|six weeks: falling into place|

i wish i knew at week one what i know now. too bad babies don't hand you a manual when they arrive! but things are going really well, now.

and we're applying advice from all those baby method books... and it's working. she eats and plays and sleeps. sleeping has gotten better because we can tell when she's fussing because she is overtired. that's what a lot of the fussing was about -wanting to sleep but not knowing how to get there!

breast feeding is going well. pumping is going ok -the real test will be going back to work next week.

she's awake much more in the past few days. looking around. lots of looking and looking and looking. she's starting to find her fist to suck on. she never really took the pacifier; we had mixed feelings about it anyway. it did help her get calmed down a few times. she's a big comfort sucker.

she's starting to smile at us. genuine smiles. looks right in your eyes and smiles.

she's been lifting her head, too, during tummy time.

i've already boxed up all of her newborn and 0-3month clothing! some of it she didn't even get to wear. some of it still has tags on it! i've been sorting through the 3-6 month clothes (we got a load of clothes from a friend who had 2 girls) and i'm hoping that she will slow down her monstrous growth.

i went out of the house again this weekend. got a hair cut (which, of course, i hate) and some new shoes. i bought 5 pairs of shoes! (my pre-baby shoes no longer fit... it's true.) i finally bought a pair of pumas! i found them on the clearance rack. all in all, i spent just under $200 on shoes. i've been saving my allowance for months for the big post-preggo splurge.

i haven't bought any real clothing yet. i guess i'm waiting to see how much weight i can lose before going back to work. but since that is next week, i should probably buy a few things to tide me over until i fit my own clothing again.

my resolution is to only buy things i like. even if it means spending a little bit more money. and to get in shape and take better care of my appearance on a day to day basis. i promised myself that i would only buy comfortable shoes, and i think i managed to do that (but we'll see when i actually wear them for hours on end) -again, even if it means spending a little more money.

babies have it easy. it doesn't matter what they wear... they're perfect anyway.