life with Sadie Rose

Sadie is the bomb and I never get sick of her. I'll be sooo tired in the middle of the night when she starts to cry, but when I roll over to grab her and see her face, I realize how much I missed her while I was sleeping! Being a mom is weird. She sleeps pretty well considering she is a newborn. I feed her and put her down right before I go to sleep. She usually sleeps for 2 and a half to three hour intervals before waking up to eat. But she doesn't usually fuss or wake up during those intervals. So I can sleep for about 3 hours at a time, which I am very thankful for.

She looks so much like Nathan. Especially when her eyes are open. She has my nose, but everything else is all him. I love it! I never thought too much about who our kids would look more like, but I am totally okay having a cute little Nathan Jr. running around. I still hope she gets my hair though. We also think she looks a lot like Madelyn. We never saw Maddie's eyes, but Maddie had my nose too, and the exact same head shape as Sadie. It's pretty cute.

She is the most mellow baby. The only times she ever cries is if you are changing her diaper when she's tired, or if she's hungry. She will have hours of time where she is awake, just laying on her playmat and staring around. No fussing. It's amazing. She's such an angel baby. Her cry isn't even loud. Everyone makes that comment. She has a quiet cry! It's very nice, I won't lie.

She gives us TONS of smiles. I know they are just gas or random facial expressions at this point, but it doesn't make them any less cute. She is so expressive and constantly making all kinds of faces when she is alert. My favorite is when she scrunches up her forehead and looks like an old man. She still sleeps most of the day, but usually has 3 alert periods a day in the morning, afternoon, and night. We love these times!! 

She eats like a champion! I am exclusively breastfeeding and she keeps me very busy. We struggled a tiny bit with feeding while in the hospital. She wasn't getting enough colostrum and my milk hadn't come in yet, so we needed to supplement with formula. But once my milk came in, all was well! She is a great latcher and sucker. The only problem is that breastfeeding puts her straight to sleep. So we have to sotp and wake her up several times to make sure she is getting enough. Soooooo lazy.

I've said it a million times, but we just love this little girl. I can't believe she is here!! It's not all rainbows and lollipops of course. There were a couple nights when we first got home where my hormones were crazy. I'd feel pretty good all day, and then night would hit and I would start crying and have no idea why!! I was in so much pain (still am) from my surgery, and it was hard to do all the things I wanted to. Clean. Take care of my baby. Go outside. Just bend over! I was frustrated and felt out of control. And then I felt guilty because I loved my baby and wanted to be enjoying the time with her!! Well, those nights did pass and from what I have heard, they are pretty normal haha.

I am still recovering and no where near 100%, but I have lots of help! I feel like this girl is growing every day and I am trying to keep up with her! This blog may turn into The Sadie Show for a while. But that's kinda what our lives are right now, so it fits :)