effects of the drug are poor appetite, growth, lower blood pressure, lower heart rate, and lower blood sugar. She's not tolerating the drug very well at this point. We are on a very low dose and are gradually increasing it. If she doesn't tolerate the drug- surgery or laser therapy would be the next avenue. We are also seeking a second opinion from Boston Children's VAC. This has all been pretty stressful and extremely expensive so we are really hoping it works and we don't have to do surgery!  Luckily baby girl is such a trooper!