Happy Days

We returned from a very nice weekend visit with my grandparents in Columbia, MO.  Emily and I rode along with Amanda and the boys; it was a very nice visit but not nearly long enough.  Emily did much better in the car than I thought she would, we had some sleeping issues once we returned (since she slept all day in the car two days in a row) but we are back on track now. 

She is now sleeping even better than she was prior to the trip.  She still has to sleep in the swing or the Fisher-Price rocking seat.  If she has her head elevated (she is pretty much sitting up) she will now sleep for 4-6 hrs. at once!  It's amazing how good I feel after a stretch of sleep like that, it's the most sleep I have had in many months!  I just hope she keeps it up, after I catch up on some sleep and we get her reflux problems taken care of I will try to get her sleeping in the pack n play (or crib if her room is done).

More good news is Emily has been nursing nipple shield free!  She has been doing this for a week now; I'm not tossing them out yet but am very pleased with the progress.  Emily still needs some convincing at times that she must nurse without them, but its better and better every day.  It only took her 7 weeks to learn how to breastfeed, but what is important is that she did it! 

Emily's next doctor visit is this Friday; I am really looking forward to seeing how much she weighs and how long she is.  I think she has been growing a lot the last few weeks, I can tell a difference with how her clothes are fitting.  She has not filled them out, but she is too long for some of her sleepers.