Stone Mountain Christmas

Emma had a fantastic time at Stone Mountain Christmas. Watched her first 4-D movie, sat with the Snow Angel, watched shows, fireworks and a parade.

Sadie: 5 Months Old

Sadie: Week 22

Highlights:
* Size 1 diapers. Size 0-3, 3, 3 - 6 month clothes.
* Reaching very well for toys and hangs onto them with both hands.
* So many chuckles and giggles. It is so cute to see this personality come out since she was so stoic. Still and observer, though.
* Chews on anything and everything.

Sadie: Week 21

* Size 1 diapers. Size 0-3, 3, 3-6 month clothes.
* Unsupported sitter. Dives forward, but catches herself.
* Smiling & laughing more since we started to feed her more milk/formula. A happier person.
* Still nursing about 5 times a day, with 3oz of supplement with 3 feedings.
* Celebrating First Christmas. 

Sadie: Week 20

Highlights:

- size 1 diapers. Size 0-3, 3, 3-6 clothes
- teething/chewing on everything.
- Starting to lay on her back more.

- Sadie had some bad news at her 4 month check up; well, Mommy thought it was bad! Apparently, Sadie's growth has been very slow in the past two months. Her length: 22 1/2 in (barely 5th percentile) - 1 inch growth in 2 months - and weight: 11lbs 3oz (5th percentile) - 6 oz growth in 2 months. The NP was concerned that she had dropped 2 + percentile grades in all levels (including head circumference). She wanted me to supplement with bottles during at least 3 feedings. She said about 2 - 3 ounces but more is fine. If Sadie spits up, then she's had too much. This stressed me out tremendously. Luckily, Sadie right on track with all other developments. We go back in 1 month for a weight check.
- Throughout the next few days, I went through all of the milk supply that I had saved up and we had to turn to some of the formula that I had samples of. I was getting stressed out due to the fact that I had been starving Sadie. I called the lactation consultant to see what I could do. She said to pump after every feeding. I was pumping less than 1 ounce, sometimes even a trace amount. It took over an hour to feed Sadie (nurse, pump, supplement).
- After several days of becoming stressed out, Greg said to take a break. We gave her formula while we were out & about; formula was so much easier/quicker than nursing. That night, I was engorged and pumped 6 ounces. I was so confused and visited that lactation consultant.
- Sadie got about 4.5 ounces while nursing at the hospital. This seemed like a decent amount and the LC thought that pumping paid off. She said to try a supplement (More Milk Plus) to get my supply up a bit more. Sadie had gained 1lb in 1 week. The supplement was expensive. Also said stress was part of reason why I wasn't pumping much.

- This was a rough patch for Mommy, but once I de-stressed, I started to pump more milk at the end of the day. Sadie gets about 3 oz of pumped milk and 6 - 9 oz of formula for supplement.

Another fun weekend in December

We visited Santa and there were no tears! Emma seemed to enjoy it and Sadie was indifferent. GG Sis and Papou came with us and GG Sis took a fun train ride with Emma through the mall.

We visited Macy's Pink Pig at Lenox. Emma enjoyed/loved it. Sadie was in total meltdown but immediately calmed down once she sat next to me in the ride. She was in awe of all the pink!

Sadie's Baptism

Sadie was baptized in the Catholic Church in a private ceremony. Sadie didn't cry and stared very intently at the Deacon as he spoke. We had a small, family reception at the house afterwards.