Welcome to the World, Kaylee!!

Okay, okay! Yes, I am finally writing a blog entry. It's about time, right?

Life has been busy with a newborn and yet I feel like I never get anything done. And ya know what? I am okay with that. Life is absolutely wonderful as a new mom. I think I am truly, truly lucky and blessed to have Kaylee in my life. She is a wonderful baby. So far she is not fussy. She rarely cries and, when she does, she is easy to calm. She even amazingly sleeps through the night already! I am not talking a few hours here and there. I am talking a good seven hours! (And yes, I know I shouldn't expect this all the time.)

We are breastfeeding and it is going well, too. She is a champion eater! I kind of expected it to be a lot harder. So far I have no complaints. She had lost a lot of weight in her first few days of life. She went from 6 lbs., 6 oz. at birth to a mere 5 lbs., 8 oz. three days later.

Kaylee had her first appointment with her doctor on Thursday, October 2, because of her weight, jaundice, and because she had a slight fever before leaving the hospital on Wednesday. She had another follow-up on Tuesday to re-check all of that, and all the news is good. She is gaining weight—up to 6 lbs., 4 oz. now—and her jaundice is going away. Kaylee has another follow-up on the 14th to make sure she is still gaining weight like she should be.

I will be thankful when all of these weekly appointments are over. Luckily, Kaylee seems to love car rides, making the long trips to the clinic not so terrible. She is just the most content baby ever! If you can't already tell, I am just so in love with my new baby girl!

Kaylee Bria's Birth Stats:

Born September 30 at 2:36 AM (a mere 2 hours and 36 minutes after her due date). Weighing in at 6 lbs., 6 oz., and measuring 18.9 inches long.

Here is a link to some photos of her. I will try to keep them updated as well.

http://picasaweb.google.com/CJGrau/KayleeBria