December 29, 2011

Today has been simultaneously restful & productive - which is great!

Olivia was very cozy, for most of the day, in her snugglie. In fact, she was SO warm & cuddly, I think we'll need to look for a few more of these. And a snuggly, sleepy Olivia = a snuggly, sleepy mommy & daddy. First I got a good long nap, and then Adam. Only poor Mimi has been working all day, helping change diapers & fussing over sleepy mom & dad. It seems to be just what the doctor ordered, because we've all been zonked out for most of the day!

Olivia had her 48hr check-up appointment this afternoon. So we chose a new outfit, and put her in her little pink snowsuit. The snowsuit was enormous; it swallowed her up! she pulled her little legs inside the body of the suit and you could wiggle the legs all around, as if her limbs were made of rubber. But she looked very cute.

The check-up went well, and all her levels are within the normal range. She is only 10oz under her birth weight, and we have two weeks to get back up there. I think we can manage that. Her reflexes are good, her jaundice levels are good. She seems to have stretched out a bit since Christmas Eve. And although WE knew she was perfect, it's always good to hear. I hadn't noticed, but my mother did, that Olivia is 'tongue tied', like I was. We had the doctor look at her tongue and since she is able to touch her tongue to her lips and she feeds well, she doesn't think it will be an issue.

Next we got some of her army paperwork started. We got a temporary birth certificate - a new fancy one will be ready the next time we go to the hospital. But after all that, I was ready to sit for a while so after dropping all the ladies off at home, Adam went back out and ran through his 'to-do' list - haircut, grocery store, recycling, DEERS - he is amazing! And now Olivia is officially registered with the Army. As Adam says, "She's in the system!"

Mimi made some delicious potato leek soup for us to have for dinner and we all sat down to eat together. Olivia slept & slept and dreamed secret baby dreams. Then we gathered 'round the tree and finally opened Christmas presents. Olivia had so many wonderful gifts, as did Adam & I. We are blessed with so many generous friends and family. Next we cut into an almond cake that I had been saving and watched "Merry Gentlemen" - our favorite Christmas episode of All Creatures Great & Small. More napping, more snacking, more cozy fun.

It's not even 11pm here and I think that most of us will be hitting the hay 'early'.