The rain has been great for the flowers, what little survived the winter and the chickens! After all the work digging out rock, putting down mulch and planting perennials... only the peonies arent bothered by the chickens and cold. Granted this bush is on the side I hadn't moved rock, but the chickens don't seem to bother the peonies on either side. My latest plan is to build raised beds around the area and put up a little chickenscwitz fencing... but I think I may have to design and weld my own because I can't find anything sturdy enough for chickens to stay out. Anyhow, I couldn't do anything while preggo... so now I hope as the summer gets going and baby Lulu has some sort of routine I can get some things done. PLUS, Daddy Gerry is buying us a baby monitor today so that will help too!
Daddy's Weigh-In
On Lulu's 4th day we went for our 2 week weigh in at the doctor's office. It seems that somehow our records are messed up and everyone keeps telling use Lulu was born with a fever; however, being that we were both in the room and they said she was normal everything and an 8-9 APGAR score they are just plain wrong. Anyhow, I will take that up with her pediatrician after I pick one this week. In any case we stripped the poor child to her birthday suit to weigh her and she was 7.15 so hadn't in 4 days gained her birth weight back. The hospital was about 105 degrees and the baby was hungry so I fed her, after about a 10 min feeding on one side (because it was so hot she fell asleep) the doctor had us strip her down and see if she gained a 1/2 oz! I don't know what I was thinking just going along with what the doctor said. After she saw Lulu hadn't gained anything she asked if I would come back in 2 days! Good greif! I said no, and she made it sound like I was inconvenienced driving into town to check on the wellness of my baby... not that we're about 10 days early for a 2 week appointment because someone messed up our records... and dragging a 6 day old infant to a hospital 16 miles away where sick people go didn't sound so good to this new mom! I can understand if there was something wrong with the little one, but she's been eating well and sleeping well... granted on her own schedule but considering her short duration living outside the womb she's doing pretty darn great!
Gerry decided he wanted to see how much weight she was gaining (this picture was Father's Day). She weighed just over 9 lbs minus the 1/2 oz of clothes she was wearing. YES he did weigh the clothes, you know Gerry!
After a week of long nights (again on Lulu's schedule) we're all sleeping in a little... including Nana. As painful as that little position Lulu is in looks it's her position of choice. No one holding her lets her stay that way, but she mosies down off your shoulder in a matter of seconds to find that spot. She's such a sweetie. Nana and I got a 3/4 mile walk in yesterday after Grandma Schermeister bought us a Baby Bjorn (THANK YOU!) what great gear to own! Now to hope we have a little walk everyday... between the rain showers and t-storms.
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