Blakely's Latest Update 4-26

Blakely is growing, eating, sleeping and being a joy. Liz and I are truly enjoying the new adventure that Blakely is presenting us. Our family has already been to the driving range and played 2 rounds of 9 holes of golf. My beautiful wife has been strapping Blakely in the Baby Bjorn (a carrying system) and walking with me at night while I slap the golf ball around. She even joined Nana, PopPop (my mom and dad), and I while we played this Saturday as a big family. It was quite special for both me and my parents. Ok, enough about golf!
So Blakely had her one month doctor appointment on Thursday of last week. Dr. Harris was very happy with her growth and progress. We are super excited about Genesis Pediatrics, their faculty, and staff. At that appointment Blakely weighed 7 lbs and 14 ozs. The doctor has no concerns and is looking forward to seeing our lovely daughter again in a month. On another note, Blakely has made a few friends in the past week.
Our friend, Harding had a BBQ that some of our friends attended. One of our friends had a baby 3 weeks previous to Liz and I, and their little boy was at the party. He is slightly larger than Blakely so it was a pretty cute photo opportunity for both sets of parents.
Blakely and her new friend are having a play date tomorrow.
It was a stressful week off. Not because of Blakely but due to the realization that Blakely is 5 weeks old and technically Liz would have to go back to work on this coming Monday. This Sunday is 6 weeks and according to NYS Liz should be returning to work. I can't tell everyone how thankful my family is that Liz will not be returning to work until September and that we are capable to have her stay out of work for an extended leave. I am thankful, Liz is thankful, and I am sure even thought Blakely doesn't know it, she is thankful too.
On a lighter note, I was blessed with giving my gorgeous daughter her first bottle a few days ago. I not get the opportunity to spend some time feeding her every evening which I value and hold dear. As a matter of fact, it is getting to be that time so I better go heat up the bottle.
I apologize for the lack posts but life is slightly busy right now. I am encouraging Liz to post more often and hopefully with Blakely getting closer to a schedule she will be able to do that more often.

Happy 2 week birthday Blakely (Mommy's 1st post)

Who would have thought it would have taken me two weeks to find the time and energy to write a post. It is amazing how quickly the hours and days fly by with a baby at home. We have all  had a busy week with visitors and few trips out.

I'd love to say that we are getting into a routine, but that wouldn't really be true. We keep trying, but Blakely is definitely running the show around here, and until she figures out the difference between day and night we are just happily going with her flow. Even though she doesn't sleep much at night she is wonderful during the day and we couldn't ask for a better baby. 

This past Wednesday we went for our third doctors visit. Blakely has been eating like a champ and was up to 6 lbs 5 ozs. I'm sure by now she is back to her birth weight. Dr Harris said that we don't really need to keep waking her during the night to eat if she isn't getting up. I was thrilled that she could go 4-5 hours without eating, and I could potentially sleep for that long. I don't think Blakely heard that conversation, as we haven't even come close to 4 hour mark yet. The weather in Rochester has been beautiful and Blakely has loved going for her first few walks around the neighborhood. 

She really enjoys the fresh air and sunshine, so hopefully we have a nice spring and summer. Unfortunately, Kevin has a bit of a cold and is trying his best to keep his germs away from Blakely. He slept at Steve and Jenna's last night and seems to be feeling better this morning. I think now that we have hit the two week mark, we might try giving Blakely her first real bath today. I've been saying that for that last few days and haven't actually built up the courage to do it yet, but I think today might be the day. Hopefully she likes it even slightly more than having her diaper changed, which she hates. I think we should be fine as long as we remember the warning from the hospital discharge paper..."Babies are slippery when wet." Stay tuned for pictures!