A Day In My Life

Life right now with Kayla is really about dealing with everything is a 3 hour cycle. I know that may sound crazy to some people but seriously, it makes the day go by so fast! Our day usually begins anywhere from 4am on depending on Kayla's eating / sleeping schedule for that day. Dr. Kint's office (her pediatrician) says that there is no use trying to actually adjust a baby's schedule on your own before 3 months... "they will get fussy and get mess your life up so don't try!" - this is what they tell us! So you can only imagine how this Mommy's "type A" personality is functioning.... I have to be honest, there are some days that are better than others, some nights too. Brian & I have both melted down at one point or another but its mostly from lack of consistent sleep. Its hard too b/c while I am on duty from 10pm Sunday night to 8pm Friday night pretty consitently... Brian helps out with the 8/9pm feeding and then on the wkends he takes a very active roll... but where is the downtime? Weekends we are just juggling back and forth and he takes the late / middle of the night feedings. I think what we miss most is just the time we used to spend running errands together, impromtu dinners or drinks at the Ringside or just being able to sit on the couch for hours watching football or movies or catching up on TIVO (thank god for that invention!). Our new family brings us so much joy and we've been adjusting more and more each day...

So back to a "day in the life of Kayla"... it begins around the time Daddy leaves for work. Sleeping Beauty wakes up around 7/8am with big smiles and is ready to begin her day - this is her 2nd feeding of the day though! Her first was at 4/5am but she usually sleeps thru this one now. So we eat (ok Kayla eats b/c Mommy ate when she was up at the 4/5am feeding) and then have a little playtime for about 40 minutes - this is usually Mommy reading to me. Then we tackle the dirty diapers and hang out in the bouncy chair and doze off for about an hour or two before we eat again! Feeding #3 is around 10/11am... then we get dressed for the day (unless we have to go out earlier then that just messes up everything! LOL). We hang out in the loft together or in the kitchen so Mommy can prepare bottles for the day, check email, start dinner for that night or she just cleans up. We talk alot though and Mommy describes everything she is doing so Kayla learns early on what life is like in this Wilson household! Of course then Kayla dozes off for a short nap again in my crib. Feeding #4 is around 1/2pm sometimes even 3pm depending on what is going on... Getting Kayla to nap after this feeding is most difficult... She wants to stay awake so bad and just gets so cranky that we have to walk around the house for about an hour while holding her for her to doze off - then she goes in the swing!... Feeding #5 happens anywhere btwn 4-6pm... Then we hang out til Daddy comes home - There is usually no napping at this time. I love to watch TV with Mommy - its usually when she catches up on her General Hospital episodes! A few days a week we hang out in my room and sing songs and dance around like fools. Then YIPPEE... Daddy is home and he takes over for a bit while Mommy cooks! Sometimes Kayla even lets us eat dinner while she sits in her bouncy... Feeding #6 happens at 8/9pm ... Daddy does this feeding and we hang out and play... He has his own built in bouncy chair on his legs which is so much fun for Kayla! Too much sometimes :( Then she goes down for a pre-goodnight in her swing! The last feeding of the day happens around 11/12 midnight and we give Kayla a thicker formula so that her belly stays a bit fuller and she sleeps a little longer!

Of course this would not be an appropriate blog without some new photos - Enjoy!

This bouncing chair lets me watch Mom do stuff - it vibrates too!

"Mommy I want to clean too"

The before & after effects of my swing!

Morning playtime with Mommy... Sleeping Beauty got so much rest last night!


Daddy's built in bouncy chair... sometimes too much fun!

Singing and Dancing in my crib...

so Mommy is the one putting on the show but its fun to watch!

Daddy burping me after work!

Watching GH with Mommy!

Happy Halloween

Check out some of the pictures Mom & Dad took of my 1st Halloween!

I tried to stay up the night before to catch all the neighborhood kids

TP'ing but I just could not make it!

Me and Mommy snuggling on Mischeif Night

I dressed up in a Chili Pepper costume (from my cousin Emma)

to go to Dr. Rubino's Alumni Halloween Parade

LadyBug Wilson - This is my big costume!

My Daddy carved this punkin for me!

Our Family

My Pumpkin Jammies (from Grandma)

Napping on Halloween morning before going to Uncle Kevin & Aunt Angie's!

Kayla's One Month Old!

So much has happened this month!

~ I currently weigh 11lbs 4 oz... and have grown an inch and a half!

~ I went back to the Doctor and got another one of those shots... I think Mom may have cried more than me... Dad said I did really great! Next month I get two more shots - yikes!

~ I am sleeping during the day (cat naps) and from the nighttime to about 4am each day but my day usually begins at 4am... Mom & Dad are not happy about this but right now I enjoy being a morning person!

~ I am eating about 30 oz of formula and breastmilk a day - although I prefer the boobie milk, I know I need to eat the other stuff to grow big and strong. Everyone keeps telling mommy to give me cereal but she seems a little nervous about it.

~ My legs are SO strong that I push myself up on mommy & daddy's lap alot but can't balance too well for very long.

~ I really really HATE tummy time unless it involves tummy to tummy time on mommy or daddy and I get to fall asleep! HE HE

~ Mommy got so excited the other day b/c she made some silly face and I smiled back... she is nuts (but I am sure you all already know this!)

~ Lately mommy & me do lots of fun stuff to pass the days away... the weather has been nice so we go outside for walks and to the park, we visit grandma & grandpa a few times a week, we read lots of books and dance to kids songs and grown up songs, we watch DVR (since I like to occupy her time at night) and we cook dinner for daddy every day!

~ I really can't wait for Halloween next weekend... I will be dressing up as a Ladybug and we are going to visit a few houses b/c I don't want to get too tired. Its Mommy's birthday too so we get to go out to a nice restaurant with the family!

1st Sunday Dinner @ my grandparents house

Chilling at the Doctors Office

Tummy Time w/ Daddy

Mommy is trying to get me to sleep...

All dressed up for my walk - so nice out today!

My First Tubby

This is how I roll - when I finally go to sleep!

The Yanks just made it to the World Series!!!!

I like to just be awake most of the time - Unless of course we have visitors or I am in my car seat / stroller... then you will find me sleeping!

Tummy Time

Going to the Park!

Two Weeks at Home

So my first 2 weeks at home have pretty much been filled with sleeping, eating and lots of diaper changes! We had to go to the baby doctor (Dr. Kint) a few times b/c I was not maintaining my weight like they wanted me to. Mom is trying to nurse me but she is not able to make enough milk for my REALLY BIG appetite... so she's been giving me formula. I am not how how long I will be able to get the really yummy tasting baby milk from Mom but she is trying hard to make enough for me. She even uses the machine to get it out since I am always so hungry that I want my food and I want it now! I heard her telling Daddy that its hurts when she feeds me so that is why she is using the machine. She is trying and loves me so much but I don't want to hurt her... I like when she is happy. A happy mommy means a happy baby right? So once I "made weight" (like Dad likes to call it) I was able to stop all these Dr. visits. Now I get to wait til my one month visit at the end of the month! So these days I am eating about 3oz every 3 hours but during the night I let Mom & Dad sleep a little longer and I go 6 hours. I am sleeping most of the day but Mom & Dad try to keep me awake to play. Not too many visitors have come to our house. I know Mommy has a few friends that keep saying they are going to come, but they have not visited us yet :( Daddy goes back to work in a few days and it will be just Mommy & me... I hope we have tons of fun! Ok well here are some pictures from my first 2 wks in my new home!

Kayla loves sleeping anywhere!

Me & Mommy playing...

I make some really funny faces :)~

Not liking this stupid tummy time thing!

Checking out my crib for a while...

Nice and warm after my first tubby time!

Sleeping with Mommy is so comfy!

Daddy & Me at the Dr.

Cozy Bed - My 1st night home from the hospital!

Me & My Doctor

So Mommy & I thought it would be a good idea to post one of my favorite pictures of me and the man who helped me make my entrance into this world! Mommy & Daddy just think he is the best!

Dr. Robert Rubino & Miss Kayla Elisabeth

Hospital Blurbs...

Overlook Hospital:

Many of you know that originally we had planned on delivering at St. Barnabas Hospital but since the schedule for c-sections dictated where we delivered... We ended up at Overlook Hospital. In the end, we were fine with that. We went ahead of time for a tour to get to know the place. The nurses at Overlook (for the most part) were very good. We had 3 nurses that were just not very good... Nurse Ratchet would not allow grandma & grandpa extra visiting time... The Eastern European that you could barely understand and reminded us of an SS officer... The Part Timer... she just had horrible bed side manners (to say the least). But then there were the few that had they not been a part of our experience, it would not have been the same... The two Linda's... just plain AWESOME! Esther the breast feeding master! Harmony the wonderful nurse that helped mom get on solid foods faster!

The Name Game (part 2):

Apologies for the fact that Baby Wilson did not have an official name until 3 days after her birth! I have been given permission to blame this fully on the Daddy. We had a few names going into the birth (of course the boy names were bumped the minute she was born)...but the final 3 girls names were just difficult to choose from. For the sake that we may use them in the future, we are not divulging those names... But after Mommy spent over 24 hours calling Kayla by this name or KK... Daddy FINALLY got on board. The middle name was the 2nd piece to hold up this announcement but in the end we LOVE her name and think it could not be MORE perfect.

Making Weight

Its seems as though our little peanut needs to eat more than mommy was able to provide. The Dr. said that newborns that are Kayla's size need about 2-3 oz's per feeding (which is on avg about every 3 hours)... Since my milk did not come in until Tuesday (the day we left the hospital) and it came in quite slow and meager... The hospital pediatrician advised that we supplement with formula. The concern arose on Sunday night when we took Kayla took the nursery for her 9pm vitals check and the nurse returned saying that she spiked a fever of 100.4 and was really dehydrated. She got a few oz's of formula and was as ood as new! By the time we left the hospital, Kay lost 10% of her body weight which makes the nurses a bit concerned so they told us to continue the supplemental formula each feeding (on top of the breastfeeding) until we saw our Doctor. I have to tell you that hearing your 2 day old newborn got a fever b/c you could not supply her with the food she needed is very upsetting. We are so glad the Dr. stepped in and made them give her what she needed.

First Video!